Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1894-12-27
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was formed from territory detached from Ben
ION ana llilamook counties. 1t is bounded on
the east by Benton and Polk, on the south by
Lane, on the west by the Pacific ocean, and on
the north by Tillamook and Polk. The county
has coast line OF fifty miles and an area of
Lilo square miles, and Il population Of about
o,OOO inhabitants The temporary county seat
Toledo. The permanent county seat location
VIII be finally determined at the regular June
election in 1896. The act creating the County
provides that the candidate for the county re-
eeiying majority OF all the votes cast shall be
the permanent county seat At the regular
election in June, 1884, there were four candi.
dates in the field for permanent county seat,
ana no place received majority vote, hence
there was no election. At the next election
the two points receiving the highest vote at
last election will be the only candidates, and
therefore decision will he assured. The two
contesItng points will be Toledo and West va
quina.
There are four bays within the limits OF Lin
coin County, all abounding in fish OF all kinds
Salmon river, or bay enters the ocean near the
northern boundary of the county. Along this
stream are fine tide lands and rich bottom
lands, soon to be opened to settlement.
Seven miles south OF salmon river the Siletz
river, or bay empties its sparkling waters into
the old Pacific Ocean. This stream drains u
large scope of country and affords the largest
volume of fresh water of any river in the coun-
ty, having many feeders. For this reason it is
said that more salmon enter it than both the
Alsea and the Yaquina combined. The Siletz
river heads in and near the summit of the Coast
range OF mountains in Polk county and runs
nearly all the way through the rich valley of
the Siletz, now an Indian reservation, soon to
be thrown open to settlement.
Twenty miles south of the Siletz Bay the now
famous Yaquina Bay mingles her commerce
laden waters with the old Pacific. YRquina
Bay proper is about II miles long but is navig-
able for small crafts for thirty miles from the
mouth, There are many tributaries empty ying
into the Yaquina, and many fine farms dot the
valleys and hill sides. Eight miles above New
port are large bodies of rich tide lands extend
ing on up the Bay for six or seven miles, many
acres of which are being dyked, reclaimed and
cultivated, and when once cultivated are said
to be the richest lands nthe world, the soil in
many places being sixty feet deep. The lands
are admirably adapted to raising all kinds of
beets, roots, mangel wurzels, etc., and particu-
larly to the culture of sugar beets. The anal
ysis of beats raised on the tide-land near Tole-
do showed 16 per cent of saccharine matter, be-
ing the highest percentage obtained in the
state.
Leaving the tidelands and for ten miles on
up the Bay, or now the Haquina river are large
sandy bottoms in and around Elk City, the gar
den spot OF the county. Above Elk City and on
up the Yaquina river and along the line OF the
o. p. railroad are fine bottom lands. On these
bottom lands fruit of all kinds do remarkably
we'll. Several hop yards have been planted
on these cotton lands and the result has been
very satisfactory. Hop culture promises to ne
one OF the prosperous and profitable industries
of the county at an early date. At Nashville,
near the east line Of the county, are laFre or
chards of prunes, apples and pears, showing
that fruit will do we'll even so near the summit
of the Coast range.
Eighteen miles below Yaquina Bay the Alsea
river and Bay empties into the Pacific ocean
The Bay is OF considerable size, and the en-
trance is deep enough to permit coasting yes
sells to enter and carry away the products of the
fertile valley of the Alsea river. The countr!
contiguous to the Alsea river resembles that o
the Yaquina very much. It is settled with in
i,ustrioue ard thrifty people, and promises IL
develop iapluly its latent resources.
ThH Dairying Industry.
Liucoln county is admirably adapted fol
dairying. With our mild climate, where snow
never lies on the ground to exceed one day
cool nights and abundance of pure spring wa
ter, it is an ideal dairying country. The eli
mate is such that grass never dries up but re
mans green during the entire year, thus af
fording annual grazing and reducing the cos
OF feeding to minimum. Glover is naturall!
adapted to this country, growing on the high
est hills or the lowest bottoms, wherever The
seed is scattered. Frequently our farmers GU
two crops of clover from their meadows in ont
year, and have been known to cut three. Silo
can be built and three crops can be obtain
CO a''-~Gl'Y for O. -!nCc. etaor I"vc hc"'' to-
en- TO establish creamery pant u IUIc.v, "ii,
there is but little doubt but that a creamer!
will be in successful operation here at an earl!
date With the creamery business once estab
| lished at some place within the county, the in
dustry will rapidly Develop. 1t is admitted il
all markets that butter and cheese produced
from the milk of cows that Craze upon the sue
culent grasses cf our country excels that of an.
other region. The day is not far distant whei
the dairying resources OF our surrounding
country will be a source oflarge annuG! incom
| to our people.
Timber. Coal and Granite.
| Commencing three miles north OF Toledo ent
extending on through Lincoln county is the ia
nous green belt of fir, spruce, hemlock, larcl
and cedar timber, only awaiting capital an
enterprise to manufacture 1t into lumber an,
place it on the markets of the world
Two and one.half miles from Toledo, on tn
headwaters OF Depot Slough are the richest un
developed coal mine in the state OF Oregon.
local company have thoroughly prospected thi
coal belt, and numerous assays have been made
the last by California experts, who pronounce
it as being the only coal on the coast suitabl
for steel works
North and east OF Toledo are located grant