Parties who have just reached Portland, Oregon,
from the famous Crater Lake, report that great clouds of steam
were seen rising from the waters, while they were encamped upon
the shores.
Crater Lake is situated in the heart of the
Cascade range, in Klamath county, southeastern Oregon. Countless
years ago Mount Mazama was an active volcano, so geologists have
decided.
Finally, the whole interior of the mountain
collapsed, forming an immense elliptical basin thousands of feet
deep. Only the outer rim of the mountain near its base was left.
In time the volcano ceased, the fires were extinguished and the
colossal basin filled with water, thus creating, Crater Lake.
The lake is about seven miles long and 3 1/2 wide. Great butting
cliffs tower aloft above the lake's surface, rising in places
2,000 feet high. Soundings show this lake to he 2,700 feet in
the deepest place.
No visible stream empties into this lake, though
it must be fed by hidden springs. Rogue river rises in Crater
Lake. This lake is one of the most wonderful bodies on the
American continent, and is visited annually by many hundreds of
tourists and sightseers. The party that were visiting the lake
positively assert that great white clouds of steam were seen to
rise from the lake and hover over its bosom. The waters also
seemed strangely perturbed at times. Great public interest is
felt and expressed in the startling report.
