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Roseborg, Oregon
Population, 3S00 Tbe Count; Beat ol Douglas
County. Oregon sldier Home; 0. 8. Land Office
and U. 3. Wi atber Bureau are located here S. P
railroa 1 division ; solendiit educational advantages.
Gateway to the Cooa Bay and Coqoille country.
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ROSEBURG, DOUGLAS COUNTY, OREGON, MONDAY, MAY 15, WO5.
Vol. XXXVII
No. 39
ADVANTAGES AND RESOURCES OF DOUGLAS COUNTY, OREGON
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Mankind has ever sought a land where
his material wants and necessities might
be! most easily obtained. Diversified
tastes and inclinations have led him on
to the furthermost parts of the globe in
quest of this ideal. The movement has
been on for centuries and seems des
tined never to end, although the world
has lone; been traversed from its tropic
center to the ice-bound barriers of the
poles Under the great diversity of con
ditions therein, the many marvelous.
achievements of modern civilisation are
uol Hie ui'.ot pi uiiuum pj tar x-
treme of climatic environment. The
languor of perpetual summer and the
rigors of intermittent winter are in a
great degree avoided, and in the inter
mediate zones are found the nations of
the earth who lead in the world's intelli
gence and civilization. K blesseed land,
therefore, is the one which suffers neitb
er the extremes of winter's cold nor
and summer's beat and such an one
has here been found.
Let no one be misled. We have n o
desire to create the impression that the
conditions here in Southern Oregon
combine all the good and none of the
imperfections. Such an Edenic state
does not exist on the shores of time
Yet in a most prosaic war it can be
truthfully stated that we have here but
a very minor portion of the natural vi I
cissitudes which are encountered in
most other of the so-classed temperate
climes. Drouth nor blizzard, flood nor
cyclones, have ever here been known
The extremes of heat and cold are very
moderate and a sure reward awaits the
intelligent husbandman.
Srtutioi
Douglas county. Oregon, lies in the
southwestern part of the state, and has
an area of over 8,031,000 acres, or nearly
4800 square miles. It is bounded on the
east by the summit of the Cascade
mountains and on the west by the broad
Pacific Ocean. Nearly the entire urea is
drained by the l'mpqua river and its
tributaries a stream about ISO miles in
length The Southern Pacific railroad
traverses 116 miles in crossing this coun
ty from north to south The L'mpqua
comprises the principal valley which ex
ten Is from the Pacific Ocean over 150
miles to the Cascades
The surface is largely rolling there
being a general commingliog of hills
and valleys t brought ut the major
portion of its area. It is bnt natural
that such a diversified country should
contain great wealth of varied natural
resources
Varied Industries
Besides the pioneer occupations of
farming and stock raising, which are yet
predominant, many new industries are
now being given attention. This has
been found to be a haven for the horti-
i
culturist. as fruits and berries of all
kinds yield prolifically. This is not sur
prising, however, in a climate where
heat and moisture are as evenly ble. ded
as in any place which can be found, and
where flowers, both domestic and wild,
bloom in the open air at nearly all sea
sons of the year, and roses are often
picked fresh from the gardens at Christ-
The finer grades of livestock and poul
try are being produced in ever increas
ing quantities, and the vast wealth of
our forests and mines is iust beginning
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touch of enterprise and industry
The soil is very fertile, and nearlv
everything in the way of plant life will
grow and mature well with but ordinary
care and without irrigation. The fruits
and berries are especially luscious and
fine flavored, and many .varieties of ber
ries grow wild in all parts of the county.
The cereals also yield and mature well,
the principal varieties including wheat,
oats, barley, rye and corn. Timothy,
alfalfa and clover are grown for hay and
pasture. Most of these producla are
utilized for home consumption, it being
found more profitable to feed them than
market the raw articles.
All kinds of vegetables and garden
products grow abundantly, potatoes
weighing from two to four pounds each
being by no means rare. Beets, turnips,
sugar beets, cabbage etc., do exception
ally well, as do also watermelons, musk
melons, tomatoes, squashes, pumpkins,
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hops and many other things. The pric
es of all these products vary.
