of the Coquitle valley finds an oullrl through Coo Hay, where
the ricrltrtit harbor permit the Ue u( larger vrtirli.
! The C H. K. A K. R. R., which rum Iwen y.elght miles south
(torn MarsrifirM to Myrtle I'olni at the head ul navigation on the Co.
qulltc river, give direct communlcitian and a'lord trantjHirtatlnri
facilities between the two lection. It Is clalnril li; llme who have
mail" investigation that a channel of canal cm for leu than a half
mile between the heail of Isthmus slough ami a tributary of
the Coiullle river woulil connect the llile water of thse lrraitw
wi'h the hay anil bring ihr two eciHin Into cltr cotniiiertfcil
relation.
C. U. K. ti E. K, K C'O.'S WIIAHK, MAKSllUKt.t)
OREGON
THE State of Oregon contains 95,274 square miles, or 61.
000,000 acres, an area equal to the six New England statrs
and the state of New York combined. If as densely propicd
as the state of Massachusscts it would have a populati n of
more than 30,000,000 souls. Its 500,000 inhabitants arc contented
and prosperous. Her resources are so great and varl'd, that mtn
of every calling in life may find a field for the exercise of thir
best energies arid highest ambition Here the capitalist, the lum
berman, the agncu'turist, the horticulturist, the miner, the slo:k
raiser, the dairyman, the fisherman, the florist, the apiarist, the
raiser of twultry, the laboring man and men of the professions may
find a field for the display of theirtal. n '
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COOS COUNTY
IS bounded on the north and east by Couglas county, on the
south by Curry and Josephine coumies anil on the west
by the Pacific ocean. It has more than forty-five mis of
frontage on the ocean, and exten is inland alKtut the same dis
tance. Its boundary is supposed to folio the crest of .h
rrnun'aim and ii v.r irregular. It has b.-cn tetf.cd for
m:. I'm f ju-i atl hn fun t.'i toi-vlv- thrrm I
inhabitants, within her borders. Notwithstanding its. rrsoutcer.,
owing to the lick of railroads, in growth has been slow. Vet we
believe that nowhere in this broad domain is thre laid a hett r
foundation for the rapid hui'diug of a city thin here on Cox Hay.
The surface of the country is mainly hilly and covered wi h timber
and brush. The stream which traverse it and flow into the bay and
ocean, afford fertile valley which arc rspfcia'ly adap'cd to dairying,
stock raising, gardening, fruit growing, c c. These hill- vjry from
gently sloping to thus; of a mo-e abrupt charac.vr and get lirger a',
they n.'ar the Cout Rang. Much o' the uplan'Li po.-aea- a rich soi
which whin clearH prolu:;s an a'uninec o' g"" on which r. ock
thrive the year around. The principal streams of the county are the
Coquillc and Coos rivers and thtir tributaries, though a number of
streams (commonly called sloughs here) f!o into the biy. Some of
thsse are navigable for miles, and afford a highway forveejela which
arc constantly plying them in handling the business of the biy.
The Coquille river ha: its ou let into the o:ean a' Rarrloii, sonr
fifteen miles south of the bay, but a very larg portion of theprodue;
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CLIMATI:
5IIK mtejio!ijica! cin lituni rnak lha climate of mi I'i
cifir Coit anilogour. to the west coast of ltOjt. Thr
warm Japan currrn', ratifying the a'roof phrte In wintt ,
draws into the parti ii r.tcuun so lorwidili- wurttwd wind
of the equatorial regions, producing rapid taputia ion 'I he
result is a warm humid atmotphrr, establishing an rxtraordln
ar wra'th of vg-aion iieiwern the Cowl Rain and lb ocenn
Th s-asons in thi portion of Oregon are diaunguiaVd by th wl
and dry ratb-r than b the ustn' designation. Th- tie .imn la by
no mean? uniformly wet or rainy, nir tnu; the dry season In sap
posed to indica'e a deanh of mots' h re i lm duriiiK th wet r. Mir on
75 per cent of the annuil precipiiaion occurs, while in the ill aa
son conies the other 25 per cent in the shape of occasion il slunv. it.
The dry perioil extends from May 1 to October 15. Therj art a
few showers usually In September, which licconn it.ore fr.fUtri' un
til the middle of November; thence to Match 15 frequent rum arc
expected. From March 15 to May 1, inlermliteni ibo-vera as in
October.
Thcrr are in extremes of tempera'ure at any season, the moan
lempirature beiii ahn 52 degree, the iherme.iiMsr tartly rising
abor 80 d.'g. in auinip.-, falling lulo 30 d-g. in winter. Snn.v
rar-'ly falle, and whin it dors it re'doji remains longer than 12 hours
ot th- grornl. Fro ii thi' p-nri m rh gntinl ii very unusinl.
Cropi ti'vr fail .in I lroiih:i ar uVin vn. Thr antim' t.i'ti t.i I
amounts to fron 50 f) f.) inrh'W, suffciin f i: all cro(M. No miltor
what the da lemp.-ratiir imy b., th? ulU ar co! an I co iifort.
able for sleeji'n; B.vltjnni ht ni .1 i" ihmlut iiii'ttnn,
The breeze from the ocean rendn the a'moiphe- no', on'yplrai.in,
but unmualy heallhfu'. Therarepirhiit Un i! any plus on th:
glolu tint are rnor healthful thin Com Hay. Fojj art only oc
casional, and Ati ara diipelled b t!n aun'.i raa.
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