Hiram Copland of Fort Klamath employed by the government on the crew that blazed the boundary line around the Park. The work was finished in the vicinity of the South entrance, and it was "Uncle Hiram" Copland who made the boundary monument now standing there. He died soon after the survey was completed. The parks Copland Creek was named in his honor.

While boatman rowed, Ann Shannon Monroe, an authoress, about the Lake, a strong wind arose in the vicinity of the bay now called Danger Bay.

First part of Lodge construction begins on the Rim data cost of $75,000. The lodge will contain the largest fireplace in the state. Main part of the lodge will be built in 1912.

Two Locomible, forty horsepower, seven passenger auto stages are put in operation between Medford's Hotel Nash and Crater Lake. The trip fair remains at $25.00. "Automobile Rim Road boulevard around Crater Lake will be constructed. A wagon road will be built nearby."

Masons are nearing completion on the stone work for the new lodge. The walls are incomplete at the end of the season because of the time-consuming test of quarrying the rock and hauling it by wagon to the Rim the origin of the rock shifted to Annie Springs area because it was a better quality. 80% of the kitchen wing is complete and the stonework of the lobby and dining hall is finished.

Three colonies of beaver and a herd of elk are introduced to the Park. Speed limit in the Park is 6 mph, not to exceed 15 mph. Cars are to honk corners. Commercial annual auto permit -- $10. 279 automobiles into the Park. Park opens in mid July, the latest on record.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for the next six years work on road building in the Park. A new Park access road is built along with the first unpaved Rim Drive.

Will Steel makes a journey to his boyhood home of Stafford, Ohio where he tours the old Steel family home. Since his family had been heavily involved as abolitionist in the Underground Railroad in Ohio, one could still view of the four secret panels and the tunnel that connected to the Steel store. Will corresponded with several of John Brown's children for a number of years.

Will Steel spends the entire winter in Washington in in opportuning Congressman for assistance. "It was by far the hardest fight of my life, but a bill was finally passed granting us $50,000 on account, over $30,000 of his money has now been spent and the work is in full swing. The remainder will be spent as soon as it can be economically, and when the entire system is finished we will have the most thrilling beautiful automobile driveway on earth. I am here on another mission...in that I want a paved road built from Medford to the west entrance of the Park, and a cost of nearly $2,000,000 and I expect to win." Will Steel, from a speech given Jan. 3, 1917 to the National Park Conference in Washington D.C.

Of Steel's trip to Washington D.C., F. J. Clifford of Medford writes (from the S.O.H.S.), "Using every cent of his own scanty savings and all that he could beg and borrow he grimly pressed his crusade, renting a room devoid of furnishings, sleeping on the floor wrapped in his blanket, he battered, cajoled congressman until they would hide when they saw him coming."

"Undaunted, he kept on through the winter and summer, trip after trip to Washington until at least with mission accomplished, he headed for Oregon and home with just 20 cents in his pockets, five cents of this he stowed away in a vest pocket for save keeping. The 15 cents went for three sandwiches that had to do him from Washington D.C., to Portland, Oregon."

"Arriving at the Portland railroad station, Hungary but happy, he was pleased but terribly upset to find his wife and small daughter there to meet him. Hurrying to her he excitedly asked: 'Mama have you car fair home for you and Jean?' 'Yes, have,' she replied in. 'Good!', Will Steel exclaimed: 'I have my car fair too, right in my vest pocket. But also got $50,000 for Crater Lake National Park!'."

Season visitation: 4,500 est.

Congress approves road projects calling for an expenditure of $627,000 to which $400,000 is to be used for clearing, grading and draining of the new highways system and the remainder for surfacing. Appropriations were made each year until the outbreak of the World War, at which time to Park was put on a maintenance basis only.

