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About Tillamook headlight. (Tillamook, Or.) 1888-1934 | View Entire Issue (July 26, 1894)
ILLAMOOK COUNTY is a lasy man’s paradise; even the ravens will feed men as they did the Patriarchs of old. As is well known these birds subsist upon dams, which they must crack open in order to enjoy. To do this they drop the < lams from a height upon the rocks thus fracturing the shells. Taking advantage of their industry many an ancient settler from whose pate the hairs have long since slipped, will, when besieged by the ¡langs of hunger, seat himself near to a clamflat, and with bared head glimmering in the sunshine be awaits the advent of the industrious raven. The latter mistaking the patient head for a boulder plumbs it center, but before he can reach the ground the lazy man has long since eaten the clam and in a devout attitude is exposing his cianium for another crack. It is simply a reproduction of the classic times, recalling one occasion when the (ireek philosopher lost his life in the impending force of a Crustacean. Our Tillamooker however has not the delicate cranial formation that is liable to be ruptured by any force that can emanate from a clam. A tract of seven hundred acres of the finest bottom lain! in the world, not excelled by the famous beaverdam lands has just been put on the market. There is not an acre of it but what is adapted to the cultivation of hay sugar beets, ho|>s or any crop that requires the highest quality of rich soil. It is only three-fourths of a mile from a (4,500 school house, ami a creamery, paving a liberal cash price for all the milk thatcan lie supplied. Every acre will support two good cows, winter and summer. This land is laid out in 10 and 20 acre tracts, and will be sold on generous terms and long time. In fact the owners are so confident of the success of the purchasers that they make almost no restrictions in regard to time. To people with a small amount of capital, and a large endowment of industry, these tracts offer a magnificent o|>eiiing. These lands adjoin the City of Tillamook, on the south boundary. Now is the time to buy, while times are hard. You can get the land on your own terms, and do nearly ali the paying when the financial stringency has passed away. Real estate is cheaper now than it will ever be again, and those who take hold now will get the benefit of the advance in values. Tillamook City has good stores, bank, sawmill, newspapers, churches, fine public schools, and a large academy building. The streets are well graded ami graveled, tbereare miles of sidewalks, and thecity is lighted by electricity. It has telegraph connection with the rest of the world, and various steamers ply between here and Portland and San Francisco, carrying freight and passengers. It is surrounded by the richest farming lands in the North West, and the largest body of tine timber in Oregon is adjacent. Money is being spent to improve the heritor, and this place is enjoying a great degree of prosperity while the rest of the country is suffering from hard times. There is more building here this year then ever. In 1850 Tillamook county was a howling wilderness. The spruce forests bad not been touched by the hand of man. The mountain forests of fir had not yet been explored. The Indians did not penetrate far into the interior, but followed trails up and down the ocean beach, living on clams, oysters ami fish. The advent of white men baa made a wonderful change in a few years. At first only a few settlers reached the place, ami owing to its isolation, but little was known of the country until within the past few years. Finally roads were made across the coast range, connecting with the Willamette valley, and steamers began to ply between this place and Portland. The ferns have disappeared from the prairies, and waving fields of barley and hay take the place. Many farms have been cleared along the river bottoms, ami several mills are busy sawing lumber. Now, we find a busy, prosperous community, ami hundreds of people engaged in profitable industry. There is room for thousands more. Come along ami grow up with the country. The summer climate is the acme of perfection, ami the winters are mild. Pleasure results on the beach are convenient ami well patronised. I have a list of fine dairy farms, stock ranches, garden lands and timber lands for sale. Town lota in the thriving town of Tillamook are very cheap yet. W rite for my list. Bumlies of printed information will be sent free to those who wish to know of this most wonderful region, resources ami climate it cannot be surpassed. Address Theo. Sfainhilbsr, Tillamook, Tillamook County, Oregon.
