The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1894-10-05
FROM Elk c1rY,s wooLLY wILDs.

Although this little place has been favor
ed with many valuable improvements of late
rival trading point has sprung up at the
Pioneer stone quarry, two and one-halt
miles further up the Yaquina river, on the
railroad at the intersection of the Newport
and Elk City wagon roads. Buildings for
postoffice, express Office and general mer-
chandise store are under course of construc-
ton, and the numerous small, new dwellings,
with now and then tent, remind one, as
he glances up the narrow canyon, of a min
ing camp in the days of AS. The stone in
dustry, at this point, already gives employ
ment to about forty men, but, whether the
future growth and prosperity of Pioneer will
tend to help or injure Elk City, time alone
can tell.
Elk City has had several distinguished
pleasure seeking visitors during the past
season, and owing to the excellent fishing
1.-THE season is now most favorable) many are
remaining, and few are still coming.
Among recent arrivals, is Night. Officer Nc
Lagan, who strings his share of the fnny
tribe. o.. many friends in Corvallis will
he surprised to learn that he has made his de-
but as sleight of. hand performer. His first
appearance upon the stage was in this city,
last Saturday evening, with the Prof. Lewis
combination, now enroute for Corvallis.
Although we have long since been divided
into county of our own, we find that to
get the news we must still look to dear old
Benton, for in our last weeks official county
paper, the Lincoln Leader, appeared the fol-
lowing local: ''It is expected that 10000
car loads of exhibits will be received at the
grounds of the worlds fair between now and
the 1st of May" Surely our county is not
that far behind the times.
We Lincolnites are sometimes sneered at,
because we live in the burnt woods, eat
clans, and-because we live in Lincoln
county. True enough, we may have few
old timers, 'squatted" on their burnt-wood
claims, who live on, and live on, and have
nothing to live on, but if can't raise
wheat lat twenty-five cents a busheD our
natural resources must not be over looked
SUCH aS our nall-uoZeu or hOTe TOSh QudTIleS,
three in active operation, with one runnin z
night and day crews. Then, our trout fish
ing alone, gives employment to many. One
dollar per dozen is paid by the Portland
markets for salmon trout delivered on the
train at this place; and good fisherman
often catches five or six dozen a day.
About the only thing saved out of the
ruins of the burnt dwelling of P. N. Lathrop
a few weeks ago, notice of which appeared
in your paper at the time, was small lump
| of gold, which is all that is left of gold
medal, presented to Mr.. Lathrop by the
government, for assisting in the burial OF
that president after whom this county was
named. MIR. Lathrop was commissioned
| officer on Joe Hooker's staff, and was de-
| tailed from Springfield, ILL.,. to Washington,
to assist on that memorable occasion. Mr..
Lathrop is an own cousin of Stanford, nee
Lathrop, widow of the late Leland Stanford,
of Calf, but has large family, and is in
needy financial circumstances, and the gen.
erous community have contributed literally
and started the family into house keeping
again. NOSE.