Colored photographs of Crater Lake are hung on the walls of the U.S. capital. Superintendent Arant attempts to feed and aimed the Bears in the Park for the enjoyment of Park tours. He also carefully trimmed the trees along the roads to help data five of Park. The U.S. Congress appropriates $627,000 for roads in the Park. The addition of a second ranger. Extensive vandalism done to the Lodge and furnishings. $50,000 given for roads. Season: 5,233 visitors.

Government Camp built halfway between Anna Springs and the Rim. "A comfortable collection of log buildings with steep roofs, snug and comfortable looking". Office, shelter cabin, warehouse and mess hall.

Steel is interested in Crater Lake's concession which was somewhat irregular for Superintendent. Chronic concession troubles continue to plague the Parker operation.

After physically removing Arant for the 7th or 8th time, Marshall Scott locks the office doors and Will Steel takes position of the desk and government papers. (SOHS)

Lodge operator Parkhurst knocks out former Superintendent Arant with a blow from auto wrench and Fort Klamath because of the Steel-Arant superintendentcy conflict.

Stephen Mather their says "Crater Lake has been systematically developed by roads and trails more than any other National Park except Yellowstone."

Estimated cost of building roads in Crater Lake: East Rim Road - $79,800; North Road - $68,800; Annie Spring to Headquarters - $94,225 and the Rim Road - $746,700 of a total of : $989,525

Season Visitation: 6,253

Steel and his family lived in the Park during the summers and eventually moved into a small log cabin located slightly to the southeast of the present Headquarters building. The cabin was torn down in 1934. The main road ran through the present parking lot and in front of Steel's house. The Rim Road was moved east 100 feet to its present location when the Headquarter building was constructed. Steel would move to Medford during the winter to a resicence located across the street from the old Post Office and Federal Building. The Steel family may have lived a summer or two in one of the lower Stone Houses, when they were first built.

Seth Bullis speeds to the Lake and back to Medford in the amazingtime of one day. Most wagons required 5 days. A new Fort Klamath Raod is built by the War Department. The East Road shelter cabin is built on Fort Creek. 2,000 Rainbows and 15,00 Brown Trout are liberated in Crater Lake. A shelter cabin is built at Devil's Backbone. "The Government should acquire all hotels and lease the facilities." (Steel)

Mr. Mark Daniels of San Francisco, who served as General Superintendent of the NPS, 1913 to 1915, designed and wore what was in all probability, the first regular Park Service Uniform.

Mark Daniels, part-time NPS landscape architect begins work on the design for a new grand lodge to be placed on the Rim. In his writings and description of the project, Daniels casually uses the term "Rim Village" as the location of Parkhurst's new grand lodge.

Season Visitation: 7,056

Season 1915 visitation: 11,371 visitors.

Season 1916 Rim Road built to Devil's Backbone on the West and Cloud Cap on the East. Park's budget set at $25,000 per annum. Employee's seasonal residence built at Annie Spring. The two story, nine room frame structure was razed in 1953. White Horse Bridge built by the War Department at 14 feet wide and 40 feet long.

Cook house built on the rim of Annie Creek Canyon near Annie Spring Bridge. Became the Annie Spring Ranger Residence. Razed in 1984. New road contracts have make many of the Park's roads passable. Season 11,589 visitors.

To want to be reasonable to all concerned, especially Mr. Steel, but I don't feel justified in imparing the administration of the Park to make comfortable for people who did not live there when they were paid for doing so. Any suggestions would be cheerfully carried out.

Men are scarce, and two of our prospective rangers have gone to the ship yards. And living in hopes of discovering a good man among our temporary employees to season.

The price of pumps, engines and galvanized pipe has gone over the top, and I doubt if we could get a pump and engine delivered before winter. signed, Alex Shapiro."

The Lake Trail (Sparrow Trail), located between the Lodge in the Garfield Peak Trail are extensively rebuilt during the summer season. Superintendent Sparrow rides his horse to the top of an bottom of both trails. The Lake Trail starts to the north side of the Lodge. The Trail is 1.5 miles south along with a 15 percent grade. The Watchman Trail is built.

