Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1916-08-11
NEWPORT

oCdSh IhC SiIAhOho Va ANO"PoiI
gave a clam-bake, not a lunch, |,
as previously stated in these
items. The menu consisted of .
ten bushels of clans, 80 dozen
crabs, 400 pounds Of beef, three !
sacks of potatoes, three dozen
salmon and kelp, five thousand i
sandwiches, forty pounds of cof-
fee, twenty pounds of sugar and
five gallons of cream. The cof-
fee was fine and was prepared
by the ladies'. The clans, crabs,
fish beef and potatoes were all
put in one pit and baked together
being done by Mr.. Frey and
Mr.. Tozer. The baking was done
to perfection, The flavor OF all
the different articles was kept
intact. 1t was the best clam
bake ever given in Newport,
much credit being due the peo-
pie who were in charge of it.
The committee had prepared for
about fifteen hundred people but
that number was more than
doubled. In the procession
which marched over the princi-
pal streets of Newport, as auto
mobiles were in line headed by
the Pickens brass band. The
autos were left IN line on Front
Street while the people marched
on foot to Bay beach where the
feast was served. A word of ex-
plantation as to how the baking
is done might be of interest to
some. A pit is dug in the sand
about six by ten feet, two feet
deep, the bottom of which is
covered about a foot deep with
cobble stone and on top of this
a fire is built with good dry wood
as the stones must be well heat
ed. This takes from three to
four hours. When this Is done
the fire and Goals must be raked
off, then sea weeds is placed on
the hot rock two or three inches
deep and upon this are placed
the clans, crabs, fish beef and
potatoes and then on top Of this
Is spread a tarpaulin which is
then all covered over with sand
and allowed to remain two OF
three hours or until every art:-
Gle is thoroughly cooked. You
can know this by occasionally
tasting the articles. BY this pro.
cess everything is cooked in It's
own juices and has a natura
flavor. All who tasted the cook,
ing pronounced it as being the
finest. 1t is the old Indian style
Of baking camas, with heat ant
steam. A clam bake will alway.
get a crowd at Newport.
Interesting speaches wer,
made by Dean Straub OF tn,
State University Rev. E. T
Simpson and J. H. Fitzgerald
promoter of the road. Hon S
G. Irwin was called on for al
address but Mr.. Irwin said hi
physician had ordered him no
to make any speeches now Of
account of the bad condition o
his lungs. Prof. Stroud said tn
building of a railroad to a cit
would raise the value of proper
ty fifty per cent. Mr.. Simpso
also urged the building of tn
road as the best means of in
creasing the value of propert
and bringing about needed pros
perity. Mr.. Fitzgerald gave
good talk on the Importance c
building the road to open up tn
vast resources of the countr,
The first $25, 900 have been sub
scribed, the contract signed an
a promise made that within 3
days the work on the roa
would be commenced. The frs
thing to do is to get a permaner
survey and the right of wa
through the whole distanc,
This demonstration was gotte
up by the promoters in the In
terest of the Portland and Wes
Coast Railroad and Navigatio
Company, in two days and wa
n big success. The propose
road runs through one of tn
finest belts Of standing timbe
In Oregon and also through on
Of the richest sections Of th
Coast Range of mountains. Th
road will be built at some futur
time, but when, no one know
The first $4,000 has been sui
scribed, the agreement signe
up and the promise made thi
the work of construction wi
commence IN short time.
The sudden death of ALE
Logan in a Portland hospit;
came as a shock to this con
munity. 1t was found by an al
topsy that his death was cause
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