Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1895-09-12
LINCOLN COUNTY. ORE.
TIE YOUNGEST COUNTY yw rr,- s
= 6rieS Description of Lincoln coun+v, or.oo,,
and Its Rich Undeveloped Resources.


was formed from territory detached fro,, p,,
ION ana lillamook counties. 1t is bounded on
Lne 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
l,44O square miles, and population of ahort
5,OOO inhabitants. The temporary county seat
Toledo. The permanent county seat location
VIII be finally determined at the regular June
election in 1896. The act creating the County
provides that the candidate for the county re.
ceiving majority OF all the votes cast shall be
the permanent county seat. At the regular
election In June, 1894, there were four capdi
dates in the field for permanent county seat,
ana 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, 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
.hG old Pacific Ocean This stream drains
arge 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
said that more salmon enter it than both 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 the highest percentage obtained In the
state.
Leaving the tide-lands and for ten nils 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 ofthe
0. P. railroad are fine bottom lands. On these
bottom lands fruit of all kinds do remarkably
well. 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 Yaquina 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 coasting 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 oil
tie Yaquina very much. 1t is settled with In
dustrious and thrifty people, and promises to
develop rapidly its latent resources.
Tile Dsirying Industry.
Liucoln county is admirably adapted Tor
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 al
fording annual grazing and reducing the cost
of feeding to minimum Clover Is naturally
adapted to this country, growing on the hlgn
est hills or the lowest bottoms, wherever the
seed is scattered Frequently our farmers cut
two crops of clover from their meadows IN one
wear, and have been known to cut three siios
can be built and three crops can he obtain
ed annually for ensilage. a creamer! plant Is
in successful operation at Toledo, having Deeh
built and put in operation this season. Inc
nlant is first class one, and is turning out
torv sunerior quality OF butter There is no
longer doubt but what this industry is a sue
cessful one and will rapidly develop II is saiu
nj, markets that butter and cheese produced
from the milk OF cows that Craze upon the sue
cu1ent grasses Of our country excels that OF any
other region. The day is not far distant when
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 Ioledo anu
o,,tendino on through Lincoln county is the IA
mons green belt of fir, spruce, hemlock, larch
and cedar timber only awaiting capital ana
enterprise TO manufacture it into lumber ana
Mace IL on the markets OF the world.
Two and one.half miles from Toledo, on the
beadwaters Of Depot Slough are the riches' ui'
developed coal mine in the state oi oregon. a
local company have thoroughly prospected 'nls
coal belt. and numerous assays have been mace,
the last By California experts, who pronounced
Il ss being the only coal on the coast sultaoie
for steel works.
North and east of Toledo are located granite
mines in unlimited quantities equal in qual'y
to the Name and Vermont granite, with water
ro,rer IN the premises sufficient to run al
onincrv necessary to furnish roek for build
ing ard monuments.
Towns and ylllageJ.
YAouINA CITY Is the terminus oithe oregon
paoiec rsilroad 1t has two hotels, three stores
. : a,,,,rob and n school house. An academy has
recently been Instituted there, ana promises 10
be a successful institution OF learning cou,
siderable volume of business Is transacted AZ