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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY i, 1902.
IN THE COAST COUNTIES.
An Area a Little Larger Than the State of Connecticut
With Resources Almost Beyond Man's Comprehension,
OREGON has four Coast Counties,
having an aggregate area of 5159
square miles. These are Tillamook,
Lincoln, Coos and Curry. Lane add Douglas
a!fio have frontage on the ocean, but the
one belongs In the Willamette Val
ley group and the other in the Southern
Oregon group. Clatsop stretches along
the Pacific for a considerable distance
but Its place is properly in the Lower
Columbia group -with Columbia. The
Coast counties have an area a little larg
er than that of Connecticut and resources
that arc almost beyond comprehension.
In each the stand of merchantable timber
Is something wonderful. All are adapted
to the various branches of farming, par
particularly to dairying and horticulture.
Lincoln County has a railroad to the
"Willamette "Valley, but Tillamook, Coos
and Curry have no transportation routes
to the remainder of the state except by
sea, and steamer trips are few and far
between. Coos and Curry market nearly
all their products in San Francisco and
sond there for all their supplies, and Til
lamook does a great deal of business with
the California metropolis. Notwithstand
ing the lack of rail facilities the Coast
counties arc Increasing in population and
adding to their Industrial enterprises.
TILLAMOOK COUNTY.
Grans Is Klnsr, and Dnlrjlnp Is the
Principal Indnttry.
The principal Industry of Tillamook
County is dairying. It cannot be other
wise, for all the conditions make this the
dairyman's paradise and the garden spot
of the Pacific Slope for successful and
profitable dairying. Possessing, as it
does. Inducements to tboe who want to
engage in dairying for a livelihood, which
no other couity in Oregon can excel, in
Tiilamook is now and always will be, the
most prosperous section of the state.
The reason for this is easy to solve:
Grass Is king! This grows luxuriantly,
because the rich virgin soil is peculiarly
adapted, with an abundance of moisture,
to the growth of all kinds of grass and
clover. The fresh, green appearance of
the county the whole year is surprising
and captivating to those who are look
ing for locations or visit Tillamook for
the first time. Another thing which im
presses the visitor. Is the contented and
prosperous farmers, who have made their
homes in this county sometimes called
the Jumplng-ofl place of the Northwest.
With the advent during the past few
years, of scientific dairying, a large num
ber of experienced chechemakers com
ing Into the, county, the introduction of
modern improvements in the factories,
the gradual weeding out of scrub ani
mals and the Intrpductlon of most of the
well-known breeds for dairy purposes,
have completely revolutionized the dairy
Industry and forced it to the front and
with. It the dairjmen, who arc well
known to be the most prosperous, con
tented and wealthiest class of farmers
in Oregon. Yet this Is only a small be
ginning of an Industry which will multi
ply itself many fold, for where there are
now but a few hundred dairymen, it will
not be many years hence before that is
increased to thousands.
To show how the dairy Industry is
growing, It was only a few years since
the experiment was tried in this county.
It was in 1891 that the first cheese fac
tory -was erected. That year it manu-
" factured' 130.000 pounds of cheese. From
that date factories have been multiply
ing very rapidly In fact, faster than the
production of milk and so much so that
they are so distributed that they are in
close proximity to all the dairy ranches
(with, the exception of in the Nehalem
country), w hlch make9 It exceedingly con
venient for dairymen. This has brought
about a healthy competition for milk, for
whenever a dairyman thinks he can se
cure better returns at another factory
he Invariably makes a change at the
first available opportunity. The present
output of dairy product in Tillamook
County now amounts to 1.500,000 pounds
of fheese and 500,000 pounds of butter
annually.
As to the disposal of the dairy products
manufactured in Tillamook, it Is sup
prir.g what a demand there is for it in
the markets of Portland. San Francisco,
Tacoma and Seattle. The demand can
not be supplied, for Tillamook cheese has
attained such a high reputation that it
6ells at "a premium. There is a rich
ness and fine flavor which is peculiar
to itself, and which is pronounced excel
lent by those who arc competent to pass
judgment. It has passed successfully
the criticisms of checsetasters In China,
Japan, Philippine Islands, Honolulu and
South America, and P. Mcintosh, the
largest manutacturer of cheese in Ore
gon, contemplates sending a consignment
to London, England. The demand for
Tillamook cheese is such that If all the
unimproved land in the county was
turned 'into dairy farms there would be
no trouble In disposing of. it in the world's
markets if it could not bo sold In the
home markets and at the top prices.
