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Extensive Dairy Country South of Bandon. 21,000 pounds
of Butter Monthly Output. Stockraisiag
a Profitable Industry.
United States
Liie Saving
Station.
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Carry county joins Coos ou the cipally need for |>«aiiire.
Tbe government maintains a life
north and extends from the cceau
We have good graweled roads.
saving station at Baodon equipped
twenty or thirty miles inland
The
All may w rk who desire to do so.
with life aud surf boats, beach ap
surface is quite level near the ocean, Wage» vary from $35 paid to milkers
paratus and all geer necessary for
then further east it becomes rolling on tbe dairies, to $2 to $3 per day to
first-class service. Tbe statioo is lo
ami wbeu three or four miles from mechanics.
cated on tbe bluff overlooking tbe
the ocean we reach the foothills of
There are many mountain streams
bar aud a magnificent view is ob
the low coast langes.
furnishing an abundance of pure
tained from this point. A lookout
We feel justified iu stating that water to man and beast, and trout,
station is also located on the point
Northern Curry has a climate unex salmon aud other fish for our tables.
about a mile south of town where a
celled by any other spot on earth. Il Larger streams are Sixes river. Elk
good view is obtained of tbe mighty
is equable, healthful, agreeable, aud river and Flore’s creek. Flore’s creek
deep from Cape Blanco on tbe south
there is only thirteen degrees difier- is well bridged, and noted for its tine
to Cape Arago on tbe north, a dis
ence between the average summer and scenery. As it nears tbe ocean it
tance of about 40 miles. The crew at
winter temperature. lust think of it! widens into a beautiful lake much
this statiou have rendered valuable
The nights are uniformly cool, but spoken of because of its attractive
assistance to vessels in distress and in
the temperature seldom falls below ness, aud is an ideal summer resort
tbe saving of lives in many instances.
freezing any seasou of the year.
of tbe future.
Tbe crew is oue of tbe best drilled on
The leading industry in Northern
The mineral aud other resources of tbe coast and tbeir drills are an in
Curry is butter making. The mild this part of our county are yet largely
terestiog feature to tbe many summer
rainy season insures an abundance of undeveloped. We note some prog
tourists in Bandon. Tbe present
grass, and range stock require no ress from year to year, but when we
members of the life-saving crew
feeding in winter.
San Francisco are connected with tbe world by rail
as follows:
furnishes a ready market for the but instead of stage, our forward march
Capt. R. Johnson
ter and offers rates which make the will be rapid.
No. 1 Clarence W. Boice
industry profitable to the dairymen.
Bee culture is successfully followed
No. 2 Jas M. Langlois
The butter making season is nine by Messrs. Langlois and Tborbaveo.
No. 3 Logan F. Dionick
months long, prices raogiug during
Langlois, the central town of
No. 4 Howard 8. Culver
that time from 18 to 29 cents.
Northern Curry stands midway be
No. 5 Frank Y. Pomeroy
Iu the immediate vicinity of Lang tween Bandon on tbe uortb, and Fori
No. 6 Geo. R Hancock
1 'is there are about 625 cows. The Orford on tbe south. It is a thriving
No. 7 Harry Walker
output of butter during May, June town of about 1(M) people, wbo are
Besides the saving of life and prop
aod July, the three best months, 18 well disposed, industrious and kind
erly from ship wreck, aod contrary to
21,000 pounds per month Our plin hearted. It contains the usual in
th” general belief, the duties of surf-
ci pal dairies are the Star ranch, dustries of small country towns viz:
meu me manifold. First and foremost
Franz Thomsen, 147 cows; Ocean A general merchandise store, two
is the saving of life io contra distinc
View Creamery. E. B Thrift,07cows; balls, hotel, canity store and billiard
tion to the soldier, whose duty is to
Boice & Cope and Frank McMullen room, two blacksmith shops, sawmill,
kill,(and no disrespect to them.) After
over 40 cows each aud many ranches resident physician etc. We have
this the saving of property. The last
with from ten to twenty cows.
goud schools, a flourishing Sunday official report, (June 30, 1905) gives
Stock raising is successfully follow School, and two prosperous lodges,
the number of disasters to document
ed here, hundreds of head of cattle viz: l’be \\ oodmeu of the World,
ed vessels within the scope of the
beiug shipped south every year to aud Women of Woodcraft
Service was 365. There were on
supply the California market. Sheep
We have no saloon, and a quiet, board these vessels 4,089 persons, of
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raising is very profitable.
Isam peaceable community.
whom 27 were lost. Succor was af
Walker and the Smith Bros are en
forded at the stations to 624 persons,
gaged in wool growing on a larger
Oregon is All Right.
to whom an aggregate of 1,510 days'
scale than any other ranchmen.