Five million pounds of evaporated
prunes is an aggregate amount of this
luscious fruits, the magnitude of which
is fully cotnprebened by but few per
sona. This ia even true of the citizens
of Douglas county, where the annual
output now approximates very nearly
that figure. Froen the early family or
chards with but a few varieties of fruit
in e ich, Oregon has become an exporter
of orchard piodacts, both fresh and
nip,..!, on a ecarte- of raigtf' anil ru,pldli
increasing magnitude. In Dquglaa
county, from the desultory shipments
of a few hundred pounds each, the an
nual export has become one of car
loads and trainloads annua lly. More
than one hundred and fifty cars of fif
teen tons capacity each are now required
to handle the fruit from Douglas county
alone each year. To further show the
magnitude of this product, which is
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steadily increasing, we need only to say
that the annual shipments now require
from ten to fifteen heavily loaded trains,
which, if coupled together, would extend
a distance of considerably over a mile.
A mile of cars laden with Douglas coun
ty fruit is something scarcely dreamed of
a few years ago. yet so rapidly has the
production increased that this haa now
became an accomplished fact yearly.
And yet most of the orchards are still
young and mayy more are just coming
into lieaiing. More trees are annnally
being plauted.v The output has doubled
in the past four years and is still moving
forward without abatement.
Dooalas Canary Thnber
Forests of thooenn ,s of acres in extent
and of the finest qualities ex st in i ' ng
las com, ty, Oregon and are as yet prac
tically untouched ny the lumberman.
The density and valne of these forests
may be judged bv the fact that thev are
estimated by careful and competent
cruisers to contain from 3.000.000 to 12,-
UUU.IMJ leet ot merchantable timh-.r per
quarter section of land Several holies
of timber covering many continuous
square miles of land in various parts of
the county are estimated to average 6,
000,000 to 0,000,000 feet per quarter sec
tion. Such forests as these delight the
lumbermen from anv countrv, and well
they may. There are thousands of trees
from four to seven feet and upwards in
diameter, standing tall and straight and
reaching 100 feet or more to the first
limbs. Thousands of timber claims
have been located in this land district
in the past three vears. and the stream
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,oi icit Hum iur umiuucu nuiuer re-
gions 01 tne e-ast ana Middle west con-
' uoues una Da ted. operators are also
coming and scores of mills a few are
already running will very soon be con
verting this vast virgin wealth to the
use and benefit of mankind. In this
mild climate the timber is accessible at
all seasons of the year, and the streams
are never obstructed with ice.
Gold, silver, copper, lead, zinc, nickel,
platinum, cinnabar, coal, iron, lime-
stone, marble, building stone and others
of nature's mineral pro lucts are found
extensively in all .parts of the county,
and ;t is now thought the county con-
tains large Quantities of netroleum.
Placer gold minimr haa hn rrrid
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on extensively since the earlv 40'. and
the placer mines are still yielding large
quantities of the yellow metal.
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the important streams for placer mining
might be mentioned Cow Creek and its
A Douglas County Timber Scene.
Roseburg the
tributaries, Starveout, Hoggam, Tennes
see, Whitehorse, Weetfork, Union
Creek, Ash i reek aud many oilier:
Coffee Creek and Myrtle Creek with
their tributaries, the l'mpqua from hc
mouth of Myrtle Creek to its source, ami
the Olalla and its tributaries. Coatee
gold is found, nugget- worth over $200
have been picked up off the bedrock.
The quartz mines are also numerous,
an I of too much importance to here at
tempt an exhaustive writeup. The yield
from gold, silver and copper quart
mines is vearlv increasing. The reader
i
is referred to the map herein for the lo
cation of the mines throughout thecoun-
ty. The Bohemia District in the north-
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t nciri ii wi, ui iiic ii'iim i ir v- ,i iijc
richest, there are man v veins ol very
rich quartz being worked in this district.
The vlyrtle Creek District is destined to
be one of the richest ever known, where
are located the Continental, Yankee
Boy, Black Republican. Hall. White,
j Kruse, Oatman and Armitagc claim"
land others, character of ore, pyitcs.
with assay values ranging as high as
t'2,000 per ton The Canyonville, Gtett
dale and Elk Creek districts are also
very promising.
Cinnabar i- found in several places in
the county. There is a mine located at
Elkhead and one on Calapooia creek.
