Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1895-05-16

- the Legislature on feDruary 10, losS, an
was formed from territory detached from Ben
ton and sTillamook 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
LILO 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 1896, The act creating the County
provides that the candidate for the county re-
ceiving ma 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 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, all abounding 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
ldlusi sOOl W pe Optueu 10 Seltlelneut'
Seven miles south OF Salmon river the Siletz
river, or bay empties its sparkling waters into
the old Pacific Ocean. This stream drains
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 1t Is
sald that more salmon enter II tnan Doth the
Alsea and the Yaquina combined. The Siletz
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 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 IA 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 16 per cent of saccharine matter be-
ing tne hishes' percentage op'aiiieu III 'ne
state.
leaving 'he 'iue anu iot 'eA nlii.' o'I
up the na!' vi lo" 'ne iequ,nu liSei' ",e i'ie ~
saho! oo'.oiis III anu arounu Elm Ivy, 'ne gu.
oeh spo. vi 'he couh'!' AooNo i'A Wv! "Hu ~.
up the aaquiia river anu aion ! hhe y, 'ne
w. T. Faliroau are hne 'o''o"i i"nus 0n 80
bottom iahus irui' vi al Minus uo iei'", Aaoi,
we'll seVerai mop !arus nave oee' p'an'ee
on these oottom lanus anu the resui' h"' oe.l
very SATISFACTORY hop culture promises W "
one OF 'he prosperous a'o Proii'aoie
OF the count! az an earl! ua'e' A' -,asnN W ii'e i
near the east iihe Vi VIC county "ie ",eo Va
charus Oh pruhes' appies anu Pe"ie, Sno"in
that fruit will do well even so near the SUNNI
of the Coast range.
Eighteen miles below Yaquina Bay the Alse
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 ve'
sells to enter and carry away the products OF tn
fertile valley of the Alsea river. The countr
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.
Lincoln county is admirably adapted f
dairying. With our mild climate, where sno
never lies on the ground to exceed one da
cool nights and abundance OF pure spring WI
ter it is an ideal dairying country. The cl
n mate is such that grass never dries up but
mains green during the entire year, thus
fording annual grazing and reducing the co
of feeding to minimum. Clover is natural
adapted to this country, growing on the hig
est hills or the lowest bottoms, wherever Il
seed is scattered. Frequently our farmers CT
~. two crops OF clover from their meadows In OF
+ year, and have been known to cut three Sill
can be built and three crops can be obtai
ed annually for ensilage. steps have been Ia
en- 10 estapiish cieaineiy piai' a' lole"o, "
tnere Is puV NUS uouo' ou' 'naV 'le"lie '"
VIII DC IN successiul opela.ion hele a' a'i cur
uate' WIN 'ne e'eenie,? BUSINESS 80 GOV"
iisheu AZ sonie p,''e "i',iin VI. .o'H'!' 'ne .
all markets that butter and cheese produce
from the milk Of cows that Craze upon the su
cnlent grasses ri our country excels that OF M
. other region. Tho day Is not far distant VINE
the dairying resources OF our surroundir
country will be source OF large annual incon
to our people.
Timber. Coal and Granite.