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LOCATION:
In the Northwestern part of Oregon, on the Columbia
1 River, with about 70 mues of river front.
AREA:
About 700 square miles. 422,51(2 acres.
TILLABLE LAND: '
I 13,726 acres. This is land that is actually in cultivation
and cleared, exclusive of town lots.
NON-TILLABLE LAND:
406 766 acres, which includes all timber where there is
more, than 100,000 feet on a quarter section, also all Ior
''. Red off land which is not suitable for and in no condition
for cultivation.
TIMBER:
About seven and one half to eight billion feet.
ASSESSED VALUE OF TIMBER: $11,467.1S0.
ASSESSED VALUE OF TILLABLE LAND: $911,355.
TOTAL ASSESSED VALUATION OF ALL PROPERTY:
$18,000,000.
MILES OF COUNTY ROADS:
500 miles, some of which is in first class condition, some in
fair condition and some in very poor condition.
MILES OF RAILROADS:
About 125 miles which includes the main line of the S. I1.
' . & S. and the various lopging roads.
POPULATION: ...
Census of 1910 gives 10,580 but a careful estimate this
year gives it at least 15.000.
CLIMATE:
Temperate. During the summer the thermometer rarely
reaches 100 in the shade and in the coldest weather of
winter zero weather is almost unknown. . During the
winter months there is considerable rain, but not too much.
Just enough to insure crops. Crop failures are unknown.
PRODUCTS:
Fruits of all kir.ds, especially apples, pearsj plums and
berries; Grain and grasses; garden truck of all kinds and
dairying.
SHIPPING: ,
Ships from all parts of the world carry Columbia County
s products down the Columbia River and to the markets
of the world. A through line of Railroads traverse the
county from the North to the South. River boats carry
local products to local markets at low rates.
LAND:
Thousands of acres of first class land can be purchased at
, reasonable prices upon which are stumps left from the
timber operations. This land is especially suited for
farming, fruit raising and dairying.
IN THE COITS-pv CCVKT OP THE ST.1TE OP OREGON", FOK COLIMBIA
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In tjie Matter of Widening and Straightening the MlHt-CIatsknnlo Road
from a point tliercnn In Mist M. ik?d by a stake marked "L" Ox OO to a
Mint D8.7 feet South and 337.B feet West of the Section corner common to
Sections 25, 20, S3 and 30 in Township numbered 7 North of Range num
bered 5 wesf of the Willamette M.'rldan, In Columbia County, State of
Oregon.
'The State Highway Engineer of the State of Oregon, through the State
Highway Commission, having heretofore surveyed the Mist-ClatskanI Road
from a point thereon in Mint marked by a stake marked "L" Ox 00 to a
point 986.7 ieet South and 337. C feet West of the Section Corner common
to Sections 25, 26, 35 and 36, in Township numbered 7 North of Range
numbered 5 West of the Willamette Meridian, in Columbia County, State
of Oregon, for the purpose of straightening and widening the same where
required, for the purpose of making such road a part of the 'system of Coun
ty roads to be known as "Mlst-Clatskanle Highway," and has staked out
upon the ground the route of "such road along the line whereby the same
should be straightened, and has also made and filed with this Court the
Held notes of such survey, together with a map of plat of such survey, and
the said State Highway Engineer having recommended to this Court that
the said .Highway between said points aforesaid should be widened and
straightened to a width of sixty (60) feet throughout before permanently
improved, and the Court, after examining said survey and the map and plat
thereof, and it appearing to the Court that the said County Road is one of
the roads to be permanently Improved from moneys derived from the bonds
of this County heretofore sold, and It further appearing to the Court from
such survey and such recommendations and also from an examination there
of made by the Court and other information, that said road should be
widened and straightened, accordingly as recommended by said State High
way Engineer to a width of sixty (00) feet throughout, along the route
as surveyed and hereinafter described and determined, before making a
permanent improvement thereon and before the expenditure of any money
thereon.