Coal is also found here and there all
over the countv. hut no properties hare
as yet been developed, extept near Elk
ton where a tine vein has been uncov
ered. Nickel ore is also found in large qua? -
titiea. In the Cow Creek district near
Riddle is situate an extensive nickel
mine the largest deposit of nickel ore
known, but at present is not operated.
Mining industry lieing well established,
and with the large area of unexplored
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ground, the mining interests are
likelv
to receive much greater attention
in the
been
near future than has
ever before
given it.
The City of Roseburg
Business in every district radiates
from a common center. Be the area
large or small, there is always one
commercial point to and from which a
predominate of business affairs converge
and radiate. In Southern Oregon the
j City of Roseburg is the recognized leader
j in population and business importance,
In this respect the figures giveu in the
j last U. S. census reports are misleading,
This is partially accounted for by the
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new census now about complete 1
Queen City of the Great
and Southern Oregon.
Great Inducements and Opportunities
Open to the Investor and Home
Seeker in This Favored
Portion of Oregon.
Roseburg fully
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and beet evi fences of Rose-
burg s right to the distinction of being
the leading city of Southern Oregon is
the official report of postal receipts for
the pat year. According to this. Rose-
nurg is uuequalled by any other city
in
Oregon south of Eugene, and is tenth
on the lift in the entire state.
Koeeburg is well situated geographi
cally to hold such a position. It is in
the very uiidat of the great territorv
Ji ained py the 1' inpq'ia river and its
tributaries, being on the main liue of
l lie F net hem Pacific Kailroad, 1VS miles
south of Portland and 5M miles by rail
north of an Kran.isco. From the east
ern and western portions of the county
Roaebarg is very centrally located Be-
Partial View of the
ing 75 miles by rail from Eugene on the
north and W miles from Grants Pass on
the south, the two nearest county seat
towns in either direction, it is thecenter
of a large territory of vast natural
wealth. These various resources are
mentioned at some length in other parrs
of this arlic.e. Following is something
of the town itself, with its business and
institutions of various kinds.
Public Institutions.
Since the earlier settlement of the
countrv a I'nited States land office has'
been hcated here, the Roseburg land
district comprising practically all that
part of the state lying west of the Cas-
cade mountains and south of and in-:
: eluding part of Linn county.
A government weather bureau office
has been maintained here for the past
years, the present officer in charge
being Thomas Gibson, an observer of
mtny years' experience
The Oregon Soldiers' Home is located
just west ol town, and a large number
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of worthy veterans of the various wars
in our sUte and nation are here main-
laineu in comiori uuriug meit uocuumg
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vrain. Alio uoum UMiwiai ' "
: extended to tbe members of this insti
i tution.
Being the county i
t. a commodious
brick courthouse and substantial jail
are among the necessary adjuncts,
These buildings occupy a beautiful pub
lic stuare, with fine trees along its bor
ders and a well-kept lawn.
The city hall is a substantial two-story
brick building, one-half of which ie tie
voted to the use of the Roseburg tire
department. The other half is occupied j
by the city officials and the city baidile j
Roseburg has a first-class water and ,
electric light plant, awed and operate )
fay a private corporation. It gives ex
cellent service throughout the city. It
is operate I by water power, being fully
!equiped. however, with full auxiliary
steam power plants for use in any emer
gency. An extensive sewerage system reaches
nearly all parts of the city. During the
past few years many blocks of the prin
cipal business streets have been graded
and Mir faced with a good covering of
crushed rock. Protection against fire is
provided by numerous hydrants attached
to the city water mains, and there is
ample pressure to throw streams over
any building in the city. Hon- carts,
hook and ladder truck and other appara
tus are in readiness for instant use.
