, 1870-03-08
THE NORTHWEST COAST.
The numbering Resources Of Ore.
gon and Washington
Territory.
Soil and Climate.
Markets..

Markets. Il
cosrtspsnde.se< e Tie chfnoes Tsibsae.
PoH1lAxn. Oregon, Jan. Il
11MHRR,
A toN farFe Of mountains On the p1einc caast
e1te1dlpg through ,ha Stats Of Oregon snd Terri
tory OF Walhl1Eton, having : BREATH OF from |
thirty to M1ty miles, with ts wtstor1 sopa rising
tn moierate elevations lrnm tho Pacific Ocean, |
and With i'll principal ridges cut 1t right Auges By
Luuerou1 water courses kseklng N outle. 10 tho |
tes. u clothed xith g1nvtn OF timber that esens
wonderful 70 peftuus On tneir nrs. Y1kt to this |
part Of the world. Tho mid, damp clirsate Of the
coast Of Oregon and The Territory Of WAsaington.
tempered Throughout tho ye1r BY the currents OF |
tue ocean and sea hree=rs flowing continuously
from the 69uth Pacific. nos only tnnQencea to =
great. degree the growth Of fruitk, grs,ns, ard
s1zAsea Of CIR farming dutrtcts, but ssimulstes
the growth Of the forest trees to magnificent pro-
porttoLA. The tore&ta CT IL, cedar, heInlock, and
sprcce On the Coast Ra.ge would supply the
world With that c.aAl Of timber for 2Hes
They extend nom tha 4yd parallel, nosth, for
SO niles, one condtuous belt Of f,mber without
interruption, except here md there by some Inlet
or nm Of the ecs- A person unacQuslnted with
the fscs could hardly form &ny idea Of the extens
OF these fostss, the height and vsst proportions Of
the uecf, or The deESty OF Aetf growth. Many |
times 1so,N0 feet Of lumber has been ohsalned
from IN ac1e Of ground and 1t IL common Tot
si1 gle uee 10 tnsfo from o1o to 600 feet Of luu
Der. It u very Often that Trees viii naka very |
much more, but the difficulty and e1pense Of
hardnrg 1ttn. and converting them into luuhef.
e1enpts them from tho tAte which te1al1s those OF
les zer bulk.
TWO va1tesies OF III tred and 5elloH) and An ex-
cellent quality Of ced2E, are The principal kinds OF
urpbe, used hJ lha mtl'ss although tho henlocf
! a1d spruce, at totne places, conEutuse
l 1.rcn thN inYnhHF off26CA1. Tfa l
| nf Goth va1letes) constitutes the entife
supply for ordlpsry building md fonatpg purposes
to this section of tho country. snd Is the r1sin
| depeEdercs for bridges and Wn11ye8 u nj polutA
.!opg the coast: also ior aalp timber To sone az
| tent. although the spruce II geueE1lly preferred
Tor tho latter purposn. At Portland. Oregon,
wnc.e tho atreets arc improved with the S.eol-
fon Pavement A1d plank Roadway, the conaunp-
ton Of nr lnmber Tor these puEpose, hAa haen
very largo within tho last faF 5eazs.
7te city OF Portland oonsuned, t1at Jear, Il. .ooo
o3o feet Of n lumber reazy all ot II manufactured
within the corporate limits Of tue city.
Cedar timber u somewhat did1colt Of ACCESS,
rarely g1oHtpg On tbs banks Of naylgabe t1rcaraf.
Its TO be found IN the deep forests on low Auds,
damp and vet The Tree groWs to euofmo1s pro
poE1ioue. 1t is generally tall and frec FROM tnota
&c great hei&ht Ine lumbar u valued highly.
, | beng nuch uEed tor finishing pu1poaea
The principal market fox the lumber product Of
| th,1 great lumber country Il st San FrAucaco.
