The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1881-05-27
FROM TOLEDO,
YAQulSA Bar, May Is, 1851,

AQOlNA DAi iHaS ~, AooA.
ED. GAZETTE AFTER reading the
Interesting letters published in your
last issue, it occurred TO me that you
might like to hear from this place.
The people, Of course, are anxiously
awaiting the railroad.
Il seems as though this must b.
come harbor of Importance, some
time in the near future. The coun'ry
here rivals the Willamette Valley III
richness of sod, and for y grazing
country snrpasscs anything IN Oregon.
The cattle and sheep raised Oh rht,
Bay are fat and make exceedingly
tender meat. This would be All cx-
cellcnt place Toy goats, as they would
haye an extensive range.
The Californians receive y large
iue.rne from their bee farms Hear the
coast, hut the honey produced there
and which is sold everywhere IN Ore
gon,. is no better than Yaqs,.ns honey ,.
although California pays muci, more
attention to bees. The reason the
honey on the bay is better than, that
made in, the valley, is because the.
bees find no fennef blooms or ether
bitter he, bs with which TO impair The
taste of tier honey.
But amy one wl3o has passed a
summer here knows ths>rc'ative e. mei-
ills of the fresh milk, butter and
honey, ~
All that the people lack on Yaquina
is market for their prodnce. And
the expectation, Of what could be
| raised in this portion of Beuten coua-
| ty would soon repay The builders of
the future railroad for the expense OF
lhviny the track. TIE harl,or is one
of the safest on the Pacific Coast, and
after the channel has been definitely
located, there will be no trouble TO
enter it, nothing 10 be compared with
that Of the Columbia river.
Settlers are coming in every day.
Three new families came yesterday.
II there was no other inducements
people wonld settle here because oi
its healthfulness. The coast is more
sheltered than in other places, and on
that a. count viii be desirable foca-
ton for those who wish to live neal
the sea shore.
] Already pleasure seekers are com
ing over, M hongh qnite early, bn1
probably they wish to engage in tn.
fishing, which is now fine.
| The hills hack of Newport src GOV
cred with. the lovely pink flowers o
the Rfodo 'endron or Mountain Lau
rel. and present beautiful appear
ance. Tiis is, perhaps, the handsom
eat shrub to- be found in Oregon.
| THE men are busy at the qnarr,
| g .,;pg out rock for the cribs. Th'
i On at mil il also at work sawin!
] ,imbers- for the jettys, and, altogctt
er, Ya4uina,is waking up.
/ Tln re is one ,lraw back, however
ani tha; is, the stores are out of to
|, bacco. The anxious cry from al
enarts-s is heard: when will tha
tobacco come 2"
1 There are three schools in session
on ,h, Bay The Stanton school i
n presided over by Mis-. Viola Bagley
This is her second term, and sh
makes very successful teacher. An,
school woa ald be fortunate in securing
her services.
An English family have move'
into Toledo, and talk of establishin!
stare. II seems to be good pom
for such an undertaking.
For a chapter of accidents, W
might m 'n,;on the breaking Of som
of the machinery on the Eureks
That, how yer, viii soon he r.p,i~ed
It was reported at Newport tha
Mr.. Thomas Lesbo had his thuml
broken in four plares while logging
That seems to be an unfortunate bus
mess, for Mr.. VIM. M4rkey recentl
cut his foot quite severely. He bear
his t mp rary release from work wit
martyr-like patience. His aympa
thizing friends hope for his speedy n
covery.
4 But we challenge any school il
Benton county to show better rec
ord than that made by the ToIed.
school on last Friday morning. On,
!. Of the scholars observed deer, pnr
sued by a dog. en the other eide o
Depot slough. On permission helms
{ given, four small boys, the eldes
barely thirteen, rowe.i across the bay
and after wading through mud anf
falling into innumerable tide holer
reached the scene Of conflict. Th.