"When Tillamook County is brought up
partially to Its possibilities and Its splen
did resources developed, it will be the
greatest, wealth-producing, cash-getting
section of" Oregon, as all will readily see
who will take the trouble to Investigate
for themselves. Even now, with some
disadvantages In transportation, which
-will eventually be overcome, dairjmen
realize about 25 cents per pound for but
ter fat after deducting the cost of man
ufacture, freight, etc.
Xo End of Valuable Timber.
Tillamook is one of the -wealthiest coun
ties in Oregon for undeveloped timber
resources. The Nehalem River has 20,
000.000.000 feet of timber tributary to It,
and Tillamook Bay has 13,000,000,000 feet.
There are wonderful possibilities ahead
for the Nehalem region as a lumbering
country, and the same can be said ror
Tillamook Bay. No more inviting loca
tions for loggers or mlllmen can be found
anywhere, and in a few years, with the
advent of a railroad or the improvement
of Tillamook Bar the lumber Industry will
Jjecome quite a factor along manufac
turing lines. The county contains whole
forests of big trees, many of them being
4.0 feet in circumference and over 300 feet
in height. Most of the forest trees meas
- ure from 15 to 20 feet in girth and are
often free from limbs for the first 150 feet.
The forests in many places are so dense
that there- is a gloom next to darkness
among them, and it Is generally hard
work forcing a passage through the dense
and Impenetrable growth of timber. At
present there are only two large saw
mills manufacturing and exporting lumber,
that of the Truckee Lumber Company ot
San Francisco, whose mill Is situated at
Hobsonvllle, In Tillamook Bay, with a ca
pacity of 75,000 feet, and that of the
"Wheeler Lumber Company, on the N
halem River. Both of these mills ship In
lumber schooners, the former having a
regular line of steamers to California,
-while the latter company has built
schooners which are towed by a powerful
tug. There are several smaller mills for
local trade and a limited amount for
other markets.
Raising: Angora Goats.
Quite a number' of angora gOats have
Jieen imported into the county, for there
Js considerable hilly, brushy lands to be
cleared up in Tillamook. Those who have
angora goats for this purpose are more
than satisfied with the results. Every
year finds more goats in the county.
Owing to tho country being heavily tim
bered stockralslng Is only carried on to a
limited extent. There is one feature about
the stock raised In the county, and that
Is their fine, healthy, fat appearance. A
good milch cow brings from $40 to $50.
Tillamook County has several salmon
canneries on the Nehalem River, and at
Tillamook Bay, which is another Indus
try which, is destined to grow, for the
county has 70 miles of seashore, 45 miles
of bay shore and 200 miles of rivers, with
their scores of tributaries. Nehalem
River in tho north of tho countyr Nes
tucca River in tha south and th Tills-
jnook, Trask, "Wilson. Kilchls and Miami
K-ivers in ine center or tne county, all
team with salmon trout and afford plenty
of sport for the angler.
But few of the counties in Oregon can
lay claim to raising cranberries, but of
those few Tillamook is one. Although not
gone into on a large scale, those who have
been raising cranberries have made a suc
cess of it, and have demonstrated that it
can be made a profitable industry.
Further particulars of Tillamook Coun
ty can be obtained by sending for an illus
trated edition of the Tillamook Headlight,
which will be sent free.
FRED C. BAKER.
Tillamook.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
Over 300,000 Acres of Government
Land Still Open to Settlement.
Last year Lincoln County began an era
of rapid progress along all lines. The
unusually large influx of homeseekers ana
new capital arid enterprise, either started
or projected, contributed to greater devel
opment and materially aided in spread
ing the spirit of Improvement among
those already here.
Of tire 30 homesteaders who settled in
Lincoln County In 1SO0. many have already
commuted, paying the Government $1 50
per acre, and making their final proof.
This causes -the land to be placed on the
tax-roll, and Increases the value of tax
able property, and, at the same time,
lightens the burdens of the taxpayer.
Lincoln County has a coast line of 52
miles, which la broken by four bays, Al
sca, Yaqulna, Siletz and Salmon. The
fishing Industry of these bays gives em
ployment to many honest settlers during
the Fall months, while the beach mines
along the old Pacific help keep the wolf
from the door while the hardy pioneer Is
preparing a home for himself and future
posterity. Three salmon canneries put up
an annual pack of from 20,000 to 30,000
cases of salmon, and about 100 tons arc
sent out annually by express. Crab-fishing
Is carried on the year round, and to
now furnishing employment for a num
ber of men.
Boring: for Oil Xear Toledo.
