Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1895-01-31
LINCOLN COUNTY, OREGON.
THE YOUNGEST COUNTY IN TEE STATE.
"A Brio2 Description of Lincoln County. Oregon,
And its Rioh, Unaeveloped Resources.

! !, ,INC0LE COUNTY was created BY an act Of
the Legislature on February IS, 1888, and
was formed from territory detached from Ben
ton and Tillamook counties. It is bounded on
the east by Benton and Polk, on the south by
Lane, on tie west by tie Pacific ocean, and on
the north by Iillamcok and Polk. The county
has coast line Of fifty miles and an area OF
LILO square miles, and population Of about
| 5000 inhabitants. The temporary county seat
Toledo. The permanent county seat location
will he finally determined ut the regular June
election in 1856 The act creating the County
| provides that the candidate for the county re-
ceivirg majority OF all the votes cast shall be
the permanent county seat 1T the regular
election in June, 1884, there were four candi-
dates in the field for permanent county seat,
and no place received majority vote, hence
there was no election. III the next election
the two points receiving the highest vote at
| last election will be tie only candidates, and
therefore decision will be assured The two
contesIing points will be Toledo and West va.
quina.
There are four bays within tie limits OF Lin
coin County, all abounding in fish OF all kinds.
!
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 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 10 settlement
Twenty miles south of the SletZ Bay the now
famous Yaquina Bay mingles her commerce.
| laden waters with the old Pacific. Isquina
| Bay proper is about II miles long but is navig-
able for small crafts for thirty miles from the
mouth. There are many tributaries emptjing
| into the Yaluina, ana many fine farms dot the
valleys and hill sides. Eight miles above New
port are large bodies OF rick 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 wur2elS, etc., and particu-
| larly to the culture of sugar beats. The anal
| ySis of beets raised on the tide-lnnd near Tole-
90 showed u per cent Of saccharine matter, be-
| ing the highest percentage obtained III the
! state
! Leaving the tde.lGnds and for ten miles on
up the Bay or now the Yaquina river, ere large
sandy bottoms in and around Elk City, the gar
den spot oi the county. Above Elk City and on
up the Yaquina river and alon e line OF the
| o, p. railroad are iinc bottom lands. On these
bottom lands fruiG oi all kinds do remarkably
well, Several hop Yards have been planted
on these CottomlGuds 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. vt Nashville,
near the east line O! the county, are large or
chards OF pruncH, an,ieS and pears, showing
that fruit will do Wei Ven so near the summit
OF the Coast range,
Eighteen miles below iaquina Bay the Alsea
river and Bay emptias into the Pacific ocean.
The Bay Is OF II considerable size, and the. en-
trance il deep enough 10 permit coastng YES
sells to enter and carry away the products OF the
fertile valley OF the Als2a river The country
contiguous to the Alsea river resembles that OF
the Yauuina very much. II is settled with in
dustrious and thriitypeople, and promises to
develop rapidly its latent resources.
The Darying industry.
Liucoln county Is admirably adapted FOL
/ ~; .Inrn ,s,,t
never lies on the ground TO exceed one day
cool nights and abundance of pure spring wa
ter, it is an ideal dairyin& country. The eli
mate is such thai grass never dries up but re
mains green during the entire year, thus al
fording annual grazirsand reducing the cos
OF feeding to n mRlimpm. Clover is naturall!
adapted to this country, growing on the high
est hills or the lowest bottoms, wherever thu
seed Is scattered. Frequently our farmers Gu
two crops of clover from their meadows in on
wear, and have been known to cut three. Silo
can be built and three crops can be obtain
ed annually for ensilage. Steps have been tax
en- to establish Il creamery plant at Toledo, AM
there is but little doubt but that creamer,
will be in successful operation here at an earl,
date. With the creamery business once estab
|
dustry will rapidly develop. 1t is admitted il
all markets that butter and cheese produces
from the milk of cows that Craze upon the sue
crlent grasses cf our country eXcels that OF an
other region. The day is not far distant whel
the dsirying resources Of our surroundin
country will be a source OF large annual incom
to our people.
Timber, Coni snd Granite.
Commencing three miles north Of Toledo an
extending on through Lincoln county is the fl
nous green belt of fir, spruce, hemlock, larc
and cedar timber, only awaiting capital an
enterprise to manufacture It into lumber an
place II on the markets OF the world.
Two and one. half miles from Toledo, on tn
headwaters OF Depot Slough are the richest III
developed coal mine in the state OF Oregon.
local company have thoroughly prospected til
coal belt, and numerous assays have been mad'
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
mines in unlimited quantities equal in quait
to the Maine and Vermont granite, with watC
power on the premises sufficient to run a
machinery necessary to furnish rock for buil'
ing and monuments.
Towns and villages.
YAQUINA CITY is the terminus 1.-THE Orego
Pacific railroad 1t has two hotels, three store
a church and school house. An academy hi
recently been instituted there, and promises
he a suocessf;ll Institution of learning 4 col