Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1895-01-10

-, '-''''' "e'"NAVN from len
y'' ''lu i'"a'AooS counties. II is bounded on
we east o! hChton and F"l1, en- the south by
'i, NE "e's by ihe Pacific ocean, and on
-! 'I'a'"oo@ ana Polk. The county
VS., = az I'Le Oh my mics and an area OF
doo Sgu"Ie mics ana population OF about
~ 'iNaDl'"t's' Inc temporary county seat
,1Eo' Inc permanent county seat location
%iiI oe "h"lIy determined at tho regular June
s.ev'io" IN lo'o. The act creating the County
p,o, .'eS 'hS! 'ne c"hGldate for the county re-
',.e 1"loFl'! 'i all the votes cast shall be
,,,e ~ !eilL"ptH' county seat At the regular
'' u 'H '''"' '>''' the~e were four csndi-
D",|s III .-'e he.u '"f fe'.."'.C.s vv;.n.! .,..,
"''" 4lo piace FecelFed majority vote, hence
n4e'e was no election At the next election
Ho '"o points receiving the highest vote at
-. NV" WIZ Oe 'he only candidates, and
e'o.e uec4''oh WIZ be assured. The two
,oi.'oS'i"s points VIII ne Ioledo ana West IA
qui''"'
- "-e !0ur pays within the limits Of lin
C0,H Noun'!' al bounding IN fish OF all kinds
'"''!oH river or D"y enters the ocean near the
io''herh boundary OF the county. Along this
stream are hhe uae lands ana rich bottom
ANUS Sooll 10 DC opened 10 settlement.
'e'eh miles south OF salmon river the Siiet2
'Ner, OF Day ehlueS It's sparkling waters into
.he Ola racine Ocean This stream drains Il
"lse scope oi country ana affords the largest
'oiuiHe oil lre'h water Of any river in the conn-
W having many feeders. For this reason it is
sad that more salmon enterit than both the
Alsea ana the laquina combined. The Silat2
Fl'er heauS III and near the summit OF the Coast
range OF mountains in Polk county and runs
near! all the way through the rich valley ri
Ihe slletz now "n Indian reservation, S0on to
oe thrown open 10 settlement,
twenty mics sou'h OF the silet2 Bay the now
IaIlous laquiha bay mlngles her commerce
.N'"n ""''rS WIN the ola Pacific. fa9uina
ha! proper Is ABOUT II miles long but Is navig-
able Tor small crafts for thirty miles from the
mouth There are many tributaries emptying
INTO the laquiha, ana 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 Say for six or seven miles, many
acres OF which are being dyled, 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, manSel wnrzols, etc, and particu-
larly to the culture OF sugar bcetS. The anal
ysis OF beets raised on the tide-land near Tole-
do showed Ii bper cent of saccherine matter, be-
ing the highest percentage obtained in the
stale.
Leaving the tide-lands and for ten miles on
up the Bay, or now the laquina river are large
sandy bottoms in and around Elk City, the gar
den spot of the county. Above Elk City and on
up the Iaquina river and alcn 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 cottom 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
chnrds OF prunes, apples and p7ars, showing
that fruit will do well even SO near the summit
of the Coast range
Eighteen miles belo, Ya9rina Day the i1sea
river and Bay emptics into the Pacific ocean.
The Bay is of a considerable size. and the en-
trance is deep enough to permit coastlng 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 Yaquina very much. 1t ia settled with in.
dustrious and thrifty people, and promises TO
develop rapidly its latent resourceg.
The Dairying Industry.
Liucoln county is admirably adapted for
dalrying. With our mild climate, where snow
never iies vi VIC srouhu " eNceeu one ua!'
cooA nlsh'S anu apui'la"ce Vi pure spring wa
ter' 1t - Il" iue"i u"iI!lNe country Inc ciI'
ih"'e If sucii INA. grass never "rles up ou' re-
mains green curing the entire year, 'hus III
loroi'is ANNUAL st""ihs anu l'ducihs ''e cos'
oi ieeui,'s 10 minimum 'lo'e' ~ i,a'uFai!
au"p.eu 10 TINS country growing On 'l'e hlsh'
est mus OF 'he lowest bottoms Wherever 'he
seeo iSS'a'ereo' rreluc,''iS our FARMERS cut
TWO crops oi eloNer from 'ioir iheauowS III one
year. anu nave Deel hnoWll 10 cut thrce' Sllos