• *’> "X ’ **l •i’* » » i,n«<n
Misc<*llant*..iis Items
« f Interest.
PM. it. A.M. ft,
U JÜ VS
fi
Much plowing is done in the fall and winters
as in California.
Poultry does exceedingly well here. (’hickrus
are free from disease.
I he county’ is Ixninteously supplied with mag-
nifi ient rivers and bays.
The ocean steamer Truckee very often carries
out 505.C00 feet oi lumber over the bar.
For hoapitality the people of this county have
,no supe.iois. Strangers are always courteously
received and generously entertained.
1 he red cedar is found in many places and is
valuable for doors, windows and shingles.
Insect i.r« ts of all kinds have failed to find
this country. The salt sea breeze is against
them.
Sheep-raising is profitable in the Nestucca
country. They arc seldom bothered by coyots
or wolves.
25 7'7
J 3 7-9
4 °9
1 07 s.
t 44 7
2-’J 7-«
2 5) 7 .
•S3* 7 ’
4 -’3 6
I 5 ‘7 <» .
<e4 tes Uy.'
Tiiursd-L -
Frill-
Situ.'UY
The above Table is for Dry Stockin
m,*’r I
®ar’
I’VAA i’
rec ..»ned f m the level of >1 r
Ku wate:«, to which the >on..di;KS
the
Survey chait.L
\ me mipltf is a scrubby variety of maple that
grows
the -treams. The fibod » very hard
and is utilised f »r some purposes. Honey that
the bees make trom the waxy dewon its leaves
is of particularly flue flavor
Waat do you think of m-cere of ground pro
ducing Mo bushels ofpotcfois! Such y uIds are
(•ommon in this county, and the potatoes are
tine, well developed and solid to the core. They
never get soggy when cooked.
Lard seekers can always obtain information
from the settlers, though married men with
families are given preference, as they are < f
more help in I uilding up schools and ate gener
ally more permanent settle s.
By an unfortunate error the ( ity of Tillamook
was not granted power to incorporate at the
ses ion of tl-.«? Legislature two years ago. The
piattcr will be attended toat the coming session,
which convenes in a few weeks.
The tide land spruce is very valuable and is
used tor flooring and furnishing. It is being
used on thiscoast tlm »st exclusively for making
peeking I mjxvs as it inq art; no odor to butter,
fruits or other articles enclosed in it.
Tillamook is a world-beater for grr.s cl All
kinds grow most luxuriantly. The wild grasses ,
Home Astoalshlag Figur»4 Regarding
I't.Hsibilltlv.s < f 111«- Lumber
oil 1 I e safe’y c ’c listed, at $2.c0 per tou- S. llAlriu t
$2o,noo,coo. Thus making on aggie
.11 o uni aln^wal ley s. It 11 vrs
ncome to the r*l:abitauts ot this cou.tty
Interests.
au I Tow II «.
Aitl^V xradius of less than one 1 indred n iles.
A community, like au iadiv¡dual, derive* its of the enormous amount of $i<.,*l,(xx>,ox)
Th«- Nehak ni country has a great future be-
prosperity from its re i<»urers. A man. seeking Is it not a stupendous thin; t» calculate, and
a new home, natural!y desires to establish him- yet figures do not lie. and we have not intended f«>re it There U probably not a region lu the
sell among a people who have tile present to depart in any manner from a reasonable Northwest that has more varied and important
means or the near possibilities of wealth. The estimate: and it will nc»t lie over a year, in our resoli re» s than Nehalem. This section is now
farming an J agricultural resources of our county opinion, Iwfore the comparatively inconsiderable receiving attention from the government and
are e'sewhere referred to ia this issue, yet stream that is now flowing iu fro.u the Truckee soon the harbor will be opened up for commerce
enter into an era of pros-
we can nut but ag .in insist upon their great and other mills^iii our.couuty wi’.l be swelled to ' and the country
volumes to fairly dea-
and paramount imp irtance. Not one acre in a an immense Pactoliau hearing on its yellow |»erity. It
cribe
am!
many ;<lvantag«s
possible hunJre.l is bring cultivated iu this bosom employment for the industrious, markets
and
reiMjM
on, and no ouv can
'
for
the
agriculturis.s,
prosperity
to
all
cla.'-sct»,
county, and perha’s not one in a hundred that
of the richness of the
s being cultivated is made to yield what is pos md the inevitable accompaniments, churchet
icultural. lumbering and
sible u: der more thorough and scientific hand schools, academies, ai d all th • mauifo'd blest
lit paving the country a
ling. And the wealth capable of being produced mgs which an intelligent and Christian com
iiom taut vast trret of the most rich agricultural .mini'y an expert f.o 1 pu! lie prospet ity I'ud
»Yell contributes tWK fallowing
land in the world, that lies between the summit tide is r l-. vz.dy i:> tair flaw, the seed zso^M
Nehalem:
1 < : < <i t til
of the mountains ai.d the ocean, and the Neha
he resources or that ¡xirtion of Nehalem
lem a: d Nestucca, will in a few years be pour glorious czop. There are still vncad|lands U.
