The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-04-18
A NEW ROAD.
Being Built Around the Summit OF
Tillamook Head.

1t takes just such euterprlsing and
wide-awake citizens as Mr.. George
Barley to build up a country or COM
munity, and If mis- good example were
followed by more of Clatsop county
land owners there would not now be
the distressing cry for better county
roads, Several years ago Mr.. BARLEY
took up a claim on the very summit
of Tillamook Head, and through hard
and incessant labor has made 1t a
most desirable summer home. After he
had secured his rights from the gov
ernment, he took up another claim
about three miles to the south, on what
is known as Bald Hin, the land lying
directly around the government light
house reserve. About a mile out in
the ocean, butt what appears directly
beneath the summit Of this great knoll,
stands Ttllamook Rock, and on dark
and stormy nights the CLEAN from Its
powerful lamps sends welcome rays
Of light to the homes of the ranchers
along the rugged coast, as we'll as to
The mariner at sea. The view from
The BARLEY ranch ait this point is SUI
perb. Directly below to the south are
the seal rocks, on which hundreds Of
seallons bask i'm THE sunlight, or roar
as with anger or fright during the
storms at sea. On the south can be
seen Haystack rock neal Elk Creek,
Arsh Rock ait Silver Point Cliffs, Lion
Rock, Anvil Rock, and over the wooded
ridge Of false Tillamook frowns the
big, bald head of the famous Necarnie
Mountain
There has been one drawback to the
place, however, and that has been a
means of access, only a rough noun
tain trail being available, For the
past two years Mr.. BARLEY has waited
patiently for the neighboring ranchers
to join with him in building a good
road Through their places, but finally
giving UP in despair he has concluded
to go 1T alone, and build the road him.
self. A month or so ago, he sent
several men down to his place and
has kept them busy slashing brush
on the proposed road, and Monday En-
glneer Hickman left for Seaside, where
he will make up a surveying gang and
run the line of the road. 1t will COM
mence ait a point on the beach just
west of the Seaside hotel, and run-
ming west and south for "a short dis
lance around Tlllamook head. will
a low pass. coming out about a half
nile to the south at a point overlook
ing the sea From here to the BARLEY
ranch at Bald Hill, a distance of four
miles, the road win follow the summit
Of the ridge and give a most magnif-
'ent view of THE ocean far below. 20
-rade. it is Thought, will exceed Is
per cent. This road when finished viii
give to the Seaslders one of the most
ANAA5AANAhA 0ANNN0 Oh giC NOaolg LII a
most pleasing feature is that alt no
lime of the year will 1t be muddy.
Lewis and Flanders, the Portland
gentlemen who own a magnificent es-
tate overlooking Seal Rocks, about a
nile south of Bald Hin, have at con-
siderable expense constructed a road
from the beach near Elk Creek to their
place. 1t is necessary. however. in
order to reach this road, to go over
the toll road to Elk Creek, thence TO
Inc beach, a rather round about way.
BY extending the road now being con-
structed by Mr.. Bartley a distance of a
mile. the two roads win be connected,
thus making a through road from
clatsop to the Elk Creek and Cannon
beaches.
Mr.. BARLEY leaves for Seaside this
morning to look over the work thus
far accomplished by his men.