The Tomahawk., 1920-06-03

There
enlargement is scencnlly attractive, is naturally
q mari of the bark and is needed for the COM
prchcnsive 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 cohth-
uous line shows the park as enlarged. line pres
emf park is Approximately Is miles east ana west
byy Is miles north and south and contains 249
square miles or 1853 $50 acres. The enlargement
contains about 145 square miles or 92,SOO 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. 93 miles to the
southwest: klamath Falls, G. miles to the south
on 4 branch line, and Kirk, &c miles to the south
east on branch line. The park lies on the crest
Of the Cascades and varies in elevation from 5000
to 5000 feet.
The addition is spoken Of locally as the "Da-
mond lake REGION" because of the very attractive
lake which is one of it's features This lake Is
about 5000 feet above level and is about
by 2h 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 a pebbly beach.
The lake is beautifully situated and altogether
the location makes an ideal camping ground.
In this lies much of its desirability. Crater
lake is a world marvel, but it is not entirely adj
mirable as camping ground. The camping
ground is of course the rim, thousand feet
or so above the water. And as bathing lake it
Is out of the question: the temperature of its
water being about 80 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 or the lake
wallis is often hard work. The best fishing is from
a boat-and to some anglers this is comparatively
no fun. They want to steal along stream ana
find q pool and match wits with the big fellow
that has pre-empted 1t and holds it against all
cOmers
And that's just the kind Of fishing there is up
around Diamond lake. Two creeks-Sient and
Short-now into Diamond lake at its south end.
Two Bear creek flows into it from the north.
Other trout streams are scattered over the adj
dition.
All the roads into the present park come from
the south. The enlargement will give the park
Il road from the north and direct connection with
Bend and central Oregon points. In the future
a connecting road to the wonderful Kim 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 corner OF the
enlargement is Howlock mountain 1851 feet).
10 the east of Diamond lake is Mount Thielsen
. o. 17S) and to the west is Mount Bailey (S356)
They are picturesque peaks and we'll worth as
cending. All through the addition there is seen
cry worth while.
Crater lake attracted 1G,645 visitors last sum-
mer and the attendance is increasing every year;
ir 1918 there we're 1921 So the enlargement
IS needed-to give more camping room' varieo
! scenery and different trout fishing among cther
+binps The enlargement will offer additional
attractions and make Crater Lake National park
the Kind Of place where the visitor viii want
will De both show place and playground.
It is the plan OF the national park service ',ce
to give this playground aspect SO 1ar as poss.os
-, Eli ~ -the national parks. Not all Of them
come by it naturally, and these are to be helped
SuIoyI. by development ~ p,