itry that lies within Tillamook county much
1« of acre«; 1
ing into our laps. This will b • perpetually in fete tak
las
been
written and but little said. Lying
creasing too, as the ax ai:d the fi e and the 1 low
closely follow esc . other in their inroads upon figures. There are now annually ship *ed imt» ■ tributary to the Nehalem river there are about
the wilderness of nature. T e timber industry, , this €01111'y tot.sands of dollars wftrih oTfood, j «.i.lit townships of timber and agricultural lands,
however while evanescent, will produce a more I products, agricultural machinery and building about equally divided, that is there is about one
1 niateri.,1 that could be more el.eai ly supplie» half that can be cultivated and put into pasture
1 active and sudden prosperity.
Our timber is estimated at twenty billions of I by our own ingenuity and industry if they were | when it is cleared of the brush and timber, the
feet, an estimate probably entirely too small. properly applied. A good living, a respectable i r.st is so rocky an l broken that it is < nly valu
This util yield to our citi *eu.; a.stumpage, at competence, a productive farm, and a lovely ’ able for the timber, sandstone, ir< n and coal,
5o cents per thousand. <io.o-»,«oo. The emting. home arc offend to every i id.istrious, enter- 1 and other valuable mi.iern's ipind.-c vered at
he present lime. But, let us go a little into
run.ling, rafting and booming will pro- P1. ising man who conn -here to claim them.
d :c *, at f3.o0 per th »usiud, s y $*i0,ooo,ooo, ! Tins calculation too, it will be bort 1 in mind. 1 « »cciilation and sec a hat th s will amount to
Tae n.anulariuriug, at $2.00 per thousand, is leaving out entirely the money which will ' when it is fully developed, that is when the
say $lo.oco.tMo, A gi eat part of our mi.l- talurnlly be brought here by travellers, visitor' railroad is built and the bar is improved, for we
need both. In the ti.st place our four townships
owu . cjs will ultimate y r.side with us and tluir aizd new settlers. This in our present conditio- |
profits, estimated at |i.00 per thousand, will be iggregate a large sum and it is an inflow in | ot timber, fir, spruce, cedar, larch ami hemlock
ream that is hardly noticed. A mnn'comes 1 j cont.du, at a fair estinia . 8, oq >,( x », ooo feet o
J2u,o.oo^. may b
reckoned as at least
two thiids remaining iu the county, $13,000,000. buys or se.tles upon *a small 1 lacc and l-.is • lumber, or enough to keep 1(1 mills cutting lo\-
No bay in tie wo: Id is better adapted to the capital, from five hundred to live thousand dol xx> feet each per day. running 200 days in the
building of shi; s that will he utilized in the lars becomes at oncj a factor in our common j year, for the next I5 years. Supposing they
could all be started at once there would be re
traits, ortalio.i , t our county products, than is prosperity.
I
quired to run the mills at last loco able bodied
Half as many more would find employ
in raising vegetables, hay, and with
the usual numla'r of women and children
.1 population of about ¿¡000, CT more than as
m u:y a^abi as there are in the entire county
at present.
Nor would this be 111 re’y n transient popuh -
tion, for. having the opportunity to dispose of
the surplus timber and a mai ket for his crops,
the home-builders won id come to stay and make
the wilderness blosMonl. As before stated, we
h ive 114 square m 1 *s of agricultural lands that
will ultimately suppoi' a population of from
lo to 15 persons to the section, but I have written
more than I intended, and hope that if this
change does come it will come slowly so »•* not
to crowd too heavily on the ancient settlers and
awake th • n loo rudely from 1 thargy and
peaceful slumtx*r.
on the t.dc-lai . s m ke excellent feed for cattle,
iizuot zv, red top. ’’civet g i s and others do
esc tdingly wed. Clovers do well also.
j
There are no tramps here, arid there arc no
families depending <>n 1 h .r'.ty for sustenance.
OFFICIAL directory
People in this email y li ■ w ell and there are
I NITE!) STATES.
few idlers. Such people are not wanted here
B enjamin H vkrix «> n
President
L evi I’. M jmton
and generally receive a “cold shoulder.”
e-Preai le it ..............
j v.Mgs G. B laine
retary ot S'ate
There are no regular fi st-class tourist s hotels
W illiam U indom
•tiry oi Treasury
on the beach yet, but excellent accommodations
I. w S oule
•et ary of Lite no;
R::
ufiki
.
d
I*
;<>«•!«»«
are offered for a limited number of boarders at
retary of A ar
II. F. T racy
Secret iry of Navy
the Bar View House near Garibaldi. Some good
J ohn \V an . vm \ k * r
ro-itina8ter-Gener.il
hotels on the beach are projected however.
