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Show large measure of loae cut right on the ground, oosuple th center ol the eatr?, while mi the eutaklrt and grouped at scenic point are thro cluster of tont houses, each center-Ing center-Ing around an open flrepMceV Foot-patha Foot-patha connect the different earn cen-tara cen-tara with tha dining hall. At tha praaant time eeventeen aurh tanta have baaa erected, but plana hava been mada for many more, and eev-aral eev-aral hundred auch lent can totally M provided, accord ln( to Mr. Lancaster plana. Theaa will be added from time to tlma aa tha demand calla for them. . Tha three (roup of tent row erected atand upon eminence to tha northwest of tha dining hail, commanding com-manding unuaual views of the Columbia Colum-bia river gorge. Across the river are Hamilton and Table mountain and Beacon rock, while down the river mar be eeea tha cliff on the Oregon lde. terminating In Crown point In the extreme ex-treme dlatanee. Tha point la high enough In altitude to command a view of tha highway and of tha railroad track, and an Interesting feature at night la the flashing of tha headlight of automobile and locomotive. RIVER TO FEATURE. Tha tract alao rune down to tha river, and the development of epeclal recreational facilities. Including a awlmmlng pool, tennla courta and ar-rangementa ar-rangementa for boating, are already being worked out by Mr. Lancaster. Acroaa the highway, tha tract which the former highway engineer has secured se-cured runs high up tha cliff toward Wauna point, with a trail to the top of that peak. Development of additional addi-tional camps on tbla portion of the tract la planned at a later data. Running Run-ning water for the entire camp ha been aecured by piping from a large spring up on theh III, furnishing a gravity system, whll electrlo lights hava been Installed over tha entire camp. Tha Portland chamber of commerce, through Ha outdoor recreation committee, com-mittee, of which H. J. Ottenhelmer la chairman, recently took atepa to Indorse In-dorse the I-ancaster project and la rendering ren-dering every aaalatanca In getting the camp under way, according to Mr. Ottenhelmer. Ot-tenhelmer. Tha camp will continue open until aomo time In November, depending upon weather conditions, Mr. Lancaster announced, following which It will be closed for the winter, win-ter, with plan for It opening In the spring aa early aa weather allow. Recreation Spot Near : S . Eagle Creek Attract PORTLAND, Ore, Nor. ; I. Each year sees eome Important development en tha Columbia river highway, making mak-ing that road more than ever tha premier pre-mier (cento and recreational highway f the entire country. This year, par-feape par-feape the moat Interesting development, develop-ment, aalde from the completion or tm paving at Kowena point, between Jlood River and The Dalles, haa been the establishment of the Lancaster Co-ttimbla Co-ttimbla gorge camp for motorlate and (ourtst a This camp, opened by Bamuel C Lancaster, well known for his location work on and hla aid In building the Columbia liver highway, waa opened la July. Work upon K had only been . Marled In June. Deaplta the short epaoe ef time, much waa accomplished, and at the present tlma, enly eome ninety working days etnre the building build-ing of the camp waa atarted. the entire en-tire camp la running amoothly and long strides have been taken toward the large development which Mr. Lancaster Lan-caster haa planned. ...The La n raster Columbia gorge camp a located on a tract of seventy-acres, en the highway between Bonneville and Kagle creek, forty-four mllea from Portland. Those familiar with the highway will recall that, front Bonne-VUle, Bonne-VUle, tha road antera the timber, cutting cut-ting back eome distance from the river, following low aaddle land and leaving an "Island" of high land between It nd the river. It Is not until Kacle vreek te approached that tha high. Jray again cornea out to tha river's age and affords a view of the gorge. tAMP WELL LOCATED. j.Tt I on thla wooded highland between be-tween the highway and the river that Mr. Lancaster haa located hi camp, road having been constructed from the highway down through the cen- ; err of the tract. A large central din hall, ruetlo In natureand built In |