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Therefore, BE IT RESOLVED by the Court that the County Court deem
it advisable to widen and straighten the said County Road aforesaid to the
width of sixty (60) feet, being thirty feet on each side of the center line of
said route so established, marked out and surveyed by the said State High
way Engineer, the center line of which is hereby determined and established
as follows, that is to say:
"i "nlng at a po'n' ,n Ml8t. Oregon, said point being at a stake marked
Seetl CnrnJTu 673 f66t E"St 81,(1 330 feet Nrth '
6 Nnr?h nf nL 'Ceh common t0 eM 23 and 24 in Township
snSw ,R.a;w. 5.,Wesi ?f the Willamette Meridian; thence North 628
IU .baSt olil.fl feet' thnn fn nivlrxr a 1 An - 1. 1 ni. m
l. i2 2iEli J31"2 feet; then lowing a 7o curve to the right 376.6
feet: thence North Kftn na tin c . .1 ....., " ' .
tho iof i i.Tii : l "BU lu"w,n an o curve to
the left 78.4 feet; thence North 62o 36' East 1427 feet; then following a
28o curve to the left 166.2 feet; thence North 16o If East 173.3 Ct; tLn
,lLl0W?e a.3,0, C""0. to the left 696.1 feet; thence North 4o 42' West 144 7
kJiwiW"., 6o,c,um! t0 ri 327.8 feet; thence North 14o
xr f-,1.13? feet; tl,en fol'owIng a IGo curve to the left 199.1 feet; thence
North 16o West 587.9 feet; then following an 18o 30' curve to the left
301 1 feet; thence North 72o 21' West 44.6 feet; then following a 28o curve
to the right 264.9 feet; thence North lo 38' East 49.3 feet; then following a
28o curve to the left 114.6 feet; thence North 30o 23' West 230.6 feet; then
o'i.T!" a 260 curve t0 tne rlKht 1041 feet! thence North 4o 63' West
203.6 feet; then following a 28o curve to the left 148.6 feet; thence North
46o 21 West 346.2 feet; then following a 17o curve to the right 182 6
feet; thenco North 15o 19' West 633.6 feet; then following a 12o curve to
the right 241.7 feet; thence North 13o 41' East 121.6 feet; then following
a 20o curve to the left 12S.1 feet; then following a lOo curve to the Tight
I..,,., luuumuK mi iu raito iu inn ngni i4u. reef, then fol
lowing a 60 curve to the right 207.6 feot; then following a 20o curve to the
114 179.4 feet: thence North 17o 14' Runt 77 foot- ti,, ,.n...i on.
fre to the rjght 176 feet; thence North 62o 14' East 2.4 feet; then follow-
aau icon iu mi iDiiowinf a i) io rnrvo
he right 205.4 feet; then following a 660 curve to the left 166.7 feet;
art
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INDUSTKIKS: .
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Columbia River IsiiUonn lmpirlniit in.liu(rv V1'
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nnn iruu riuwiiK; iiunriyintf; ,Shii ,u
kinds of In nbor nuinufnctuiirig ilunis
Ori'OUTUNI'ni'S:
Tlii-ro nr lino npportunllioM fu- (ho sn nil farn , ,
man, iiuii ki""'! "" iiiih fiirmnir, "'("'Inn
clmiiV ili'cp wnlcr Ki'tH for It ill iilni'H.ii( ,s
Til!: HKI.TA CAKM'.NS:
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h.'ive leeenli.v been ilyKeil Mini me m.w j, y
C iiiivnuiin e.. ei;ir,v iui.'u-u il In tii,iitK nf ,7l.llti
small fill Is.
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I.iculiiy.
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Til K county oi::i:i;:-i.
Cireuit Judye,, J. II. C nnil.r nml . ,
It.Klrirt Alt. iimy, V. : lilh id
County Judni'i VV. A. HairU
County ("lerk, II, . L'tllaro
Slierilf, A. I). ThiiiiiiHn:i
AnsesHnr, C V. ItlukoKley
. School Kuiierinlendont, J. II. Wilkerwm
Treiwurer, U. S. Hattan
Coroner, F. II. Sherwood
Surveyor, (!on. Conver
CoinniisHioners, John l-'nrr, I-num Huhn r.
(TTII-'S. TOWN. AND I'OST Ol l-ICKS;
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A city on the Columbia River, 98 miles from 1'ortlanil, with a population
of 2500 people. The County Sent of Columbia County. A Four year
Standard Hij,h School. Methodist, Conjreitationnr, Episcopal nnd
Catholic Churches. All the leading fraternal orders. Cravity water
system owned by the city sufficient to supply a city of 10,000 m?o I.'.
