Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1895-05-23
LINCOLN COUNTY, ORE.
THE YOUNGEST COUNTY TN THE STATE.
a. Brief Description Of Lincoln County. Oregon
And its Rich, UndevelOped Resources.

7 INCoLN COUNTY was created by an act
- the Legislature on February Is, 1898, an
was formed from territory detached from Ben
ton und, ,Tilamook 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
| LAO square miles, and population OF about
| 5000 inhabitants. The temporary county seat
| Toledo, The permanent county seat location
will be finally determined at the regular June
| election in 1895. The uct creating the County
provides that the candidate ior the county re.
ceiving majority 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 majority vote, hence
there was no election At the next electio
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, al bounding 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
taeold Pacific Ocean. This stream drains
large scope OF country ana affords the largest
volume OF fresh water OF any river in the coun-
ty, having many feeders. For this reason ii Is
said that more salmon enter it than both the
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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 Siletz Bay the now
famous Yaquina 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 are many tributaries emptying
into the Iaquina, and many fine farms dot the
valleys aud 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 tne 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 l6 per cent of s0cchNrne matter, be.
ing the highest percentage obtained in the
state.
Leaving the tide-lands and for ten miles on
up the Bay, or now the Yaquina river, are large
sandy bottoms in and around Elk City, the gar.
den spot of the county. Above Elk City and on
up the Haquina river and alon t e line OF the
0. 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 cotton 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 Yaquina very much. 1t is settled with in.
dustrious and thrifty people, and promises to
develop rapidly its latent resources