Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1894-07-26
UP DEPOT SLOUGH.
What a LEADER Reporter
saw during an after
moons jaunt.

Leaving Toledo Tuesday alter
noon in the front seat Of a one mare
buggy, we drove out over the new
road lately built by enterprising
citizens of Toledo and vicinity.
which intersectS the old Corvallis
and Newport road at what is known
as the Dundon bridge. Here we
found Father Dundon taking care
of large crop of hay. Mr.. Dun
den has lived for over a quarter of
century on the old homestead,
and now when he is turning down
the shady side of life he has good
comfortable home to live in and
enjoy the fruits of years of honest
toll.
Passing along the county road
and by the large and thrifty looking
orchard Of Mr.. Dundeu we turned
to the left, leaving the old Cor
wallis road, or sometimes called
One Foot in Ten, by old settlers,
and following up the winding val
ley of the Depot slough, we soon
fcame to the old Hardison farm, now
owned by the American Mortgage
company, of Portland. Its broken
down fences and fast decaying
buildings makes one feel like he
was going through country grave.
yard. But we soon came to a more
cheering scene, a half mile further
on, at the fine farm of VIM. Enos,
whom we found busy unloading
the last load of hay from a large
and well kept meadow. A hall
mile further on we passed by the
old Bagley farm, now owned by
c. w. Kurl, who by the way hasn't t
let any grass grown Under his feet,
having built many rods of good
fence and otherwise improved his
farm.
Resuming Our journey we soon
arrived at the bachelor farm of our
old friend J. S. Copeland. Here
we were also agreeably surprised at
the many improvements that were
under way. And hard by were
Messrs. Crosno and son, Tillotson
brothers, Mathews and Ben. Jones
assisted by six horses, several plow,
scrapers, axes and grubbing hoes,
they were making the dirt fly.
Upon asking a leading question as
to what was intended bythis whole
sale onslaught On the unofending
crabapples and willows, we were
directly informed that a dyke I6
feet wide and four feet high was to
be built from the Slough to the
hill, half mile away, to answer
the double purpose Of dyke and
also make road bed for the Toledo
Coal company, who will soon lay
track thereon. Here we saw Mr..
Crawford, the photographer OF AL
bany, who was up the Valley for
the double purpose "of regaining
lost health and 70 get shot at
some of the splendid scenery OH the
head waters of the Depot slough.
Passing on up the valley we found
the fine farm Of fAlbert Waugh green
with the growing crops, Here we
saw eight acres of fine potatoes that
in our judgement will bring in more
shining shekles this fall than any
one hundred and sixty acres OF
wheat in the Willamette valley.
We must not forget to mention that
we were entertained by R. F. Cola.
more, who has all adjoining farm to
Mr.. Waugh's, which, by the way,
would make Polk county hop king
smile, for here on the bottom lands
of the Depot is the hop lands ol
Oregon. Passing on up the valley
we passed by the splendid farms o.
Messrs. Harmon, RAIDER, Kynistor
and Dick who are all making i'm.
provements this season. We also
noted that on the left hand fork o
the Depot that c. M. Carlson hat
made many substantial improve.
ments during the last year.
Crossing over the peninsula tc
the Ollala, and striking it at th,
Wade farm, we now headed oui
mare for Toledo, three mile drive
down the valley ofthe Ollala. Pass
ing by the splendid stock farms O
Wade, Stanton, Hoffman and Nc
Cluskey who were all hard at work
In the way Of improvements, We