Tillamook headlight., July 19, 1894, Image 3

TILLAMOOK’S KMOVBCM.
I the coat of logging right at the start. Many of
these rivers are good sized streams on their lower
A I>e«eripU<»u of the County—Its Many I courses, but the Coast Range prevents their be-
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ing very long, and dozens ofcieeks course down
Advantage«.
I the innumerable canyons of the range, uniting
About fifty mile« south of the mouth of the ' into one large stream. No les* than five rivers
empty into Ti.iamook bav. The lower courses
Columbia rh r 1« theeutranc • to Til lain oo\ bay, of these strea us are affected by the tide and so
ami here st. e center of a co ml; mhiu re-o r- Mr as the tid w ter extends inland, sieaniboat
ces, and maguificient m its possibilities. Tilla­ navigation is cat ried on. This makes the navig­
mook county extends for about ninety miles able extent of Tillamock buy and its arms wry
great, and the facilities for rafting logs are much
north and south along the coast, and inland to better than in most countries. T.icie is at llob-
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**«•«<»•» • »» svormro distance of t wen tv son ville. on Tillamook bav. a mill that cuts
■ 40,000 feet of spruce lumber per day for the San
miles.
The county has an area of 2000 square miles, j Francisco market. Two vessels are employed
, in carrying the lumber there and it is all made
and is larger than some of the smallest states, I into boxes, mostly for raisins aud fruit. At Bay
and capable of supporting as great a population City is a small mill that cuts «bout 20,000 feet of
as some of them.
I lumlier per day, the product of which is mostly
Tillamook is in al>out the same latitude as j consumed at home. The Cooperage works at
St. l’aul, Minnesota, though the climate heie is 1 Bay City are capanle of working a great amount
much warmer and more even. The Japan current I of spruce into barrel staves, and a large new mill
warms the shores of this region in such a way 1 is partially built. At Tillamook City there is a
that winter is hardly noticed here. There is I saw mill that runs steadily, cutting about.20,000
little or no snow generally, and when it does fall 1 feet of lumber per day, mostly for local use.
it soon melts away. The principal feature of This mill has a planing attachment. At Woods,
winter is the longcontinued rains, always warm on the Nestucca river, in the south end of the
and this season ot the year is remarkably health­ county is a saw and plan’ng mill that supplies
ful. The summers are unsurpassed No finer the local demand and there is another local mill
climatic conditions exist than those of a Tilla­ on the headwaters of the Big Nestucca. On Ne­
mook summer. This is the dry season,generally halem there is a mill that supplies the local
speaking, but there are refreshing she.wers oc­ wants, also a large mill and box factory, which
casionally, and the sea breeze tempered by the is capable of working 40,000 feet of lumber per
Japan current, is perfectly delightfid. People ¡ day into I ioxch .
camp out doors six to.cight months in the year
Other large milling industries, some ofthem
here with perfect comfort
much larger than any mentioned, will be started
soon. A logging railway has been surveyed into
THE TIMBER.
The immense forests of this county are its one of the finest bodies of timber in the county,
chief and greatest resource. It is impossible to right of way secured and ample grounds for
convey an idea of the magnitude of this item by yards, pastures and mill sites have been pro­
any description. It is necessary to travel through cured. It will not be long until active opera­
our dense forests in order to even comprehend tions on a large scale will liegin, and the im­
the least idea of their extent and immensity. A provement of the bay and bar of Tillamook and
great portion of the county Is covered with a Nehalem, both of which are being provided for
growth of trees, the like of which can not be by the government, will give a great impetus
seen in any other portion of the United States. to the lumbering business of this county. A low
There may be a few larger trees in the redwood estimate puts the amount at lumber in our
forest of California, but the fir trees of this sec forests at 20,000,000.000 feet, and the work of
tiou will almost equal them in size and they cutting this into lumber, with all the prelimi­
stand so thick that they are much taller; and nary work of logging, will give a large popula­
much more imposing in appearance. A man tion employment for many years to come. A
can not enter into the gloomy shades of our great deal of money will be distributed here,
dense woods without feeling a sense of awe, if aud the farming commmunity can find a ready
not reverence, towards the giant monsters of the market for all their produce right at home. Some
forest. Trees ten 11 d twelve feet in diameter . good sized towns are sure to spring up on Tilla
are often found, and the average size of the fir 1 11100k bay and on Nehalem river as soon as the
trees is perhaps six feet in diameter. And many I lumbering business gets well started.
