Bandon recorder., December 12, 1907, Image 11

♦here i» abs*. luteTy no bo nap,i risen mostly tn the KiathilL and
between the hemlock of the co»t tiiiewater. being a w
The Timber Wealth of Bandon Vicinity
m >
I of very tine*
I'
M api i
founu
varying and a» a finishing w ooj
in
ciianot
be
rival
the
quantities above the tidewater;» of excelled: and bids fair to
I’ 1 «.{pi tli<- » hip building timber*» <>f
•
•
of
ot M atnr tri thc-.n dw.6»l lol
< .dm.>rni«u
n< >t a more rem. il'kdblt*
and 1v <1111.11 M<* area of timlx-red lami
< III lx I oiiik I 1than that ot the Ngjilt
w »r*l ’««III (
N itural <.
• ist
-■■ ■
—1 - ■
paradise, and sgifte
of
pioneers
resident» ¿nd
the
oklir
whit Itave
and the hetnlo«. k of the ea»t s< ■ lat it un, < xceedingly li.nd and suscei - taken advantage» vf the earliest
a» relative value» are« jncerned.
tible of a remaikablv high polish.' opportunities offered to construct a
By C. R. WADE
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above
mill on one of
the
Coo»
i'ouig;
waterway» have accumulated a veiv
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and
many
the Coquille an I other river» a id 1» walnut, oak and other timbers 0: the comfortable fortune.
ping ta. ilitir-fl .it!<» rded bv her harbor» timi» ■r c m I m - fourni m tin» vicinity.
cquallv go.xl oppoitumtic» tor future
used
hietlv for «heap furniture, East.
l’lie grain i»s ldom straight
Ix-tter 1 m rh.i|»> th an can I m -found ad so lie ,of the 1 M-»t tract» »eating as
hn tunes »till aw ait the in in ol energy
flooring an<l inside finishing. but is a but in the ¡tried and wauling line»
and brain»
ja ent t 0 m.my < if our greater tract» high as six .and »«.ven million fett
l'he timbered area immediately
<'t lumber ti > a single «piarter sec lion pro lu t of only sc ondar| qual t <•» of the grain, fancy can lira al!
of V II g 111 t' .rest»
Al.l'ER
—
Exist»
as
a
s<
oil
k
n
I-
of
images.
The
c.
lor
varies
tributary to Bandon, consists of the
The (
1 aille riv t-r. Un 1
Port • irforil ed ir. Io -.div calle I ot land.
whit«
«•dar, i» our m »»t valuable it» »our- <• in t he midst of till» f. in »t
to of P. nt < >1 tor« 1 ce«lar. aft >r«l». in the
III ark . .le
1 nt
pi..lilt \ Uh 1 « HI HI titv of vv i .rm» <>r other destructive in»ect» .i’ >H<* ic« of r. oil .> h 1». a c > iv
filili* 1I»a « all
• 1 • Ç- and 1» esjK-c.all. ida r 1 . e for »lie« illd «-V , I V. 1 III gl V elle ip Ill i ho. 1 of
W Ilei 1 . and th.I* ♦ X ft .»lit I 1» It • y t. .1 li II H l - m my v «•-»■•1» h iv mg b -«-a tr m*» p. >rt ilio i I « the vau «U» al . 1 ■* 0
c »II« ill 1 H 1 > ■ t, 1 \
»hl pi ng
.ill*
-villi’
II*«
of the « i »lililí
part
«botti v
1 t 1 «•
piodm <*d su
11I u»i: Id
comil 1 in ! th»-
ipil.il an 1 1 ib. ’■ .
r<*m /<•
.ittcn I • » 1Ì • >t
Il ! w h
p upon < Mil • 0
|ort i V
1 ' eiitei
i m.u ¡tíme lia. I.-, um 'I'“1'' 1
U 01 11 i ¡ *. *. i .
•
thr
h
• mini« 1
1 >v
ol th. I\ 1 Il
tortai
«he
tiv »oimd
rll,
■d
have
tr« «»at
)
;
least
1111 » k a 1 01t : 11 ' 1 • r
»tump of goiw» in »■mi all it limited ainoact-,
or
th«- root
in
Ri t> ( 1 1 • v K
b* •ell found
years old.
along tin • ( otpiille liver, and
lein«»n»t 1 it mg th it the log not a» 1 «rotltiiiie a»
has 1 ild
Ics >
not
intact
th in th it
while
ced if.
white
ne' eith«- e»» tind» .< steady deni md
Ktich a 1 »pc mien from at the saw mill» anil e»¡ e
bi- the 1-. iresti V 1 milding at the Poi tian 1
N . ith a est
1 .ew is and ( lairk l.x| X »sili< Hl in 1905.
( Ol»t.
allv among
rapid
>ti id< > in III«’ dev. lopnieilt of lumber
the sash and
for
1 >ox .«nd
< lour.
Red and
in
v ell<>vv In ale abundant
this c mntv am 1
< • »mpare v«-ry
suitable lav■ iribly with anv to 1 >e 1.mn I up 11
is es| >rt 1 ill ,
Un » timber
ihr 1 iiesi-nt tun«
1 von >lt
i nd
Wo lid s demal ni» tor this < « mntv I m -Illg up «on exhibition m shingleimll men
.ilonr
hlippilcd
pt.| f,.,
to »ta..«l mg tor­ in.mv \ r h
g<- ip l iti >11 »to < « un«-, ■ in
in hi \
f«> mid alo 1 g t ie riv -i b ink»
being 1tod iv a» »0 in.I is the d 1 v from ili<re to be loi le 1 diletti« ol»
**<* * ;oi 1 ig si 11 0 Iller»
\\ illi- 1 cd ir log
W hell 1 mm lied.
