Roseburg review. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 1885-1920, 1886-01-08
DOUGLAS COUNTY.
4 Country Witch Rejoiccs TN "a
.Moenit3cent Climate.
Inducements TO Home Seekers.
Plenty of Farms, RaacItes and PromisiaO
Mines.

western counties Of the state, and con-
taips population Of l2,540; is bounded
on the South by jackson, Josephine
and Curry; on the West by Coos coun-
ty and the Pacific Ocean; on the Nerth
by Lane county; and on the East by
Lake and jackson counties. The coun
ty is 90 miles from North to South and
100 miles from East to West, extreme
points, and has an irregular boundary
line formed mainly by spurs OF the
Cascade range and by the Siuslaw river.
Tho county has an area OF 900 square
miles. or 2,560,0D0 acres. OF this
5O3, $50 acres orc under cultivation,
and it is almost impossible to estimate
the area that can Je placed under cul-
tivation,. Competent judges estimate
that there is at least 100000 acres
still subject to eutry under the United
States Land Laws, some portion Of
which can be titled. There is still oyer
half of the county which is not sur
veyed, much Of which is practically
unexplored. OF that subject to entry
about ten per cent can be easily cult
waited, but is not counted with the
large tracts known as Railroad and
Wagon Road grants, which embrace
excellent land.
TOPOGRAPHY.
The county Of Douglas includes the
region commonly known as the "Ump
qua valley" The only resemblance te
valley it presents, as whole, con
sists in the basin like depression Tho
| center of the county forms, wher
contrasted with the high mountains en-
comprising it. The Calipooias on thu
north, Cascades on the east, Canyon
and Rogue River mountains on thu
south, and that portion Of the Coast
Range known as the "Umpquas" or
the west, hem it in with high walls o.
| rock and timber The interior Of thi'
great basin is composed Of small val
leys, plains, canyons, gorges end noun
tains. Irregular spurs shoot out from
the main ranges and cross the country
in all directions, causing and endles.
variety Of hill and vale, meadow and
mountain. From the Cascades numer
GUS large creeks, or rivers, flow dowr
between these branching mountains
spurs until their waters are all united
and cut through the Coast Range in th'
Umpqua river. The largest of thes'
are North Umpqua, South Umpqua
Calapooia, Deer, Couger, Dead Mans
Bear, Coffee, Days and Myrtle, Hub
bard, Lake and Camp creeks, rising il
the Umpqua mountains, flow into th'
main stream, as do Oalapooia and Ell
creeks from the Calapooias on tn
north. Smith and Siuslaw rivers fov
westward from their sources in til,
Calapooias.
The main portions of available LAM
for agricultural purposes lie mostly il
the northwestern part Of the county Oh
the Siuslaw, Smith and Umpqua rirers
THE RESOURCES
Of the county are various, and in th
near future will doubtless become YER
extensive, principal and chief anon
which may he mentioned the product
Of the agriculture, numbering, stocl
raising, wool growing interests, frui
| products, mining interests, comprisin
that Of gold, silver, quicksilver, tell,
rum, copper, nickle, cement, lime an
coal, good depe sit Of which has recen
Ily heen discovered, which bids fair |
develop into a very extensive an
profitable branch of industry. A
| of the above-named minerals areknow
| to exist, and offer unoxcelled advan
tayes to the hardy prospector and |
the enterprising capalitists for inves
mcnt with the most promising result
THE SOIL
Is generally dark loan, with clay snl
soil. Along the water courses it is {
a more sandy nature, and all of
throughout the county is remarkab
for it's fertility and its adaptability |
the pursuits Of either tho farmer, fru
grower or stock raiser. A rich, re
loan is sometimes found which is ver
productive. Still, there are some sma
/. spots of sterile, gravellY soil, and SON
. of clay, to be found in this, as well I
other counties. Like in other coul
ties, the best lands often extend to Il
tops Of the high hills.
CLIMATE.
u No county in Oregon is so we
favored for climate as Douglas, no
withstanding Its billy features, and th
mountain ranges surrounding it. The'
I is not enough snow falls In the wintt
for the bare footed boy to make snov
ball from, in the valleys, nor is Il
summer attended with any unpleasar
features, such as thunder storms IN
cyclones. which almost driye mad wit
fright the citizens ct many Wester
States.
:, A good nights rest and sleep ca
7 he obtained at all seasons, and stos
J, will thrive and de well anywhere in Il
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