of these trees are 250 and 300 feet in height. The [ The lumbering interests are by far the most
trunks are very straight, and taper so slowly ¡important resource of the county, and this re-
| source cannot possibly be exhausted within the
that it is hardly noticeable, and many of them
have no vestige of a limb for the first hundred j next hundred years. The improvement of the
feet above the ground. Near Skookum lake, in ¡ harbors and the opening of the Nicaragua canal
this county, is a tree that is twenty-eight feet in will bring all the lumber produced on this coast
within reach of the Atlantic coast market, and
diameter near the ground, thus almost equaling
in size the famous “Big Trees of California." there will also at that time be a greater demand
for lumber on this coast as a general degree of
Once see the big trees in Tillamook county ami
you will lose all desire to see the California prosperity will begin on this coast as soon as
monsters. Here, it is possible to travel for miles there is a canal across the isthmus and the high
trans- ontinental rates broken.
and miles through dense forestsof big trees, any
DAIRYING.
and all of them being wonders in size to people
I Next in importance to Tillamook's lumbering
who are accustomed to the tooth pick timber of
I resources, are the dairy interests. Grass is good
Minnesota or Michigan. The largest specimens
here the year round. Feed is plentiful and
ot timber in the eastern or central states, are
easily produced, the climate is so temperate that
mere telegraph poles in comparison with the
cattle thrive; and all the conditions here con­
stately fir of Oregon. In places were settlers
tribute towards making dairying successful.
have tried to clear out a garden spot on their
The grasses and natural feed are of a kind
homes, it is a common thing to see a large tree
that produces the best milk and butter. The
that has been felled, used for a fence on one side climate is so even and cool, and the water so
of a lot. Near this city, on the public road is a
pure that the butter here possesses the finest
log serving as a fence in this way that is twelve flavor if any care is taken in making it. This
feet high as it lies, being higher han the top
business is found very profitable here aud
buggies which pass by. I11 fact a man would nearly two hundred tons of butter have been
have to be on top of a load of hay to look over □hipped from here during the past year. Gene­
into this particular field. These stories regard­ ral stock raising goes with dairying here gene­
ing the immense size of the timber here are had rally, and is very profitable.
for people to believe who have not seen it, and
FARMING.
General farming pays well here, especially
those who have read the fullest descriptions of
when done in connection with stock raising.
them are surprised to find them so large.
There are several kinds of timber here. The fir Markets are getting better every year, andas
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soon
as the wagon roadsare put in better shape,
is most abundant and is in the rough and moun­
tainous regions. The tide land spruce is plenti­ which is being done rapidly, the farmer will not
ful along the coast and on the rivers and the have any trouble in finding a good market for
spruce attains as large a size as the fir. Cedar his produce all the year. Of course there is no
is found in many localities also, and larch grows railroad yet, but the freight by the steamers is
on the summit of the coast range. These are all low, besides there is a home market at present
valuable timbers. The fir (properly Douglas for a great deal o produce. Barley and oats
spruce) is a very durable and strong wood, and grow here to perfection, making yields equal to
is manufactured into rough lumber for all pur­ the richest sections of California or Oregon.
poses, and is made into flooring and rustic Hay of various kinds does as well here as in any
weather-boarding largely. A great deal of fir is part of the United Hates. Potatoes and garden
used for ship masts. Timbers, 150 feet long have vegetables of all kinds are at their best here,
been sawed from it in many instances. Spruce and the yield is simply enormous. Hops grow
is a softer wood, is white and is used mostly for aud mature well wherever tried. There i., a
finishing lumber and for laixes and barrels. large area of prairie and bottom land in this
Being odorless, it is good for packing butter county, and it is capable of supplying a large
and fruits. The largest area of spruce in the population. The hill lands are good for fruit
Northwest is found in Tillamook county, and as ami for grazing, and there is plenty of this kind
it is growing scarce elsewhere, it will be of great of land, with occasional patches of table land or
value in a short time. Most of the lumber man­ bottom laud, that can be obtained under the
ufactured here now is made from spruce. The government land laws. Land much less pro­
cedar takes an elegant finish, and is the very ductive than this in the eastern states is being
best material for doors, sash ami shingles. It farmed. In fact there is very little of this county
but what can be made productive in some way.
commands a high price at present.
