Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1893-04-20
ELK CITY, s :
PRETTY VILLAGE IN THE MIDST or TREE
COVERED HILLS.

The novelist who described his
chosen village as lying on the banks
of beautiful, silvery stream that
wended its laughing way to the
ocean, surrounded by the tree COW
cred hills; where nature appeared
i'll its grandestand at the same time,
lovelist moods, must have had the
charming little village of Elk City,
Oregon, i'll his mind.
Situated on the banks of the va
quina river and Silver creek, it is
an ideal spot for a town. Nature
has done all that could be asked for
the place, and in the balmy spring
time when the birds are warbliue in
the trees, the fruit buds Just burst
ing into bloom, and the sun shining
OH the siivery water, just enough to
cause the beautiful salmon trout TO
voraciously seek for his dinner, it
would seem, in fact that nature had
left nothing undone.
So much for the location. In the
matter of resources nature has not
been niggardly by any means.
Surrounding and adjacent to Elk
City are numerous valleys occupied
by prosperous ranchmen who are
making themselves magnificent
homes in these grand old hills. The
soil of these valleys and hillsides
cannot be overestimated as regards
fertility. Anything adapted to this
climate grows in wonderful profu-
sion, and as fruit country it is the
ideal one in every respect. Here
fruit reaches the most perfect
state of any country known,
not excluding famous California.
These valleys are the home of the
apple, and a wormy or blighted
one was never seen, while in
prunes, pears, plums, cherries, ETC.,
it can hardly be excelied. Add to
this an open climate where stock
men needs to scarcely ever feed his
stock during the winter and il will
be seen in this nature has also done
her full part, and it only awaits the
hand of willing labor to transform
these grand hills and valleys into
beautiful homes for a c6ntented
people.
Elk City, about which we start
ed to write, is a village, of 1so souls,
situated about nine miles from To-
edo, the county seat. 1t Is what
is known as the head Of navigation
Oh Yaquina river, steamers of con-
siderable draft being able to ascend
that far. 1t is also station on the
Oregon Pacific railroad, and one of
considerable importa nee, being the
second i'll the size of shipments be-
tween the summit and Yaquina
City.
The general me rchandise store of
the place is presided over by +. NJ.
Mays, who also handles the U. S.
mails for Uncle Sam. He has a
well-assorted stock and enjoys a
good trade, drawing for miles above
among the ranches. The village
hotel is presided over byJ. H. Van
Orden, who feeds the hungry way
Iarer on the fat of the land and
this means something there, at
very reasonable figure. DR.. Carter
looks after those who fall sick, a
very rare occurance, by the way.
The town has a good school, which
closed a successful term of school
last Friday. Religious services are
regularly held, and the town has
all the other necessary adjuncts for
a town Of its size.
The town is situated across the
river from the railroad, but at pres
ent an excellent ferry is running
for the accommodation of the pub
lie.
Among the other improvements
which is contemplated for the town
this spring is the building Of a sub
stantial bridge across the river.
1t is safe TO say that this charm
ing town will make some material
advancements this year. The plac-
ing of the railroad onto a substan-
tial basis will have an equal bene-
fetal effect in settling up the county
and Elk City win flourish as n green
haN tt1pe,