Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1915-09-17
COUNTY COURT

INsPEcTs HIGHWAYS
p Continued from Page u
to inspect tho Rock creek and
Radiant bridges, then returning
to Toledo by way Of the Siletz
Agency.
/! Tuesday morning the trip to
Newport was made, passing
through district six, Joe Park
hurst supervisor. &C. Cope
land ferried us across to South
Beach and Lee Doty hitched his
team onto the machine and
towed us through the loose
sand to the plank road leading
to the beach. Arriving at the
Alsea bay we We're again towed
through the loose sand by a Mr..
Downs and Johnny Ludemann
ferried us across to Waldport,
where we arrived about eleven
o'clock.
Waldport appeared to be pref
ty lively in spite of the quiet
times in other sections. The
two salmon canneries and the
sawmill were operating and the
town was full of Summer Wis
itors.
After a fine dinner at The
Wakefield the run down the
beach to Yachats was made.
The Yachats river was forded
and we continued down the
coast on the new government
road around Cape Perpetua,
where the road clings to the face
of a sheer rock wall some two
hundred feet above the sea.
Soon after passing the Cape
we came to the Lane county
line, but the road was so narrow
that we had to go over in Lane
county about a mile before we
could turn around.
After turning around we
again returned to the Yachats
river and stayed at the Ocean
View Hotel over night.
Wednesday morning we went
up the Yachats valley some IL
miles, then over Yachats Noun
tain. This valley lies in dist
rict 19, Jim Harrison supervisor.
The road up the valley is a fine
graveled road on a good grade,
but the road over Yachats
Mountain is one Of the worst
mountain roads In the county.
1t Is six miles over the mountain
and the road is very crooked
with steep grades. Two wagon
loads of campers have upset in
coming over the mountain this
Summer. The worst part of the
road lies in Lane county. anew
road has been surveyed and will
be built soon.
The road on the east side of
the mountain enters district 1.
w. c. Skaggs supervisor. We
now journeyed up Five River to
the Lane county line. A gentle
man by the name of Cox talked
with the Court with regard to a
new bridge over Five Rivers.
MIR. Cox made quite an impress
sion on the Court.
Coming down Five Rivers we
took dinner at Denzer, then con-
tinued on down the river to
where it empties into the Alsea
river. We now turned east ~,
the Alsea river in district four,
Claire Trenholm supervisor. At
the Benton county line we again
turned around and came back
down the Alsea river to Wald-
port. About two miles below
T1dewater we were ferried
across the river by James Kent,
then after travelling on the goy-
ernment road for a couple of
miles we came into district two,
Fred Luethe supervisor.
In the Alsea valley above Tide
water we noticed q number of
boys and girls gathering fox
glove seeds from the plants on
the ,hillsides, and upon inquiry
being made we learned that they
found ready sale for these seeds
at the price Of 121h cents PEI
pound, they being used for med.
icinal purposes. ''' ''
After staying over night al
Waldport we ferried across the
bay to Lutgens and came ovel
the hills to Toledo, passinl
through district 3, Fred Nc
Willis supervisor, district 20, S
X. Howe supervisor, district 6
w. Weber supervisor, and dist
rict 9, J. II. Sugg supervisor.
We arrived about noon at tn
Geo. Selby ranch on Beave
creek, where at the invitation O
Mr.. Selby we partook of a fin
dinner. Mr.. SeJbv owns ono n