Nearly all of the timber in this county is ad­ The tide lands here are exceedingly rich, and
jacent to streams that will float logs, and with a j much more of it could easily be reclaimed from
little labor all of it can I m * put in streams when* the tidal overflow and made to yield immense
the winter freshets will bring it to the bay. The crops. A great deal of the tide land is covered
expense of logging here will always be small. with a thick growth of nutritive grasses, and it
The county is u net work of rivers that cheapen 1 is the most reuumerative land that the county
has. Cattle are often allowed to roam in the
hills, and even in the woods, all wiuter without
other feed than the natural grasses, aud come
out tn good c nditiou in the spring The hills
that have lM*eu denuded of their timber by fire I
make good sheep ranges. Fruits of all kinds
grow to perfection here, especially app'.es peats,
prunes and small fruits, such as blackberries,
strawberries, raspberries, etc. are prolific bea-
re.s. Tne woods are full of wLd berries, there
being almost a dozen distinct varieties of huckle­
berries. besides sa:monberries, thimbleberries,
and many other kinds, which goes to show that
this is a natural fruit country. Bee-keeping is
carried on in some localities, and the honey pro­
duced here always commands the highest price i
being of exceptionably fine flavor. A living can ;
be made hereon a very small farm, and farmers !
can always do well here. They are the class 1
that is needed. Improved land here sell at $20 to !
$4” per acre and unimproved land is worth from ‘
S5 to $20 per acre. A farm of 160 acres can be
obtained from the government by residing on it
five years, or by residing on it fourteen months
and paying the government 11.25 per acre. There
is yet much vacant timber land which can be
had on the same terms as above, or may be
bought outright from the government without
residing thereon lor I2.50 per acre. This land is
selling to timlier speculators at prices varying
from $800 to
per quarter section of 160 acres
and will soon be worth a great deal more.
ing little town, with stores, hotels, saw mill and
school. Tillamook city is the commercial center
of the county, and is situated at the edge of a
beautiful prairie on an arm of Tillamook bay at
the head of navigation. It is the natural loca­
tion for ti e busiuess center, aud is built on a
natural townsite. The farming country is nearly
all tributary to Tillamook a id it is destiued to
liecome a large town in as.unt time. Tillamook
city has now a population of about 800, has a
good system of electric lights, telegraphic con­
nection with Forest Grove on the Western Union
lines and with Bay City, Hobsonville and Neha­
lem. This place has churches, excellent schools,
lodges ot the various secret orders, goou iivicib ,
all the ordinary linesof business a mi professions
well represented, a bank, saw mill and a news­
paper. The streets are gravelled in a substantial
shape, lighted by electricity and there are miles
of good side walks. This will make a beautiful
place for homes, as well as becoming a prospe­
rous commercial town. The place is incoporated
aud the people take an active iuteresliu improv­
ing the appearance of the town.
HOW TO GET HERB
The steamer Harrison runs from Portland to
this place carrying freight and passengers about
once in ten days, aud oftener when the weather
permits. The steamer Elmore thus here twice
a week from Astoria, and the Columbia river
steam boats from Portland connect with the
Elmore in Astoria. The Elmore carries freight
ETC. ETC.
and passengers. The Truckee Co’s steamers,
Salmon fishing is carried 011 during the fishing
the Homer and the Truckee, running from San
season on Tillamook bay, on Nehalem bay, and
Francisco to Portland every ten days, stop here
sometimes on Nestucca bay. The output of
on their return from Portland, and load with
canned salmon amounts in value to $50,000 to
lumber at Hobsonville. They carry passengeis.
$200,000 every year, and gives employment to a There is a stage line from North Yamhill, on
great many fishermen. There are canneries at
the S. P. R. R. from Portland, on which daily
each of the above named places aud the item of stages, carrying mail and passengers, run to
cauned salmon amounts each year to much
Tillamook. The road from Forest Grove to
more than the wheat of some of the grain
Tillamook is completed and daily stages now
producing counties.
are running on this route. There is a good
Coal is found in abundance on the Nehalem
wagon road from Nestucca, in the south end of
and of good quality. These deposits will be
the county to Sheridan on the P. Ac W. V. K. R.
worked soon. Goal is also found in other locali­
Other routes of ingress will be opened up soon
ties, and other minerals are known to exist in
and the H eadlight will keep its readers in­
various parts of the county.
