Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1895-04-18
LINCOLN COUNTY, ORE,
THE YOUNGEST COUNTY IN THE STATE.
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A Brief Description of Lincoln County. Oregon,
And its Rich, UndevelOped Resources.

T INCoLN COUNTY was created by an act OF
- the Legislature on February Is, 1898, and
was formed from territory detached from Ben
ton and Tillamook 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
1,4IO square miles, and population OF about
!, 200 inhabitants. The temporary county seat
Toledo, The permanent county seat location
will be finally determined at the regular June
election in 1896. The act creating the County
provides that the candidate for the county re-
ceiving amajority of all the votes cast shall be
the permanent county seat. At the regular
election in June, 1891, 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 ellc ion
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 sbognding 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 facinc 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 Silet2
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 tc
be thrown open to settlement
Twenty miles south of the sletz Bay the now
famous Yaquina Bay mingles her commerce
laden waters with the old Pacific. Iaquins
Bay proper is about II miles long, but is navig
able for small crafts for thirty miles from the
mouth, There are many tributaries emptyinl
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 man!
acres OF which are being dyked, reclaimed ant
cultivated, and when once cultivated are sait
to be the richest lands in the world, the soil il
many places being sixty feet deep The land
are admirably adapted to raising all kinds o
beets, roots, mangel wurzels, etc., and particu
larly to the culture of sugar beets. The anal
Iysis of beets raised on the tide.land near Tole
do showed l6 per cent of saccharine matter, be
ing the highest percentage obtained in th
state.
Leaving the tide.lands and for ten miles OF
up the Bay, or now the Yaquina river, are larg
sandy bottoms in and around Elk City, the gar
| den spot of the county. Above Elk City and Of
up the Yaquina river and alon line OF tn
o. p. railroad are fine bottom lands. On thcs
bottom lands fruit of all kinds do remarkabl
we'll. Several hop yards have been plante
on these bottom lands and the result has bee
very satisfactory. Hop culture promises to h
one of the prosperous and profitable industrie
of the county at an early date. At Nashvill,
near the east line of the county, are large OF
oharda OF prunes, apples and pears, shown
that fruit will do well even so near the SUNNI
of the Coast range.
Eighteen miles below Yaquina Bay the Also
river and Bay emptics into the Pacific ocee,
The Bay Is of considerable size, and the ei
trance Is deepenough to permit coasting We
sells to enter and carry away the products OF Il
fertile valley OF the Alsea river. The couhti
contiguous to the Alsea river resembles that
the Yaquina very much. 1t is settled with II
dustrious and thrifty people, and promises
develop rapidly its latent resources
The Dairying Industry.
Liucoln county is admirably adapted +
dairying. With our mild climate, where sns
mover lies on the ground to exceed one da
cool nights and abundance Of pure spring "
ter, II Is an ideal dairying country. The @
mate is such that grass never dries up but I
mans green during the entire year, thus {
fording annual grazing and reducing the &C
of feeding to minimum. Glover IL natural
adapted to this country growing on the hig
est hills or the lowest bottoms, whererer.t
seefiisscattsted. Frequently our. farmers c
two crops ofeclover from their meadows In o.
, year, and have been known to eut three. sil
can be built and three crops con be oblai
ed annually for ensilage. Steps haye been!ta
en- to establisha creamery plant at Toledo, al
there Is but little doubt but "that creame
will be in successful operation here at an ear
date. With the creamery business once esta
lished at some place within the county, the
dustry will rapidly develop. 1t is admitted
all markets that butter and cheese produc
from the milk OF cows that Craze upon the 81
cnlent grasses cf our country excels that OF a
other region. Tho day is not fat distant VIII
the dairyfng resources of our surroundi
country will be source OF large annual incoi
to our people.
timber, Cosl and Granite.
Commencing three miles north Of Toledo q
? extending on through Lincoln county Is the
: nous green belt of fir, spruce, hemlock, lar
and cedar timber, only awaiting capital a
enterprise to manufacture 1t into lumber 3
place 1t on the markets OF the world
Two and one half miles from Toledo, on I
headwaters OF Depot Slough are the richest I
developed coal ming in the state OF Oregon.
local company have thoroughly prospected 4
coal belt. and numerous assayshave been ma
the last by California experts, who pronounc
1t as being the only coal on the coast suita
for steel works.
North and east of Toledo are located gran
mines in unlimited quantities equal in quail
to the Maine and Vermont granite, with wa
power on the premises sufficient to run
machinery necessary to furnish rock for bui
ing and monuments
Towns and Villages.
YAQUINA CITY Is the terminus OF the Ores
Pacific railroad. II has two hotels, three stoi