The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1870-06-18
About Linn County, oregon.

LINN county is the finest agricultural
district in Oregon. It covers an area Of
eight hundred and seventy-seven square
miles, or five hundred and sixty-one
thousand two hundred acres, nearly four
hundred thousand of which are under
cultivation The soil is rich and pre-
ductive, especially adapted to the culti-
vatlon of cereals Such thing as
total failure of the wheat crop was never
known. All kinds of crops do well here.
The county contains population of more
than eight thousand, casting vote of near
$500. The assessed valuation of prop
erty foots up $4,000, ,694.
ALBANY, the county-seat of Linn
county, situated on the east bank of the
Willamette river, about eighty miles
south of Portland; contains q population
of over two thousand, and is one of the
ncatest and healthiest villages in the
State. It's pleasant location tho high
character Of its schools. both public and
private the cheapness of living ; its
numerous and neatly finished houses of
worship its proximity to the health
giving waters of mineral springs; Its
nearness, also, to the Pacific ocean, whose
cool and bracing brcezes all through the.
cheated term," refresh and invigorate
her people; and the advantages which
will accrue to the city when the "Santiam
Canal" or water ditch (Which is to bring
in the waters of tho Santiam river by a
canal twenty feet wide by three and
half deep, is completed, furnishing an
almost unlimited water power for manu-
featuring and other purposes, together
with the completion of the railroad (from
Portland, Oregon, to Sacramento, Cali
fornia), will present an array of induce
ments to all classes of people unequalled
by any other point in Oregon. The
railroad will certainly be finished to Al
bany before January, 1871, connecting
Albany with Portland The projectors
of the Canal are perfecting plans, and
hope soon to announce the necessary
stock subscribed to insure the success of
the undertaking. Two of the best -four
ing mills in the State, one run by water,
the other by steam, with a capacity of
two or three hundred Thousand barrels of
-four per annum, are Albany institutions.
Among the industries in successful ope-
ration in ,hcr midst, may be mentioned
an iron foundry, two steam saw mills,
sash, blind and door factories, one brick
pork packing establishment, soap factory,
a furniture manufactory, chair factory,
two or more barrel factories, manufaeto-
rics of wagons, plows and other agricul-
tural implements, blacksmith shops, etc.
There are also number of first class dry
goods stores, three grocery stores, one
hardware store, three druggists, two deal
ears in stoves, tin ware, etc., and TWO
hotels. Besides fine College building,
and large District school house, Albany
has the finest court house in the State
with the exception of Portland. It is
built of brick, and cost upwards of thirty
thousand dollars. Albany has kept
steady pace with with the growth of the
surrounding country, and is not, there
fore, ssover DONE" There are two weekly
newspapers published in the city, repre-
senting the two political parties. The
prospects of the city were never SO bright
as now, nor her people more cheerful or
contented with the situation"
LEBANON, twelve miles southeast of
Albany, is pleasant and thriving village.
possessing, among other attractions. a
large and we'll conducted school, known
as the s1Santiam Academy" Each re-
curing year adds to the wealth and pop
ulation of the village.
= ScIo, sixteen miles east of Albany,
situated in the "Forks of the Santiam,"
is probably the third town in the county
in point of wealth and population. The
Necs, sprightly little weekly, edited by
DIR. King, is issued at this place.
Peoria is southwest of Albany, on the
banks Of the Willamette, and contains
small but thriving community.
| HARRISBURG, containing population
If six or seven hundred, about twenty
eight miles southwest from Albany, on
the Willamette river, is tho second town
Of importance in Linn county.
/ BROWNSVILLE, nearly due south, has
superior advantages in the way Of water
power, and is fortunate IN the possession
of stirring, business population.
i There are Sc eSeral fine Touring and saw
mills in the county besides these IN Al
bany. Schools arc abundant houses Of
worship are ito be metwith in every town;
the morals of the people are equal to the
best Eastern communities; the general
health is good. and when our RAILROADS.
and other Improvements, now under way