The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-02-23
A Land Of Unlimited Resources

- LATSOP COUNTY Of the most fertile the state and
probably northwest 1t is about thirty miles square,
the northwest of the State Of Oregon 1t bounded
by the Pacific Ocean and the north by the Columbia
river Across southeast the Nhaem its
to the the boundary of Casop and amoo counties
Astoria is the county seat, and its largest city,
country up BY navgabe rivers which afford to
almost every part Of it, The surface of the county hiy and near
the magnificent mountain that terminates IN three lofty
peaks and known Saddle Mountain From this mountain and its
immediate vicinity the of Cap county radate empty
ing the Pacific Ocean the Columbia and Nehaem rivers
The largest of these tributaries that entering the Ioung Bay
through of West Astoria the Lewis and Clark river made
famous BY Captains Lewis and Clerk the historically renowned
poers wntered 1866 its bank miles from its
mouth Fort Ctop Next Importance Young River the flood
which Young Bay and hanks the south side Of the peninsula
which Astoria situated The third in size the Neanicum flows
directly through the northern portion of Seaside the
river practically separating the latter from Gearha Beach fourteen
miles south Of the mouth of the Columbia river
large part the county covered with huge Of valuable
fir spruce cedar and hemk Of immense size while the
valleys dyked tide lands along Columbia and its tributaries
cleared surpassed for the richness of their soil anywhere
world What used be known the Catsop Plains and which
growing into villages and towns such Warrenton Hammond
Faye stretch Of level country twenty miles long and with an
average width of three miles
This stretch land reaches from Astoria the south
Tlamook Head distance of about twenty miles The soil
sandy oam producing grasses grains fruits and vegetables The
principal crops for stock the utahaga and beet of
which high thirty the have been grown The northern
making the leading city and seaport the Pacific Coast
Clatsop essentially gassgowng country and the soil par
cuar adapted to the growth those vegetables which require
weather. which also excellent for daryng number of large
daires and already successful operation the north
part Of Catp county and from the growing demand for h
productions and the high prices prevailing there ample opportunity
for further investment this direction The and nu
ous grass afford advantage for making butter and cheese
Berries and almost every variety of fruit parts of
the county
the county and found that the favored berries
in the be raised successfully in this section small
of land in the valley districts will easily make money for tn
than large section of wheat lands in the middle There
much less work looking after and the crop be counted
yearly because of the equalization in the air currents.
The climate of the county better than anything California
The Japan which the Northwestern Oregon shore
equaze the temperature during the entire The thermometer
ages 60 fanet and "A deg in the winter Abundant
rains fall from November until May and the hills the
round Snow sometimes (bu very rarely, falls in January and
February but such light quantities that it almost curiosity to
the natives of Clatsop county The months the de
ghu that be experienced the United States The
sunshine of the mellow producing variety and the people
living in the ha in the world With occasional shower
keep crops good condition. there sunshine entire period
six months.
The people of the county cosmopolitan character and
mostly from Northern Europe and part the United States On
account of the mberng logging and fishing industries which
noted the world the majority of persons seeking employment
been seamen fishermen and oggers Consequently the farming in
terest which could be developed into fabulous values have been
proporonaey looked after like of the other industries
The of camps canner and other businesses employing
large number of do raise produce for themselves
cause they too actively engaged other lines They from
other sections the state and west the butter bacon hams
which they in large quantities from that part
the county settled up
Industrious farmers with few hundreds dollars and upwards
become independent year after their arrival in Catsop COUNTY
by securing few Of land and by raising fruit and berries
billy sections of the county very suitable for oang and TIE
fact that winters expense raising