The greater portion of the county Is
underlaid with coal, as indicated by sur
face prospecting. Oil seepages have been
found In a number of places in the coun
ty. The Yaqulna Bay Coal & OH Com
pany, recently organized with a capital
stock of $30,000, has secured a large tract
of coal and oil lands, and has bought and
had shipped from the East a large modern
steam drilling machine, which has a ca
pacity of 1500 feet in depth. This machine
Is now working near Toledo, and the
company is putting down a lli-lnch hole
as fast as men and machinery can work.
There is still of Uncle Sam's broad do
main over 300,000 acres open for settle
ment within the boundaries of Lincoln
County.
The sheep and (Angora) goat Industry
of this county promises great things to
those who have gone Into It. Our wool
Is of a longer and stronger fiber, and of
a heavier yield than that raised in the
hot bunchgrass regions of the inland.
Dairying Industry.
The climate is such that the grass re
mains green all the year, which reduces
the cost of feeding to a minimum. Clover
Is naturally adapted to the hills and val
leys. One large creamery Is operated at
Toledo, and a cheese factory is In opera
tion at Elk City, while about 40 separators
have been put in operation during the
season by enterprising farmers.
Owing to mild climate and absence of
frosts, fruit of all kinds docs well that
can be raised In Oregon, and a reward of
$100 is offered for any worm found In a
Lincoln County apple.
Being In direct communication with San
Francisco by steamer service, and Port
land by coasting steamers, and only elgbt
hours ride by rail from Portland or any
point in the Willamette Valley, a market
Is easily found for all dairy products, as
well as fruit and stock.
Toledo, the county seat of Lincoln
County, has made many substantial im
provements during the past year. Several
new business blocks and the Lincoln
County Bank are among her latest Im
provements, and a motor line Is soon to
connect her with the rich valley of the
Slletz- xB. F. JONES.
Toledo.
COOS COUNTY.
Untold Wealth in the Valleys, Hills
and" Mountains.
Probably no county in the state of Ore
gon so rich In natural resources is so little
known as Coos County. It has alwaya
been conceded that Coos County has on
almost inexhaustible supply of timber arid
coal; but few people outside of ihe State
of Oregon know to what extent this sup
ply exists, nor do they know the many
other resources that await the exploita
tion of capital and the development which
other portions of the state on the line of
the railroads have received from those
seeking new fields of Investment. Coos
County today Is In her Infancy, but, never
theless, on the eve of a new era in her
history, which will not leave her so little'
known at the end of the next five years.
During the last two years the eyes of
many Easterners have been upon her, and
a great many of these men of capital
have been making heavy Investments in
both timber and coal lands. Some of
these parties have already begun to de
velop their new properties, which promises
to bring new prosperity to the county.
About ?0 per cent of the land Is tim
bered, about 10 per cent level, and a large
portion of the county Is rolling. Ninety
per cent of the land is f ertile. There are
Immense tracts of tide lands, which can
be diked and made into excellent farms.
The largest percentage of the agricultural
lands is found along the river and creek
bottoms. The uplands are given to graz
ing. There are some excellent orchards in
the county, and the fame of Coos as a
fruit-producing district has spread far be
yond the confines of Oregon. Dairying
Is assuming immense proportions.
Coos Bay nn Important Harbor.
Coos Bay, the principal seaport of the
county. Is situated in about the center of
the county, and has a depth of 2S feet of
water on the bar at low tide. The United
States Government has expended large
sums of money in Improving the bar and
harbor and tributary rivers. The United
States engineer has recommended further
improvements, and, without doubt, an
appropriation will be made at the next ses
sion of Congress. A regular line of steam
ers ply between San Francisco and the
Bay, end another line between Portland,
Coos Bay, Humboldt Bay and San Fran
cisco. The chief industries of Coos Bay are
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Not a dark office in the building; absolutely fireproof; electric lights and artesian water; perfect
sanitation and thorough ventilation. Elevators run day and night.
Booms.
AINSLIE. DR. GEORGE. Physician 413-414
ANDERSON. GUSTAV. Attorney-at-Law GJ.2
ASSOCIATED PRESS; E. L. Powell. Manager SOU
AUSTEN, F. C, Manager for Oregon and Washington Bank
era Life Association, of Dea Moines, la 502-303
BANKERS LIFE ASSOCIATION, of Des Moines. la.; F. C.
