THE TWICE-A-WEEK Roseborg, Oregon Population, 3S00 Tbe Count; Beat ol Douglas County. Oregon sldier Home; 0. 8. Land Office and U. 3. Wi atber Bureau are located here S. P railroa 1 division ; solendiit educational advantages. Gateway to the Cooa Bay and Coqoille country. Btomkalcc. Roseburg Plaindealer The moat widely read newspaper published In I Southern Oregon and conaeqnently the best adrer tlalng medium. Large, modem ly equipped Job printing department In connection. Eatabliabed X in 184 Subscription, 0 per year for Semi-Weekly ROSEBURG, DOUGLAS COUNTY, OREGON, MONDAY, MAY 15, WO5. Vol. XXXVII No. 39 ADVANTAGES AND RESOURCES OF DOUGLAS COUNTY, OREGON ujgebnrg Mankind has ever sought a land where his material wants and necessities might be! most easily obtained. Diversified tastes and inclinations have led him on to the furthermost parts of the globe in quest of this ideal. The movement has been on for centuries and seems des tined never to end, although the world has lone; been traversed from its tropic center to the ice-bound barriers of the poles Under the great diversity of con ditions therein, the many marvelous. achievements of modern civilisation are uol Hie ui'.ot pi uiiuum pj tar x- treme of climatic environment. The languor of perpetual summer and the rigors of intermittent winter are in a great degree avoided, and in the inter mediate zones are found the nations of the earth who lead in the world's intelli gence and civilization. K blesseed land, therefore, is the one which suffers neitb er the extremes of winter's cold nor and summer's beat and such an one has here been found. Let no one be misled. We have n o desire to create the impression that the conditions here in Southern Oregon combine all the good and none of the imperfections. Such an Edenic state does not exist on the shores of time Yet in a most prosaic war it can be truthfully stated that we have here but a very minor portion of the natural vi I cissitudes which are encountered in most other of the so-classed temperate climes. Drouth nor blizzard, flood nor cyclones, have ever here been known The extremes of heat and cold are very moderate and a sure reward awaits the intelligent husbandman. Srtutioi Douglas county. Oregon, lies in the southwestern part of the state, and has an area of over 8,031,000 acres, or nearly 4800 square miles. It is bounded on the east by the summit of the Cascade mountains and on the west by the broad Pacific Ocean. Nearly the entire urea is drained by the l'mpqua river and its tributaries a stream about ISO miles in length The Southern Pacific railroad traverses 116 miles in crossing this coun ty from north to south The L'mpqua comprises the principal valley which ex ten Is from the Pacific Ocean over 150 miles to the Cascades The surface is largely rolling there being a general commingliog of hills and valleys t brought ut the major portion of its area. It is bnt natural that such a diversified country should contain great wealth of varied natural resources Varied Industries Besides the pioneer occupations of farming and stock raising, which are yet predominant, many new industries are now being given attention. This has been found to be a haven for the horti- i culturist. as fruits and berries of all kinds yield prolifically. This is not sur prising, however, in a climate where heat and moisture are as evenly ble. ded as in any place which can be found, and where flowers, both domestic and wild, bloom in the open air at nearly all sea sons of the year, and roses are often picked fresh from the gardens at Christ- The finer grades of livestock and poul try are being produced in ever increas ing quantities, and the vast wealth of our forests and mines is iust beginning - " - 7- - e touch of enterprise and industry The soil is very fertile, and nearlv everything in the way of plant life will grow and mature well with but ordinary care and without irrigation. The fruits and berries are especially luscious and fine flavored, and many .varieties of ber ries grow wild in all parts of the county. The cereals also yield and mature well, the principal varieties including wheat, oats, barley, rye and corn. Timothy, alfalfa and clover are grown for hay and pasture. Most of these producla are utilized for home consumption, it being found more profitable to feed them than market the raw articles. All kinds of vegetables and garden products grow abundantly, potatoes weighing from two to four pounds each being by no means rare. Beets, turnips, sugar beets, cabbage etc., do exception ally well, as do also watermelons, musk melons, tomatoes, squashes, pumpkins, jl HHTj arKwf aaV BaBuuwCsaalaiA