Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1920-09-29

party we met we're dry, comforta
BILE, IL you please, having thel
house with them and an oil stow
in the house, and sat in this hous'
and conyersed with us of roads
and scenery and various interest
ing events which had occurred OF
their tour. Near us was a tenl
with an extra pitch to the roof anC
the parties occupying this tent
Mr.. and Mrs. C. w. Dudgeon
were dry and comfortable, and
much pleased with our auto park
Mr.. Dudgeon was evidently an ex-
perienced traveller and camper
being ON a tour to occupy more
than one year, before again reach
ing Omaha, Neb.
In talking of the conveniences
and equipment to be found in
other camp grounds, mention was
made of the fact that some camp
grounds furnish baths, and the
town of Wallace, Ida, was referred
to as having u very complete
equipment, though quite small as
compared to ours.
Stepping into the kitchenette we
found many quite busily engaged
in preparing eats and savory
odor greeted our nostrils. The
register as usual presented the
names of people from long dis
tances: Billings, Mont. Nebras-
ka, Colorado, and even farther
east, although We did not find
anyone from Maine today. Many
people write a few lines below
their names, such as Ashland
has the most beautiful natural
camp ground we have found any
where" and This is the most
beautiful place yet" but We did
not expect quite so much enthusl-
asm on a rainy day, and we felt
sorry that the Chamber of Com
merce, or the Park Board had not
yet worked out the place for a
fire place where a good rousing,
warming fire might greet the
traveller and extend Ashland's
hospitality in a practical manner.
We decided that this matter must
be pressed at once, but that such
fire place should have around it
a roof to protect from the rain
on such day, or evening as this.
As we We're retraclng our steps
we met James Manley of Manley
Bros, sawmill operators in the
who live at Greenview
in ScOtt's valley. Mr.. Manley says
their mill cuts around 10000 feet
Of lumber day, that they use the
old hotel at Colestin for their EN-
ployes now and that not many
people camp at Colestin any more.
We remember where a Sunday
school picnic to Colestin was the
usual thing each season and many
Ieople from Medford and Ashland
there during the summer.
Mr.. Manley said the county fair
1t Yreka promises to be an enjoy
able occasion this year, commenc-
ng October 5, and the long
of crushed rock, which
nave made the trip over the
rather unpleasant, is
low being surfaced, and an ex-
'ursion to the Yreka fair may be
IN ENJOYABLE event.
We noted a somewhat battered
ooking Ford roadster, TIE owner
leing engaged in a considerable
'epair operation, and learn that
he owner, Mr.. II. A. Kanthak |
rom Bremerton, Wash, who had |
,een on trip to Southern Cali
ornia, and spent some time at |
IAN Diego and the Imperial Val
ey, had returned with his wife, |
oming by way of Klamath Falls
o Ashland, with the intention of
Ocating here; about thirteen |
niles from here, his brake gave
nut and in order to avoid running
nto a team, Mr.. Kanthak ran the
ar into the bank with the result
hat it overturned. Mr.. Kanthak
'as uninjured, but his wife was
ute seriously hurt and is now at
ha Cranita CitV hOgnital Mr..