formed as to progress in railroads and other en­
There is no better field for the sportsmen than
terprises. Persons who reside at a distance ami
Tillamook. The hunter cau find elk, deer,
contemplate coming here, will do well to corre­
waterfowl, bear and cougar« here; the fisherman ;
spond with the editor of th s paper who will
can yank thousands of fine speckled trout I
give free information as to the best route to take,
from the mountain streams. Trolling for sal- I
according to the time of the year, and will also
mon in the bay is an exhilarating sport. The,
give other information regarding the county in
salmon is a gamy fish, and sometimes it takes 1
a fair and reliable manner. Write for printed
half au hour to bring in one of these lively
descriptive matter.
fishes, and some of them weigh as much as fifty
pounds. There is no finer fish than the Royal
Chinook Salmon. For those who like to take |
TllliMflfllf
1m now making daily
the world easy there is a fine fish which can be I
I ILLAmUUK
trips with hack over Trask
caught more readily. We refer to the succulent I
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river toll road. Careful
drivers, good hacks, quick
clam, which grows in the sand bars and mud
trips, and excellent hotel
flats every where on the bay or beach. A com- I NORTH YAMHI
accommodations. Road in
mon farming utensil, a hoe or a shovel, is all
good repair.
Stage
Line
that is needed, or you can dig them out with
your hand. They are delicious in various ways,
Leaves Tillamook daily for North Yamhill.
and there are several varieties of clams, oysters
Leaves North Yamhill daily for Tillamook.
and mussels. Crabs are plentiful also. In the
bay, flounder, sturgeon, porgy, and other fish are
Makes close connections
found. Deep sea fish are plentiful.
with trains at North Yam­
Nehalem beach, Netarts beach and Nestucca
hill.------ •—> i»
beach are favorite resorts for campers, and they
are frequented by wagon loads of campers every
Firt
Only
$3 50.
year who amuse themselves by digging clams,
gathering shells and bathing. There will soon
P. H. MESMER. Manager.
be better roads to these places, and they are sure
to become popular resorts.
The same general description is practically |
good for every locality in the county, and as i
lack of space will not permit a special review of j
each valley or particular neighborhood, we men­
tion a few of the special features only of each
locality: Nehalem is particularly noted for its
IS NOW RUNNING AGAIN.
vast resources of timber and for its coal. There
is, also, much fine bottom land on the Nehalem,
Stage will leave Forest Grove for Tillamook
and at the mouth of the river will be an excel­ Tuesday and Friday mornings. Leaves Tilla­
lent harbor when the proposed government mook on Wednesday and Saturday mornings,
work is done. The Nehalem river is a very fine starting early enough to catch the evening train
stream, and for scenic grandeur is not surpassed for Portland.
even by the majestic Columbia. The river is
H. D. JONES, Forest Grove.
more than one-hundred miles long and thou- j
sands of sec ions ol n.i gi ii.cci t mber are tn- |
Mr, A. JOHNSON
butary to it and its branches. The greatest area | Mi,,L. J. RUQQLE8
of farming land is around Tillamook bay, and
on the various streams tributary to Tillamook I
bay. These streams will lie the means of bring- I
ing large bodies of timber to the saw mills on I
the bay. Netarts is famous as a summer resort, |
and some fine bodies of spruce timber are ad- |
jacent. Nestucca is a farming and stock raising
country, the timber having been burnt away
Near Court II oiik .
Tn. I. A hook . O hm .
years ago. The people in that section are pros
peri ng.
There are twenty post-offices in the county,
and several little villages besides Tillamook
City, the county seat. O11 the Nehalem, Tohl’s j
landingand Nehalem are striving for supremacy. I
There are good stores and hotels on both places, !
and a large saw mill at the first named place. I
Garibaldi at the mouth of Tillamook bay is a
picturesque little hamlet, has two hotels, a store
aud a cannery, and is a favorite resort Hob-
sonville has a hotel, the Truckee Mills, and a
large general merchandise -»tore, also a cannery. I
At Bay City there arc good hotels, mills, a
church, several stores and various business en­
terprises. Hay City is the largest town in the
county excepting Tillamook ami has a popula­
Views ui Tillamook scenery for wile.
tion of about 300. There is a store ami hotel at
Dolph in the south part of the county, and at
illamook
Woods near the mouth of the Nestucca is a thriv
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