. tllel ! IV
II.IA < \ < ■ i < i < > tl II. tiv <• th<-
ini >regn ibl •
aim« >»t
is
built ot th - ill ite 1. il f. >rt v' v «• ir» ag. >.
m th«-
ot In toi
mii.il
< i. i i
will
timber.
lhese tn-« » grow to en
th«- coast.
an 1 in mv < leni md» 0: mon» si/, s and < ilten run too feet
-li ngl «• m irke t.
Second G ioia th
Imilor
Along
th«-
(.«»guille
Riv«-
growth timber m large quantitie» all from very light to almost black, fre­
« utile • 'oquillc River basili,which, it
o. er the low land»,
inav incidi ritiv be noted.
calitics where
the
Io
esp.-ciallv in
oldest
timbers
and in iv
be used for cheaper furniture.
perience has demonstrated
making a very in »tiled piece of
»mall nittire, a striking contrast of
have been binned, is u-uallv
in size, bears good finish,
quently in the »une piece of lumber,
I x-
fur
colors
in the »aule b >ard.
material
three-tifth»
fabulous
of
comprises
t'oos (ountv,
in additimi to vv hi. li mudi ot
North
Curri (.'ountv timin r cali timi a way
to market at
l or tire grates and other furniture
that for finished in this
over
no point nearer tlian
Bandoli.
\\ bile thè niost and thè Best of
S> ene in « i «Vfcir.g < amp 's« at Bend, n
shipping ti ni«
and
ha»
Il
is being mille.
boimds ol thè lo» d maiket
tablishing itself in
\«w
York,
And
val
and
Noithwest
from the tir awav
and < s- ot New Y ori:, w hile troni San lian
lumber six million
is accordingly wondcrouslv promis­ better
w ithout
being
Yet. thousands of cellent for joi'ts,
lot».
than
markets,
ing.
S»o
per
M
worth work
in
M it« rial
spliced.
wasted here, in
are
stringers, bridge­
construction work where be found on the coast.
the timbers of especial strength are re­ diied and polished
has gin n ('oc» mg of roads, fence» and in the on-
After ft is
remains
in
pl ice under almost all conditions.
quired.
'»I’Rt « i
it
Which
grow
especially
Alder is
in con-
valuable
for
pulp manufacture, and in view of the
f
prospective pulp and paper null» tor
Band >11. will no doubt find
ormous demand. and be a
an
en­
source of
mm h profit.
Ml R l i t should be bv no
of
least
(ountv
'.'»nakinn’ l-.v» Thro thr Timber nr»t
countv
.in a blindant pro|H>rtion «>t »1.night ot
v aluablit* fon-'-t» in addition to w hi« li
i»
tin-
Port
Orford cellar,
b
mat« 1 ¡al
t.v m<l*in
and
development
The »«...nd growth
world- find* a r adv
fain« d t or its « \c« ih-n e 1» shipbmld
ing
civic
Bandon
market
ci»co for piling,
siderable quantities on the upland»,
white cedar is coming into a »t«-adv and stronger
in \m
Iran- demand from outside mark«'« «» a
telegraph and tele
w hi. h "alone can phone pole», for railroad and mining
Southern ( - ><>» and
in purpose».
( uriv ( « muti ( ’S.
»u.'li
»hip-
it» »tump­
age bringing as high a» s.. per . ent
and manv ship load» if mor«- than fir
timber» are annually »hipped
One ot the flirtili r advantage» of fiom the Bandon harts >r
G».» Count* 1» tin ixcilknt
valuable finishing material
H e MI ix K—Is
found
». ittere 1
among other timber» and is of v ? t
Thousands ot acres ot this kind of anit timbcrini 1 of ex,
mi
,»y
consideration
l'in»
timber
by I astern standing timl e available to market
ha» been taken up and is owned bv
parties who chanced this wav.
Ear
corporations or by private individuals
mers on the foot hill land grub up
as vet a very small per ci-ntage ot it
and burn entire forests of this kind has Been turned to profits, the log­
nf timber which if transferred to the ging camps have »«ar. civ more than
mad«- a beginning in tin- gigantic
Atlantic Coast would bring enormous ta»k of clearing the forests of the
Coquille Valley, and of making the
f« irtunes.
rich land available for agricultural
Notw ithstanding the value and re­ purp is«-».
It is a task of many years that will
markable qualities ot this timber,
require additional < apital and labor
the per -entage of it used for com
111.1 is one of lie f e w II lid« elop« I
melcid purpose» 1» too sill ill to bl­ fields of the \\ e»t that otters special
indue« in« nts t<> immigration, col­
ot much consideration.
onization. occupation, »peculation
Coos ('ountv is a timberman's and a new 1 iv ili/ation.
that can sums hav e been offered
shipbuilding materials and all pullevs it is the best wood
the kinds of
other counties w ithin clearing of farm lands in the build
this distil, t natm<
which have been made 1 15 feet long
|apan. shingles m single orders for live and made of this kind of timber is ex­
H ide is in its intani v. and the future feet of this valuable timber,
Among th«
lilv
port a liptable tor ship masts, m my of
the maikets of cisi o comes manv demands for « edar
1 ngland
lile
thè this vicinity
ov <1 reai h<d
alreadv
for white cedar door» are coming to to (lie tu »t branch and arc < spi
mean>
in
(. o< >s
is
found