The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1882-04-07
I.1OUIN4 BIZ 7.

While the Oregonian and its allies are
| scoAing at Eaquina, and reprinting absurd
suggestions about Capt Ead's ship railway
as applied to this bar, nature is herself
accommodating proofs i'll its favor. None are
so blind as those who wont see, and we
have no idea that Portland people will get
open their eyes to what Yaquina is. Still
there are othen people in the world who are
not blinded either by passion, prejudice. or
self interest. For their benefit we will set
out the following simple facts. On the 18th
of March 1892 two schooners left San Fran
cisco one i'll ballast for Coos Bay, the other
heavily loaded with iron and other railroad
material for Yaquina. The name of the
one was the ''Gotama = the other the Sea
Foam" They sailed in company north
| wards; the ''Gotama" on arriving off Coos
Bay was met by the Tug Escort which
attempted to take her III over Coos Bar;
she was wrecked. The ''Sea Foam pur-
sued her northward voyage, and reached
Ya1uina in thick weather, with a high
breeze, and strong ebb tide. Bat without
stopping she sailed safely i'll. and dropped
anchor in the Bay. Now we have not clted
these facts to attack Coos Bay. Because of
the wreck of the ''Gotama" we shall not
sneer at our neighbors' harbor as requiring
Capt. Ead's ship railway to enable vessels
to cross the bar. Because our friends at
Coos are urging Oregon's representation in
Congress, to use their best efforts to get as
large an appropriation for Coos Bay as they
can, we shall find 10 fault, and shall not
consider ourselves the poorer by their gain.
We hope to see every harbor in Oregon i'm
proved in turn, since we are sure that va
quina. Corvallis, and Benton county at
large will profit directly or indirectly hy the
general growth and Improvement of the
State. Bat facts are facts, and are bound
t. tell in the long run. We fully expect
to lave the OTegonian discreditins the
| whole story, aud calling the ''Sea Foam" a
wha nnhoat, her cargo two pots and a kettle,
her a, longshoreman paid by the
.''Hel combination to tell lies. or
saying that the ''sea Foam is a
marine Mrs. Harris, and f'that there ain t
no sich person." Still we know that
some scores of reputable citizens saw the
schooner cross in, and have watched her
discEarging her cargo at the Oregon Pacific
W Iarf at Yaquina. Capt. Winant is live
man, and can, when needed, make himself
,ard; the facts we have mentioned lie be-
fore us in his own writing. Therefore We
propose to adduce from time to time such
incidents as seem to us to have IL bearing
on the statements of the Legislature tf
Oregon at their last session that the harbor
of Ya1uina Bay in Benton county, Oregon.
is now of great importance as the only
available outlet for the central portion OF
the tate that the harl or affords
inside deep water anchorage in land
locked bay, FOR all the shipping that need
be provided for in many years to come
that the Improvements of this lay is
not only of the greatest moment for the de-
velopment of commerce, but will create
harbor of refuge available for the whole of
the coast of Oregon--''that the entrance is
obstructed by bar of soft sandstone rock,
only about l50 feet across, but through
which three channels exist, giving safe
access with depth of ten feet at low water.
and an average rise of tide of seven feet and
eight tenths of q foot