HaV 1 B B?sm Bti' rfflf!1 jBftaeiPTrrWTTVnW agfflrFBr SH apaV-asi awjaVaaewvv lBjs 'ES' 'Bl aaaaakakaaHf'4!: aaaa all BBSfc-y-iWjMBfc Mi AR BkaOr bBBJmwBBBJWHBj ' jPjpfBB .' SB St ' BBr. 1 Bb KmI WmM I Mflli Hn l! BB HBBB hops and many other things. The pric es of all these products vary. Five million pounds of evaporated prunes is an aggregate amount of this luscious fruits, the magnitude of which is fully cotnprebened by but few per sona. This ia even true of the citizens of Douglas county, where the annual output now approximates very nearly that figure. Froen the early family or chards with but a few varieties of fruit in e ich, Oregon has become an exporter of orchard piodacts, both fresh and nip,..!, on a ecarte- of raigtf' anil ru,pldli increasing magnitude. In Dquglaa county, from the desultory shipments of a few hundred pounds each, the an nual export has become one of car loads and trainloads annua lly. More than one hundred and fifty cars of fif teen tons capacity each are now required to handle the fruit from Douglas county alone each year. To further show the magnitude of this product, which is Rostbarf s Qty Ball. steadily increasing, we need only to say that the annual shipments now require from ten to fifteen heavily loaded trains, which, if coupled together, would extend a distance of considerably over a mile. A mile of cars laden with Douglas coun ty fruit is something scarcely dreamed of a few years ago. yet so rapidly has the production increased that this haa now became an accomplished fact yearly. And yet most of the orchards are still young and mayy more are just coming into lieaiing. More trees are annnally being plauted.v The output has doubled in the past four years and is still moving forward without abatement. Dooalas Canary Thnber Forests of thooenn ,s of acres in extent and of the finest qualities ex st in i ' ng las com, ty, Oregon and are as yet prac tically untouched ny the lumberman. The density and valne of these forests may be judged bv the fact that thev are estimated by careful and competent cruisers to contain from 3.000.000 to 12,- UUU.IMJ leet ot merchantable timh-.r per quarter section of land Several holies of timber covering many continuous square miles of land in various parts of the county are estimated to average 6, 000,000 to 0,000,000 feet per quarter sec tion. Such forests as these delight the lumbermen from anv countrv, and well they may. There are thousands of trees from four to seven feet and upwards in diameter, standing tall and straight and reaching 100 feet or more to the first limbs. Thousands of timber claims have been located in this land district in the past three vears. and the stream .-t - j i t .; ,oi icit Hum iur umiuucu nuiuer re- gions 01 tne e-ast ana Middle west con- ' uoues una Da ted. operators are also coming and scores of mills a few are already running will very soon be con verting this vast virgin wealth to the use and benefit of mankind. In this mild climate the timber is accessible at all seasons of the year, and the streams are never obstructed with ice. Gold, silver, copper, lead, zinc, nickel, platinum, cinnabar, coal, iron, lime- stone, marble, building stone and others of nature's mineral pro lucts are found extensively in all .parts of the county, and ;t is now thought the county con- tains large Quantities of netroleum. Placer gold minimr haa hn rrrid w W - - - on extensively since the earlv 40'. and the placer mines are still yielding large quantities of the yellow metal. a ,,. Aniong the important streams for placer mining might be mentioned Cow Creek and its A Douglas County Timber Scene. Roseburg the tributaries, Starveout, Hoggam, Tennes see, Whitehorse, Weetfork, Union Creek, Ash i reek aud many oilier: Coffee Creek and Myrtle Creek with their tributaries, the l'mpqua from hc mouth of Myrtle Creek to its source, ami the Olalla and its tributaries. Coatee gold is found, nugget- worth over $200 have been picked up off the bedrock. The quartz mines are also numerous, an I of too much importance to here at tempt an exhaustive writeup. The yield from gold, silver and copper quart mines is vearlv increasing. The reader i is referred to the map herein for the lo cation of the mines throughout thecoun- ty. The Bohemia District in the north- rf . f t. - . . , i t nciri ii wi, ui iiic ii'iim i ir v- ,i iijc richest, there are man v veins ol very rich quartz being worked in this district. The vlyrtle Creek District is destined to be one of the richest ever known, where are located the Continental, Yankee Boy, Black Republican. Hall. White, j Kruse, Oatman and Armitagc claim" land others, character of