Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1895-05-30

'NS tSAt4SN avn eSAAANpAs hGstEHCu DSIl-
ton and. d.Tillamook counties. It's bounded on
the east by Benton and Polk, on the south by
Lane, on the west by the Pacific ocean, and or
the north by Tillamook and Polk. The county
has a coast line of fifty miles and an area Of
| LILO square miles, and a population OF about
1000 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-
ceivirg majority of all the votes cast shall be
the permanent county seat. At the regular
election in june 1904, 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 he Toledo and West va.
quina,
There are four bays within tho 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 Sietz
river, OK bay empties It's sparkling waters into
the old Pacific Ocean. This stream drains
large scopeof country and affords the largest
volume of fresh water of any river in the couns
ty, having many leaders. For this reason II is
said that more salmon enter it than both The
Alsoa and the Iaquina coGlincd. The Sil IL
river heads in and rear 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 TO settlement
Twenty miles south OF the siletz Bay the now
famous Iaquina Bay mlngles Eer 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 empt ying
into the Yequiua, and many fine farms dot the
valleys ard hill sides. light miles above New:
port are large bodies Of rich tide lands extend
ing on up the Bag for six or seven miles, many
acres of which IRE being Gyked, 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-
larry to the culture of sugar beets. The anal
ysis of beets raised on the tiie-land near Tole-
do showed l6p per cent of sNochariue matter, be-
ing the highest percentage obtained in the
state.
Leaving the tide-lends and for ten miles on
up tic 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 I 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 Il C result has 0oen
very satisfactory. Hop culture promises to he
one OF the prosperous and profitable industries
of the county at an early date. At Nashville,
near tie east line OF the county, are large o.
chards OF prures, apples and pears, showing
that fruit will do well even SO near the summit
OF the Coast range.
Eighteen miles below YaGUina Bay the Alsea
river and Bay emptics 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 Alsee river. The country
contiguous to the Alsea river resembles that of
the YaQuine very much. 1t is settled with in
dustrious and thrifty people, and promises to
develop rapidly its latent resources.
The Dairying industry.
Liucoln county is admirably adapted for
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 dries up but re-
mains green during the entire year. thus af-
fording annual grazing and reducing the cost
of feeding to a minimum. Glover is naturally
adapted to this country, growing on the high
est hills or the lowest bottoms, wherever the
seed is scattered Frequently our farmers cut
two crops of clover from their meadows in one
year. and have been known 70 cut three SilOs
can be built and three crops Cau be obtain
ed annually for ensilage. steps have been TAX
en- to establish creamery plant at Toledo, and
! there is but little doubt but that creamery
will be in successful operation here at an early
date. With the creamery business once estab-
lished at some place within the county, the in
dustry will rapidly develop. 1t is admitted in
all markets that butter aud cheese produced
from the milk OF cows that Craze upon the sue
culent grasses cf our country excels that of any
other region. The day is not far distant when
the dsirying 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, lsrch
and cedar timber, only awaiting capital and