Austen. Mgr. , 502-503
BEALS. EDWARD A.. Forecast Official U. S. Weather Bu
reau D10
BENJAMIN: R. W.. Dentin 314
BINSWANGER. OTTO S.. Physician and Surgeon 407-403
BROCK. WILBUR F.. Circulator Oregonlan 501
BROWN. MYRA.M. D 513-314
BRUERE. DR. G. E., Physician . 412-413-414
BUSTEED. RICHARD 303
CAMPBELL. WM. M., Medical Referee Equitable Life 700
CANNING, M. J C02-C01
CAUKIN. G. E.. District Agent Travelers Insurance Co 718
CARDWELL. DR. J. R 500
CHURCHILL. MRS. E. J 710-717
COLUMBIA TELEPHONE CO G04-005-GOC-C07-G13-G14-01&
CORNELIUS. C W.. Physician and Surgeon 200
COLLIER, P. F.. Publisher; S. P. McGuIre. Manager 415
DAY. J. G. & I. N , 318
DICKSON. DR. J. F., Physician 713-714
DWYER, JOE E.. Tobaccos 1 403
EVENING TELEGRAM 325 Alder Street
EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETr; L. Samuel.
Manager; G. S. Smith. Cashier .- 300
FENTON. J. D.. Physician and Surgeon 500-510
FENTON. DR. HICKS C Eye and Ear I... .511
FENTON. MATTHEW F., Dentist 500
GALVANI. W. H.. Engineer and Draughtsman 000
GAVIN, A., President Oregon Camera. Club 211-215-210-217
GIE8Y. A J.. Phslclan and Surgeon 709-710
GILBERT, DR. J. ALLEN, Physician 401-402
GOLDMAN. WILLIAM. Manager Manhattan Life Insurance
Co.. ot New York 2O0C10
GRANT, FRANK 8., Attomey-at-Law 617
GRISWOLD & PHEGLEY, Tailors 131 Sixth Street
HAMMAM BATHS, Turkish and Russian 300-301-302
HAMMOND. A.B 310
HOLL1STER. DR. O. C Physician and Surgeon 504-505
IDLEMAN, C M., Attornoy-at-Law 410-417-41S
JOHNSON. W. C. 315-310-317
KADY, MARK T., Supervisor of Agent Mutual Reserve Fund
Life Association C04-G05
LITTLBFIELD. H. R.. Physician and Surgeon 200
MACKAY, DR. A. E., Physician and Surgeon 711-712
MANHATTAN LIFE INSURANCE CO. OF NEW YORK;
W. Goldman, Manager 200-210
MARTIN. J. L. &CO.. Timber Lands 001
McCOY. NEWTON, Attorney-at-Law 713
McFADEN. MISS IDA E., Stenographer 201
McGINN. HENRY E.. Attorney-at-Law 311-312
McKENZIE, DR. P. L., Physician and Surgeon 312-513
METT. HENRY 218
MILLER, DR. HERBERT C, Dentist and Oral Surgeon.COS-COO
MOSSMAN, DR, E. P., Dentist 513-514
the manufacture of lumber, lath and
shingles, shipbuilding, coal mining, woolen
mills, stockralslng, dairying; salmon-conning,
cranberry-raising and farming in all
its forms.
Thero are in 'constant operatfon three
large sawmills, viz., E. B. Dean & Co.'s
mill, at Bay City, capacity, 65,000 feet per
day; Simpson Lumber Co.'s mill, at North
Bend," capacity, 55.000 feet per day, and E.
O. Hall's mill, capacity, OO.OOO feet per
day.
The Oregon Coal & NavigaUon Company
operates a large coal mine at Libby, or
Newport, with a daily output of -300 tens.
The steamers Empire and Areata carry
the coal to San Francisco, where jthe com
pany operates extensive retail yards.
J. D. Sprccktels & Co., of 6an Francisco,
own and operate, the Beaver HilL mine.
This mine is only in a state of develop
ment, but Manager Chandler expects
to be shipping coal In six months. This
mine will have an output of 600 tons per
day. This company contemplates the
construction of a large steamer of 1200
tons' carrying capacity to carry coal and
passengers between Coos Bay and San
Francisco. '
The Crescent Coal & Navigation Com
OREGONIAN BUILDING.
TENANT S
Rooms.
MUTUAL RESERVE FUND LIFE ASS'N; Mark T. Kady.