W. H H. M iller
At.o.-iiey-Geueral
J eremi vii R isk
There is sure to be a great advance in the
Secretary of Agriculture
STATE OF OR EC ¡>N.
value of all kinds of real estate as soon as work
S. PENNOVXM.
Governor
on the railroad begins, as this issue goes to
G. W M c H rid :
Secretary of Slate
prers, we have reliable information that the
P hil . M et » 11 an
Treasurer
E. ». M u K lrov
road will be pushed to completion during t’ is
Hupt. of Public Instruction
I J li. M itchell
s a' cn.
Senators
......................
I J. N. D olph
A company of local capitalists have secured
H. H ermans
Congressman
F xank < . It vke :< ;
a franchise tc, boom Tillamook river. It has
Printer
...............
(
th \ vi : i :
»R s.S trahan .
been cleared of obstructions and made safe for
)w. p. L oh »
.
Supreme J .id ft h
'R. S. B ean
lh*s iU’dltnlloii uns orgunlsid by < «t E. loging during freshets. For this, the company i
allowed
n small royalty on all logs floated down
Thayer in I sm . more with an intention lo tic-
THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT.
Join; Senator........................
F. A. M oore commodate the burin« rs m< n with fia illlk s for - the river.
Circuit C>u rt.................. ....
R. P. B oise
I
It is c .sy to mi ke a living in thir. country if
... .G, G. B ingham exchange, than in contemplation of the general
Prosecuting Attorney .
banking into which the pressure of business % you have enough means to enable you to own a
TILL A MO->K COUNTY.
, small farm, or to improve a piece of government
kepfe.ientativj
. ......... W m . d . S tillwell has forced it.
Judge
........................ H. F. H olden
There arc very few of our business men, that land. Skilled workmen and business niezi with
Commissi.»»er
...................... ) lvG r !; lso
have not received aid from this establishment capital and experience can find excellent oppor
Clerk
................................IV. W. C jndhr and few that <lo not avail themselves of the ud tunities h re.
Tile land: cape here presents a green apperr
Sheriir ....
S am D owns . vantages ii ders. C ireful, keen and conserva
Treasurer
. ..
IL H McDEltM >TT ’ tive, ¡he management has always been, always Alice throughout nearly all the year. The hilis
Assessor
................ ..................
F. M. L vmk
Surveyoi
........................................J ohn E dwards quick to accommodate its customers ami solic are not browned by a scorching summer sun
S c I ioj I Superintendent .........
A. '1*. W hite itors to their best interest*-, it has welded to it or blackened by cold wintry blasts. The rains
Peputy Prosecuting Attorney A. \V. S everance the best part of our citizen.. N it a proposi are warm ami frequent enough to keep vegeta
tion is broached for the best interests of the tion fresh and green.
The country is full of wild berries during ti c
I community, but what it is met by it with prompt
SOCIETY DIRECTORY
summer and autumn, and that is w: . a man
financial aid and assistance.
The above cut represents its pr sent •¡uarterf, 1 I can go out most any day during this time and
TLl.AMOOK LODGE NO. 57, I which are commodious and well arranged in" . shoot a fat bear. Salmon-berries, thimble-berries,
A. F. & A. M.. meets on the side, though a better and more imposing edifice twoor three kinds of buckle-berries and salclle-
first Saturday ui-Jit of each will be construct. 1 in a short lime.
bezries are most common.
month. Special meetings for work
• There are a tew of the Tillamook Indians yet
every Friday night. Visiting breth
ren invited to attend.
Garden-vegetables, turnips.
carot«, fleets, in the vicinity of the Bay, but they are fast dying
Il V. V. Johnson, W. M.
redishes, etc., du exceedingly well and grow to off, and ere long there will be no full-blooded
F. D. Hasbrouck, Sec’y.
Imluins left. They were never war-like, and
enormous size.
.. feW!
Everybody who conies to this county is de meekly submitted to being crowded out of their
'’plI.LAMOiiR LOJXiE lighted with the pure, cold spring-water, which possesions by the Whites.
I No. y4, I. o. o. F. :
ble information regarding prices of r«at
1 meets m Odd Fel- j is found everywhere.
i estate in the county or city can lx- obtained b\
low's hall every Satur- • The Coast range of mountains ri.-eto a height
day night, except the of over 4000 feet in some instances. Mt. Hebo, writing to R. R. Hays or G. O. Nolan, real estate
The (-nt above represents (I. W. Fei r tside’s store buildings ami residence.
Fenrnside I a
rday-of each month.
dealers. They arc rot professional boomers hut
pioneer in the merchandise business in Tillamook; ami has been here 27 yours. He h is been in
J. C. Mason, N.G.
\V. C. King, Sec'y. 1 in Ncstucca, is the highest.
reliable citizens who are permanent residents
Oregon since lhSo nnd i* well known all over the state. IIe has always taken an active part in
The prairie-lands of this c >unty are good
and large property holders.
politics, and served as Clerk ot 'rillamook county for four years.
