Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1894-12-20

the Legislature on February IS. 1so3. aud
was formed from territory detached from Rem
ton and. .Tillamook counties. Il is bounded or
the east by Benton and Polk, en- the south by
Lane, on the west by the Pacific ocean. and on
the north by Tillsmook and Polk. The cauntv
mas coast line Of fifty miles and an area of
I'tto square miles, and population Of about
2UVV inhabitants. The temporary county seat
loledo The permanent county seat location
VIII be finally determined al the regsler June
election in 1896, The act creating the County
provides that the candidate for the county re-
celving majority of all the votes cast shall be
the permanent county seat. At the regular
election in June, 1894, there were four candi.
dates in the field for permanent county seat,
and no place received a 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 be assured. The two
contesting 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
landss soon to be opened to settlement,
Seven miles south Of salmon river the Siletz
river, or bay enpties lis sparkling waters into
the old Pacific Ocean. This stream drains a
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
ha
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 Silet2, now m Indian reservation, soon to
be thrown open to settlement.
Twenty miles south of the Siletz Bay the now
famous Iaquina Bay mingles her commerce:
laden waters with the old Pacific. Yaquina
Bay proper is about Ii miles long, but is navig.
able for small crafts for thirty miles from the
mouth There sre many tributaries emntving
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 in the 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 beets raised on the tide.land near Tole.
do showed 10 per cent of saccharine matter, be-
ing the highest percentage obtained in the
state.
Leaving the tide:lants and for ten miles on
bo Dny ~
sandy bottoms in and around Elk City, the gar.
den spot of the county. Above Elk City and on
up the Iaquina river and along the line OF the
o, P. railroad are fine bottom lands. On these
bottom lands fruit of all kinds do remarkably
well Several hop yards have been planted
on these rottom lands and the result has been
very satisfactory, Hop culture promises to he
one OF the prosperous and profitable industries
of the county at an early date. At Nashville,
near the east line OF the county, are large or.
chards of prunes, apples and pears, showing
that fruit will do well 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 country
contiguous to the Alsea river resembles that of
the Iaquina very much 1t is settled with in.
dustrious and thrifty people, and promises to
develop rapidly its latent resources
The Dairying Industry.
Liucoln county is admirably adapted FOR
dairying With our mild climate, where snow
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cool NIGHTS and abundance OF pure spring Wa
ter, IL Is ell lUeaI Ui,i.! !luS cJGntI!. The GA
mate is such that grass never dries up but re-
mains green during the entire year, thus af-
fording annual grazing and reducing the cost
of feeding to minimum. Clover is naturally
adapted to this country, growing on the high
est hills or the lowest bottoms, wherever the
seed is scattered, Frequently our farmers cut
two crops of clover from their meadows in one
year, and have been known to cut three. Silos
can be built and three crops con be obtain.
en- to establish creamery plant at Toledo, and
there is but little doubt but that creamery
will be in successful operation here at an early
date. With the creamery business once estab-
lshed at some place within the county, the in.
dustry win rapidly develop. 1t is admitted in
all markets that butter and cheese produced
from the milk of cows that Craze upon the sue.
culent grasses cf our country cScels that OF any
other region. Tho day is not far distant when
the dairying resources Of our surrounding
country will be source of large annual income
to our people
Timber, Coal and Granite.
Commencing three miles north of Toledo and
extending on through Lincoln county is the ia
nous green belt OF fir, spruce, hemlock, larch