Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1903-12-04
Tine Salmon River Toll Road.

"llHV saw ana learned on my recent .
I trip to the Salmon River country. | .
have here ventured to tell YOU of the /
same.
On Wednesday, November q, | set,
out from NewportsHith my pack and
that night reached the famous hostelry |
Of Wild Bill Smith on Bald Mountain /
Thursday morning l set out on the
almost impossible trail to Siletz bay. |
Owing to the condition of the trail and |
the size Of my pack concluded to stop
with the hosplable Mr.. Chatterton. In
the morning Mr.. Chatterton took me
out TO view his natural cranberry
marsh, which already produces crops of
wild cranberries. If Mr.. Chatterton
will only send to Wisconsin and get
1000 or so tame cranberry plants and
set them out, ho can Ia few Years re-
alze $1,000 TO $1,000 per acre from his
4-acre marsh.
Setting out, l crossed Silet2. Bay by
the aid Of Albert Sijota and brother
Passing along the beach, noticed the
iigst of the graves of the five men
whose bodies have lately been found in
a much decayed condition along the
beach as far north as Neztucca. al
these bodies we're badly mutilated and
only few had anything on by which
they could be identified From what |
could learn, however, one was supposed
to be, by papers found, the purser Of
the South Portland. Another, evidently
a member of the crew, had 80 cents in
his pocket aud n woman's picture tat
, tooed on his arm. Another, probably
a passenger, had little money and an
emblem badge Of the Order of Eagles.
Another body had gold watch and
chain. Nearly all their clothes were
gone.
stopped with Siletz Norris and
found that he had fine farm, we'll cul-
tivated and taken care of. lie has 800
head OF good sheep, lot of fat cattle,
and four as good horses as there are in
Lincoln county. Mr., Morris is an In
dian, but there is no white man in this
county who works any harder or who
has better kept farm.
i, All the country from the mouth of
DEVILS Lake to Salmon river, strip
about miles long by miles wide, is
the finest in Lincoln county The soil
is good, the hills are low and gently
rolling and are bare of trees and logs.
In fact it is typical piece of Nebraska
prairie land.
The lower Salmon river county is also
, as fine as anything in Tillamool: or
: Lincoln counties. F
From Morris place | struck what l
had come to see, viz, the Salmon river
; road. From Morris to the river at Lo-
= gan ford is naturally adapted tc
a road and one can be laid out any.
d where. At Logan ford there will have
/ to be bridge that will cost probably
l $500. From here the road crosses the
{ river bottom to the hills, along the
c lower edge Of which it runs until Long
y Prairie is reached, about miles from
: Logan ford The road then traverses
u the river bottom for The balance OF the
J. distance in Lincoln county. At the
end OF Long Prairie comes the famous
d Boulder ford, which is the terror of the
e Salmon river valley. Here, however
# Just above, is an excellent site for {
II bridge with a span OF about 80 feet, tC
d the south side Of the river through the
:. fine ranch of Henry Deacon one; hire
/, of mile to Slick Rock creek ford
It where IA 60-foot bridge will have to bc
Is put in. Then on mp the river through
|. the fine ranches of John, Marion anC
James Deacon to Mr.. Dodson's. then OF
one fourth mile TO the bridge at Mr.
! Harris, which is about 30 feet span anC
is nearly completed by the voluntee
: work of tho Salmon river settlers
Then comes j. NJ. Crowley's tiue rancl
and good buildings Then the fn
ranch and comfortable house OF Alyi
r. Ackerson, which is used as a traYelers
~ rest in that locality. Then on through
# Walter CrowIeys place, and for tw,
I, miles or so more there are no ranches
2 Then on up the valley past Mr.. Boyer
- to the Tillamook line at the northeas
corner Of section 90 township 6 south
range 8 west.
The people Of the Salmon river val
ley have labored under diilicujtie
S, which the people Of this locality caI
e hardly realize. They are an isolate