Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1895-07-18
A Brief Description of Lincoln County. Oregon,
And its Ric h, Undeveloped Resources.
,INCoLN COUNTY was created by an ac

7 ,INCoLN COUNTY was created by an &C
tha Legislative nT Fcb-Uerv 1S, 1898. an
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ton and dsTillamook counties. 1t is bounded on
the east by Benton and Polk, on the south by
Lane, on the weS by the Pacific ocean, and on
the north by Tillamook and Polk The county
has coast line of fifty miles and an area of
Lilo square miles, and population OF about
1900 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 aiority Of all the votes cast shall be
the permanent county seat At the regular
election in June, 1894, 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 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
tn old Pacific Ocean. This stream drains a
large scope of country and affords the largest
volume of fresh water 0f any river in the coun-
ty, having many feeders. For this reason it is
said that more salmon enter it than both the
Asea and the Yaquina combined. The Silet
river heads in and near the summit of the Coast
range of mountains in Polk county and run S
nearly all the way through the rich valley OF
the Siletz, now an Indian reservation, soon to
be thrown open to 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 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, 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 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 6per cent of saccharine 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 Iaquina river, are large
sandy bottoms in and around Elk City, the gar
den spot of the county. Above Elk City and on
up the Yaquina river and alon e line OF 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 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 Haquina Bay the AlseG
river and Bay empties into the Pacific ocean
The Bay is of a 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 countr!
contiguous to the Alsea river resembles that o
the Yaquina very much. 1t is settled with in
dustrious and thrifty people, and promises tC
develop rapidly its latent resources.
The Dairying Industry.
Liucoln county is admirably adapted fol
dairying. With our mild climate, where snow
never lies on the ground to exceed one day
cool nights and abundance of pure spring wa
ter, it is an ideal dairying country. The eli
mate is such that grass never '>''s up but re
mains green during the en- thus af
fording annual grazing anc the cos
of feeding to q minimum. natural!
adapted to this country, grow ,g on the high
est hills or the lowest bottoms, wherever tht
seed is scattered. Frequently our farmers Gu
two crops of clover from their meadows in one
year. and have been known TO cut three. Silo'
can be built and three crops can be obtain
ed annually for ensilage. A creamery plant IL
in successful operation at Toledo, having beer
built and put in operation this season. The
/ plant is first class one, and is turning out q
very superior quality Of butter. There is nC
| longer doubt but what this industry is a sue
cessful one and will rapidly develop. 1t is said
all markets that butter and cheese produced
from the milk of cows that Craze upon the sue
--'c-,t r-~c-ge- cs orr f'' oo' 'tat - p-r
/ vtheT fegIvn, l4c uGy 10 noe Iar -islant NA-.i
the dairying resources OF our surrounding
country will be a source OF large annual income
| to our people.
Timber, Coal and Granite.
Commencing three miles north Of Toledo and
extending on through Lincoln county is the ia.
nous green belt OF fir, spruce, hemlock, larch
and cedar timber, only awaiting capital and
enterprise to manufacture it into lumber and
place it on the markets of the world.
| Two and one.half miles from Toledo, on the
headwaters of Depot Slough are the richest un.
developed coal mine in the state of Oregon. A
local company have thoroughly prospected this
! coal belt, and numerous assays have been made
the last by California experts, who pronounced
1t as being the only coal on the coast suitable
for steel works.
North and east Of Toledo are located grau!ta
mines in unlimited quantities equal IN quality
TO the Maine and Vermont granite, with wsi~-
power on the premises sufficient TO run all
machinery necessary to furnish rock for br''.'
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
rapaut1y bapu fueftfutad fhpra mud -,royr i..g .