What to see in America . The southeasternmostof Oregons counties isnoteworthy because of itsgreat size. It contains atenth of the states area,and is larger than Mas-sachusetts. Nearly halfof it is still unappropri-ated public lands. Lake County, on themiddle southern borderof the state, is a regionof scenic curiosities. Atone spot is a cluster ofsprings, the largest ofwhich flows from an ap-erture nearly two hun-dred feet across. Theyform the Anna River, which winds through the plains and enters the north end of Summer Lake. Fossilized remains of the three-toed horse, the mastodon, and other e
What to see in America . The southeasternmostof Oregons counties isnoteworthy because of itsgreat size. It contains atenth of the states area,and is larger than Mas-sachusetts. Nearly halfof it is still unappropri-ated public lands. Lake County, on themiddle southern borderof the state, is a regionof scenic curiosities. Atone spot is a cluster ofsprings, the largest ofwhich flows from an ap-erture nearly two hun-dred feet across. Theyform the Anna River, which winds through the plains and enters the north end of Summer Lake. Fossilized remains of the three-toed horse, the mastodon, and other extinct creatures of the early geological periods are found in the vast plains that once were lake beds. In the heavy forests of the mountain ranges are bear, deer, cougar, and wild cat. There are more bear here than in any2l Glacier on Mt. Hood. Huckleberry Lake 514 What to See in America other part of the Union,due partly to the abun-dant berries that growon the mountains. Hun-dreds of hunters resortto the county fromCaHfornia and Nevadaevery year for big gameand the fine fishing. Insome of the lakes arepelican, swan, and otherrare fowls. Steamboatsand launches ply GooseLake, which has an al-titude of 4700 feet. Thebuttes in the open coun-try in the northern partof the county are often Llao Rock, Crater Lake exceedingly fantastic and massive. One ofthe best known is an ancient crater that rises several hun-dred feet above the level plains and is called Fort Rock. Itssteep walls are so nearly perfect as to give the giant emi-nence the aspect of a great fortification. In the southwestern corner of the state, near the boundaryline, are the Josephine County Caves. They are so concealedamong a group of rough and lofty peaks that even the forest-roaming savages knew nothing of them. Only the wildcreatures had found them. About 188
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