The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1869-06-12
shed the following items relative TO this

+" The general nature Of the sol il
black !oan with clay subsoil, producing
large crops of grain, such MS wheat, oats.
flax, etc, aud ~ we'll adapted TO stock
n raising, producing both wild and tame
grass in abundance. The water, for fam.
lily use. is equal to that Of any other por-
ton Of the State and The climate is mild /,
Temperate aud healthy. The immigrant
can obtain provisions, secas. tools and
supplies Of all kinds with which TO COM
mcncc life, ia this locality as readily and
Ut as cheap rate rs in almost any Of the
older States. The advantages Of common
school education arc not surpassed bJ any
other location on Ills coast, good schoolr
aud school houses being established with
in two or three miles Of each other
throughout this portion Of the county
Most Of tho religious denominations arc
REPRESENTED here, aud meetings for rcli9
lous worship arc held on the Sabbath 10
all the thickly settled portions Of this 10
eallfy. The fncaps oi transportation aud
marketing are equal 10 any other nlauG
. portion OF the State, a daily lIuc Of
r steamers being constantly employed be-
tween tic city of Portland aud thi.
place"
Albany, the commercial city Of this di.
d, vision, aud shire iowa Of the county, j.
, situated on tie east bank of the William
, ct'c. about fcveniy.Ggc mics south u
Portland. aul i nnc OF the most eztct,.
sivc shipping points south Of the latter
place. The town j. particularly noted for
IT'S hiehnnndcd aud public spirited eli
zcus, "AJ have spared uo pans to make
il place whore mural, fc.i.ious and eJu-
! cati"nal advantages may he enjoyed. aud
i's founders have row the satisfaction 81
seeing il one Of tic lsycle-t liltl. inland
towns in tie STATE. : Guc brick court
Fl. ker'c. costing So 900 j college, cos'iu2
iSS 600; public school hou G. costing
IEi 800. anil capable Il accommodating
over twn hundred scholars 8iih four
churches. carublc Of feai.ng from four 10
: sjx hundred people each. arc amnng tie
public buildings erected within fhe icw
iaet years ~ this place while suJsian-
ilal brick blocks, Numerous stores al cT.
=. cfy variety ot merchandise. cxtena.ye
! warchouscs foundricr. machine shops.
manufactures al almost every variety
necessary Tor the prosperity Of q country
town tEJ fiean saw.iuilis. and two FIRST
class fnurin.-tniiis. capable of grinding
from three 10 dyc thoHsaui bushels ol
;. beat every twenty four hours. each add
, to the ..!c and business capnc!ly pt this
thriving l..i}c tDwu. With iac iacs that
+, eight schuo| teachers are couata4t.. cil
rloycj ~ this city. auI that from two 20
ri2h: sermons are preached here every
lSabunth. wc th.uk we are justified III the
: assertion that Albany. w.ih Us surround.
! .nZs. j. nowhere surpassed in toe elder
States ipr mo1als, refinement a1I intel.
lccfgaI worth.
!, Lebanon on the South Sau,iaul. il sit
! na,cd in ono Of tho best og nericu'ura!
!, districts. has enc academy. costing
$4,000; ono church. three dry goods
Is;orcs, blacksmith, harness, cabinet aud
! wagon shop; one steam saw-iaill 4
: company = organized to bring water from
the river. by ditch. to this place, which
will furnish lhe company with one Of the
: best aud safest mill sites for manuiactur
i in@ purposes.
!, Waterloo. some seven miles above Leb
g anon. at tkc falls oil the San,iam. has .
splendid water-power, Il saw and Touring
. mill, with stores, aud mechanic shops.
. North Brownsville, situated on the
I. north side Of the Calipooia, at the foot
i hills las a WOODEN tacioxy, known as thC
: Ese'c Mills. one Touring mill, lannery
J. two dry eones stores, planing mill ano
6 machine shop, one wagon shop, two black
smiths, Two saddle aud harness shops, (;
= drug store, paiut shop, town hail. aue
one large school house, costing $500
n In this division Of the county, there
!. arc (bcsidcs those already mentioned
:. eleven saw.miilS, one Touring mill, on,
: lanyard, and schoql- houses in every dis
u ,rici, as well as many churches, aud ,h,
4 various mechanic shops needed in eacl
h location. The hill portion ct this diyis
/. ION is well adapted to numbering and man
e uiucturing purposes, rs wei. rs dairying
!. stock raising, iruit-growug, &c. In th,
,fl foot hills and higher m0untains there il
n considerable vacant land valuable io
i fruit and s,0ck-raising, and mo crate
* farming. as well as good numbering lacili
n ties. ! lie average price of land IN The
/. hills and small valleys is abou: three dol
t. lars per acre.
G Tie third division is located betwccr
d the Calipooia aud the South line OF th'
i county. 1t has an average length Q
:. about twcn'y.fvc miles, with breadth q
about twelve miles Of level land, with ;
:. valley extending up the Calipooia u dis
/. tancc Of about fifteen miles. Settlements
!. extend for several miles back into III,
c hills, and some Of the finest timber com
}. mon to the Willamette valley is found il
u This locality. South Brownsville, oppo
i site North Brownsville, is situated in Il.
: good district of farming land Us is to b(
Is found IN the county-has three dry good.
=. stores, one grocery, three churches, one
c hotel. tin and blacksmith shop. liar
|. risburg, in the southwest corner of thC
= county, on the Willamette river, is con
G siderable shipping point, with over one
hundred houses and -four. hundred inhab
J. tanis--an academy, town hall, four dry
Y goods stores, drug store, two SALOONS
!. three blacksmith shops. cabieet, paint
II cooper, aud two boot aud shoe shops, one
+ livery stable, one hotel, five ware houses
IS and a fIst class Touring mill. 4 Smith
4 Esq, Of this place, estimates the price o.
G farming landsin the vicinity at from ter
d to fifteen dollars per acre. peoria, ;
j. thriving little town, about twelve miles
]. north of Harrisburg. on the Willamette
c has III ren stores with blacksmith anC