Port Orford, Oregon, Tuesday, July 21, 1931
Natural
PORT ORFORD NEWS
Water Harbor
THE KEY
To The Full Development Of The
MID - PACIFIC COAST EMPIRE
EMPIRE in Oregon Mother Nature played the role
o f the engineer par excellent. Having provided vast
Depth of Water from 36 to 42 Feet,
No Dredging
No Sanken Rocks
No Pilot Service
Protected on West, Northwest, East and
Southeast from Storms of Summer.
Requires Umited Protection from South
and Southwest Storms of Winter.
natural wealth in the form of standing timber, a wide
variety of minerals of a commercial character, exten
sive agricultural and horticultural lands, vast deep
sea fishing banks, wonderful recreational advantages, Practically Free from the Prevailing Fogs
and climatic conditions suited to the various sections
of the Pacific Coast.
of the region, she did not overlook creating great
potential water power with which to provide cheap
energy for the full and economical development of the
Vessels May Enter or Leave Under Any
whole empire.
Rogue river flows westward through the heart
Weather Condition.
of Southwestern Oregon and has an estimated poten
tial horsepower of upwards of 300,000 horsepower:
while the Deschutes, the Applegate, the Illinois, the Repeatedly Selected by Board of Army En
(’hetco, the Elk and the Sixes rivers each contribute
their quota toward the great quantity of potentially
gineers as Harbor of Refuge for Pa
cheap power within the region.
And further, Mother Nature did not stop there,
cific ('oast.
but with her unerring engineering wisdom She pro
vided a natural deep water harbor on the shore of
the region, strategically situated for economical im All Year Round Harbor for Deep Sea Fish
provement as the tidewater outlet through which the
products of this great empire may flow to the marts
of the world by means of cheap water transportation.
The Port Orford Chamber of Commerce is now’
engaged in the preparation of its case for presenta
tion to the Board of Engineers, Washington, for the
improvement of the Port Orford harbor to make it an
all year round harbor.
STRATEGICAL GATEWAY
STRAGETICALLY LOCATED
IMPROVEMENT AS A
HARBOR OF REFUGE
9300-Ton Vessel Loading in Port Orford Harbor
Ferì Orford Chamber of Commerce
PORT ORFORD. OREGON