Blectric lights, graded and macadamized streets, sewers. I'rincipal
industries are lumbering, shiplmildinir, creosotinjr, stone quarryinjr.
fishing and shipping. Two large haw mills with a capacity of 2"i),0(0
feet per day ; more than 5 million feet of lumber shipiH'd each n.onth;
several large ocean going vessels built each year; timber treated with
creosote and shipped all along the const. Two bin stone (uarries and
rock crushing plants in continuous operation. An average of :100 tons
of Columbia Uiver Salmon caught and marketed. A farming country
back of it that cannot be excelled in the world. Several new business
blocks now under construction. Five miles of sower being built.
A PAY ROLL OF NEARLY 1100,000 lJER MONTH.
Many beautiful and attractive homes.
St. Helens Rainier Clntskniiie lloullos,
Seappoose Warren I leer Island (',,,1,1,.
Yankton' Veriuuiiii Mist (Juinry
Mayger Mauhhnd Columbia City lliUlt
Apiary Hudson rresei.it Tri-nhui
Inglis
CITY OFFICERS OF ST. HKLI-:NS
Mavuk-A. W. Mueller '
CotJNi ll.MKN - N. O, l4ral.ee, ("bus. C.i i.luin, M
II. Morbus
City Aitohnicy J. V. Day
RwoitiiKU -- K. i: Quick
MAitsiiAi.4 J. L. Chittern, I.. I.. Decker
Tiikasi iii:ii - II. P. Watkins
Watku Cum mission-I,. K. All.-n, J. W. Aiken, ltUit
1'ixon. A. CriiiiH)., John Prineje
Watku Si'I'kkintkniiknt Chas. Iipe
FillK Ciiikk-L. V.. Allen
then following a 20o curve to the loft 134.6 feet; thenco North 27o 32'
West 186.6 feot; then following a 6iio curvo to the right 94.7 feet; then
following a 66o curvo to the left 120.4 feet; then following a f.lWi curve
to the right 136.9 feet; thence North 34o 47' east 19 feot; then following a
60o curve to the right 108.3 feet; thenco South 81o 13' Hast 6.8 f.-dt;
then following a CCo curve to the left 183.6 feet; thnnco North 3o 27" West
II. 2 feet; then following a 2So curve to tho right 107.1 feet; thence North
26o 33' East 117.1 feet; then following a 38o curvo to IIiq right 123.3 feet;
thence North 73o 25' East 44.6 feet; then following a Sno curvo to the right
66.8 feet; thence South 84o 60' East 140.2 feet; then following a COo curvo
to the loft 168.2 feet; thence North Oo 16' East 302.2 feet; then follow
ing a 38o curve to the left 173 feet; thence North 60o 25' went 75.6 ftot;
then following a 28o curve to tho right 26.7 feet; thenco North 57o 66'
West 222.4 feet; then following a 5i!o curve to the right 204.3 fnut then
following a 66o curve to tho left 255.3 feot; then following a Stio curvo
to the right 146.4 feet; thenco North 4o 32' West 10 font; then following
a lOo curve to the left 264.8 feot; thence North 31o 01' Went 21 fwt; thnn
following an So curvo to the left 143.6 foot; thenco North 42o 27' Wnsl
44.6 feet; then following a 38o curve to the right 135 font; then following
a 66o curve to the right 94.6 feet; thon following a f.fio curvo to the loft
132.6 feet; thonce North 12o 30' West 7.5 feet; then following a 28o c.tvo
to the left 114.5 foot; thence North 44o 31" West 315 font; thon following
a lOo curve to the right 121 feet; thenco North 32o 25' WohI 122.1 foot
then following a lOo curve to the loft 98 feet; thonce North 42o 13' West
259.1 feet; then following a 12o curve to the right 36.9 rent; thenco North
lo 49' East 248.9 feet; then following a 14o curve to the left 208 9 foot
thence North 27o 36' West 441.2 feot; then following nn So curvo to tho
right 3S7.5 feet; thence North 3o 31' Kant 181.5 foot; thon following a
28o curve to the left 102.9 feet; thcnt.e North 25o 16' Wont 66. 4 foot; thon
following a 2So curve to the right 80.1 feet; thenrn North 6n 4li'" west
III. 8 feet; then following a 38o curvo to the right 115.4 foot; thonco North
36o 24' East 81.8 feet; then following a 2Xo curve to tho left 105 ! foof