ore, pyitcs. with assay values ranging as high as t'2,000 per ton The Canyonville, Gtett dale and Elk Creek districts are also very promising. Cinnabar i- found in several places in the county. There is a mine located at Elkhead and one on Calapooia creek. Coal is also found here and there all over the countv. hut no properties hare as yet been developed, extept near Elk ton where a tine vein has been uncov ered. Nickel ore is also found in large qua? - titiea. In the Cow Creek district near Riddle is situate an extensive nickel mine the largest deposit of nickel ore known, but at present is not operated. Mining industry lieing well established, and with the large area of unexplored . . ground, the mining interests are likelv to receive much greater attention in the been near future than has ever before given it. The City of Roseburg Business in every district radiates from a common center. Be the area large or small, there is always one commercial point to and from which a predominate of business affairs converge and radiate. In Southern Oregon the j City of Roseburg is the recognized leader j in population and business importance, In this respect the figures giveu in the j last U. S. census reports are misleading, This is partially accounted for by the ' foot that tl... - - ' 4i . .J k.. . ,Z i 11 j v t 1 a .'. LttM I UK , 1 1 ' 11 . II J I a I " . II . I 1 Hl inh.Ki,.,o .. .... it u.ilv mntain. .wno hi.l. 1 ij ; .. . , . in 1 ided 111 the corporate boundaries at , tbe last session of the legislature. Tbe for new census now about complete 1 Queen City of the Great and Southern Oregon. Great Inducements and Opportunities Open to the Investor and Home Seeker in This Favored Portion of Oregon. Roseburg fully verities this statement. I snowing too iwiiaiaaaw iuiitmc -1 : .1. . 1.. ....... ..a . 1 iier cent in ute ib. ia vj utuci i wrcgou io.ii vmm . i bet er record. une 01 tne aw and beet evi fences of Rose- burg s right to the distinction of being the leading city of Southern Oregon is the official report of postal receipts for the pat year. According to this. Rose- nurg is uuequalled by any other city in Oregon south of Eugene, and is tenth on the lift in the entire state. Koeeburg is well situated geographi cally to hold such a position. It is in the very uiidat of the great territorv Ji ained py the 1' inpq'ia river and its tributaries, being on the main liue of l lie F net hem Pacific Kailroad, 1VS miles south of Portland and 5M miles by rail north of an Kran.isco. From the east ern and western portions of the county Roaebarg is very centrally located Be- Partial View of the ing 75 miles by rail from Eugene on the north and W miles from Grants Pass on the south, the two nearest county seat towns in either direction, it is thecenter of a large territory of vast natural wealth. These various resources are mentioned at some length in other parrs of this arlic.e. Following is something of the town itself, with its business and institutions of various kinds. Public Institutions. Since the earlier settlement of the countrv a I'nited States land office has' been hcated here, the Roseburg land district comprising practically all that part of the state lying west of the Cas- cade mountains and south of and in-: : eluding part of Linn county. A government weather bureau office has been maintained here for the past years, the present officer in charge being Thomas Gibson, an observer of mtny years' experience The Oregon Soldiers' Home is located just west ol town, and a large number . , . of worthy veterans of the various wars in our sUte and nation are here main- laineu in comiori uuriug meit uocuumg . , , ,, , Tl.a n. I . ,, ,0 o 0.1 vrain. Alio uoum UMiwiai ' " : extended to tbe members of this insti i tution. Being the county i t. a commodious brick courthouse and substantial jail are among the necessary adjuncts, These buildings occupy a beautiful pub lic stuare, with fine trees along its bor ders and a well-kept lawn. The city hall is a substantial two-story brick building, one-half of which ie tie voted to the use of the Roseburg tire department. The other half is occupied j by the city officials and the city baidile j Roseburg has a first-class water and , electric light plant, awed and operate ) fay a private corporation. It gives ex cellent service throughout the city. It is operate I by water power, being fully !equiped. however, with full auxiliary steam power plants for use in any emer gency. An extensive sewerage system reaches nearly all parts of the city. During the past few years many blocks of the prin cipal business streets have been graded and Mir faced with a good