Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-08-13
THE ALsEA COUNTRY.
An Editorial Outing in Region Of Thrill
ling Interest

ia the greatest little salmon bay on
the Pacific coast-the Alsea. One
cannery here put Up 1000 cases last
year, and the run of fish was larger
than ever before A seine takes out
200 to 300 salmon at a haul and 600 to
TO 700 have been taken. At an aver
age Of 20 lbs TO fish that would be
1900 to 1900 lbs of fish.
The Al,ea river AMI bay Is p1pu-
lar place for farmers from the interior
to go who want to lay in a supply of
fsh for the winter. 1t is a splendid
outing for Willamette valley family
TO come over the coast range for
month, get winters supply Of can
ned blackberries, all the fresh salt and
smoked tish they want to carry away,
bushels of trout, dead loads of game
with occasionally deer or bear
thrown in, 4 quarter section of good
health, and whole donation claim
of fun and excitement.
TO ALsEA BAY.
The trip to the Yahats and Valid
port is made from Yaquina or New
port. From the latter place the
mail goes daily, except Sunday, run
by John Hackett who has the govern
ment contract. He takes you across
the bay at Newport, where lie has
g Jod teams aud the drive down the
beach is like coasting over a billiard
table. Mr.. Hackett came from
Toronto in 1883, went to northwest |
territory (Assinaboin) where he was
froze out and came to the coast in |
1891, landing on claim between
Capes Perpetna and Heceta. In 1895
owns the ranch at Ten Mile. Mr..
Hackett is Il sample of useful and de-
slrable citizen, such as Canada sends
thousands of to the states.
At Seal Rocks mail is changed and
for this place l must reserve space in
another letter The fair here Is so
cents, On we go to WaldpOrt, the
fair is so cents more, and you get a
sail across Alsea bay about two miles
to Waldport. All along the route are
settlements by ranchers and the mail
stage carries mail and packages for
all leaving South beach, Newport.
Just below the Life station is the cot
tage Prof. Arnold built just before
he died. He was President of the |
State Agricultural college. These {
quarter sections sold for $4,000 to
$4,000. Colonel Hogg and his friends t
intended to make the North beach {
terminal facilities of their great
transcontinental line Just below is I
Grants point and the wreck of the I
General Butler" that went ashore /
last December with million feet 1
OF lumber. This point is one of the /
most dangerous on the coast, as Sher- t
man Thompson and George Collins /
can testify. The latter saved his life &
by going ashore cllnglng to an old
mares tail.
That happened when he was, Indian a
Agent under President Grant at va
hats. VIM. Grant, the laird of Foe !
far has the next place, and here was h
the site of the $4,000 summer hotel o
that burned down in the summer of b
1898. v
IN THE DAYS OF HOGG. 81
In the palmy days of the Hogg ad- b
lsnd sold here for $3.50 b
an acre. The Laird kept open house K
and fortune smiled and frowned on "
him alternately, so that one season v
found him millionaire aud another "
Hat broke. k
Below lies a young whale about u
'orty feet long la dimensions bat four al
niles In perfume. The summer re- re
'ort of Seal Rocks is next reached. pi
Before entering the city we go re
through Ocean View addition, owned a
1y Salem and Portland parties. There re