! Tnat city, a. well a. large agricultural dutrtcs
surrounding IT, rtes entirely On the aAE-mllla OF
; the eoaat OF Oregon, the Columbia River, and
Puget Sound for ceftsln grader Of lnmber. In sd
uuou to San F1arciaco, Iatge market fos lnmoer
e1sta alonS the coast Of Mexico and South Amer.
tca, 1t tho Sandwich Islands, Gales, and Aus
| trails. The agricultural dlBt1tcn Ct Call
= so1uia arc deautute OF timber, TIE valley
OF tho Sacramento can obalo supply OF
nIrber iruu the 6larra Nevada Aountalas;
tut that lssgo district Of country bordering ina
y coast, kouth Of San Francisco, muls rely on The
ro.1hetn coasr for IT. lumoer.-ttmber being &c
e:afce there that In many localities the people
think themselVea fortunate It they succeed Ia get
& itK nrewood. The rap!dlI- growing cities and
towts OF California, IA well II nlAr1e part Of hes
s agricultural population, ust derive their anpplj
Of lpEpeY from sources outside their own etste
This tat en- in ect1on with the eye1ncrtastnz
demand In tho city Of San Ffanc1co, the Increase
d OF population, and growth of business all a1nni
the Pacific coast, together With the various new
70 enterplaeA continually IN process Of develop
nent, and our lumbermen Of tho northwest coas
u nay calculate on markets that will ne7e1 fal
10 them; while sner facilities fGr supplying that mar
ket are auch that no competitor can ever stand Il
er thelr way.
II Exter.l1e luu1berln9 establishments src row L
operation 1t the following places on the coast q
In | urt gon, commencing near tho southern ooonnaf
us Of the Sttte knd Rclpg north: Elon2oufK. at td
H. at the uouth OF the Ccqulllo River: Coos Bay
n tto mouth Of the Umpqua Mrer. sud Yaqn.a
Bar. Coos Bay IL the only ona OF ties
to ponsl ffcm which hare at hand h
- statsttcal Information necessary to afloFd
fair estinate OF the amount Of. nnatneaS don't
ne There arc At this point three lA1Re saw-millf !
u. operation. Thelr Joint capacity, when Ii ordna'
order, u - 900 feet Of miscellaneous lunoer over
IN ten nouIs. The oWuerS Of the mills hAve the
10 oxn vtsaeu, for tbs transportation Of their l1A
1as ber to San Eranclco, constructed specially #
tbs purpose Of earr5iug lumber. eo.0oo, 900 feet
H. lumber Ia shipped from this place AnnuAsiY. A
en-" immense bed Of coal has been opened on It
to- Tatcrs Of the bay. It 10 easy Of AcceAa for fou
to- teen miles, and st prtdens "a hstng worried by tn
companies. The coal deposit promises to nc
or tie demands Of centuries and tho labor Of tho
co aands OF Norfmen, and when takdn IN connectlt
say With the great resources Of uuoer conseolent
H. ncecsA randeYs tho business Of snss locssy a3u
ght lsh,rg End per-arent. TIE forests are iHnenl
covering the entire .ange Of rough, rugged uou
ane te,na lying in1nd from tho sea stretching do1
at 20 tha very edge Of the salt water, with don
on growth Of ii, spruce and cedar trees OF tho hi
nK- eat Eze. aoEe idta Of the trAde IN 1anber a
ma coal Of the ba1" may be gathered from the II
lale that durtng the month of ostober twenty 4
ytItsls eros1ed the bal, outward bound lad
lteE with these two ar1ic.eg Of trude aloEe.
nt! cOLCNRA RITkR.
ods, Tne ColuHhls River, or, Is It has been II
ugh spssJ termed, "Tne Great n!Vef II the West. v
can taytRable tor sea,gotps yetsei1 OF 4 lafge-E7
AVE- Glars for dlstsrce Of ole hundred miles from
nou1h. In pazs!1g up the river, the entire strr'
81 OF hundred El1es On eaoh side appearH to be
nles u1hroteu, COMPACT body Of t1mbsr. And auch
ted. I tic met 10 ali .loteu1e and purposas. a SO
nut cesr,rR here apd there sca1eclY se1Yea 70 ret
n ss y u n ! 70 de-
the entire distance. Experienced lambcra
Goa, tsttrnate that the timber within one nile OF
Ver pAyteahlo watera Of the suitable fox 3.
