NO. 34.
JACKSONVILLE, JACKSON COUNTY, OREGON, DECEMBER 26. 1908
VOL. II.
THE GREAT PACIFIC COAST COUNI RY
Hills and Valleys of Fertile Soil--
Gold, Timber and Coal in Abund
ance Eerly Settlement of County
The shroud of darkness hovers over
the history of the Pacific coast prior
to the sixteenth century. Geologists
have revealed how the great inland
arms of the ocean gradually became
land-locked seas whose receding waters
left behind the deposit of alluvium
brought down from the mountains by
the thousands of small streams pour
ing into them, by which process were
evolved the great fertile valleys whose
names have became the synonyms of
ed dominion on our coast, England,
Spain and Russia. These nations claim
ed the territory bs right of discovery.
Suddenly a new nation, the United
stepped in to contest with her power
ful rivals for the posession of this vast
region of wealth and happiness.
After the daring Lewis and Clarke
expedition in 1803-4 the tr.ids of the
Easterners were turned Westward.
The Westward march was slow until
in the early fifties, or shortly after
STRAWBERRIES Grown in Jacksonville, Oregon by John Renault.
Grapes Grown near Jacksonville by Emil Britt
The Soil in this locality is suited to grape culture, and
the most profitable crops are grown on the foot-hills sur
rounding Jacksonville where thousands of acre remain to
be put in cultivation by the vineyardist.
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Rcv.s are three f : t a, i
BANK OF JACKSONVILLE. G. L. Davis, Pres., Jay C. Sexton, Cashier
was obliged to go into the enemies forms a part of the northern boundary j
comp to secure game and fish, as the of California. The Rogue river with
Indians were very warlike and would j its finny family of countless numbers
attack the white man without warning flows through the county fed by hun- j
We do not wish to mislead the reader dreds of sparkling mountain streams.
and will say that the Indian in many It wends its way through fertile val
instances, to blame for his warlike leys and deep gorges in its mad rush to
COURT HOUSE, JACKSONVILLE, OREGON
mooe, but the outbreaks of the Indians the broad expanse of the roaring Pa
were generally preceded by outrages cific. There are millions of horse-pow
on the part of the whites. This coun er yet to harnessed along thi3 stream,
sun shining upon the pl ictal slopes
try was composed of men of all nations, suitable to run mills and factories of mountains when during the dry s< ascn causes a melting process to take place
the
unrestricted
rays
of
the
summer
as well as men who thought naught of almost unlimited capacity. Fine tim- '
(Continued on pairs 2.)
crime, althongh the greatest number ber, suitable for furniture and building
were educatd men of good character, purposes, stand as an emblem of wealth
who located here for a home and to along both banks of this picturesque
befriend the natives.
stream.
The early settlers were ehgaged prin
The soil is of volcanic origin. De-
cipally in mining, being led here by the j c imposition has been going on for cen-
reports of rich finds, while few were i turies with the result that in depth it
engaged in farming and stock raising, | ranges from a few feet to 100 feet of
although the soil is of excdllent quality loose rich soil. The soil retains enough
for fruit and general farming. There moisture to develope a crop hence ir
was no market aside from home con rigation is not necessary. Although
sumption which accounted for the lack the annual rain-fall is but 21 inches
of interest in this now leading industry, and this confined to about five months
and there was more money in mining. in the ye r one at first thought would
abundance; but of its history they are gold was discovered on the coast,
| when amad rush was made for the Cal-
silent.
Ond day in September, 1513, Vasco ■ ifornia and Oregon gold fields. Long I
Nunez de Bolboa gazed ft;om the moun trains of wagons drawn by the ox was
tain tops of Central America upon the the only means of transportation at
sleeping waters of the Pacific, upon that time, and considering the great
which the eye of a Caucasian then rest excitement following the discovery of
ed for the first time. Eerdinando de gold this country was slow in growth.
Magalhaens, a Portuguese navigator,
OUTHERN SOREGON.
sailing under the Spanish flag, com
The early settlement of Southern
manded the first vessel to plow the Oregon which may be conveniently
waters of the Pacific. From these two dated from the spring of 1851, when
men the history of the Pacific slopes is gold was discovered in Southern Ore -on
based.
was met with many reverses. The
Little was done in the way of discov Indians was the most dreaded foe of
ery along the Pacific coast until Cap the white settler. The Indians in this
tain Robert Gray entered the Colum vicinity belonged to the Shastas tribe
bia river on May 11, 1792. Captain but were divided into several small
Gray named the river ‘Columbia,’ the bands. On Rogue river were gathered
name borne by his vesselr For the the Indirns who bore that name and,
century prior to the discovery of the numbered about 600 strong. At Table
Columbia river, large fur companies Rock another band numbering about 500.
were organized who carried on an ex There home was upon the banks of the
tensive trade between this country Rogue river, in the midst of a country
China and Russia.
OUR LOCATION
generously snpplied with game, while
think this unreasonable, but if the
At the dawning of the nineteenth the Rogue was almost alive with salmon.
Jackson county is located in South reader will stop to consider that the
century, three powerful nations claim It will be seen that the white settler ern Oregon, the southern boundary valley is surrounded by snow-capped
HEALTH IN THE MOUNTAINS
Cattle Raising near Jacksonville is a very profitable industry yet undeveloped
ALTHOUGH THE COUNTRY
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.millo is thickly
populated then yet remains vast streUm. s a v. •.led la1 d.s v. here one may
reap the benefits and health invigorating aroma of the pine forests in
pursuit of the fleet-footed deer. "The bear and other animals of game are
to be found in our forests.