The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1884-01-18
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ness Men, EtO.
OREGON.

We are Often made tho recipients
Of letters from tho older states ask.
Ing for information concerning Ore
eon,and more especially about Linn
County. Many Of our subscribers al
so receive letters from friends asking
for such Information. Ia order to
meet this demand for information,
and such increased demands for In
formation as will necessarily follow
the completion OF the Northern Pa.
cific Railroad, We have prepared:the
following description Of Oregon,
and OF Linn County 10 particular.
We hope every subscriber TO this
paper will forward this number TO
some friend In the older states, so
that the Information contained there
Ia may be as widely dIfrnsed as pos
sIble.
To those who arc seeking informa-
tion about Oregon we would direct
their attention 10 a good map OF the
State, as the geography OF a country
Is Indispensable 10 one seeking q
knowledge Of II. From such map
1t viii be seen that Oregon Is bound
ed on the south by the States of CAL
iiornia and Nevada, on the east by
oTerritory, on the north bywash-
ington Territory, and on the west by
the Pacific Ocean Oregon is COM
posed Of three physical divisions
which arc very peculiar. Tho PacIf-
Ic coast division, which embraces all
that territery lying between tho wa
ter line OF tho Pacific Ocean, and tho
summit Of the Coast Range, embrac-
Ing belt OF country on the western
side OF the state from twenty to forty
miles wide, Is the first division. This
Is billy, mountainous region, diver
slfled by descending streams and
narrow valleys which round up al
the base of the Coast Range.
The north half Of this portion OF the
State Is generally heavily tImbered
and but thinly settled, though capable
of sustaining a large population. The
south half OF this physical division oI
the State contains In q diverslflec
way many I'm Q groves Of timber and
undulating open prairies peculiarly
adapted to agriculture and sheep,
horse and cattle raising, while the
remainder Is desirable for its ilne and
valuable timber. Along the line Of
the Pacific Coast are number ol
bays and inlets, generally small,
though Yaquina Bay, when the im-
provements now being made by the
general government will be when,
such works are completed, of sufficient
depth to afford safe and easy lngresi
and egress to the largest vessels that
float the seas. Already has govern
ment expended over one hundred
thousand dollars on this harbor an
we have assurances from those who
have the work Ia charge, that water
will be OF sufficient depth to fully sat
isfy the demands OF the large shipping
Interests that will grow up her Q,
When completed and fully improved
as Is now contemplated by the gov
ernment, this harbor will afford the
cheapest, safest, and nearest outlet fol
the milIions,of bushels Of grain thai
area nnually grown In theWillamette
Valley. Already two or three little
towns have sprung up op this bay,
the most important OF which Is New
port. Already this point has beer
made port Of entry. This place hal
become a great summer resort fol
pleasure seekers.
Large numbers of people rom al
parts Of Oregon, but more especlall,
from the Willamette Valley, resor
to this place for summer recreation
when fishing, bathing, and many othe
innocent pastlmes are the order 9
the day. A railroad from Corvallis
(the center OF willamette Valley,
is now in process Of construction
When completed the grain and othe
productions OF Oregon Will seek ma
ket in the outside world, through tn
channel of transportation thus oper
ed up. Besides Yaquina Bay thel
are TilIamook Bay, Gardner Bay, an
Coos Bay, where vessels of ligI
draft may safely anchor. Immed
ately on the eastern border Of II
plateau which we have been descrt
ting, and extending north and SOU