Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1907-05-24
We're on the Map.
The 1'imberman.

The reopening of Yaquina Bay as
lumber exporting port marks new era
in the development of long-neglected
Oregon seaport. Fifteen years ago the
port of Yaquina was thriving seaport,
with direct communication with San
Francisco. A large share Of the in-
coming and outgoing freight for the
Willamette Valley and southern Or
egon country found an outlet via va
quina, in connection with the Oregon
Pacific Railroad, which was sfterward
sold and its name changed to the Cor
Wallis & Eastern Railroad. From one
cause or another the business of the
port lsnguished. The line of steamers
was discontinued and decay and ruin
settled like black pail over formerly
prosperous community. Tributary to
Yaquina Bay is large body of fine fir
timber in the Siletz and Alsea Bay
basins, portion Of which will event
ually find an outlet by vessel. The
gradual development Of the lumber
trade on Yacuine BAY will finally force
recognition of port which, up to its
capacity, is the equal of,any other sim
ilarly situated harbor on the Oregon
coast. The United States engineers
report 10 The Timberman that the Or
iginal completed project for the i'm.
provement of Yaquine harbor called
for depth of IL feet at low tide. The
last report the Engineers Office has on
file was made in June, 1904, and shows
a maximum depth of Ii feet at low
water, with an average tide range of 5
feet inches. With the carrying out
of the improvements contemplated by
the Federal Government, it will be
possible TO improve the entrance to
Yaquina Bay and render it of still fur
ther Importance 10 commerce. The
mills in the Willamette Valley located
along the line of the Corvallis & East.
ern Railroad, forced by lack of cars,
are making active preparations to util-
ize Yaquina Bay as a means of market
ing ther product. ~
i The Curtiss Lumber Company OF Mill
City, located on the c. G Il. r. R., shut
down its mill on May, on account of the
diffiulty of securing cars. The com.
pany has about 100000 feet on hand
Water shipments will be made via va.
quina Bay by means of the Corvallis &
Eastern Railroad. The steamer Fran.
els H. Leggett, belonging to the Ham.
mond Lumber Company, will transport
the lumber to San Francisco and South.
ern California ports.
The Yaquina Bay Lumber Company
of Toledo is running steadily. Man.
ager Altree says the demand for all
classes Of material is very strong. The
mill recently furnished some seventy
foot sticks.
The Fir & Spruce Lumber Company
of Toledo is rebuilding its mill. By
the first of June it is expected to have
the mill in position to cut 10000 fee,
daily. The mill is designed to cut tim
bers up to 80 feet. This company ex
poets to make water shipments via
Yaquina Bay. 1t is installing stand
ard guage logging road two miles in
length into a body of timber. The
! road is graded and will be in operation
in June. A direct connected locomotive
will be used. Four logging engines
) have been installed.
The Waldport Lumber Company, with
j. c. Hammel, president, w. F. Ready
secretary, and A. B Ludermann, treas
uter, has just been organized. A new
mill at Waldport, with 40, 100000 feet Of
lumber, has been acquired by the com
pany. The product will be shipped by
boat to San Francisco.