The glamour of the Golden State relief was furnished. The estimated
Poultry raising has every condition
value of the vessels was $7,735,300,
in its favor, the market for Jggs has beeu rubbed of a little by the
and that of their cargoes $2,585,360,
ranging from 15 to 35ceuts. Garden great earthquake calamity. and
making the total value of property
products are successfully grown every nothing else'.could have done it.
imperiled
$10,320,660. Tbe estimated
Oregon was always a better state
where.
value of property saved was $7,917,
Among the fruits successfully cul to live io, to prosper in and to die in
385;
of property lost $2,403,275. Six
tivated are apples, prunes, cherries, than California, but fate was against
ty-three vessels were totally lost.
all small fruits etc We have no in Oregon’s development.
Now these things are changed Al) There were, besides, 420 casualties to
tense summer beat, and so peaches,
undocumented vessels—sailboats, row
grapes and cereals are not much the hostile influences combined can
boat-, etc.—involving 955 persons, of
grown here. The soil varies from not keep Oregon from rapidly tilling
whom 10 were lost. The value of
rich bottom laod which is very fertile up with people and industries.—Sa
property involved is estimated at
aod deep, to hill laud which is priu- lem Capital Journal.
$264,690; of property saved, $258,025;
of property loBt, $6,665.
Nowhere, perhaps, on tbe Pacific goes on with oniy time a requisite to
Some further duties of surfmen are:
Coast have modern dairying and but tlie consummate end. It is common Assistance to Commission of Fish and
termaking found a more flourishing i prediction just now that teu years Fisheries; aiding the enforcement of
existence in so short a time than iu J more will see the Coquille Valley— quarantine regulations; prevention of
tbe Coquille Valley and nowhere, per , a region narrow but many milts iu smuggling; prevention of unlawful
Laps, is tbe industry more rapidly- length—oue of the finest aud best killing of birds; in time of war to act
expanding with the attendant oppor developed agricultural districts of coast guards, etc. Tbe occupation of
tunity for its continued and un the growing Northwest. Nothing is surfmau is necessaily a hazardous
precedented growtti. The enabling lacking iu the way of cliuiateand soil one, and taking into consideration
conditions are here, as well as the and water. Development alone is tbe number of persons involved, it is
right kind of men to take advantage lacking
as full of p- rile as that of tbe regular
of them, only more such men would
But of butter-making as it already soldier enlisted iu tbe ranks.
find opportunity and welcome among exists in this valley. We have many
LIGHTHOUSE.
iwl Tbe valley is large but only tine dairy'ranches running herds of
Another branch of the government
partially developed. It ia in thè bud- cattle that are being steadily im
service represented here is the light
ding period of its career Tbonsands proved in breed. So also have we
bouse at the mouth of the river. It
of acres rich in their agricultural practical dairymen and creamerymen
is in charge of Keeper O. W tren
possibili!ies remato lo he cleared and and modern well equipped butter
and W H. Cary, 1st assistant, It ¡8
Iliade nsefiil, and stei, lily tbis task factories. Sentinel.
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VIEW OF BANDON HARBOR.
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E. DYER, President.
ROBT. FREDERICK. Jr. Secy.
GEO. E. HOWE, Mgr. San Francisco Office.
Bandon Commercial Co
GENERA!
WAREHOUS1
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BANDON
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Bandon Drug Co
THE remedying of physical ailments iu any community is always a matter of much
importance. In this respect much depends upon the druggist, as within bis care
and skill devolves the proper tilling of prescriptions issued by the physicians. A
siugle mistake might cause serious barm, or even the loss of life.
The Bandon
Drug Co. has an enviable reputation for exercising such care and skill, keeping ou
hand only drugs ami chemicals of the recognized standard quality, Prescriptions
tilled here are known to be reliable In addition to the above, this establishment
carries a full line of standard proprietary remedies, as well as toilet articles, station
ery, writing materials, hue candies, imported ami domestic cigars.
We iuvite
the public to call aud see us when in need of anything in the drug hue.
Fine line of Aldon Brand Confection»—Chocolates and Bon Bons.
BANDON DRUG CO. BANDON. OREGON
asies of the lighting mechanism as a
light of ibe fonrib order, tut it is
kept hi first (class) order. The lau-
tern of this lighthouse is elevated 52
feet above sea kvel, and casta its rays,
fecu-ed thio1 gli powerlni lenses, for
a di turnout 12 2 3 miles, g v ng a
brilliant white light 28 seconds with
an eclipse of two seconds.
The lighthouse is also equipped
w th a Daboll trumpet fog torn and
during foggy amt st irmy weedier
I lasts are b'own five seconds with
silent l tit er vale of twenty-five •>ec< n< Is
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There is a good opportunity in
I» i-iJoti for some one to bmid a num-
II ' of four to six room cottages for
re t Tim demand for bouses is
greater than the supply.
VIEW IN EAST BANDON