Having worked at Crater Lake many years ago after service overseas in WWII I became a party to a lot of actions out of Chiloquin. One time I had very bad cut on my arm and the closest doctor was in ‘teepee town’. The doctor just stitched the cut but said being on an Indian reservation he could not offer any other medical service, my not being of Indian heritage. My most memorable event was when our ball team of laborers at Crater Lake set up a game in Fort Klamath with a female softball team taken to be of Indian heritage from ‘Teepee Town’. The girls never showed for the game. However we were set for a game and party. The game never happened but we did put on a party. I did my part by peeling potatoes for a big beer and fry party. We had a dance at the town hall across from the Old Fort Tavern where the beer was really flowing because the bartender had joined in the town party and could care less as to who was doing the bartending. The dance was one big get together. Ranch people came by horseback. My box surprise at the dance turned out to be from a middle aged farm/ranch lady with whom I had a couple of ‘square calls’. The whole town was in big party time and spread out onto the main road/highway going through the town to Crater Lake. Cars were being stopped and people asked to get out and join the fun. The state police/troopers eventually got wind of what was going on and brought in a bunch of troopers who sealed off ingress but allowed travelers to the Lake to go on. To my recall the only person cited was the bar owner and bartender. It would be nice and refreshing if another older Freeper had recollections of the incident.
That’s a great story. Thanks for sharing!