The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-10-13
A Prosperous Community.

Deep River lies in the western end
of Wahkiakum County, and is navi-
gable for distance of five miles by
steamboat from the mouth. Its name
is well chosen, as it has a depth of
from thirty to. one hundred feet of
water from its mouth to the head of
navigation. for steamboats,.
Deep River has been settled for
thirty years, Mr.. George Corey be-
ing the pioneer settler, and who is
still O resident here. In the last five
years Deep River has settled up very
fast, there being now on the River
about eighty settlers, almost all of
whom have fine places.
The bottom lands arc very rich and
produce good crops every year. Ly.
ing next to the bottom lands and
along the main river bank are hun
dreds of acres of fine tide lands, which
when dyked in will make most valu-
able places.
Deep river is divided into three
school districts, with three good
school houses, the total number of
sholars attending school being sixty
five. The term Of school lasts for
three months, and is sometimes held
longer by private subscription.
There are two steam boats plying
between Deep River and Astoria,
making two trips a week, one OF
them carrying the mail. Astoria Is
the central point for this section of
the country, mostly all of the trading
and business is done there. Deep
River has a large country back of it
known as the Salmon creek and Ma
sci river. This section is also set
tling up very rapidly. There is con-
siderable farming being carried on
there and some of them have nice
places. Logging is also carried on to
quite an extent on the Nasel, and is
the principal business done there
There are ten camps running there
that give employment to one hundred
men. The outlet for this section of
the country. to Astoria. is by country
road to the fork of Deep River, at
steamboat landing, Notwithstanding
this road has only been open one
year, there is already big travel
this way. The writer is also informed
that the people of the Willapa sec
ton, which is ten miles north of the
Nasel, have cnt road from that place
through to the Nasel to connect
with the Deep River road, and ex-
pect soon to have q mail route through
20 Deep River and on to Astoria.
When this route is established
which will soon be, the people of the
Willapa can reach Astoria in one day,
the distance being sixteen miles from
the Willapa to Deep River, and thirty
miles to Astoria, thus reducing the
distance on the Oysterville route
fifty miles, and also saving consider.
able travelling expenses.
With all these advantages Deep
River still holds the key to the out
let for hundreds of millions of feet of
timber, which lies to the north and
within four miles of tide water. All
the timber land that is surveyed is
all taken. Some of the most promin-
ent business men of Astoria and
many others are holding claims here,
and there are still thousands of acres
of unsurveyed timber land left, which,
when surveyed, will be at once taken
up. In the near future there will be
railroads built to tap this timber,
which will be hauled to Deep River,
and from there it will be shipped to
market.
Deep River, surrounded as she is
with all these natural advantages,
and peopled with'a live, wide-awake
community, will step to the front in
the near future, as one of the largest
and best business points in the coun-
ty.-Blue Jag IN CdthlGmet Gazette.