The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1883-04-14

mineral ores. This county was at one
time large gold producing section Of
our State. Coffee creek and ether
mines yielded coarse gold, aud these
mines were very rich. Capital, at
some day, will open mp these mines
again, to the wonder and admiration of
tie ancient miner.
This county has several mineral
springs IN it Of great merit. The
snowden and the Jones spring are the
most noted. There are also saliferous
springs of sufficient capacity to make
al tie salt needed in the county.
Limestone is also abundant and Rear
the railroad. Thess quarries were
opened few years ago by S. Marks
IS Co, and the quality sufficiently
tested to show that The lime WAS first
class in strength, it having been used
in the construction of the presen. mag
nificent State capitol and State unirers-
ity. This Will become an impo,aant
iadnstrv at some future time This
county is noted fqr its t:ne borssa, and
It is ali excellent climate for stock of
al kinds.
The western portion, IS also the
eastern, abouuds in tin Der of almost
every VARIETY. 1t joins Coos county
on the west, and the coal belt end fir
timbers are the same as in Coos, ex-
cept that the two valuable varieties are
net rs plentiful i'll Douglas AS in Coos.
Along the Coqaille river which takes
its rise IL this county, the timber bets
are mex haus.sbie, and cas-, of access
frem the line of the proposed railroad.
| This is the timber bolt of mountain
and forest extending to the sea. And
the lands will yet yield the choicest
quality OF Goals, equal to those of Coos,
where 1t IS popular articla CT export.
| The prominent towns are Oakland,
Roseburg, Myrtle Greek, and Canyoa.
vile. There are about ten towns or
trading points. !.iddlebnrg and Julia
ara,new towns growing up along tue
! @. s. C.. railroad THO former Is To-
Gated OH land owned by parties Of that
name. Ths latter is named after enc
es the mcst estinab!s ladies' in eur
State. And If the town wonld Listen
to her good counsel, it would be par
agen of place. scottsburg and Card
iner are OH the lower Uupqua. At
the latter place large steam sau-uii!is
furnish freight for San Francisco. 1t
IS a polnt of great Importance Sal
mon canning is carried on extensively
at the mouth Of tie Tn equa. The
educational facilities Of Douglas county
are Of tho very best. Rosebnrg is the
leading town and Is destined to remain
50, with every propect Of becoming g
city Of great wealth and Importance.
It's leading business houses will con-
pare fasorasly with any in ths State
! With not one inhabitant where there
should be fifty, this county is one Of
the ten higheat assessed counties cut OF
the twenty two, and it increased nearly
100000 IN 1881, over the previous
year The counts is much larssr than
Goes. Considering the small popula-
ton of this county, we may wonder a.
the wealth and comfort of its inhabi-
tants. Great attention ia paid to
schools, and every industry that can
| bring wealth. Like Coos caanty, and
| others OF our State, population is
needed within its limits; and it is flow
ing into our Stzts, we are glad to say,
with promise that the influx will be
greater than it has been heretofore.
The people of this section are indus-
trious and economical, and there is a
future for this county that will make
it not only atnbng the most desirable
for residence on account of it's line
climate, but for it's conmercial aa-
Z
Santages which it possesses in a. re-
rnarka5le degree. The Q. d. G. rail
road runs Through the county. For
merly it terminated at Roseburg. This
IS u power for tho develepmnt of this
section of the State, and tho benefits
both to the company and the people,
should be and are mutual, which makes
the support of the road daty on tie
part OF the people-a feeling dnd rela-
ton that should exist for the pres
perity of both. There are fine water
powers in this country. FIGURING
mills Us we'll rs saw-mills are al over It.
1t is in this county that we have the
wonderful canyon, ten miles long-a
pass between the Canyon mountains.
where the only road runs leading
south. Douglas county can sustain a
population of 80 to the square mile
e.sier than Connecticut can her ll5
parsons. Coos county. which is three