covering of crushed rock. Protection against fire is provided by numerous hydrants attached to the city water mains, and there is ample pressure to throw streams over any building in the city. Hon- carts, hook and ladder truck and other appara tus are in readiness for instant use. The volunteer fire department includes Kescue Hook and Ladder Company, Rose Hose Company autl Uniiqua Ten der Company and are go erned by a : ' , r r-ii aanaaailiMBIaMBMaaacz ' fjj-- "&xmmi.'i board of tire delegates chosen from the ...... ,v Schools sad Charches The public achootl of Doogiet jUe public schools ol 1 ""Ugia county jaTI)rably wit those ebw There are 130 school districts in tf4eeotMty,COBuiriing -ViCM pupil-, be ,, ays nf I mir A'stut 175 M-a- am9lv; there heing districts e plovi ,g from two to , twelve teachers each. Many schools.: Kiddle, located on the line of the S. P even those in the rural districts, main- K K in Cow c'reek valley, population Uin eight or nine months' school during M.ut 3-tO, has a first class hotel, three the rear: the average is six months : flont , gooj Kr,ded schools and churches tttJH ex pea-fad for n a.ntaining 1 u j, . .hippg puim of much impor the schools of the c mnty during I he past j ISJM . trlr,ing gtockraising, fruit grow year. The Ce tral Oregon State Nor- inif ,n(i uunlD(f heing the principal in mal sch.KJirof the State, is located at dU(tne8. Puver mining has been car- Drain in thi county. It enjoys an en viable reputation and is lilierally pat ronized by the people of the t ite. Douglas county is not lacking in re ligioua advantages. There are within Qty of Roseburg. our county more than forty church buildings now being used for divine worship, an 1 representing the various deuo minations, Methodist, Baptist, Presbyterian, Chridian. Episcopalian. Free Methodist, I'nited Brethren, A i veutist. Catholic, etc. Kaildiag Activity ia Bsscbarg. Whilethe buildi.ig season usually com prises the spring, summer aud autumn months in thi" part of Oregon, build ing operations were in progress all last winter in Roseburg and carpenters and brick masons lost but little time. The large and imposing two-story brick B. P. O Elks' temple which was com menced just bef -re the New Year is now neariiig completion and is a haudsonie structure. Already this season a score or more commodious of residences hive ; heen completed in this city ranging in ! cost from $1000 to $3. 50l) ; a dozen brick store buildings have been completed ; I one )ron building has been erected, other new bricks are under conree of finest heing the caD gtruction the new . department store building of Kisber .V He lows, ll is also stateo tiiai mc "a- , , . . I. 1 1... . . 1 ....... 1 a ...... . r .,, J point orutjr 11a- pull, liar-' a ' ' " - on Jackson street aud Will build a mag- I niticent three-storv temple thc'eon ; Much permanent street work has been t accomplished or is in progress and the i HrtW and hammer is heard in various parts of the city where many cozv homes are being erected, Why this building activity? is the question all ask, but a i-r due retlet-lion it iaeasily answered, sinii.lv from tbe lad :hat the town is enjoying tt ai', permanent growth and is oily kt pug pan with the growth an l development of ibis rich I and resourceful couul . Other County Towns. Oakland is situal d on the S I' R R. it) mil. h north of Kosebarg, on Cala poo i a ceek : t opubili'.u about mo J is an i Spot aid shipping (huiiI for fit i in pri- I ducts, sii-ck. p.'iihty. hint and hops, j j Has kihI school, n vei al i lunch denom- j 1 illations, tile and brick factory and tli.ur i i ing mill. It ia beautifully situated and well supplied with L-ood water. It is a thriving little town Yoncalla is shoated a lee miles north j of Oakland on the 8 I'. K. R. Has a j i population of about 350; with good school-and churches. There is much building nctiviiy at this place including several bricks. It is a fine fruit section. Dtaiu is located on the 8. P. R. R. near the north end of the i-otinty ; popu lation about 400 Stockraising and lum bering is earned on extenMvely. Sever al large saw nulls are l-x-ated near by. Piling timber ie aUo cut and shipped from here in large qiiantitii s. The Cen tral Oregon State Normal School ia lo cated here. It is also the terminal oi Umpqua Valley the mail route fiom (iardiner viaScotts hurg and Klkton. Millard is situated on the S. P. R. R , on the hanks of the South Umpqua river, 11 miles south of Roseburg: popu lation about 100; one general merchan dise store and postolfice, one church building anil good school. It is an im-' portant shipping po nt for peaches, peara I apples, melons aud strawberries ; many j car loads are shipped annually ; has three large fruit evaporators. Myrtle Creek is situated on the S. P. K. k , ; miles south of Roseburg, on the banks of the South l'mpqua river; population 300 or 450. It is not lacking in schools and churches Diversified in du-tries are c fried on including lumber ing, fruit growing, stockraising and m n ing. 