Supervisor of Agents C04-C05
McELROY, DR. J. C... Physician and Surgeon 701-702-703
McFARLAND, E. II, Secretary Columbia Telephone Co 600
McGUIRE, S. P., Manager P. F. Collier, Publisher 413
NICHOLAS, HORACE B.. Attorney-at-Law 713
NIL.ES, M. L , Cashier Manhattan Lite Insurance Company
ot New York 200
OLSEN, J. F., State Agent Tontine Savings Ass'n, Minne
apolis 211
OREGON CAMERA CLUB 214-215-210-217
OREGON INFIRMARY OF OSTEOPATHY 400-410
OREGONIAN
Business Offlco 135 Sixth Street
Editorial Rooms Eighth Floor
Composing. Stereotyping and Engraving Rooms.. .Ninth Floor
Press and Mailing Rooms Basement
OREGONIAN BARBER SHOP; Rudolph Marsch, Prop
,. 120 Sixth Street
OREGONIAN EDUCATIONAL BUREAU; J. F. Strauhal,
Manager 200
PORTLAND EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY
Ground Floor. 133 Sixth Street
QUIMBY.- L. P. W.. Game and Forestry Warden 015
REED. WALTER. Optician 133 Sixth Street
RICKENBACH. DR. J. F., Eje. Ear. Nose and Throat... 701-702
ROSENDALE. O. M.. Metallurgist and Mining Engineer 310
RYAN. J. B., Attorney-at-Law ...515
SAMUEL. L, Manager Equitable Llfo a 300
SHERWOOD, J. w.. Deputy Supreme Commander K. O.
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SMITH. G. S.. Cashier Equitable Life 30,1
SMITH, DR. L. B.. Osteopath 4MLlO
STUART. DELL. Attorney-at-Law G17-61S
STOLTE, DR. CHAS. E.. Dentist , 704-705
SURGEON OF THE S. P. RY. AND N. P. TERMINAL CO.70C
SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE 01
"THREE IN ONE" QUICK ACCOUNT SYSTEM COMPANY."
OF OREGON '. ;.. 5j3
TONTINE SAVINGS ASSOCIATION, Minneapolis";" j." FV
Olsen. State Agent '. n
TUCKER. DR. GEO. F., Dentist !oio-Cll
UNITED STATES WEATHER BUREAU 007-OOS-008-010
UNITED STATES LIGHTHOUSE ENGINEERS. 13TH DIS
TRICT, Captain W. C. Langfltt. Corps of Engineers. U.
S. A.
UNITED STATES
WOOD, DR. W. L..
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pany has two mlne3 on Isthmus Slough.
Like the Beaver Hill- mine, these mines
are not yet in a position to ship coal.
The shaft In one mine Is down over 700
feet, and the owners expect to sink still
deeper, whim a very superior coal is sure
to be found. Coal will be shipped from
the company's second mine at the rate of
over 100" tons per day. The owners of
these mines or ifr. "TO". .T. "Mn-rwoll nnrt
air. E. J. Curson, who came from Gallup,
2. 21., several years ago, and were so
Impressed with the Coos Bay coal field
that they were persuaded to dispose of
their properties In New Mexico and invest
heavily In Coos Bay coal lands.
Another mine, owned by L. J. Simpson,
is being opened on Coos River, about four
miles from Marshfield. There are two
workable veins on this property, one six
feet and six Inches thick, the other 11 feet
thick. Coal wilL not be shipped from this
mine for two or three shears, as It will
take fully that length of time to place
the mine In position to ship 500 or COO tons
per day. Meanwhile a large force of
men Is engaged In building bunkers and
the necessary buildings, driving slopes,
gangways, etc
The Coos Bay coal Held is the most im-
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ENGINEER OFFICE RIVER AND HAR-
UOR IMPROVEMENTS. Captain W. C. Langfltt. Corps
of Engineers. U. S. A gQ
tVATERMAN. C. H. Cashier Mutual Llfo of NenrYork .!400
WILEY. DR. JAMES O. C, Physician and Surgeon 70S-700
WILSON, DR. EDWARD N.. Physician and Surgeon... .304-303
WILSON, DR. GEO. F.. Physician and Surgeon 700-707
WILSON. DR. HOLT"C.. Phjslclan and Surgeon 307-50S
VlLiL.Aaitri-lK VrtLLEV TELEPHONE COMPANY 013
Physician
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portant one In the state. It is claimed
that there are 430 square miles of the area
of Coos County underlaid with a superior
quality of lignite coal. All of the coal
Is shipped to San Francisco, where the
supply has never been greater than the
demand. Coos Bay coal has always been
able successfully to compete with all do
mestic and Imported coal in this market.
Cheap fuel Is one of the most Important
factors In the manufacturing world, and
on Coos Bay can such be found In abund
ance. There are three shipyards on Coos Bay,
that of the Pacific Shipbuilding Company,
at Marshfleld; that of the Simpson Lum
ber Company at North Bend, and H. R.
Reed & Sons' yard, at Bay City.
At the plant of the Pacific Shipbuliamg
Company there were built during th past
twelve months:
t , Tons. Value.
