Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1895-04-11


Gus stores, fine public school, one weekly
newspaper, one sawmill, and many other lines
oibusiness. The government works are located
here and the town enjoys good trade. Now
port enjoys the reputation Of being the finest
summer resort on the Pacific coast, and during
the summermCnth thousands Of people visit
Newport.
South OF New port ten miles Is the Seal Rocks
Summer Res ort, owned by James Brasfeld.
Here are loca ted good hotels, fine grounds and
many neat summer cottages.
On AlSea Bay are located two nice little
villages, one on the north side and one on the
south. Good hotels and stores are found in
either town. At Waldport on the south side is
good saw mill, now engaged in saving lumber
for the san Francisco market. On the north
side are located the salmon canreries where
annually are canned and shipped from five to
ten thousand cases OF salmon OF fine grade.
The NSea Bay is nsvigable for steam crafts for
twelve miles. This part OF TIE County is rich
in lumber, both fir and cedar, and is the ideal
dairying country, The Alsea harbor although
it remains today without ever having had
dollar ofmoney spent on il, is better harbor
than many other EerborS on the coast Coast.
Ing steamers enter and depart regularly with.
outa tug or pi Ct. Cranberries raised on the
Msea marshes b. Mr., ]. o. stearns, are pro-
noUnced by experts "a be Of the finest flavor of
any raised from Oregon to Maine.
ELK CITY Is the Oldest town in the county
ana Is nicely located q, the Junction OF the Bi.
Elk and faquina Rivers. has good hotel,
two stores. blacksmith shop and postoi}ice,
and being tie center Of II large farming district
enjoys good trade Thousands oi bushels Of
potatoes and many bushels of liac alp'es are
shipped annually TO SAN Francisco.
TOLEDO, the temporary County cPt, is VOL
located l. mi,cs ABOVE the mouth of the Bay. ON
the line of the o. p. Il. r. and nearly in the
center Of the County, drawing the lines to the
compass. Toledo enjoys the undivided trade OF
the Si!et2 Indian Reservation. 1t is the center
Of the famous tilClenG belt aud win hold her
own by reason OF her splendid location. Toledo
has one trst-tlaSs hotoI, four good general
merchandise stores, one drug store, swoweekly
newspapers, one steam saw-n.ill, blacksmith
shop, fine large public school building, two
churches, and other minor businesses.
PIONEER, or MORRISON, is . station on the
o, T. Il, H., about three miles from Elk CITY
.Nt this place is located the famous Pioneer
sandstone quarry. The products of this quarry
is becomming justly celebrated all over the
coast. Asa building stone it is unexcelled
Large quantities oiitNre telng shipped to san
Francisco where Il is used in tic construction
o!so'ne OF the mammoth buildings of that city
TIE qrarry employs large number of man
and is building II? a large industry
Onup the railroad nre the stations of Chit
wood, Eddyvii'e and Little Els, all of them
trading points OF some Importance.
Tie Siieia Reservation.
In the north part Of the county lies the famous
Si!ctZ indian reservation, now soon to lie thrown
open for settlement. This reservation is among
the last of the Indian lands to be opened to the
whites, and offers about the last opportunity
the prospective settler will have in securing a
home from Uncle Sam. The Indians having
been allotted their lands and one hundred and
eighty thousand acres remaining which will be
turned back to the general government and be
hoTesteaded and taken under the timber net.
TIC Silctz river Is neyigabe fcr twcntv-Gye
miles up from its mouth for all classes Of river
boats. Along the river on either side for three
miles inland are large bodies OF rich tide land
ana Tor tfe next twenty miles large sandy bot
toms extend from the rivers edge, varying in
width from two hundred yards to quarter of
mile. This territory has never been visited
by fire and there are millions of feet of fine
fr, lGrch and cedar timber. Large deposits OF
coal are known TO exist, the quality OF which Is
the same as that Of the magnificent Depot
Slough coal. On this reservation can be found
some OF the best agricultural and grazing land
on the coast. All the preliminary work look.
ing to the opening of the reservation has been
done, and it is only awaiting the Presidents
proclamation announcing it open for settle
ment when the pioneers ak will startlo the
wild elk and deer from their natural haunts;
when capital will take up the echo and soon,
where but few months before nothing but the
wild animals harsh notes and wierd chants Of
few Old Indians, tie remnants # a once power.
ful tribe, washeard as they paid their tribute to
Old Medicine Rock, will he heard the music of
the saw !Nsi hammer. Civilization shall con.
quor the earth.
Miscellaneous.
Owing to the mild climate and absence OF