'Has a bright future The I'mp qua Valley Oil Company lias a first class oil drilling plant located at this place with good prospects for oil. tjuar'z mines are being developed rapidly with flattering prospects for rich producers. ned 'ii here for fifty years, yielding large returns annnally. Quartz mines are also being extensively developed. The largest deposit of nhkel ore known is found near this place. Canyonville is located one mile from the South Umpqua river and six miles 1 east of Riddle: is a thriving village and has the distinction of being the oldest town in the cronty. founded in 1S52. It was for years, prior to the building of the O. A C. R. R-, an important stage station on the line of tbe Oregon and California stage route. It is in tbe cen ter of an extensive farming, stockraising and fruit growing section. Mining has been carried on ever since 1S52. popula tion AVi Has a flouring mill, two hotels, stores, fchool and churches. Glendale is situated on the southern limits of Douglas county, and is a pros- ra-nius town of 400 inhabitants. Has two hotels, school, church and several . . . i : 1 1 busii.ee houses, it is on me m.v t S. P. R R and a distributing point for numerous mines, wood camps, and saw- mills. The wagon road to tne tiold Bug mine ami others, start from this place It is the biifiness point of upper Cow Creek vallev. and is admirable located. nestled in the mountains with splendid spring water, and above all, a most healthful resort. Game of all kind abound, and is an ideal place for recrea tion Gardiner, the seaport town of the situated at the mouth of county is Umpqua river at the the of navi- gation for sea-going vessels. It is supported by various important in dustries, such as lumbering, dairying, fishing, tanning and shipbuilding; pop illation about 500; schools, and churches. The I'nited State Light House and Life Saving Station are looted a few miles below at the mouth of the river. Scottsburg, the first town founded in Southern Oregon and former metropo lis of this whole region, is situate on the north bank of the L'mpqua river, some thirty miles above its mouth at the head of tide water. Was founded in 1850 by Captain Ievi Scott. For years prior to the building of the O. dc C. R. K. it was the supply point of all South ern Oregon. All the trade of Southern Oregon and a part of Northern Califor- 'or years passed throng! this place. enroute to ami from San Francisco by water. Kailroad transportation has now practically done away with its for mer importance as a shipping point to the interior : population 100 ; one store, eaUs Caaaty Coart lease. hotel and school. Stage tine from Drain makes connection here with steamers for (iardiner. carrying passengers, mail and freight. Elkton is situated on the Umpqua river at the mouth of Elk creek. 16 miles west of Drain. It is a station on the Drain-. iardiner stage and mail route. Fonnded in 1S50. the first convention hebl in Douglas thn l'mpqua county wa nt'd-r an old oak tree at this place in 151 ; populatio - 150 Supports a sawmill flouring mill, has a good school and church, several business houses and is surrounded by a large stock and farm ing count y. looking Glass is sitnate.1 ten miles wet of Rose burg on the Cons Bav wagon mad. near tbe center of a beautiful li'tle valley that has a population of about 70" . inhabitants : the station itself c ntain about 100 peorJe. The chief resource ate grain, fruit and sfta-krairinc. Ha two general merchandise stores and good school. Camas Valley is situated in the west ern part of the county on the Roseburg- Myrtle Point stage and mail route. 