The volunteer fire department includes
Kescue Hook and Ladder Company,
Rose Hose Company autl Uniiqua Ten
der Company and are go erned by a
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aanaaailiMBIaMBMaaacz ' fjj-- "&xmmi.'i
board of tire delegates chosen from
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Schools sad Charches
The public achootl of Doogiet
jUe public schools ol 1 ""Ugia county
jaTI)rably wit those ebw
There are 130 school districts in
tf4eeotMty,COBuiriing -ViCM pupil-, be
,, ays nf I mir A'stut 175
M-a- am9lv; there heing
districts e plovi ,g from two to
, twelve teachers each. Many schools.: Kiddle, located on the line of the S. P
even those in the rural districts, main- K K in Cow c'reek valley, population
Uin eight or nine months' school during M.ut 3-tO, has a first class hotel, three
the rear: the average is six months : flont , gooj Kr,ded schools and churches
tttJH ex pea-fad for n a.ntaining 1 u j, . .hippg puim of much impor
the schools of the c mnty during I he past j ISJM . trlr,ing gtockraising, fruit grow
year. The Ce tral Oregon State Nor- inif ,n(i uunlD(f heing the principal in
mal sch.KJirof the State, is located at dU(tne8. Puver mining has been car-
Drain in thi county. It enjoys an en
viable reputation and is lilierally pat
ronized by the people of the t ite.
Douglas county is not lacking in re
ligioua advantages. There are within
Qty of Roseburg.
our county more than forty church
buildings now being used for divine
worship, an 1 representing the various
deuo minations, Methodist, Baptist,
Presbyterian, Chridian. Episcopalian.
Free Methodist, I'nited Brethren, A i
veutist. Catholic, etc.
Kaildiag Activity ia Bsscbarg.
Whilethe buildi.ig season usually com
prises the spring, summer aud autumn
months in thi" part of Oregon, build
ing operations were in progress all last
winter in Roseburg and carpenters and
brick masons lost but little time. The
large and imposing two-story brick B.
P. O Elks' temple which was com
menced just bef -re the New Year is now
neariiig completion and is a haudsonie
structure. Already this season a score
or more commodious of residences hive
; heen completed in this city ranging in
! cost from $1000 to $3. 50l) ; a dozen brick
store buildings have been completed ;
I one )ron building has been erected, other
new bricks are
under conree of
finest heing the
caD
gtruction
the
new
. department store building of Kisber
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J point orutjr 11a- pull, liar-' a ' ' " -
on Jackson street aud Will build a mag-
I niticent three-storv temple thc'eon
; Much permanent street work has been
t accomplished or is in progress and the
i HrtW and hammer is heard in various
parts of the city where many cozv homes
are being erected, Why this building
activity? is the question all ask, but
a i-r due retlet-lion it iaeasily answered,
sinii.lv from tbe lad :hat the town is
enjoying tt ai', permanent growth
and is oily kt pug pan with the
growth an l development of ibis rich I
and resourceful couul .
Other County Towns.
Oakland is situal d on the S I' R R.
it) mil. h north of Kosebarg, on Cala
poo i a ceek : t opubili'.u about mo J is an i
Spot aid shipping (huiiI for fit i in pri- I
ducts, sii-ck. p.'iihty. hint and hops, j
j Has kihI school, n vei al i lunch denom- j
1 illations, tile and brick factory and tli.ur i
i ing mill. It ia beautifully situated and
well supplied with L-ood water. It is a
thriving little town
Yoncalla is shoated a lee miles north j
of Oakland on the 8 I'. K. R. Has a j
i population of about 350; with good
school-and churches. There is much
building nctiviiy at this place including
several bricks. It is a fine fruit section.
Dtaiu is located on the 8. P. R. R.
near the north end of the i-otinty ; popu
lation about 400 Stockraising and lum
bering is earned on extenMvely. Sever
al large saw nulls are l-x-ated near by.
Piling timber ie aUo cut and shipped
from here in large qiiantitii s. The Cen
tral Oregon State Normal School ia lo
cated here. It is also the terminal oi
Umpqua Valley
the mail route fiom (iardiner viaScotts
hurg and Klkton.
Millard is situated on the S. P. R. R ,
on the hanks of the South Umpqua
river, 11 miles south of Roseburg: popu
lation about 100; one general merchan
dise store and postolfice, one church
building anil good school. It is an im-'
portant shipping po nt for peaches, peara I
apples, melons aud strawberries ; many j
car loads are shipped annually ;
has
three large fruit evaporators.
Myrtle Creek is situated on the S. P.
K. k , ; miles south of Roseburg, on
the banks of the South l'mpqua river;
population 300 or 450. It is not lacking
in schools and churches Diversified in
du-tries are c fried on including lumber
ing, fruit growing, stockraising and m n
ing. 'Has a bright future The I'mp
qua Valley Oil Company lias a first class
oil drilling plant located at this
place with good prospects for oil. tjuar'z
mines are being developed rapidly with
flattering prospects for rich producers.
ned 'ii here for fifty years, yielding
large returns annnally. Quartz mines
are also being extensively developed.