[ enough, but the tide-lands and bottom-lands
'OR I NTH POST, G A R are not surpassed for fertility.
lie always carri< sa large stock of gener il merchandise, and 1ms been eminently successful in
meets first Wednes-I
business. Mr. Fenrnside has always been reliable in his business methods, nnd as a consequence
day of each month . There is a great deal of fine larch timber high
is in good repute ami has prospered.
Grand Central Hall.
up on the mountains which will be valuable for ,
J. Whiting, Commander.
certain purposes after a while.
Good grades ot live stock are being introduced
in the county, and ere long. Tillamook will
The total a seeament last year (IW9) was
There arc about 20O settlers on unsurveyed
have many herds of fine cattle.
?5b4,coo. C01 s derable was added to this by the lands in the county, but the government is
A survey of Tillamook bay an lbir will be
sheriff afterwards. When the assessment roll making .additional surveys and before long i:
made this summer in order to determine what
is completed this year, it will show an increase will all be open to entry under the U. S. land
; k , m . E. C hurch .
appropriations will be neeessary.
laws.
of neat ly 100 per cent.
Pears grown here are as good as any on the
First Sunday in th« month, Long Prairie 10:30
'flic rainfall in the winter fciuon here is not
Over |25o,000 have been paid to the govern me rt
¿ I V
”
Pleasant Valley 2:30 coast. They grow to a large size, are fine in
so bad aid oppressive rs in tl e Willamette for landsill this county. Most of it was lit the
Tillamook
11:0o
appy.earance and never fail to bear.
valley as there is an absence of foggy, murky rate of $2.50 per acre for timber lands, but a
73®
There arc extensive cod-fish banks about eight
Kilcliia
I 1 zoo
days 1 ere. Tlx se used to it doll t mind it at great share of it was for Pre-emptions at fl.25
Tillamook
II zoo miles off Nestucca bay. though they arc not
all and the rainy season »always the healthiest. per acre. We mentum this to sh »u that Tilla
73O
Very frequently the winters are tine and plea mook is justly entitled to a sb.are of the goveri -
Sunday School in Tillamook every Sunday 2ZOO frequented by fi hermen at present.
Prayer nte -tings Thursday evenings
Nehalem bar i; to he improved, and f'o.OOo
sant, almost like a California winter. Snow incut appropriations which are being so freely
730
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If special
istorial
service is desired, callon has been appropriated for that purpose. Work
seldom tails and immediately on the coast bestowed 011 rivers ami harbors and In many
t’.........
1 r: * ---»••*
the
undersigned
at the Parsonage, opposite the
will begin there as soon as practicable.
milts as fast as it falls There are no thunder localities that have never been a source of re
court house.
J. IL W ood . Pastor.
There is not a Chinaman in Tillamook, and
stornu or cyclones.
venue to the government.
from the present state of feeling among the ,
It takes the small steam schooners six hours
The timber <i lauds of this county arc exceed
people, there is not likely to be one soon.
when the weather is favorable to make the Ing rich, except on the mountains, but it takes
APPOINTMENTS
TILLAMOOK,
CIRCUIT M.
E.
c.
king
’
s
store
.
Land
may
be
had
cheap
now,
before
the
rail
trip from Tillamo k bay to Astoria. It requires a great deal of work to clear them, though a
C h '. u .: h Socrii.
First Su nday in the mouth, Tillamook 11. A. M. road comes. There is a good chance, als >, to
King ir •» • stler. lie is always enter ■generally a little over two days for a steamer to small area cleared is all that is sufficient to
7.3O I*. M.
make money by invesiing in to-.vu property.
go
to San Francis-co. The San Francisco steamers pro 1 :ce croj k enough for a living for a family.
ce school house. 2. P. M.
prising. and studies the wants of bis customers.
A life saving station is to be established at
Trairic,
h .
A. M.
He is 11 good business man an l enjoys a large have good passenger accomodations, and stea- However, the limber is worth more than the
fit Valley
3. I*. M. the mouth of Tillamook bay. though no lives
pitronage. He keeps a fine stock of general mcis that run to Astoria and Portland can carry aggregate oi all the crops that should be raised
nt Valley
1’. M.
have ever been lost by wrecks on the bar so far.
Fourth Su
irton school house li. A. M.
merchandise besides he has 11 well stocked fur passengers very comfortably. Thc^ fare to San on the land for many years to come In time it
There were 1020 real estate transfer.; during niture store. He carries on the undertaking Francisco is | ij , or <20 for round trip, cabin pas will lie cleared, though and made use of for agri
2.3O A. M.
1890. the total consideration of which amounts
business in connection with b s furniture store. sage. Steerage rates are lower. The fire to culture or grazing. The timber resources are
to $516 000. This is a great increase over the You can always rely upon courteous treatment Astoria is J s . lo at present.
lust what makes the other lands vnltinbh .
C hristian C hurch .
preceeding year.
when dealing with him. Mr. King has made
When the Wilson river road to Forest Grove
Elder II B. M irgan . l’astor: Will preach nt
Tillamook, on the third and fifth Sunday's of is completed, there will be three wagon roads many liicnds sir-ce lie came here. The I.O.O.F.
each month, at lizoO a . m ., and 7:30 r. m . All connecting the county with railroads 1:1 the Hall - in the second story of his store building.
are cordially invited.