27 mile from Rose Ho rg. has a daily mail each wat and is on the line of the pro posed Coos Bay, Roseburg A Eastern railroad. The valley is seven miles long bv three in width altitude about 700 feet, drained by the Coquille river. The soil is very rich and productive aud well adapted to fruits, grains and grasses. It is surrounded by an immense timber belt ; lumbering is carried on. Has fine farms, contains two stores, church, two schools, two saw mills. Population 400 and is a prosperous community. Winchester, tbe pioneer county seat of Douglas county, is located 5 miles north of Roseborg on the S. P. R. R. a lann aam-mill i li?,inff nut into orera . . . - . Roseburg s water and electric pc plants are located at this place, at which i 75 or , 100 pp,,. jde. ; I Wilbur is the pioneer school town of j cuuma, ,c o.o i mua Aaunn. being ocated here. It is the center of a prosperous farming, poultry raising and fruit growing country. Is located on the S. P. R. R. about 10 miles north of Roseburg. Population about 200. Saaatary. In summing up the products of Door las county it may be said that she ex ports $300,000 worth of prunes. $170 000 worth of cattle, sheep and hogs, $20,000 woith of berries and peaches, $25,000 worth of hops, $25,000 worth of turkeys afln Roseburg's $25,000 High School Building. I f i In f e . T av ;'B and chickens, $50,000 worth of salmon, 1 1,000,000 worth of lumber, $30,000 worth of butter and cheese, making a total of $l,52O,tJ0. which we consider a good showing when compared with our entire population which is about 15,000 or $101 .00 for each man, woman and child, or about $505 00 per family, ex- I ported each year. This amount would be largely increased by the addition of our yearly mineral wealth which amounts approximately to $100,000. County Industrial Notes Rev. Geo. C. Richey, of this city, re ports pirking green peas from his garden on May 5th. The first box of cherries for the sea son, were delivered n Roseborg Friday, May 12. bv Mr H. E. Huntingtoo, of Edenbower. The fruit i- luscious. Douglas county's strawberry crop is abundant and of fine quality this season. While the market is well supplied the price remains high 30 cents per quart ? box. Len Braden, the Myrtle Point livery man, came out from Coos county Thurs day and is spending a few days in Rose burg and vicinity baying horses with which to increase his livery stock. He reports it "dry" over in Coos county, where local option is vigorously enforced. Man v fine salmon catches are still be ing reported in the North Umpqua river over at Winchester, but Chas. Brace still holds the championship catch for the season, be having recently landed a 55 pound salmon over there with a book and line, the big fish being 4 leet and 1 inch in length. Mrs rV alter Gray, supplied the beau tiful rut rose for the graduating exercis es at Cottage Grove last Friday evening. No where in the great state of Oregon does the rose grow to such a decree of perfection as in Roseborg. hence thi" city is well termed "The City of knees " Here this beautiful flower grows in the open air and blossom every month in the year. YV. G. Hughes, of Mt. Alto ranch, made the Plaindealer a pleasant busi ness call Friday. He bad ju-t retunn-d , from a rpisinese trip to Portland ar.d re ported the metropolis taking on a de cidedly lively air incident to the opening ; of the l-eais ann Clark Exposition June -1st. Mr Hughes savs this ideal -pnng weather makes assured abundant har- ve-ts of hay and grain crops. Mrs. Miller of Havhurst vallev haa 225 voting turkevs at present, bat does noI expwt to oat0 lmBt Tear.. ,ueeess in raising turkeys, as she raised 300 last year and sold six hundred and seventeen ft. 17 00 worth. This spring is not nearly sp favorable to turkey raising as the two vjears past. Oakland, the great poultry center of Douglas county, or Oregon, so far as that is concerned, may yet have a rival in Havhurst. Gill Meadows, who has spent several weeks prospecting on Upper Cow Creek returned to Roe burg late last week and states that there is certainly a fine gold mining district in South Douglas and that besides the many paying properties now being worked, many more will be discovered, developed and operated. He will spend tbe summer in the Bohemia mines where be haa valuable claims. F J. Blakely, who recenty returned from the Eut. says there is plenty of money in the East seeking investments, and that thousands of peop.e are com ing to Oregon this year, all of whom will visit the Lewis and Clark fair. The only way we can get these settlers and investors to come to Douglas county ia to show what our resources are. We simply can't afford to miss this great er opportunity and see other counties get what we should have ourselves if a proper effort is made. H. E. Lounsbury, general freight aent ot the S. P. Company, remember ed the Plaindealer with a pleasant call while in town Friday. He said there was a decided improvement in the gen eral lumber market of late which would probably result in' the early sta rttng up of tbe many sawmills which have been shut down for some months. He also said that Roseburg would get a full share of the money to be expended in improvements on the S. P. Railroad this season, a new round house being among t he; improve men ta contemplated at tli is place.