Schooner James Sennett 600 $00,000
Schooner David Evans 643 53,000
Steamer Marshfleld 294 43.000
Another 600-ton? vessel, a duplicate of
the Sennett, is now In course of construc
tion. At H. R, Reed & Sons' yard, tho steamer
Arctic, of 350 tons net, was built during
the year, at a cost of 550,000. A four
mastfd barkentine of TOO tons net is now
under course of construction at these
yards.
The Simpson Lumber Company con
structed during the past year
Tons. Value.
Schooner Alumna 620 $55:000
Schooner Advent 390 30.000
There Is now under course of construc
tion at these yards a four-masted schooner
of 600 tons net, to cost about $50,000.
The timber resources of Coos County
render is especially adapted for shipbuild
ing. Here Is the only place on the Pacific
Coast where the famous Port Orford or
white cedar grows, and It seems almost
Impregnable to the inroads of worms and
rot. Vessels 20 years old with white
cedar frames are found to be as sound
as the day they were built. Not only la
white cedar valuable especially for ship
building, but it Is a positive preventive
for moths, cockroaches and all Insects.
It has a very strong, though not unpleas
ant, odor, which renders it very valuable
for inside finishing work.
The following-named commerce was car
ried by vessels across the bar at the en
trance to Cooa Bay during the past 12"
months:
Receipts.
Tons.
Miscellaneous freight 12,333
Sklpnients.
Coal 70.000
Lumber (46,500,000 ft., board measure) 39.8S8
Laths 1,450
Matchwood 979
Piles, poles and spars 4,696
Apples and potatoes 1,268
Butter and cheese 555
Hides and leather 94
Cattle and hogs 273
Fish 393
Woolen goods 133
Miscellaneous 2.629
Total 122.559
Number of vessels crossing bar during
past 12 months:
Inbound 2S4
Outbound 27S
Total 562
The followlnff-named commerce was car
ried by vessels across the bar at the mouh
of the Coqullle River during the past 12
months:
Receipts.
Tons.
General Merchandise 1,814
Wool 30
Hay
Shipment.
Logs and lumber 24.6S5
Coal 1.150
Matchwood 1.S04
Broom handles 21
Salmon 160
Hides 2
Agricultural products 32
Miscellaneous , 5
Total 30.727
Number of vessels crossing the bar dur
ing past 12 months:
Inbound 97
Outbound 95
Total 192
The value of the exports from Coos
County for tho past 12 months Is as fol
lows: Farm produce, cdnslstlng of wheat
oats, barley, corn, peas, rye, po
tatoes, hay, beets, carrots, beans,
onions, honey, grass seeds, hops
and tobacco 5 300,000
Fruits 20.000
Sheep and wool '. 15 000
Hogs, bacon and lard 28.000
Poultry and eggs 15,000
Butter, cheese and milk 140,000
Value of cattle exported and con
sumed - 70.000
Lumber. 45.500.000 feet at an aver
age of $11 per M 511.000
Coal. 70,000 tons, at $3 210,000
Canned salmon. 13.000 cases at $2 50 32,500
Cranberries, 1150 boxes at 52 50.... 2,875
Total $1,343,375
Dairymen Have Made FortHnei.
There are eight or ten creameries In the
county, largest among which are the
Coos Bay Creamery, Lake, Bessey Bros.,
"Union, Clover Leaf, Arago, Norway and
Sugar Loaf creameries.
It has been impossible- to secure the
amount of butter shipped frbra Coos Coun
ty during the past 12 months, but it Is
safe to say that the shipments have been
much heavier this year than In any pre
vious 12 months. During the year 1900
there was shipped 462,337 pounds of butter,
valued at $120,000.
There are four canneries in the county,
one at Empire City, on C003 Bay: one at
Marshfleld, on Coos Bay; one at Bandon,
on .the Coqullle River, and another at
Parkersburg, on the Coqullle River. Tho
only two In operation this year were the
Cooa Bay Packing Company, at Marsh
fleld. and Tlmmon's. at Bandon. The
pack of these two canneries aggregated
16,000 cases. The two canneries of the
Southern Oregon Company were not oper-.
ated on account of the low price of canned
salmon in the market.
Three large cranberry plantations have
been started on Coos Bay. Mr. C. D. Mc
Farlin has the largeat and is the pioneer
cranberry raiser of the bay. The crop this
year is as follows:
Boxes.
C. D. McFarlln 870
Vaughan & Thomas 230
C. E. Getty 70
Total 1170
Value $2925
The Coos Bay cranberry is said by
many to be the equal, if not the superior,
of the Eastern berry. In flavor It Us
without peer, and In some instances grows
to enormous size.
