Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1895-01-03

| LACultH COUNTY was created bv sn act nj
the Legislature on February lS, 1893, and
wac formed from territory detached from Ben
| ton aud pillamook counties. II is bound d on
the east by benton and Polk, on the south by
Lane on the west by tho Pacific ocean, aad on
the north by TillamOOk and Polk The county
has coast line 0f fifty miles and an area OF
Lilo square miles, and population Of about
o'ooo inhabitants, The temporary county seat
loledo. The permanent county sea; location
Will be finally determined at the regular June
election in 1895. The net creating the County
provides that the candidate for the county re.
ceiving majority OF all the votes cs.st .hal 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 lie 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 aboundipg 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 IL
large scope OF country and affords the largest
volume OF fresh water of any river in tho c6un.
ty, having many feeders. For this reason It Is
atJ th,f, a.. =.
.ilses and TIE laquina combined. The Siletz
river heads in and near the summit OF ne Coast
range Of mountains in Polk county and runs
nearly all the way through the rich valley of
the Silet3, nov IN Indian reservation, soon 70
be thrown open to settlement.
Twenty miles south of the Siletg Bay the now
famous Iaquina hay LIinslIs LJr ruI.!.vg, C.
laden waters with the old Pacific. Yaluina
Bay proper is about II miles long, but IS navig-
able for small crafts for thirty milea from the
mouth, There are many tributaries empt ying
into the Taquina, 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 dykod, 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 lide-la near Tole-
do showed l6 per cent OF saccharine matter, be.
ing the highest percentage obtained in the
state.
thn 40 l., F.,
up the Bay, or now the faQuina river, are large
sandy bottoms in and around Elk City, the gar
den spot of the county. Above Elk City and en-
up the Yaquina river and alon t lire oi 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 bottom lands and the result has been
very satisfactory. Hop culture promises To he
one of the prosperous and profitable int!Ustri
Of the county at an early date. At Nashville,
near the east line OF the county, are large or
chards of prunes, apples and psa:s, showing
that fruit will do well even so near the sul.l 1t
Of the Coast range.
Eighteen miles below Iaquina Bay Tie .Nsea
river and Bay empties into the Pacific ocean.
The Bay is of considerable size, and TIE en-
trance is deep enough to permit coasting YES
sels to enter and carry away the products OF the
fertile valley of the >lsea river. The country
contiguous TO the Alsea rivar resembles that Of
the Yaquina very much. 1t is settled with in.
austrious and thrifty people. and promises to
develop rapidly its latent resources.
The Dairying Industry.
Liucoln county is admirably adapted for
mill fI t,,at To -har
never lies on the ground to exceed one day,
cool nights and abundance of pure spring wa
ter, 1t is an ideal dairying country. The eli
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 10 minimum. Glover 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. SilCs
can be built and three crops can be obtain
ed annually for enslage Steps have been TAX
Ell to establish creamery plant at Toledo ana
there is but little doubt but that IL creamery
will be In successful operation here ct an early
late. With the creamery business once es:ab-
lustry will rapidly develop. 1t is admitted in
al markets that butter and cheese produced
from the milk of cows that Craze upon the suc.
cnlent grasses cf our country excels that OF any
other region. The day is not far distant when
the dairying resources of our surrounding
will be source OF large annual income
to our People.
Tin,har. Cnal and flranita
Commencing three miles north OF Toledo and
extending on through Lincoln county is the fa-
nous green belt OF fir, spruce, henilock, larch
and cedar timber, only awaiting capital and
to manufacture it into lumber and
place 1t on the markets OF the world.
Two and one. half miles from Toledo, on the
headwaters of Depot Slough are the richest un.
developed coat mine in the state of Oregon a
local company have thoroughly prospected this
coal belt, and numerous assaysh have been made,
the last by California experts, who pronounced
il as being the only coal on the coast suitable
for steel works.
North and east of Toledo are located granite
mines in unlimited quantities equal in quality
to the Maine and Vermont granite, with water
power on the premises sufficient To run all
necessary to furnish rock for build.
Ing and monuments.
Towns and Villages.
YAQUINA CITY Is the terminus OF the oregon
Pacific railroad. It has two hotels, three stores,
a church and school house. An academy has
recently been instituted there, and promises to
be a successful institution of learning. 4 con.