The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-06-03

UWNlllUUU ton to the project has made its
II WlHIN II appearance publicly. The national
II ~ II park service is supporting it. The
- area to be added is public domain.
There is therefore expense The
enlargement is scenically attractive, is naturally
a part of the park and is needed for the COM
prehensive development of the public playground
of which Crater Lake is the feature.
The small map given herewith has a broken
line around the present park and the heavy cOntn-
line shows the park as enlarged. The pres
park is approximately 13 miles east and west
by IS miles north and south and contains 249
square miles 159,360 acres. The enlargement
contains about 145 square miles or 1880 acres.
The park lies in Klamath county, in southwestern
Oregon, about go miles from the California line
The nearest railroad points are MedfOrd on the
main line Of the Southern Pacific, 50 miles to the
southwest; Klamath Falls, 60 miles to the south
on a branch line, and Kirk, 90 miles to the south
east branch line. The park lies the crest
of the Cascades and varies in elevation from 5000
to 1900 feet
The addition is spoken of locally as the "Da-
mOnd lake region" because of the very attractive
lake which is of its features This lake is
about 5000 feet above level and is about
by ~ miles: From Crater lake to Diamond lake
by trail is Is miles Diamond lake is cOmpara-
lively shallow and warns up enough for comfort
able bathing. On the east and south the shore
is grassy, with gradual slope to pebbiy beach,
The lake Is beautifully situated and altogether
the location makes an ideal camping ground.
In this lies much of its desirability. Crater
mirabe a camping ground. The camping
ground is of course the rim, q thousand feet
above the water. And bathing lake it
is out of the question the temperature of its
water being about So degrees all summer And
in addition the lake is than 1000 feet deep
in places.
The Diamond lake region offers fine fishing
Also To be sure nobody could ask for finer trout
than the rainbOws in Crater lake. They run big
some of them scale ten pounds And they are
magnificent fighters many experts hold that pound
for pound the Crater lake rainbow is the hardest
fighter of all the western trout. But fishing from
the rocky, broken shore at the foot of the lake
walls is often hard work. The best fishing is from
a bOat-and TO anglers this is comparatively
fun. They want to steal along stream and
find pool and match wits with the big fellow
that has preempted it and holds it against all
corners.
And that's just the kind of fishing there is ND
around Diamond lake. Two creeks-Sflent and
ShOrt-fow into Diamond lake at its south end
Two Bear creek flows into it from the north
Other trout streams are scattered over the ad-
dtion.
All the roads into the present park come from
the south The enlargement will give the park
road from the north and direct connection with
Bend and central Oregon points In the future
a connecting road the wonderful Rim road
around Crater lake would be natural improve
ment; at present only horse trail crosses the
range, which thrusts through the enlargement
and into the park like huge wedge.
Right up in the very northeast of the
enlargement is Howlock mountain 1881 feet).
To the east of Diamond lake is Mount Thielsen
(917S) and to the west is Mount Bailey (9,356).
They are picturesque peaks and well worth
cending. All through the addition there is
ery worth while.
Crater lake attracted 1855 visitors last sum-
mer and the attendance Is increasing every year;
in 1918 there 1921. So the enlargement
is needed-to give more camping room, varied
scenery and different trout fishing. among other
things The enlargement will offer additional
attractions and make Crater Lake National park
the kind of place where the visitor Will want
to stay all summer. In short. Greater Crater lake
will be both show place and playground
1t is the plan of the national park service
to give this playground aspect far possible
to all of the national parks Not all of them
come by it naturally, and these 10 be helped
along by development.