The largest deposit of nhkel ore known
is found near this place.
Canyonville is located one mile from
the South Umpqua river and six miles
1 east of Riddle: is a thriving village and
has the distinction of being the oldest
town in the cronty. founded in 1S52. It
was for years, prior to the building of
the O. A C. R. R-, an important stage
station on the line of tbe Oregon and
California stage route. It is in tbe cen
ter of an extensive farming, stockraising
and fruit growing section. Mining has
been carried on ever since 1S52. popula
tion AVi Has a flouring mill, two hotels,
stores, fchool and churches.
Glendale is situated on the southern
limits of Douglas county, and is a pros-
ra-nius town of 400 inhabitants. Has
two hotels, school, church and several
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busii.ee houses, it is on me m.v t
S. P. R R and a distributing point for
numerous mines, wood camps, and saw-
mills. The wagon road to tne tiold Bug
mine ami others, start from this place
It is the biifiness point of upper Cow
Creek vallev. and is admirable located.
nestled in the mountains with splendid
spring water, and above all, a most
healthful resort. Game of all kind
abound, and is an ideal place for recrea
tion Gardiner,
the seaport town of the
situated at the mouth of
county
is
Umpqua river
at the the of navi-
gation for sea-going
vessels. It
is supported by various important in
dustries, such as lumbering, dairying,
fishing, tanning and shipbuilding; pop
illation about 500; schools, and churches.
The I'nited State Light House and
Life Saving Station are looted a few
miles below at the mouth of the river.
Scottsburg, the first town founded in
Southern Oregon and former metropo
lis of this whole region, is situate on the
north bank of the L'mpqua river, some
thirty miles above its mouth at the
head of tide water. Was founded in
1850 by Captain Ievi Scott. For years
prior to the building of the O. dc C. R.
K. it was the supply point of all South
ern Oregon. All the trade of Southern
Oregon and a part of Northern Califor-
'or years passed throng!
this place.
enroute to ami from San Francisco by
water. Kailroad transportation has
now practically done away with its for
mer importance as a shipping point to
the interior : population 100 ; one store,
eaUs Caaaty Coart lease.
hotel and school. Stage tine from Drain
makes connection here with steamers
for (iardiner. carrying passengers, mail
and freight.
Elkton is situated on the Umpqua
river at the mouth of Elk creek. 16 miles
west of Drain. It is a station on the
Drain-. iardiner stage and mail route.
Fonnded in 1S50. the first convention
hebl in Douglas thn l'mpqua county
wa nt'd-r an old oak tree at this place
in 151 ; populatio - 150 Supports a
sawmill flouring mill, has a good school
and church, several business houses and
is surrounded by a large stock and farm
ing count y.
looking Glass is sitnate.1 ten miles
wet of Rose burg on the Cons Bav wagon
mad. near tbe center of a beautiful li'tle
valley that has a population of about 70"
. inhabitants : the station itself c ntain
about 100 peorJe. The chief resource
ate grain, fruit and sfta-krairinc. Ha
two general merchandise stores and
good school.
Camas Valley is situated in the west
ern part of the county on the Roseburg-
Myrtle Point stage and mail route. 27
mile from Rose Ho rg. has a daily mail
each wat and is on the line of the pro
posed Coos Bay, Roseburg A Eastern
railroad. The valley is seven miles long
bv three in width
altitude about 700
feet, drained by the Coquille river. The
soil is very rich and productive aud well
adapted to fruits, grains and grasses. It
is surrounded by an immense timber
belt ; lumbering is carried on. Has fine
farms, contains two stores, church, two
schools, two saw mills. Population 400
and is a prosperous community.
Winchester, tbe pioneer county seat
of Douglas county, is located 5 miles
north of Roseborg on the S. P. R. R. a
lann aam-mill i li?,inff nut into orera
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Roseburg s water and electric pc
plants are located at this place, at which
i 75 or , 100 pp,,. jde.
;
I Wilbur is the pioneer school town of
j cuuma, ,c o.o i mua Aaunn.
being ocated here. It is the center of a
prosperous farming, poultry raising and
fruit growing country. Is located on
the S. P. R. R. about 10 miles north of
Roseburg. Population about 200.