J. D. Spreckels & Co.. of San Fran
cisco, own and operate the C. B., R. & E.
R. R. & N. Co., a railroad 30 miles In
length connecting Marshfleld with Co
qullle City and Myrtle Point, on the Co
qullle River. This -road also operate a
branch line to their mines at Beaver Hill.
During the ?)ast 12 months 15,000 tons of
miscellaneous freight was handled and
12,000 passengers carried on the road. This
road will ultimately be extended to Rose
burg on the line of the Southern Pacific.
The company are already making exten
sive Improvements to the present roadbed.
Railroad connection will mean a great
deal for Coos Bay, as It will then be pos
sible to ship the products of the country
to points which cannot be reached by
water.
On. the CohIUc River.
The Industries of the Coqullle River
are Identical with those of the Coos
Bay side. Here are found creamles, dair
ies, ranches, saw mills, salmon canneries,
shipyards, coal mines, etc. Many thou
sands of dollars have been expended by
the United States Government In making
the Coqullle River a good harbor and
navigable stream. Coqullle City, county
seat and principal city on the river, has
a population of 1500 and lies 23 miles from
the Entrance to the river. A regular
line of steamers ply between river points
and San Francisco, carrying freight and
passengers.
Soven saw mills are in constant oper
ation. The Lyon's mill, at Coqullle City;
the Prosper mill, owned by Adam Fersh
baker; Parkersburg mill; the Johnson mill,
owned by Alfred Johnson; the Dyer &
Rhosa mills, near Bandon; the Radcllff
mill, at Myrtle Point.
A new saw mill la being built by the
Rlverton Lumber Co"hipany at Rlverton.
This mill, when completed, will have a
capacity of 35.000 feet per day.
Two mines are being operated, both at
Rlverton. The largest, that of the Co
qullle Company, ship about 50 tons per
day. This company Intends to build a
steamer to carry their coal to San Fran
cisco in the near future. The Tlmmon's
mine, a little below Bandon, Is only in
a state of development. There are a
great many other coal prospects and
mines which are being prospected and
developed and undoubtedly Coqullle will
be a large coal shipper In the near future.
The advantages and opportunities for
Investment are becoming scarcer every
year In the more thickly populated and
better developed portions of the county,
and those few opportunities which are left
require such a very great amount of capi
tal that few are able to take advantage
of them.
In Coos County there Is wealth untold,
In the valleys, on the hills and mountains,
and under the earth, nearly all undevel
oped. The country is sparsely settled for
Its area, and in the past it has been but
little known.
The people of tha country stand ready
to offer Inducements to parties seeking
investments, knowing full well that the
Investor will be certain of sharing In the
bountiful prosperity which has brought
wealth to the thrifty people of Cooa
County. L. J. SIMPSON.
North Bend. Or.
CURRV COUNTY.
Region of Vast Natural Resource
-Vwaltlnff Jie-x elopnieat.
Curry County, situated In the southwest
corner of Oregon, with a coast line of
some 70 miles and a depth of from 20 to
30 miles. Is the most Isolated, mo&t
sparsely settled and least known of any
of the counties of the state. And it Is,
perhaps, the only one that has no com
mercial Intercourse with any of the other
counties of the state, a fact accounted for
by the rough and broken nature of the
country, by being cut off from the Interior
by the rugged Coast Range Mountains,
and by the fact that It is not connected
by railroad with any of the other coun
ties of the state.
Yet Curry County .is second to none in
its wealth of natural resources, which,
however, are almost wholly undeveloped,
and are still awaiting the advent of cap
ital and enterprise to bring It to the front
as one of the most important sections of
the state. Among the most extensive and
Important of her undeveloped resources
are her coal, timber and minerals.
The value and extent of her coal depos
its, of course, are not known, since It Is
only recently that the attention of prom
inent men whose interests are centered In
coal has been attracted this way. The
existence of valuable and extensive coal
fields in northeastern Curry has been
known to the residents of the county for
many years, but It Is only of recent date
that a thorough and systematic investi
gation of their extent and value by ex
perts has been inaugurated, and the re
sults so far have been most satisfactory
to those parties conducting the same and
encouraging to the people of the county.
Coal fields of unknown extent and of
good quality have been found near tha
mouth of the Illinois River, on Rogue
River, in this county. 100 tons of which
was boated down the river to Wedder
burn for R. D. .Hume's cannery, and
gave the best of satisfaction. Coal ha3
been found at intermediate places be
tween the two mines named, and It is the
opinion of experts that the coal fields
of Coos County extend on down through
Curry to Rogue River and perhaps far
ther. The discoveries already made are
owned by settlers of the county, with
limited means. Hence there is no better
field for operations of those who are
looking for coal, either for investment in
present known properties or looking for
new fields.