thenco North 6o 46' East 238.8 fet; then following a 38o curvo to tho rlrhi
118.4 feet; thence North 51o 46' East 27.4 feot; then iollowlng a 38o curvo
to the left 80.8 feot; thonce North 18o 46' East 230.2 feet; then following
a 38o curve to the left 64.6 feot; thence North 6o 4 4' Wont 1817 foot
then following a 38o curve to the loft 40.8 foot; thonco North 21o 14' West
61.7 feet; thon following a lOo curvo to tho right 103. .1 foot- thonoo
North lOo 64' West 69.9 foet; then following a 6fio curve to the left
100.6 feet; thence North 67o 15' West 13.2 feot; then following a 28o curve
to the right 83.4 foet; thence North 43o 64' West 127.2 foot; thon follow
Inga 28o curve to the right 83.4 feet; thence North 20o 33' West 4S0 2 foot
" i"iiuiii6 " uurve 10 ine ion bh.z reel; tiionce North 52o 66' West
?i4 Lf?e,V, tl,e!I. f,ol.IowlnK a 280 curve 10 1110 rtKtit 65.5 foot; thonce North
37o 23' West 215.3 feet; then following a 20o curvo to the right 116 4
feet; thence North lOo 06' West 95rl foot; then following a a?n mrl'n il
the left 124.9 feet; then following a 28o curve to tho right 87 3 fonf
thence North 26o 36' West 218 feot; then following a 28o curve to tho lofi
xvo.u icui, ii.mi louowing a ooo curve to the lert 73.2 foot; thon follow
. . . .. . " iul a mence worth Oo 03' East 21
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minf. In Ilia wlitlil 190 n . i i . tininiuh n ui
. V .i i !, , "m ""lowing a imo curve to tho loft 224 1
feet; then following a 66o curve to the right 113 foot; thonco North nVn
5,8' .Ye"t29,7Jeet: U,en 'ollowlng a 30 curve to the lof 328 foei tl once
North 620 .39' west 210.1 feet; then following a 12o curve to t o rwM?
255.6 feet; thence North 31o 69' West 407.8 foot; then foL wing a lOo
curve to the lefll29.7 feot; thence North 44o 67' West 36.9 not thon fol
lowing al2o curvo to tho right 136.9 foet; thon following 38n cirvn
the left 140.7 feet; said point being 980.7 feet fk,Uthnna ni uVm
of tho Section corner common to Sections 26, 26, 35 and 30 in Townliin 7
North of Hange 6 West of the Willamette Meridian. Township 7
Said line above described is staked out on the ground and delineated
upon the map and plat thereof on file with tho Clerk of tho Court.
The Court further RESOLVES nnd DECLARES and FINDS THAT thn
rnrd,".,a,;,,crtttsesn,yB f "tt,d rad ln 11,0 -'"tH above men-
It Is further RESOLVED. ORDERED nnd ADJUDRKn l.v i. c .
that the County Surveyor bo and he Is hereby " S ' to Immed LoTv
make an examination of said portions of said road, nnd If nocoRsarv n ll
rTtI,ar're7trnVeenceePOrt '
dec anl fi' XlZrTZ
kanle Highway Survey. ii.r reiorrea to as Mlst-Clats-
proi'lainntlon being miulo, the following proreodliiKH wort bail:
Matter of Contract with K, A. Gm:el for cnimtnirlloa of I'urtlM ill
Nehnlom Highway,
i Oo this day E. A. Cessel iireHents to tho Court bin rontmi t nnd hinilij
the coin triictliiii of a portion of tho Upper Noliiileni Witliwajr, bfiul
mlln 14 nnd u inirt of mile 16. anil the ('null being ikIvikih! In tl.e mil!'
It Is ordereil by tlm Court Hint said bond nml roulrii. t bo, nml tlio u&l
Is hereby approved, nnd that tho Clork shall flln thn sainn.
Manor of contract with Ambrose llurdsal Co. for t'unstructlni Two 8i 1
llrlilgos near lloullou.
On this day AmhroKO IliirdH.il Coinnanr nroent to tho Court ltf-J
duly executed bond nnd con I rait for coiihlriictlag two steel brlilK""
Milton reel;, near tlio town of lloultnii, and tho Court being ailll
the maltnr. ll Ih ordered by the Court tlmt siiid bond nnd cuiitrnrt I. n
the wi nn- in hereby -npproved. It Is further ordi-rod by tlio Court Uutu'l
t lors ne, anil ho is hereby instructed to flln tho mimo.
