Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1894-08-02

Here we found the latter busy at
work. He was moving onto q new
place on the opposite side Of tic
river, rhe farm OF r. S. Barclay
was next on Our route. This is a
good farm and he is getting it we'll
improved, adding a little to his
cultivated land each year. The
farms of c. Curtice and J. R,
Barclay are both good places, the
latter being quite we'll improved.
We noticed some llne fruit on the
former.
At the school house near Tide
water a school picnic was billed for
that day, and the first load Of
picnickers had just reached the
ground as we passed. We had a
desire to stop and take part with
shet1, and to sample the good
dinner which we'll filled baskets
promised, but time was pressing so
we passed Oil over the hill to Tide
water. We met Mr.. I. r. Gault
on his road to the picnic and passed
a few pleasant words with him,
At Tidewater we found Mr.. Bishop
just about ready for the picnic aud
only detained him long enough to
show us the trail on down the river,
TOR here the wagon road ends.
Getting fairly on the trail we
made pretty good time and at noon
came out at the farm ofW. DeRisley.
This is another good farm and is
we'll stocked, Here we haile,l the
terryman, Mr.. Fordin, AMI WIS
taken across the river. After par
taking of a good dinner, our horse
was scowed over the river and pur-
sued our way down the river. For
a couple Of miles the new wagon
road is cut out in good shape, but
after reaching Mr.. Southworth's
place it again takes to the trail.
Here we got mixed up with COW
trails and tide sloughs. Fortunate
ly help came in the person of Miss
Darling, who directed us to the
right trail, and III short time we
came to Eckmans slough. Here
we found the tide up and the end
of the new bridge provokingly near
the land and yet too fai to get onto,
SO up the slough we had to go
to get across. We crossed at Mr..
Kroeger's place, which by the way
Is fine ranch, and is stocked up
with some good looking cattle.
Mr.. Kroeger had to knock his
pasture fence down to let us over,
and he made a wry face over it
until he found out that we belonged |
i'll Lincoln county, then he took it
all back, but it seemed to have a
bad effect on him, for with all our
grace and tnodesty we could not i'll
duce him 10 subscribe for the
LEADER. But we believe If we
had made him tear down his fence
twice we could have got him.
We arrived at Waldport in the
evening and put up for the night at
the Alsea House. Waldport Is
holding its own. On Friday even
ing the schooner Mary Gilbert, Of
San Francisco, came in for a load |
of lumber from the Harrison saw
mill. The schooner will take on
about I4e, 900 feet of clear spruce
lumber for the California box trade.
The salmon are just beginning to
come into the Alsea Bay and the
boats have made a few catches.
Henry Nice is getting his cannery
ready for the seasons run. The
schooner Mary Gilbert brought in
quite a lot Of freight for Diven
& Son, Harrison Bros. and A, H,
LuGeus.
Crossing the Bay at Waldport we
took the hill road and swung off
onto the Seal Rock road, arriving
at the latter place in time to partake
of a good lunch with Mr.. and Mrs. !
J. w. Brasfeld. Seal Rock is we'll |
filled, and further mention Of the
same is made elsewhere. On down
the beach we came to VIM. Grants
place, formerly known as Far Far. |
Mr.. Grant formerly had a nice
summer hotel at this place but it
was DESTROYED bv fire a wear aoo