Ithr largest on llir Cul ) to nui.e il a hive ot industry. It Is beauti-
t itllv liHjtril about tout miles u tlir bay tiom the entiant'e, and
tlir United Slates Custom House is Im-ated here
TOWNS
THE chief town? ot Coot County air Marshfield, North Bend and
Empire on thr luy. and Bandon anil Coquille anil Myrtle
Point on the CotnlIr river. They ate all located un naviga
ble water and have communication with the mtetiot by means ol
regular stage lines. Coquille is the county seat.
MARSHFIELD The largest m imputation, numbering 2.100
people, is the chiet commercial town. It enjoys a daily mail, has
Western Union telegraph office, local ami U1111; distance telephone,
a gravity water system, a bank, electric lighting plant, a volunteer
fire department, one daily and three Meekly ncwsapeis.
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QOOS COUN I'Y is truly the ttuittmaii't paradise In this sec
tion deer, elk, tieat, mugar, Win, iimn, lieavri and other Mild
animals are numerous. The elk, the king ot game animal,
which is fast becoming citinci, still roams the woods at the head
I Mater of th Com and CtHjmlle rivers in large herds. Ai many as
i fifty of Ihes noble animals have Item seen in a single held in lht
i locality Mithin the just year.
I Th- various rivers and sloughs and the sand hill hikes, f
whch there are a large riumhtr, aloitid in trout, shad and salrooH,
while the bay trrnu with llouti'lrr, ietch, Itmi cwl, sardine, crabi,
etc , while the tidal this abound with clams of IfllMy varieties. Deep
sea tubing on the bulks outside the luy is li-gitmiHg to form an iw
INirtant industry, in addition to alfording ricellrht spot! to darlHtf
angers
Wild ducks, geese, brattdt, ami snite are found in counties
nutn'i-rs un the biy and the various sloughs ami rivets, at well ai
ii !" sand hill lakes, where water (owl remain all summer awl tear
e r Y'lung Quail, grouse and pheasants are also numerous in thr
i n -,n '.roKAr.i iiA.sr makuiimmii
It has a fine schoo. huuding, whi' h is rhe home of an e. e lent
graded and high school, and the leading church organuau m are
represented and have their places of worship.
NORTH BEND Under the able leadership of Mr L J Simp
sen, u rapidly coming to the front as a manufacturing town Two
(urge saw mills, in constant operation, employ a large tone of men
at the mills arid in the logging camps. A large woolen mill is just
completed here, aura a sash, door and blind factory, and other enter
prises of like character are m contemplation. Many buildings
have been constructed here the past few months, and the starting
of th? mils anl fact him n'it building will add materia'! to th
reputation of this place. Water pities have been laid to furnish a
water supply, and it enjoys the usual city advantages.
BANGOR An organization known as the Bangor Townsite
and Improvement Company, has platted a town on the peninsula
formed by the bend in the bay, just west ami across I'ony Slough
from North Bend, as shown on the map herewith, called Bangor.
The tide lands at the mouth, or outlet of Tony Slough, furn
nlsh a fine place for the terminal grounds for a railroad. A eorjwra
tion known as the Great Central Ry. Co. was organised in I'ortland
in 1902 for the purpose of building a railroad from Salt Lake City
to this point, and Mayor L. D. Kinney, the promoter of the enter
prise, is devoting his energies to the jioojec!. Considerable money
has been expended in improving the townsite and in grading for a
belt line road around the bay.
EMPIRE Needs only the starting of the big sw mill (one of
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river valleys anil fix hllU.
The beautiful bench" of Citm ClHUity, aiiWNg which Stflgci,
Bay, Big Creek Bay, South Bay and Hamlon Beach are tmlulile, (tie
destined to become ptospeHlu summer rewtrtt, with the advfttf of
better tranMirtation facilities with th" uulside world.
iOVI:NNAll:NT LANDS
I N the last two years a large amount of timber lands have been
purchased by individuals and cortMirations, but there U still
considerable unsurveyed land, having from four to fifteen millUm
feet of good, merchantable timber to the claim. There is Mill
111,000 acres of land open to entry in the county.
We are sorry that lick of space has compelled us to cut hi slum
our descriptive matter under the dilfennt heads. Columns might
be written where we have room for only paragraphs, on this firfder,
Our ciirresMiiiilirig secretary will see that all inquiri" for definite
information will have attention. Write him.
COOS HAY CHAMBER OK COMMERCE.
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