Roseburg review. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 1885-1920, 1886-01-08

from 1878 to 884, inclusive, wa
thirty-four and seventy-two-one-hun
dredth inches. This is less than tha
in many Of the Western and even ex
treme Eastern States. 1t falls in
showers, lasting from few minutes te
sometimes two or three days, wit
many bright sunshiny days between.
LAND PRICES.
These vary here as elsewhere, &C
cording to soil, location and state Of
improvements. It ranges from $5 to
$50 per acre. There are many ranches
adapted to dairying which can be pur-
chased at very ne asonable rates.
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS.
The staple crop of the county is
wheat, although wool ranks almost, If
not quite, equal to. it Corn is also
|grown to very large extent, and is
fully equal in quality to that produced
in jackson. These two counties
douglas and Jackson,) take the lead
as the corn producing counties IN the
State; sure and reliable crop, can
always be depended upon. Oats Of a
superior weight and quality are here
grown. Rye, barley and fax do fully
as well as in any other section. Hops
also do we'll Broom corn and sugar
cane have never been tried to any great
extent bat would doubtless thrive.
Potatoes and all vegetable crops pro-
duce abundantly and are of an excel
lent quality In fact, green vcge-
tables can be purchased almost the year
round. Hay is an important product
and commands good price tho year
round.
Of all kinds do exceedingly well in
this county. Apples, peaches, pears,
plums, cherries, prunes, apricots,
ounces, figs and grapes, as Ear as tried,
can be relied on. No insect pest of
any kind bothers fruit in this county,
and all fruit has an exceptionally fine
flavor, growing to a very large size.
All descriptions of tame and wild ber-
ries grow in great abundance, even to
three varieties of huckleberries.
Almonds and English walnuts have
also been grown here.
sToCK-RAIsrNG.
Was formerly the chief industry of
the whole county, but Of late years has
given place to agriculture in the older
settled portions. While the large
herds have been reduced in size, they
have been improved in quality. This
is especially noticeable in the woolgrow-
ing industry. Cattle, horses and hogs
have been greatly Improved. The
grades OF wool from this county hnve
always ranked first in the San Francisco
market and command the highest priec.
l TIMBER.
This will undoubtedly command as
high rank in the future as any of the
leading productions of the county, es.
pecially along the Umpqua, Coquille
and Siuslaw rivers. The former two
are navigable for small bats for dis
tance of thirty miles from their outlets
into the Pacific, and along the shores
of which are large bodies Of most ex.
cellent timber, such as fir, red and
white cedar, sugar pine. myrtle, chin.
quapin, oak, ash, maple, laurel and
mountain mahogany.
/ HONEY.
| There Is an abundance of Wild honey
and the busy bee finds an immense
number OF wild flowers almost The en-
tire year around to feed upon. The
honey produced is clear and of excel.
lent flavor.
MANUFACTURERS.
Are very limited in number Al
present they comprise saw and -four
| ing mills and one foundry and machine
shop. There are opportunities 70,
others, which, by beginning now, would
secure a permanency that would be
come valuable as the county settles up
There is an abundance of water power
that is very convenient and at acces
| sible points.
| SCHOOLS AND CHURCHES.
| The country is well provided in this
respect, and are well supported. The
new conner has no occasion for anxiet,
nor fear of heavy taxes to support
them.
The total liabilities of Douglas coun
, | ty for the year 1885 were $75,7l9,84
J total assetts SOS, ,303. .33 leaving bal
ance of 81, 4l6, 81 as an actual county
debt which is something remarkable
considering the amount Of public i'm
: provement. Tho total taxable property
Of the county is almost, if not quit,
: g, 100000. The amount needed fol
> the coming year will be $50, ,383,78 o.
I8 mills on the dollar, compared will
other counties in the state this is al
l most nominal
II HEALTH.
,I This is remarkable and prominen
: feature In this county to which the at
tention of every stranger is called. N,
malaria or miasma is known to exist il
}. Douglas, nor Is there any prevailinI
I type Of disease incident to this county
: MINING.
This important industry Of the stat
0 may be termed as in its infancy. Th
: resources of the county in this respec
! are in every way worthy of the mos
thorough Investigation Of every mininl
! man: and is firmly believed by man,
0 that could some earnest and cnergeti
prospecting be done, there would be
: full realization of the most sanguin
expectations of the advocates of thi
valuable pursuit. At present there j
i a nicklc mine, large number of place
l mines, and . cinnabar mine. All ar
: worked to greater or less extent, an,
at a more or less profit.
PRINCIPAL TOWNS.
r The principal towns Of the count,
: are Roseburg, Oakland, Drain, Scots
burg and Gardner, besides which ther
t are a large number Of Postofices q