Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1922-09-08


Tho now makes his home in that
onticing district. a recent visit by
.onrosentative of The Herald left no
.oubt in his mind as to the truth of
The oft repeated assertion that in
Southern Oregon may be found
climate. natural resources and scenic
nonders that will compare with the
host in the land, and the visitor re-
turned home firmly convinced that
tho title is a befitting one.
In the very center of this district
18th mountains on every side, nes-
tloe the city of Grants Pass, thirty
inc community of over 5000 souls,
and here the Herald man and his
family spent the most enjoyable two
uooks N their lives, every day bring
inc to their attention some new Won
dor Of nature or Of man, or happy
combination of both. A side trip
from Grants Pass every day for many
weeks would unfold some new ma
tural wonder or artificial accom-
nHshment of merit and two weeks
was all too short a time in which to
gain a true insight into all that the
Southern Oregon district offers to
its citizens and to tourists.
IT'S the climate is the slogan
adopted by the Grants Pass boosters,
and that sign, in glaring letters
across the main streets, greets the
tourist as he drives north to Port
land or south to San Francisco. And
the slogan is we'll selected, for
Grants Pass has neither the heat OF
the Sacramento valley to the south
nor the heavy rainfall of the Will
annette valley to the north; a mild,
even climate. with gentle ocean
breezes waiting across the rolling
hills every afternoon, and an annual
rainfall of "a inches, ample yet not
over abundant
Grants Pass is located on the ia
nous Rogue river. in the center of
the playground Of the Pacific
coast From its we'll paved streets
with cluster lights radiate paved
roads to Portland and to the Cali
fOrnia line; improved roads to the
most spectacular and wonderful
caves in America. the Oregon marble
caves, to the magnificent redwOods
Of the coast, to beautiful Bolon lake.
to He'll Gate canyon, where the
mighty Rogue has chiseled its way
through solid rock on its tempestu-
GUS journey to the sea; to Crater
lake, one of the wonders of the
world, in the heart of the Cascades,
10 the Siskiyous, to the thousands OF
spots which cannot be adequately de-
scribed in brief, including waterfalls
hnumerable, a natural lava bridge
across the Rogue, hills and dales Of
iering inducement to the camper, the
hunter or the fisherman.
OF greatest interest, perhaps, are
me wonderful Oregon caves. about
Oh miles south Of Grants Pass; Cra-
Ter lake, 50 miles northeast, and the
great Rogue river itself Both the
oregon marble caves and Crater lake
are now under government control
dS national monument and park,
respectively, and excellent highways
nave been constructed to both dur
ing the past year or two.
VI all the wonderful examples of
natures handiwork in Southern Ore
son. the most amazing is perhaps
'ne least known. The world knows
VI crater lake, nestled deep in an
''1'lhet volcanoes mouth, of the
MYERS the forests and the mountain
psaAS' but the Marble Halls of Ore
eOn' as Joaquin Miller long ago
UUooed the remarkable caves in
O'ephlne county, are just now COM
e 10 the attention of the world
MS great wonder has had little
s nance to advertise itself, for it is
r'Iueh away mile or so from day
Ht under a giant mountain and
.1'" the last few months its en-
was reached only after the
~n ' strenuous travel, some of it
W., 'he toughest of mountain trails.
y r1n an improved highway to the
,o mouth of the caves and compe-
ba suiues to pilot parties through
no.. "'ile and a half of underground
rhs seways and wonderful marble
VI '1'uoers it is estimated that this
c.~ July $4,000 people will visit the
a. i' :, and one of the great wonders
Cd ,ne world will have been present.
ys.s the public. In January of this
co ,@' the federal government. at
MIL. Oh $4,000, completed 10
si.s, s OF graded road through the
Of my national forest to the mouth
to sve caves and it is now proposed
cal pend 100000 to provide electri-