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Show Page C2 THE DAILY HERALD, (www.HarkTheHcraldeom). CRATER Continued from CI "I knew when I gazed upon Crater Lake that even though the West was filled with undiscovered wonders, Crater Lake would hold its own," John Wesley Hillman would say later. But it was largely forgotten until 1885, when an Army expedition went to the lake to study the geology. Steel told people he first learned of Crater Lake in a newspaper used to wrap a sandwich for school. When he moved from Kansas to Portland as a young man, he could find few people who had even heard of the place. He joined the 1885 Army expedition, and went back to Portland determined to make Crater Lake a national park. President Grover Cleveland ordered a portion of what is now the park withdrawn from development in 1886, but Steel would stalk the halls of Washington for 26 more years before seeing his dream come true. A scandal over Yellowstone, the nation's first national park, made Congress skittish, and Crater Lake's remote location, with no railroad or roads, left lawmakers skeptical it would be anything but a drain on the treasury, said park historian Steve Mark. Sierra Club founder John Muir was indifferent, preferring his beloved Yosemite Valley in California. Even after Crater Lake was made a park and Steel stocked the lake with trout to attract tourists, Western writer Zane Gray found them puny from lack of food. But "Call of the Wild" author Jack London called Crater Lake "incomparable in beauty" following his 191 1 visit. And Charles Lindbergh flew over the lake in 1927. The greatest threats in Steel's time were logging and herds of grazing sheep, Provo. Utah. Sunday. May 19, 2002 ley floor, pushing out native wildflowers. Looking into the 21st century, park Superintendent Chuck Lundy sees the park taking on a new role as a center of scientific research and education, from elementary school to postgraduate study. He hopes to see the old .superintendent's residence, unused for 25 years, turned into the headquarters of the Crater Lake Science and learning Center. The old naturalist's CRATER LAKE EVENTS Here are some events associated with the Crater Lake National Park centennial: Performance of "Resolutions," May 22 Craterian Theater, Medford. Centennial Relay Run sponsored June 15 Moy-YKla Casino. by June 28 to Oct. 5 Crater Lake Centennial Art Exhibition, Schneider Museum of Art, Southern Oregon University, Ashland. June 29-3- 0 Sharing of Cultures Pow-Woto celebrate Crater Lake Centennial, a Kla-Mo- residence would be living space for visiting scientists. This summer, the Sinnott Ya Casino, Chiloquin. Parade in Klamath Falls with Crater Lake theme. Crater Lake Rim Run. Aug. 10 Crater Lake Rim to Roseburg Aug. 17 Century Bike Ride. Crater Lake National Park Aug. 25 Rededication Ceremonies at Crater Lake. Crater Lake National Park Aug. 26 employees reunion. Oct. 4-Crater Lake Symposium. July 4 6 hav Studies Memorial overlook is reopening with $500,000 in new exhibits on geology and history. The nearby Kaiser Photography Studio has been renovated, as has the Community House, where rangers will hold evening campfire talks. Future plans call for $8 million in changes, includ- If you took m th mi call 373-491- 2 The law firm of nal 1928 edifice, and buildy visitor cen1 ing a ter tall enough to see over the snow banks to the lake beyond in winter. Because of a winter that lasts from September to June, Crater Lake has been Esplin & Weight two-stor- Helping the injured for over 32 years H known as "Fen-Pheare suffering from heart valve damage. If you or a loved one took this drug, call the law firm of Esplin & Our attorneys will help Weight at the you get compensation you will need if your heart has been damaged. At Esplin & Weight, our fees will never exceed one third of the settlement or award. The injuries associated with taking Pondimin andor Redux may be very serious. Please consult your doctor, and call us today at 373-491- 2. Qary H. Weight Michael D. Esplin Michelle N. Wilson Margaret P. Undsay Patrick V. Lindsay Troy L. Crossley Jeri L. Allphin Laura H. Cabanilla R. Paul "Dusty" Kawai n i r II, n n Vs,..- wind, for example, fouling the park's pristine air. "That's one of the difficult things about being in what we call the forever business," said Mac Brock, the park's natural resources officer. "It's very difficult to see what is going to rear its head." The park spent $625,000 in recent years to eradicate Eastern brook trout from Sun Creek so they would not wipe out the native bull trout, a threatened species and the only native fish in the park Now Brock is worried about alien plants, such as spotted knapweed and Klamath weed, which are marching up from the val- - n - it r - i 1 ', i j 4 . i - - . : . ' ' . , - j r- - ii n r- -- i shown that nearly one out of three users of the diet drug 373-491- 2. r e men ing moving the Rim Village parking back so that cars no longer dominate the view, renovating the cafeteria and gift shop in their origi- but now the threats can come from far away. Toxic dust from Chinese industrial pollution can be carried across the ocean by the PRE-SEASO- a hardship post. But by the time Buckingham retired after 11 years here, it had become his favorite park. "As chief ranger, I spent an awful lot of time in the office, with meetings, budgeting, " counseling he said. 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