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About Daily coast mail. (Marshfield, Or.) 1902-1906 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 7, 1904)
I Each of these mines has large bunkers on the hay hum which coal is shipped by steamer to San Francisco ami other places, where it finds a ready market. A number ot other properties with ex cellent showings are being developed. Surface i loppings can be I'MIV ' M MISt , iouni a., "ver ': s ja. ar.ri area. anl we do n ' knm l any who have been disa;;' r.v.i in in endeavor t.i lprn mines , Besides the fietirMs his sn tion wi derive from imnini and I marketing this vast ti-.t "X a. it will great. y aid and encourage manufacturing enterprise linitTIUUl.TUItl. NO section ut the Pacitic Coist is lietter adapted to genenal hoili culture than Coos Hay The trmt industry, yet in its infamy, is destined to In-come one ol our greatest tesoutse. Coos Hay Iruit has established a reputation for iuelf in the iiiatkels of San Francisco, where most ol our products are skipped. That out fruit should commaml the highest price in the San Francisco market in coinH-tition with the fruit of the stale of California, about which so much ha been said and written, speaks volumes for its ejeelleHCtf. The annual production it a yet small, and consist principally ef apples, pears, plums, prune and cherries. In l'KIi over dO.OQO twies of apples were shipped from Matshheld alone. The low rolling hilts and benches ate found to tie ideal fruit land, and at no distant day we expect to see the lolling kills awl benches of Coos Bay, now used almost entirely for grating, cover wl with apple, pear, plum, prune, cherry and other liuil trees and sup potting a large number of prosperous fruit growers. The small fruits and hemes grow in abundance, many varieties growing wild n the woods. The area suitable for horticulture is large; the soil and !imte are here; only the horticulturist is wanting Another iiuiuh ol horticulture which promises to become an important in dustry ot Coos llay, is the raising of crsnberries. Though Ike amount of land at prevent devoted to the culture o( these berries k small, it is sufficient to thoroughly demonstrate the adaptability of the sand hill swales where wild cranberries grow in abundance to th. culture of these berries. This landcan b purchased at a vVry low price. One grower, Mr C. I). McFarlin, shipped ovel .1000 httshrl of cranberries in 102 from a tew acres. DAIUYIiNCi ih1 STOCK liAISING THE mild climate of this region, the abundunt rainfall and the wealth ot soil, make it especially adapted to dairying and stock raising. There are at least nine public, besides a n irnber t private, creameries in the county and all doing a profitable bus n-ss This industry which has been one of th- h ef , w .. t. rra' y ri panded as only about twenty per ren' of 'h" da ry at. Is t e ci'jn'y have been br"ugh' r.'I-r j '.va'. n On tl e ti le ar1 :.arih a' '. l-'ISIilNf, SALMON' tnhuij' is one ol Coos County's ittipottanl resources. Coot Hav. anil the r.xjm.lr nver have an ricelknt inn of l h 1 1 1 h . k. . ..itv'1- anil mrrlhead salmon of eicetlcMt quality, and the (j. ivriim.rii' ii 11. t rfir, which have been establish"! on S. .b ('.. i in i' I i ,ii- i. ver insure a continuance of a ''! INH'ssHm IbbbbbbbbbI' S asssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssst nsSnssssssssssBtussssssssssssssl ! litititBtBtistsssilssBtsstitstsssstssssssW 7.fWfMHnHpHnMaVMH riiiv iitim grass grows ux jr an'y th' y ar r and so 'ha' tu, k us .a, y nee! ri' other feed. Prom mi.ch jw,, iist rriu.ts are somt-tniirs a'tani'if tiy light feeding at certain seasons, but siock caitlconthe range seldom, if ever, requir feed. There are two creameries at Marahlield, one in 'connection with the Cold Storage & Ice manufacturing plant. Jiutler and cheese of the heat quality are made here and find a ready market at good price?. One dairyman receives an annual Income of from $1600 to $1800 per yoat from thirty-one cows. The dairy arid stockmen all being prosperous is perhaps tin- best argu ment that could be used to those wishing to erig'ige in tnthor of these industries. iSr IK r M.'lln r if j IfAV f III if IKS run Th'tr are r -1, 'l.rit aim re, ami iwn io.il storage plants hand mg th-. (Mi hi seasmi l.arg ipuntiues ot sn-elheads are also shipped to Cou Hiyfron th- Umpq.1.1 and Rogue river and packed by the cold siorng1 plant at Marahfield. There are also two rlam canneries aridiwncrabcanneili', whlgh find a ready market for their product. An luperiinonl lies recently bsuii mad; in freeing Cone Hi clams, in the same manner as eastern oysters, which inesl with widysifc A cmiiy It now prowrinK handle Cooa Hay clams in tills manner on a Is rue sonly, with Mvery indication of surcess. ,mS' '