Saaatary.
In summing up the products of Door
las county it may be said that she ex
ports $300,000 worth of prunes. $170 000
worth of cattle, sheep and hogs, $20,000
woith of berries and peaches, $25,000
worth of hops, $25,000 worth of turkeys
afln
Roseburg's $25,000 High School Building.
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f e . T av ;'B
and chickens, $50,000 worth of salmon,
1 1,000,000 worth of lumber, $30,000
worth of butter and cheese, making a
total of $l,52O,tJ0. which we consider a
good showing when compared with our
entire population which is about 15,000
or $101 .00 for each man, woman and
child, or about $505 00 per family, ex-
I ported each year. This amount would
be largely increased by the addition of
our yearly mineral wealth which
amounts approximately to $100,000.
County Industrial Notes
Rev. Geo. C. Richey, of this city, re
ports pirking green peas from his garden
on May 5th.
The first box of cherries for the sea
son, were delivered n Roseborg Friday,
May 12. bv Mr H. E. Huntingtoo, of
Edenbower. The fruit i- luscious.
Douglas county's strawberry crop is
abundant and of fine quality this season.
While the market is well supplied the
price remains high 30 cents per quart ?
box.
Len Braden, the Myrtle Point livery
man, came out from Coos county Thurs
day and is spending a few days in Rose
burg and vicinity baying horses with
which to increase his livery stock. He
reports it "dry" over in Coos county,
where local option is vigorously enforced.
Man v fine salmon catches are still be
ing reported in the North Umpqua river
over at Winchester, but Chas. Brace
still holds the championship catch for the
season, be having recently landed a 55
pound salmon over there with a book
and line, the big fish being 4 leet and
1 inch in length.
Mrs rV alter Gray, supplied the beau
tiful rut rose for the graduating exercis
es at Cottage Grove last Friday evening.
No where in the great state of Oregon
does the rose grow to such a decree of
perfection as in Roseborg. hence thi"
city is well termed "The City of knees "
Here this beautiful flower grows in the
open air and blossom every month in
the year.
YV. G. Hughes, of Mt. Alto ranch,
made the Plaindealer a pleasant busi
ness call Friday. He bad ju-t retunn-d
, from a rpisinese trip to Portland ar.d re
ported the metropolis taking on a de
cidedly lively air incident to the opening
; of the l-eais ann Clark Exposition June
-1st. Mr Hughes savs this ideal -pnng
weather makes assured abundant har-
ve-ts of hay and grain crops.
Mrs. Miller of Havhurst vallev haa
225 voting turkevs at present, bat does
noI expwt to oat0 lmBt Tear.. ,ueeess
in raising turkeys, as she raised 300 last
year and sold six hundred and seventeen
ft. 17 00 worth. This spring is not nearly
sp favorable to turkey raising as the two
vjears past. Oakland, the great poultry
center of Douglas county, or Oregon, so
far as that is concerned, may yet have a
rival in Havhurst.
Gill Meadows, who has spent several
weeks prospecting on Upper Cow Creek
returned to Roe burg late last week and
states that there is certainly a fine gold
mining district in South Douglas and
that besides the many paying properties
now being worked, many more will be
discovered, developed and operated.
He will spend tbe summer in the
Bohemia mines where be haa valuable
claims.
F J. Blakely, who recenty returned
from the Eut. says there is plenty of
money in the East seeking investments,
and that thousands of peop.e are com
ing to Oregon this year, all of whom will
visit the Lewis and Clark fair. The
only way we can get these settlers and
investors to come to Douglas county ia
to show what our resources are. We
simply can't afford to miss this great
er opportunity and see other counties get
what we should have ourselves if a
proper effort is made.
H. E. Lounsbury, general freight
aent ot the S. P. Company, remember
ed the Plaindealer with a pleasant call
while in town Friday. He said there
was a decided improvement in the gen
eral lumber market of late which would
probably result in' the early sta rttng up
of tbe many sawmills which have been
shut down for some months. He also
said that Roseburg would get a full
share of the money to be expended in
improvements on the S. P. Railroad
this season, a new round house being
among t he; improve men ta contemplated
at tli is place.