Jif^' Vacation Land — The National Forests in Oregon 



Owing to the warm weather in the surrounding country during the summer 

 months the forest and mountainous region, where the temperature seldom exceeds 

 85°, is much frequented by campers and pleasure seekers. From 6,000 to 8,000 

 people take advantage of the cool mountain air and pure, cold water each season; 

 some just for an outing, others for fishing and hunting. 



All streams are fully stocked with fish each season and good catches are fre- 

 quently made. The Tucannon River, in the northern part of the National Forest, 

 is fished extensively by people from Pomeroy, Dayton, and Walla Walla, Wash. 

 Mill Creek and the Walla Walla River, in the western part of the Forest, afford 

 excellent sport for the AValla AValla, ^lilton, and Freewater fishermen. The Uma- 

 tilla River and IMeacham Creek, in the southwestern part of the Forest, are usually 

 frequented by residents of Pendleton, Oreg. People who have time to take a two 

 or three weeks' fishing trip generally go to the Wenaha River, where the fishing is 

 as good as any on the Forest. It takes from two to three days to reach the river 

 from the surrounding settlements. 



Grouse hunting is generally good throughout the Forest. Large game is not 

 very plentiful. About 50 black and brown bear and about 150 deer are killed each 

 season. Some seasons huckleberries are very plentiful; at other times they are 

 killed by June frosts. 



While there is no really striking scenery, the rough, rolling hills have a beauty 

 of their own. The ridges are generally narrow, covered partly with timber and 

 brush and partly with open bunch grass, and the canyons are deep and narrow. 

 An excellent view of the Grande Ronde Valley and of La Grande and other small 

 towns in the valley may be obtained from Mount Emily, which is reached by a 

 9-niile wagon road from La Grande. At Mount Emily the Forest Ser^dce has sur- 

 veyed and set aside several lots for summer-home sites which may be leased for 

 $5 a year. 



Mineral springs are few. There is one, a warm sulphur spring, known as 

 Wenaha Springs or Bingham Springs, which is visited by thousands each 

 season. A summer resort is located there. This resort is on the Umatilla 

 River, which furnishes first-class fishing. The springs are 30 miles east of 

 Pendleton, Oreg. The nearest railroad station is Gibbon, Oreg., 22 miles east 

 of Pendleton. A stage, connecting with all trains, runs during the open season 

 from June to September. 