Willamette valley.
There a e n«> disastrous floods here, as the
Oats yield as high as 100 bushels per acre on
P resbyterian C hurch .
the prairie .lam’s, and even better on the rich streams a'l have very deep channels except on
the
tide land* where the high tides and b".ck
B ay C ity .
bottomlands. They are of a fine quality, and
waters rise so slowly that no damage is done.
almost as heavy as wheat.
Hop-raising has been tried on a small scale in
Services every Sabbath at il a. m. and 7 p. m
Teaches, apricots and nectarines will do well
A cordial invitation extended to all.
in the foothills in localities that are sheltered. the county, but as there is a« yet no marke1
J. D. Beard. Pasfor.
Those who can grow these fruits will always be here for hops, lias not been followed. A llthat
is needed is to raise enough to pay for the
able to sell them for fancy prices.
There is but little green timlier in the Nestucca bother of shipping, as n<» country will grow
country, but the settlers get good material for more and better hops than this.
EAtT AND SOUTH
There were only twenty six marriage licenses
building from the dead fir and cedar timber
a
issued in the county during IS9O. This is a sign
which is generally easily secured.
of good limes financially, a the young people
ern Pacific Route
arc t<x> busy to thick of getting married. When
people begin to splice in order to economize, it
SHASTA LINI
is an indication of close fi lances.
The steamer Gen. Gai field does freighting and
tiw ing on the bay and ascends the streams as
Express trains leave Portland dally.
far as tide-water extends. There arc several
I
North.
South
I
- lilboatson the bay that do the passenger traffic,
ami two other small steamers fitted tor carrying
' no p in I Leaves Portland Arrives ] 935 «
Ar . 6:22 a
lo:23p in I Lv
Albany
...
passengers and freight will soon be added.
Lv I 9:00 p
lo:15a m I Ar
San Francisco
In the low rolling foot hills that have been
burnt over destroying the timber are many g»»od
Above trains stop only at following stations
pieces of government land subject to entry,
north of Roseburg: East Portland. Oregon Citv.
Woodburn. Salem, Albany. Tangent. S- edds.
which will make excellent fruit farms. Enough
Halsey. Harrisburg. Junction City. Irving, Ku
good land can always be picked out for veget
ables. and the rougher portions will support
ROSEBURG MAIL DAILY.
stock.
4:00 p m
California honey lias a great reputation for
2.00
111
cleaxness nnd fines» of fl nor. but it cannot com
f. 2O a m
parje with IfaaMice.i hon< y Seek ♦ eping is profit
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FOI.LEY VALLEY.
This valley is really a tributary section to the
Nehalem country, n> Folley creek empties into
the Nehalem river, and the valley has all the
advantages and excellencies of Nehalem proper,
•xcvpt it is smaller in area. There is a great
deal of flue timber on the Folley and some good
farms have been cleared up in the bottom.
MIAMI.
The head waters of the Miami and Folley
ire near together, but the Mi iml empties into
rillamook bay at Garibaldi. There lire many
rich ranches on the Miami and a great deal of 1
good timber on its head waters. When the 1
\lbany & Astoria II. R. is built it will leave
I'lllamook bay on the Miami, following it tip
to the divide between that stream and Folley
creek, and thence down that creek to Nehalem.
Hence, it is readily
what an advantageous
location the settle!s have who arc on these
streams.
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(EXCEPT SUNDAY)
s oO p m J I,v
«zoe p ni I Ar
-r known
The
t ill «ell honey in any market I k
Ar I 9:oft a in
Lv I 5:00 a m
Portland
Albany
is about 70 miles from Astoria by
^.■xa a R gCT.'
Albany
LrMnnn
Albany
Tx'banon
GRAND CENTRAL BILLIARD PARLORS.
an Buffet Sleepers
Thi« k th«* properly of <’. It. Ifadley.
are touml g»w»d billianl and pool tabh*s and t
leeping
ars
best of liquor» arc dispensed over th«* bar.
For the acconim< dation of Second < b>*« Passcn place is always orderly an»l is a fit place
gers, attached to Express Trains.
a gentleman lo while away an idle h<nir.
h«r»i to find a better kept sahtoit in the
citie«.
Mr. Hadley laoneof th«* solid men <»f the
and is always very liberal to all worthy «»1
CEPT SUNDAY.)
m of charity, and public improvement«. H
m staunch supporter of scho»»ls and is exceed
12m p m
in their behalf.
ft« g.
gen-J
S
C
IND CORVALLIS.
At Albany «nd Corvallis connect with trains /WCTHidBnm
of Oregr n Pacific Railroad.
