Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1895-01-25
LINCOLN COUNTY, OREGON.
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THE YOUNGEST COUNTY IN THE STATE
THE YOUNGEST
Brief Description of Lincoln County. Oregon.
And its Rich. Tndeveloped Resources.

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| | ISCOLN CoUNTY:wss created by a, iact OF
| the Legislature on February lS, 49, g, and
was formed from territory detached fro Ren-
ton and Tillamook counties. 1t is boun led on
N" ea'' ," Eenton and Polk. on the Sc nth by
Lane, UA the west by the Pacific ocean, md on
the north by Tillamook and Polk. The ouuty
has coast line of fifty miles and an .ea OF
l'4iO square miles, and population OF about
1000 inhabitants The temporary county seat
Toledo. The permanent county seat loo alton
will be finally determined at the regular June
election in 1896. The act creating the &c unity
provides that the candidate for the counl y re,
ceiving majority of all the votes cast sht IL be
| the permanent county seat. At the res ular
election in June, 1894, there were four &C ndi.
dates in the field for permanent county eat
and no place received majority vote, hi nee
there was no election. At the next elec ion
the two points receiving the highest vot e at
last election will be the only candidates, md
therefore decision will be assured. The Mo
contesting points will be Toledo and West "a.
quina.
There are four bays within the limits OF Ii II.
coin County, all aboul ding in fish OF all kin, ls
Salmon river, or bay enters the ocean near ae
northern boundary OF the county Along II IS
stream are fine tide lands and rich botto ni
lands, soon to be opened to settlement.
Seven miles south OF Salmon river the Silet Z
river, or bay empties Its sparkling waters int,
the old Pacific 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 siletz:
river heads in andnear the summit OF the Coast;
range Of mountains in Polk county and runs
nearly all the way through the rich valley OF
the Silctz, now mn 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. ,Naquina
! Bay proper is about II miles long but is navig
able for small crafts for thirty miles from the
mouth. There are many tributaries empty ying
| 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 16 per cent of sacoharine 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 Yaquina river and alon 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
ehards of prunes, apples and pears, showing
that fruit will do well even so near the summit
OF the Coast range.
| Eighteen miles below Taquina Bay the Alsea
river and Bay empties into the Pacific OCEAN.
The Bay is of a considerable size, and the en-.
trance Is deep enough to permit coGsting ves-
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.
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, 1t is an ideal dairying country. The eli
mate is such that grass never dries up but re-
mains green during the entire year, thus afI
fording annual grazing and reducing the cost
Of feeding to 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
'reag, an Lave been tr"wr :? cu: '""n", S'?"S
l'can be built and three crops can Dc 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.
lshed at some place within the county, the in
dustry will rapidly develop. 1t il admitted In
all markets that butter and 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 wher
the dairying resources of our surrounding
country will be source OF large annual income
to our people.
timber, Cosl and Granite.
Commencing three miles north Of Toledo and
extending on through Lincoln county is the 10
nous green belt of fir, spruce, hemlock, larcf
and cedar timber, only awaiting capital ant
enterprise to manufacture it into lumber ant
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. 4
local company have thoroughly prospected thi
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 granite
mines in unlimited quantities equal in qualit!
to the Maine and Vermont granite, with waite
power on the premises sufficient to run al
machinery necessary to furnish rock for build
ing and monuments.
Towns and Villages
YAQUINA CITY is the terminus OF the Oregon
Pacific railroad. 1t has two hotels, three stores
q church and school house. An academy ha
recently been instituted there and promises 4
be a successful institution Of learning cor