In tho Matter of thn Petition of E. S. Wnrd for potmliiHlon lo nuo T.Jrtfel
.nn...'1 "i. uuiuy iiiiuii;
Application having boon mndo to this Court by K. 8. Ward rorars;
to li it ll 1 loirs, ties, timber, wood nml i.lllnir over thn Coiiaiy Itonil kK'.
as South HcaiiiHioiiO t:reek lioiid from JiiIimhoii' Landing wont Blmul t' I
mllos to a point known mi JMI's Mill nml branch of wild road IculiM1'
isowaiowhkl b pbi'.o, in Columbia County. Orceini, and to use a irr-'"
oui;luo over nnd upon mil.l rmul for n i,erini i.r iv.n imvd from tlie u:
day of August. 11)14. for i:ald purpoHes nml for the purpoi-e of Ul1
drawing loaded wnroiiH unit vehicle. nml II iniiie:irni'i Ibut noli"' M
lioen I'iveiMiy ndvoi tli omenta twmleil ul ilw. ..I ,, i ,,r linlttlni! ( oillily I'oJf-1
iml also ut tluei) public plnieH In tlio vicinity of said road ovr wliieafl
is iloi.lred to run salil engine or engines, tlfloeu days prevhiui to thn P" J
imitation of said application to this Court, and proper proof tt"
iiieii nurein;
It Is therefore ordered hv tlm fomi ti,,,t c. i.i i..iim,h, i,n nnd tlicKiin'M
hereby allowed on the condition that micli hauling shall only lie done Hi
uoh limn of year as, in tho opinion of the Court tho road will I M
iiuiiiuK.'.i luerony.
It Ib further ordorcd by tlm Court, nnd It Is expressly undoraloou tW
said petition Is granted upon tho further condition. Hint petitioner I11M
III hill for nnv iliinn.i'i, ,.,..lil.. , ....i.l ...,..l nml I lit ' I
i . . r """IH IIOIII HIICII IIHO Ul WI.Hl H"'"i i
shall, at IiIh own exniiiiini I,,,n,..,ii.....i ...... i u ,im tn unul """ I
occasioned theroby, and leave tho mime In an good condition us tho
i.Hvu im-i-il nun Hani petition boon not rranlod.
Whereupon. Court adjourned until Thursday, July 23, mi l.
Thursday, July 23, 1914. 8th Judicial Day.
Court tamo pursuant to Adjournment.'
Ofllc.ors all present.
nrr.,.nnllni-U WOW l'"1
Duo nroclaninlloii 1 111 I II ! til llll.t I li A I
w , " ' !r,V,ol!H,rucUl" l' "u'' Hul ITI'lges ucross the Nohaleni Itlver on U
KisuuHiiii iiiKiiwiiy;
and LSI'1!? Klilt0 "iKliwny Rnglneor proKe!
Z ? L; 1,:,.,H ,0.r.,m,r lilBos to be const.
in.. i i. i ':""u""" '"Kiiway, and the Court being ',"Y"""1" , j
iT.rutss .tlol;,o(;:o,,rt t,,,,t "w 0
of said brlolL';r'."',1,!,',;,1,1,,,y l,,n ro,,rt J',1 f,,r 11,0 fn,?,!rr,K
the ir.ih iii.v i a . . " " ,,fl numiciy oiumh-..
""num., imi, in tho hour of 2 o'clock P. M.
Whereupon. Court ndjournod until Wednesday, July 22
Wednesday, July 22, 1914. 7th Judicial Day.
Court camo pursuant to adjournment.
O III cor s all present.
1914.
NOTICE TO CO.TKA TORS.
i , , ,Notlco 18 '""oby given that snalod
l'.l.i will ho received by thn County
Court of Colombia County, Oregon,
ut tho Court llouao at St. Holonn,
Oregon, until 2:00 o'clock p. m,
Angina 12ml, 1014. and thon opened,
for tho cotiHtniotlon of an earth fill
adorn, tho canyon at Mcllride, t.
Bother with reinforced concrete ro-
. tnlnlng wall.
IMniiB and spool flcntlniiH nrn on
u" may be examined In tho of
lice of the Comity Clerk; each bidder
shall doposlt with his bid M''
chock for iivo per cent o' tM
mount of his bid which shall b"K,
feltod to tho county in case I110"1
In mndo to him and ho shall faM "
loot or rofuBO for a P''oil l
days uftnr such award Is m ul" 10 .
tor Into a contract nnd til" t11"
qiili-nd bond.
The rPil-.t la reserved to roJcw
and oil bldn. '
.. i a tiARU.
i comity I '"'
fit. llolons, AuRiist Oth, iU.