Superintendent's report: "There have been no wildflowers in the Park since it was established. The sheep that ranged over this area before the park was established, all but destroyed the wildflowers. Wild animals are now more numerous in the wildflowers are returning."

The West Entrance Ranger Station is build for $933.50. Sentinel Rock area proposed as a side for a new lodge. Season: 12,042 visitors.

Burros or saddle horses which are advertised as being available for tourist use. These have never been furnished. Not only was Mr. Parkhurst without gasoline for supplying the demand for tourists but was without gasoline for his own use. Mr. Parkhurst agreed to have a drums of gasoline available at the two Park boundaries to enable tourists to reach the hotel at Annie Creek. The tenting area in connection with the hotel has not been satisfactory, and sometimes last summer tourists went there and Mr. Parkhurst seemed to discourage them and tried to have them take rooms in the hotel instead. Mr. Parkhurst agreed to move several tents from off the edge of the Rim so not to interfere with the hotel guests and hikers Mr. Sparrow is going to have to locate a definite parking area away from the rim but close to the hotel. People are parking everywhere creating a dusty situation.

The sanitation conditions hotel of not been satisfactory, sometimes owning to the failure of the water system and not having enough water to flesh to toilets. The sewage from hotels is discharged into an already overflowing cesspool that has welled up and runs over the ground, making an odor and unpleasant sight. A suitable fire has not been kept in the fireplaces. With the abundance of wood and large fireplaces they should maintain a large cheery fire all times. The grocery supply was low federal is impossible for tours to get many of the necessities which they might expect. Mr. Parkhurst agreed to keep a few bales of hay on hand for horses. Many times Mr. Parkhurst touring and stage autos breakdown repeatedly subjecting the passengers to very annoying delays. At times Parkhurst would load tours in the bus in Medford and run erands to the meat market and grocery. There is considerable complaint that there being no one properly qualified to make temporary repairs to cars in the vicinity of the hotel. Repair work being billed at $1.00 per hour.

The row boats on the Lake are not in suitable repair and not enough to meet the demand. Parkhurst also agreed to make vegetables and fruits available and supply a better quality of the butter. At times Mr. Parkhurst becomes overwhelmed by the detials and thus fails to fulfill his promises.

My official duties as National Park Commissioner are such as to require my presence in the Crater Lake National Park during the Summer season, but for the rest of the year I am free to go and come as I please.

My salary is not suficient to permit me to devote my time to the work during the Winter, which I would like to do, but, am compelled to seek employment such as will bring an additional income. I regret this exceedingly, as I am 64 years of age and cannot expect many more years of activity, hence fear that my long years of plodding will not result for which I have so earnestly hoped. signed: Will Steel.

August 1919 "Petrified" mummy of an Indian woman "discovered" on fourth mile from Government Camp. "Mummy" claimed by persons to be older than the Egyptian mummies. Turns out to be the "Lady of the Woods".

August 8, 1919 P.C. Bigham and Vaughn Zundell depart from Medford for Crater Lake. They have a contract to catch trout in sufficient number to provide an ample fish dinner for 300 Editorial Association visitors.

August 18, 1919 Stephen Mather spends the night in the new Lodge. Complains of horrible dusty roads and being forced to sleep four in a bed.

October 1919 Plans laid for the erection of a small hotel at White Horse Creek.

1919 Cost of roads and trails set at $640,000. Cathedral Spire, named by John Maben because of its resemblance to a great cathedral. The Pacific Crest Trail (The Oregon Skyline Trail) is surveyed along the crest of the Cascades. Zane Grey and brother visit the Park for fishing purposes.

Suggestions by Superintendent Lewis of Yosemite and a government committee results in the adoption of the Park Service uniform which was to remain the same until 1946. Prior to 1935, all employees, including the Washington office, wore the National Park Service uniform.

Season: 16,245 visitors.

(Next stop 1920's)