Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1895-08-15
N7'H ORE.
THE YOUNGEST COUNTY IN TaE srArE.
"A Brief Description OF Lincoln County. OREGON.
And its Rioh. Undeveloped Reeoz.roas

the Legislature on February lS 1898 an
was formed from territory detached from Ben
ton and Tillamook counties. 1t is bounded OF
the east by Benton and Polk, en- the south b,
Lane, on the west by the Pacific ocean. and OF
the north by Tillamook and Polk. The count,
has coast line OF fifty miles and an area o
l,ii0 square miles, and population of abou
1000 inhabitants, The temporary county sea
loledo. The permanent county seat Location
VIII be finally determined at the regular Jun,
election in 1896. The act creating the Count,
| provides that the candidate for the county re
ceiving amaiority OF all the votes cast shall b,
the permanent county seat. At the regular
election in June, 1894, there were four candi
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 al
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 Silet2
river or bay emptes its sparkling waters iut3
The old Pacific Ocean. This stream drains a
arge scope of country and affords the larges
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 tie
Alsea and the Yaquina combined. lhe Sile
lg Il, aud, L.
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 Iaquina Bay mingles her commerce
laden waters with the old Pacific. YaGuina
Bay proper is about II miles long, but is navig
able for small crafts for thirty miles from the
mouth. There are many tributaries empt ying
into the Iaquina, 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
beets, roots, mangel wurzels, etc., and particu-
larly to the culture of sugar beets. Tie anal
ysis OF beets raised on the tide land near Tole-
do showed l6 per cent Of saccharine matter, be-
ing the highest percentage obtained in the
state.
Leaving the tde-snds 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
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 YES
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 It 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, 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 af-
fording annual grazing and reducing the cost
of feeding to minimum. Glover is naturally
aGap:-I TO this country, "c"wiHr on tNe 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
year, and have been known to cut three. silos
can be built and three crops can be obtain
ed annually for enslage. creamery plant is
in successful operation at Toledo, having been
built and put in operation this season. The
plant is a first class one, and is turning out
very superior quality of butter. There is no
longer doubt but what this industry Is sue
,essiul one and will rapidly develop. 1t is said
al markets that butter and cheese produced
from the milk of COWS that Craze upon the sue
,ulent grasses Cf our country eXcels that Of any
other region. The day is not far distant when
he dairying resources of our surrounding
country will be n source OF large annual income
70 our people.
Timber, Coal and Granite.
Commencing three miles north OF Toledo and |
on through Lincoln county is the ia |
nous green belt of fir, spruce, hemlock, larch |
md cedar timber, only awaiting capital and |
enterprise to manufacture it into lumber and |
,lace it on the markets Of the world
Two and one-half miles from Toledo, on the |
leadwaters of Depot Slough are the richest un.
developed coal mine in the state OF Oregon. A
oeal company have thoroughly prospected this
oalbelt, and numerous assays have been made,
he last by California experts, who pronounced
I as being the only coal on the coast suitable
or steel works.
North and east OF Toledo are located granite
mines in unlimited quantities equal in quality
0 the Maine and Vermont granite, with water
,ower on the premises sufficient to run all
machinery necessary to furnish rock for build.
ng and monuments.
Towns and villages.
YAQCINA CITY is the terminus Of the oregon
'acifc railroad. II has two hotels, three stores,
church and school house. An academy has
ecently been instituted there, and promises to
e a successful institution OF learning. con.