600 logs, cannot Re exhausted daring the pres
Wa generation By all the taW.nil force now In ope
light 1tou alorg the river, Tne method ade2sed By
The n,lt men along the river for getting the log
ttc1r mills Ii to haul them To the Nateris edge
have 0hetls from the paee where the5 ate cut, ger
ndef ally net ever few hundred yards. AID then, a
the ges1Irg them INTO The water, they are made
u ,cgeiter IN large Eaits to be noaed to the NIL
0 de. rn1r stream, or toved by small tug u they
,sels to 20 pp stream Tnu mills l; Ia needless TO
ue located close 20 the nver's edge. both Tor
sEen' ontecierce Ct shipping thsr lumoes and rec
R1ou. irR their logk
1vnus TrtEe timtfred iarda, a,-su1h Of them II are
sll OF ventenly situated for logging pu1poscs.-a-e
was It from s. 10 Sl5 per sore. Within three mile
lat he river gorernmen nj lsrds TO any auouut
f:eea All oo obtained. Tho ususl rate Of s,umpag
20 cents, coin, Per tnaasard.
10 be ros71tSn
at, II AtPoltlaud, situated on tho willamette &!
for Twelve uies from III coLnue nee with the Col
ut OF b.a there afe three ssw.ruils IN operation
ak II tsciurirg lumber specially for tne lpcN mar
'egan Their joint capacity Is Ahont 900 feet IN
1e, As hfuI1- TAO Of them Iuu EACH double circ.
our An edger, trimmer, lAsh aAw. EaosaE, and
reeessasy planning and Other dreaming macnl
4er. to meet the Wanz Of the market for dressed
tAste ber. Their logs colt them r. coln, per tnoul
wiling delivered IN the boom II the mills Labor {
TEN. the In geld, ts per dsJ for head sawyer. =
entle. taccs with the planning aud dressing
nd o. tntre1y, and from 81 to 43 for III O
'nEc1- clsAscs OF labor. Taey receive for l1I
l. The ,ns following ratel: Rough lumber, SIS 10
stage nccring rs 10 ISL; siding. 81 ~; misceau
.uupet, dtcssed, fcpn &73 to t31-all IN
[asten Tese rates Include the delivery Of the utno
eaufc ary part Of the city. Terms are always
7Aees Esy snse IN gold cn1r. Wih tteAa mills A:ca
s'atet foe only power IN TIC sAwdust II coust
gun for frel II the hll and slae& ana Other wast
uaca 1e1ust atu1 nbont the mil arc cut INTO pieces
doa,d- scd to the peop:e Of the town for rteWood
nuch ecotoniunK everything, which cannot be {
10 viii Of course, IN plpces wnc1c there Ia no local
ag two let for such stuG Tna three mills It this
uas nt tns1ed ont the past Jeaf about z,seocoo {e
. With !uu Der, Al OF which wAs consumed ip this
u ooa. e1eu that fa.l!rg to anpp1J the dem2rd,
were ever AooeGo0 feet sold hero By o.
Elr.
brHIK MILF
on tho Columbia Hlver. below tho Eon
can. the willamette, theta arc teTefM small NIL
r,y.uye operation. Two Of tns la1Eess hare, each,
,rai re- pAcisy or sooat laeVV 1eet per ds1. Ine
ons: rrEe NON s.eoo 70 lo.V"e 1tek per aA5. Aei
r!vea mouth Of the Columbia, oppoa.s Astoria,
| - Sso ~ r>n1tA ara l.