The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1878-10-12
TRAVELLING CORRESPONDENCE

lot devoiing his mind to the ex-
animation Of it's many features
could very easily overlook its vast
Whom I say that Coos
county has IS many natural
sources of future wealth as any
other county in the State OF Ores
gonT say It with full knowledge
of the value and wealth of the
other counties.
The timber and coal, which are
almost inexhaustible, ARE in them-
selves alone, enongn to insure the
future prosperity of the county
bey md u doubt; but there are
other features of boundless wealth
which we will proceed to examine
namely: agricultural, aud stock
raising.
The most of the farming land
lays along the Coquille and Coos
rivers and their tributaries, also
around Coos Bay and its arms ex
tending into the land. These land.
are mostly covered with y growtt
OF Drush and small timber whlcl
can be cleared at little expence
aud the farmers who have tired i
tell me that the fertility of the
land is so great that the first croI
will always more than pay for the
clearing, and my own observation
III the Coquille valley confirm,
them III every particular.
In the Coqu;lle valley we iine
considerable advancement III the
agricultural line; here are many
farms under the finest cultiva,
ton, all kinds OF grain aud vege
tables are raIsed in great protn,
sion and they now have three
grist mills in he valley which FUR
nlsh the Iest OF -four for homt
consumption.
| As fruit growing country Coos
county canliot besurpassed, either
III the quality or the quantity q
the lrult which can be produced
The apples aud peaches especially
have IA pee Illariy rich havor-th,
rich laud seems especially adapt,
ed for all kinds OF fruit | notice
that scarcely any attention is pai6
to the fruit trees aud still they ar,
all loaded to their greatest capac
lty, and, in the opinion ct you
correspondent Coos county AM
more especially the Coqnllle val
ley ID the near turure. will be th.
most noted of any portion of Or
egon Tor It's fine fruits.
There Is another branch OF in
dustry which can be carried on in
Coos { o lnty with great profit, tha
is, stock raising. The grount
even on the hills aud mountain
is so well adapted to all kinds @
grass that seeds scattered broad
cast spring up as if by magic AMI
feed for your stock is attendant
In winter as well as summer stocl
will fatten and there is no DANCE
of hard wlnles in which you
stock will freeze or starve.
What Coos county needs il
better communications with th,
rest OF .regon and that could b,
effected by railroad to Rosebur.
which at no great future day vii
be an accomplished fact. Th.
bar of the lay is one of the great
est impediments to the interests
of Cous county-improve it 81
that slips OF great tonnage can en-
ter the harbor then will the Dnsi
ness Of the county snrpass any
other portion of the State.
While the pc, pie of Coos ar,
waiting f)r railroads and harbol
improvements, they should not
neglect tie improvement of theil
wagon roads for good roads are
certainly great convenience, ane
conduce to wealth OF any coun,
Try. The road between t;oqulli,
City and Myrtle Point certainl,
needs iu.provlng aud the energet,
lc people OF the Coquilie will no
loug let it remain in its preseni
condition. w.