REPRESS TRAINS DAILY, (EXCEPT SUNDAY.)^
*1 >MiMie|
P»n—-
W.ti It* uy*.n a ean Franri*eo
• • tbe bw ’ 1 privileges 00 the W.l
rvw# The obstruction» known
L y L
^H^a" or drifts are being remcm
p If you like clams you can find, plmly of tfcrm
most anywher«- on the l>ca«. gfirb m^razor
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dams, blue shrils. F.a-tcrn^B^Nk «fid fosters
EAST AND .SOUTH
on Netarts bay krai » ar» » smhv prt*.w
imber ing
.ur^h lake fr »*d» TH t-
For tickets and toll
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Portland
North Vamhilt
McMinnville
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way of North Yamhill it Is about 90
Port la n<l, halt of the distance by
alf by rail. The distance from Port-
the Wilson river road will be 70 mile«,
k is 5 o 2 miles from San Francisco.
I fanning is very succesaf’il here. an»l
J^il ^ ginning to pay, as there is a market for
hl ng the farmer pr«xhicrs now. The
kind* of hay, oats, barley and edible
unheard of profusion. Crops 11« ver
here is no drouth, and th«- summers
fitly dry to cure and save the crop,
d-splt. a narrow peninsula that sepa
lamook bay from the ocean, is a |H»pt»'
ice for picnics, and parties go there by
er or in sail boats, an»! from there Is a
leading to the light b«Ml*r. Many people
here to gather huckle berries, also There
fine beach on the outside of the sandspit.
Jiose who come here expecting to fin«l things
ra< they are in the East will be sa»lly diaappointted
The g neral appearance of the country, the
industries an<t many other things are entirely
diffvr» nt. and one must come here with the ex
pectation of accomodating himself to th« sur
rounding circumstances if he wishes to succeed
The greater part of Tillamook county yet con
*uits of g«avrrnment land, though the choice
location« ha *e been taken. Vet there ia a
« ban«a for a great many settlers to* secure com-
fbrtaMe h»»rnr*. By a «mrotl exp*-»xittMi«• of
time and money some go»ui lucati«»»s »»re
For the pas« fifteen years the firm of Cohn A Co. have I m *-n one of the leading burine»*
houses of TlllanxM k County. Though not directly in burin« mm in th< court) during all tint
р. rhxl, they have through their hou< in Portland, (the comml«*i«»H firm of Mark L. Cohn Ik Co /
handled the bulk of Tillamook’s prodw-e, and by their fair mid >«|tiarr dealings with the
farmers of fhit county have built up on«’ of the most extensive l»:i«iit«-*-•« *• in their line. Mr
i>f the nurnt popular bu-ux*» men In tlx
с. corge Cohn, the nsident memla-r of the firm, is
county. ID- oe<-upies the entire ground floor ot the I uildhig shown ab ■v. owli'*»l l»y Cohn A
Brown, which is always well filled with a larg«- and carefully selected stock of General M« r
chawlise. which they sell at th« lowest ll'ing rates. ( bi.n Co. are sl*o local agents for Str.
•Augusta" and mansgerfc of the McKinley tk Holden wharf and warehouse. Their advertiM
merit can always hr found in the «-olumn* of the II eapi
There is ft'» ««' K«’ing to the < a«<Hdrs or
blerrae for Fernery fi hat to m»»re «tuaint and
pktuftaqu«* thHii the arched «R ka in the «nrf
at Netarts or oh! haystack at the rntraix r of
Neftucca bay Castle r»s k and garden nti Three
Rivet*. Munson « falls near Pl«a*ant Vail« y
and mafiyother pointaequallv grand an«! beauti
ful in appraranc* The whole c »v*t line »nd
the whole« .»a«t range *!*>un4ill point«of -ceni«
grandeur.
There 1« not a «ei eurent in the county but
what ha» it- «chool he m *. m« matter ho« remote
or iaolatrd the lotaHty. S«»m« of th« «chool
hou«r« an* rough affair«built by gen rral gat lier
a primi
mg of th«* settler« and the furniture
live kind, Init g'»od «ch»»oh n are mainfain«*«l in
th«-w all th« »«ame. «nd th« «»Id «dkrel h«ni«««
on replaoxf by new «nie« m«»re commo
and ««»mfortatde
The older «et I led
t« hai
», th Tl
potiteli «
fir»!-« la«« -fio»!
Tillamook is a 1an»l of flowers The timber i«
rvrrgrern. the nwmntafn« a re cove r«-«l with fern*
and the prairies arc almost perpetually green,
altogether pteaenting a I m a’ilifid and attractive
land« ape.
AH kinds of small fruit« do well here Straw
herric«, Ta«pherrir«i, blackberrir« reach perfet
tion, and yield pr»»fui«r1y They seem to be In
their natural home from thr number of croj»s
they t»ear ia a year F trawberries often mature
and ripen in the winter time <'herrk*wdo well
in Momr local Die* Phtma are prolific bearer«
here and arc not troubled with ettrculi«
Many have taken timber l»*id»» tn thia county
an»J afterwa.d realized h«nd»»»nic1y on their in-
vestrnent Tiifihrred Is nd that h to rough f n
farming pur^oaewcMi l>c lM»ug'it of the gueerw-
meat for f;.«0 per acre or iF>* for a quarter
MC.fam with additi'Hia! fe< ■« mid CXprnwr«
• ni'Mint ug I«» atofit fox». Jjhere .imber Infid«
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TILLAMOOK CITY.