And the same may be said of the
searcher after gold the prospector or
mine operator. Gold has been found
in almost every section of the
county, but has been found in paying
quantities only In certain localities.
Mines working with primitive machinery
have bee: making fair wages placer min
ing during the last 40 years on Sixes
River, Rogue River, Illinois River and
other streams and their tributaries, yet
the development of the mining Industry
of the county has yet hardly commenced.
Naw discoveries are continually being
made, and will continue to be made for
years to coine.
High-grade copper ore has been found
In the Rogue River Mountains, but little
has been done looking to the development
of these mines. Several quartz ledges
assaying very high are being developed
on Reguc River. Silver, asbestos and
borate of lime are found In various parts
of the county.
But the great lumber resources of tha
county are at the present time attracting
the most earnest attention of capitalists.
Careful investigation and estimates by ex
perts have called forth expressions of
wonder and astonishment of experienced
lumbermen, that such vast wealth of tim
ber should so long have escaped the at
tention of manufacturers. In the variety,
value and extent of her timber resources
Curry 13 behind no county In tho state.
Her forests of giant fir, spruce, cedar,
hemlock and oak extend to all parts of the
county. Most desirable locations for tho
manufacture of lumber may be found in
various places along tho coast line, with
unlimited timber and at or near good
shipping points, notably Port Orford at
the north, the largest, best and most com
modious deep-water harbor between San
Francisco and Puget Sound, Frankfort,
Rogue River, Hunters' Cove, Arch Rock
and Checo.
The Immense bodies of Sarchcn, or tan
bark oak, which extends from Port Orford
southward to the state line. Is of very
large growth, and has been proven of the
greatest value for the manufacture of
furniture. It Is just now attracting the
earnest attention of manufacturers. A
San Francisco syndicate already has In
operation in the county a saw mill which
Is manufacturing this fine hard wood into
lumber. Another company has been or
ganized for the same purpose, and pre
liminary arrangements are now- being
made for the erection of another large
mill. Another new mill has been built
during the past year near Port Orford
with a capacity of 25,000 per day, and .s
now In operation. These mills will saw
up all the marchantable timber of every
variety on their holdings, as they come ta
It. There is room along the coast for
many mills of the largest capacity, near
eood shlDolnjr points, to say nothing of
the flno opportunities a little back, which
would necessitate the building of short
lines of railroad.
Land Adapted to Farming.
Nearly all the land on which these
great forests of timber stand will produce
luxuriant growths of gras3, when tho
timber is removed, while much of it will
be valuable fruit, farm and garden land.
In recent years the leading industries of
the county have been salmon fishing,
stockralslng, woolgrowlng and dairying,
the latter being among the most import
ant, and having shown the most rapid
advancement, owing to the especially fa
vorable conditions, and adaptability of
our coast climate to that pursuit. Besides
numerous small dairies, milking from. 50
to 100 cows, there are four thoroughly
equipped creameries, and the output of
butter is Increasing each year, with al
most unlimited possibilities for the fu
ture, for the industry is only In Its In
fancy. Wheat, barley, oats, corn, potatoes,
fruit and all kinds of garden produce
grow to perfection, though tho farms are
all necessarily small, owing to the broken
nature of the country, and the fact that
nearly all farming land must be cleared
of brush and timber. No grain or other
farm produce, except potatoes, has yet
been raised for export.
The commerce of the county Is carried
on almost exclusively with San Francisco,
by water, that city supplying both steam
and sail transportation to and from our
Various ports, which Is accounted for by
reasons before stated, and by the further
fact that Portland business men have not
become acquainted with the Importance
of the trade of Southwest Oregon, and
have made, no effort to secure It. The
business men of San Francisco long ago
became acquainted with the commercial
Importance of this section, and reached
out and secured the entire business, by
fair and liberal treatment. All our pro
duce, including cattle, sheep, hogs, wool,
salmon, butter, lumber, bacon, hides, etc.,
finds a ready market at fair prices in San
Francisco, and all our supplies come from
that city, while our people go to "San Fran
cisco to visit and trade, as the people
of the Willamette Valley go to Portland.
The manufacturer, mining operator,
prospector or capitalist, seeking a new
field for operations can find no more
promising place for profitable investment
than In Curry County. It Is an undevel
open country, rich in natural resources,
only waiting for the advent of men with
push, enterprise and capital to "place
their shoulders to the wheel" and set the
car of progress moving.
WALTER SUTTON.
Port Orford.