This is >iud probably always will be the
itig rbsidenbv and business to#u òf thè N
or reasi-ns well understood by all acquainted
with thu.country. Tillamook city !a fully treat
ed of In various other articles nt this issue.
I rask .
Trdsk Hvef is a line stream add has much
valuable timber on its headwaters, There is a
post office of the same tiairiv On the toll-road at
I. < renshaw's »t^e tKll-gate.1 There are many
prodtietlvè ranches citt this river, and it is u
favorite resort for bahipérè and fishing parties'
SOUTH HRAIRIK.
This is the most txtenilve agricultural dis
trict iu the county and is a tert pr«MÌuctive sec
tion. Tltc farms are well improved and the
country presents aft Invitingai»pbarnce. It Htrf
south of Tillamook attd between Trask ami
Tillamook livers. The same description as to
resoutyes hotdn good for Long Prairie on the
east of it and Burnt Prairie and Pleasant valley
BOWERS
RESIDENCE.
Tills is tlfib of the prettiest and best finlshe«
dwellings in the cit<r. Mr. Bowers believes III
residing in comfortable quarter^ and “jbg# »long
through life, living bf the way-side ” baft, ni
he is familiarly called, does if large togging ïiusi
ncss. He is very popular among the •‘boys**
and his jocular 111 miers will dispelt the
from a crowd under any cirèunistanceik
on the south. In fact, the whole of the
mook river basin is not excelled oy any
region in tlx* county. There is a great deal
good timber on this river, and the railroad w'tll
traverse its course. A narrow-gauge Idgping*
railroad is projected on this stream, nnd it is u
good river for logging.
THE SAND SPIT.
The Sand Spit Is a narrow peni
ing Tillamook hay from the Pac|
is mui h frequented by plvaftur
Geo. Squires, formerly of the
Hotel in this city, is building a
hotel on the beach. There is a ftW®
beach from the point on the north almost to the
light-house On Cppr Mèarès. Thère are somo'
pretty places on this penlusihn. A road is to be
built from the Sand Spit th fhe Light-hoi
Capt. A. H. Hallóck hai u eómfffodio
and warehouse here.
NETARTS.
Netarts will soon lie the center òf attrae
for pleasure seekers in this county. The bay is
about tliirr miles long and is situated about five
miles south of Cape Mears. It Is a very attract
ivr little bay and is navigable for small craft.
The beach below is very line, and without any
work will make tin elegant drive from the
mouth of the bay to Hoi
a distance of two miles. 1
rocks in the surf at
magnifier nt sprrimeni
There is a great «leal <
agricultural land around
large bodies of (hr finest ^pliuce
value of which is just beginning to
npprr
cinteti as it should be. Cape Lookout, a high
promontory lies just south of the bay. A branch
of the Maxwell road lends to Netarts, and n
great many people go there every summer.
NKHTtUCA.
The Nrstiicca country is chiefly valuable for
dairying, stock raising, general farming mid
het keeping, though fiiiit-raisiiig is aure to'
prove sure.‘ssful there. Fishing is good in sea
son. There Is but little timber iii this section;
(hough enough to supply all local needs.
The beach below Orctown h crowded with/
campers from the A illamrttr valley in tbit
summer, and the beach at Sand Isike inai
frequented by many proph .
To describe this country prope
be mentioned by localities.
The above cut represents a collage tlmt Is an
ornament to the town, and shows the taste ami
good judgement of th • builder. .Mr. Reynolds
has resided In the town for onlv a year, but is
UK, NESTUCCA
ready to assist In Improving and beautifying the
The Big Ncstucca river lias a iw iw-.'i -1
town, lie is always ready to stand in liberiilly line bottom land along Its com sc, and has several
on any public enterprise.
tributaries that have fine valleys. Beaver creek
haw a liir;c and prosperous aettlemènt and is a
part of the course of the Albany Mt Astoria R. R.
NEHALl.Vf REACH.
From Garibaldi at the entrance ot Tillamook The same may be said for Three Rivers. Sand
bay to the month of Nehalem river i one of the luikr is a rich region, and there are yet seven I1
finest beaches imaginable. The drive is fine, good farms on government land. There is a
the rcenery Is grand nnd the adjac *tit hikes are post office, store, hotel mid blacksmith-shop ai
lieiiutiltil. The Bar View House is the only Dolph. There are post-office«« at Hembree, (Hai d*
hotel on the beach at prt sent, but a magnificent Nike) Braver, and Hebo. Woixls, near the
lie hotel will I m -built oil one of the takes month of the Big Nestucca is a grow ing little
town mid has a sawmill, a drug-store, two
>n ns is practicable*/
grumi m< rchandise stores, a srh«sd-hoiise,
GARIBALDI.
s a beautiful litll ■ town J« in < inside of and Is to have a newspaper and s hote';
Tillamook bay. It ha* a «ton*. hotel, etc..and Several residences have been ervetod lately,
the Elmore cannery is loealed here. There i* and the town is in the beginning of a I mmiiii .
LITTLE NEMTt C( A.
k < mm I deep-water anchorage nt Garibaldi and
The Little N< stucca country is much the same
many predict that it is the coming city of the
as Big Nestucca and ha« the same advantages.
buy.
HOBSON' 1..LE.
The two rivers join forming Nestucca Imy ami
This place is midway Isrtwerti Bai (-’ tv and on the buy Is located a large can neri'
Garibaldi, and the Truckee Lumbt r Co., of (San
Francisco > have extensive mills located here
Alsiiif 60,000 feet of bpriHc lumls-r is sawed
daily, amt is si I shipjx-d per steamers Triickc'j
and Hcotia lo San Francisco, where it is manu
f.u lured into ls»x« s by the Company. The Com
pan) has a large and well slocked general mer
chandise store here which docs a g<xsl business.
The l,«-lnenvveber cannery is located here
RAY CITY.
Bay City is now enjoying a boom, and has
brilliant prospect« for the future. The town
site is ail excellent oik * and wharves are la'h.g
built out into the bay to deep water. A great
deal of building is going on here at present mid
other Improvements are contemplated
The
a hart and ware hotuic built by the Bay City
Land Company will Is* a great la ncfit lo the
town us soon as the railroad i< built, and as It is
an excellent l<a-atioii for atw mills, no doubt
«om<* large mills will I k * built flier«* sor>n. Then*
11 one mill im > w that supplys the local demand
H C llald lie < 0. are doing a t'lrlving iHisiness
with a general mrrchandiM** st«>rv, mid Jacoby
Bros, manufacture furniture mid «lo a good
husIni M in their line. There is oin hot« ! which
is well patroiiixe<l The Prrsbvterians have
just eom|letr«l a pretty little church and another
will I k - built by the Methodist» prof E K
Barnard and wife have <• tl a till she I mi institute
or s<-H«kmy and the town is sinc t<» nil kinds of
enterprise | C Bewley has rstal lisped a meat
market and every btisine«s wf.l »»»on be rep
resented
Bay Cit) is Ixiek'd l»y energetic men and is
-nr« to l»c- omc a pio»|M roll» tow 11. Great «Inims
are msde for if. ant no doubt time will substsn
tl'ite all that Is antitipsfed The town will
-<»m« tim« ><«- of con *l«lei aide nmimi-ri ial lm|»or-
tam< and it is alre»i«ly a pleasant mid beautiful
plarc for rrsld* ix Wc mid« r-land a newspaper
is to br • atablished
MIK HIM.
This is an »»Id settlement near the levy I m *! ween
' H hv i ity and Tillamook «Ity It is a rich and
well Improved igricuMural and fruit country
There is a la-mitiful Utile prsir • here and many
comfortable and palstial ititme are found J s
1 EllioG ha« a fine prune orchard here and la
making a success of prune grow Ing Trie Kikhis
ia n fine logging a'ream«
wtMpir riven
1 There ta a great dr^l of fitie, ri<h
the full hngth
lb
tevtie» ««< fill* IhulM
it aiwl the tovginghu
trnafirrl
COM 1 Ar y
This is try »»Il «aids the finest and in»*»» c«N>tly
residence in the city or county The building
is iM-autilully and tastefully finished outsi«l<
and the In-id arrangement 1« convenient.
Mr Wll-on was th • tirchih-cfuraf drrignrr
hhn«elf, and i« rii excellent civil engineer nnd
surveyor, ffv has served th«* county hm surveyor
one term, and has
f. s government,
eaprrtrn«'«* a raili
people here
•■ .« rt
,'j_ >iixl diirMiig h «««■(•« ss «dwspfh'Tb«-
|HH»r trmiNjMirtation facilitl«**. Tit«- pride of the
I ittle N« stilt» a h«»wever, t* till* fine 1« sch Is
|»»w <ir«*town.
A m it isln Big NcNtiiccn ami all the M»uth part
<»f the county, I mx * keeping I n a common in
•lii«try mid pays Immense profit» w ith little hm«l
Islsir »»lily csr«’iiil attention KI hwhik I n creek
Ims many x « hh I ranchcM. Ncskow i.t post offke
I n lit the loeslity.
SII.KTX
Little 1« known generally of I lit» rich «rtion.
which coftiprisea th«* Salmon mid fillets valley«,
a* It i:« now mi Indian rt-xervalion. tint it is
rich in farming Inn«I ha* plenty of good timber,
fine lake« g«M»«| harlMtr« and I* a very «leoirable
pi««« of »««untry It will probably b«* thrown
open for «etth inent
thtnigh the Ian limo«
will Iw n I1 qw «*«| to take home- h«-fore white
« ttler » will get a rimnfE.