Tillamook headlight., January 31, 1907, Image 3

SUPPLEMENT TO THE TILLAMOOK HEADLIGHT
miles south of the Colunil1
tidal area of the bay is
miles. Five small rivers
to the bay, viz : The M
Wilson, Trask and Ttlla"
connects with the ocean tor
750ft. wide, at low tide with
low water depth of 60 feet,
proaches to the bay are free
or other hidden dangers. Tl
one channel across the b
direction 6<awaid inay vary
northwest to southwest, ai-
rerely less than 10 feet minimum
at low waler. Coasting vessels, di
mg 14 feet, reach Uolaonville, a
distance inside the entrance. S“1'
and estimates of cost of improo
the Tillamook Bar for eecurinA,li,‘
across the same of ¡5 and 20 feet
spectively have been made. The
mated cost of obtaining a perr
low water depth of 15 feev*
■¡8'15.780 and of 20 feet *1.417.160
prospeetH are very favorable for s
ing an appropriation for improver
of this l«ar.
The government lias underb
succeeded in iqiening up a cliaiiu
Hobsonvill*». on Tillamook Bav. t
monk City, on lloquarton
obtaining a least depth of 0 feet
high tide.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION
OF
TILLAMOOK COUNTY
A Country with Wonder
ful Undeveloped
Resources.
DAIRYMAN’S PARADISE
Twenty Five Billion Feet
of Standing Timber Ready
to be Manufactured.
The Western part of Oregon is the
richest and most developed section of the
State, and in the Northern part of this
favored region, on the Coast, is situated
Tillamook County.
Oregon has an area of 95,274 square
miles; acontinous water front from the
Northern boundary of California to the
mouth of the Columbia River, and thence
up the Columbia along the northern
boundary nearly to its eastern limit;
one fifth of the standing timber of the
United States; a climate unequaled by
that or any slate, and scenery which is
surpassed by none.
Tillamook County was first visited by
white men in the spring of 1851, and is,
therefore, a new country. It has a coast
line of about sixty miles, has three small
harbors besides Tillamook Bay, which
is naturally one of the best harbors be
tween San Francisco Bay and the mouth
of the Columbia River, and with the
completion of the railroads now building
it will become one ot the most iinpor
taut ports on the Oregon Coast. There
are seven rivers in the county, namely,
the Nehalem. Miami, Kelchis, Wilson,
Trask, Tillamook and Nestucca rivers,
along the hanks of which is located
some qf the richest farming and timber
land in the Pacific Northwest.
LOGGING SCENE AND
slant ocean breezes, and the redundancy
of clear mountain streams, the average
health of the inhabitants must be good.
A climate whe.e the average daily range
of temperature is less 'than 13 degrees
does not subject the physical organiza­
tion to such shocks and wrenches as in
climates where sudden and marked
changes occur. People live with open
doors and windows at all seasons. Fires
are in dee J necessary to remove damp
ness and chilliness, but dwellings are not
closed up until the air becomes vitiated
as in the east. Outdoor labor is, of
course, interrupted by rain in winter,
but is never interrupted by heat or cold
in any season. Chills and fever, ague,
malaria, and typhus are unknown. Ep
SPECIMEN
north nud south connecting one end of
the county with the other. Branch
roads lead from it to the different com-
muties to the east and west. There arc
three wagon roads leading out of the
county. One by way of Wilson River
to Forest Grove, Ore ; one by way ol
Trask River to North Yamhill, Ore,, and
the other bv way of the Grande Ronde
Indian Reservation to Sheridan, Ore.
Schools.
The pecqile of Tilín monk Comity are
justly proud of their public schools. Pro
gress has ever been the watchword in
all parts of the country. Fifty schools
are maintained throughout the county,
ly in the foot hills. Apples are the prin­
cipal fruit raised, and they naturally
grow best in the valleys and foothills
away from the Coast, but with proper
care and judgment good wholesome
apples may be raised in any reasonable
location in the county.
Crops-
Climate
Tillamook County has but a limited
variety of climate. Owing to the warm
current, which washes the Coast
our climate is mild the year
of Oreg
round, being W*1 •" summer and warm
in winter There js very little foggy
weather, the ocean breezes blowing the
fog farther inkm* We abuplutefy have
no cyclone«, blizzards, clmnl-horsts or
drought», and very liltfe fretting wen
lher. Throughout the summer the re
freshing seabreeze« modify the tempera
tare, ami prevent it tiecoming uncomfor­
table. These »iiininir winds are almost-
universally fromtthe northwest. The
winter storms 4 usually from the
south west. Wlnlfcuite strong at times
these winds never huh a sufficient ve­
locity to *’*’ fl<s,rWive. There is no
nights when one m&not sleep comfor­
tably. and ,l,r 8ame \ght of clothing
and of bed clothing\USc<t the year
through.
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Healthfu\ess
From the above espll ¿on of eli
matic condition’ oí Tdla
it may
be readily inferred that he® hlncss is
of the chief attributes o« k favor-
edregion. On account of tl ^bennes*
of temperature, abundant m
burned eff the land is valuable princi­
pally for grazing purposes and may lx
bought for from $5 to *15 per acie
Prairie land may be had for from $20 to
*100 per acre according to location and
improvements.
River bottom land,
which is bv far the most yaluable foi
| agricultural purposes, ranges in pricer
I from $75jto *250 per acre.
The principal crop raised in Tillamook
County is bay. Root crops are also '
raised to some extent as an additional 1
feed for milch cows, and on the river !
bottoms are raised enormous crops of1
potatoes. On account of the richness of!
most of the land and the abundant ,
moisture, large crops of either hay or
Lands
The lands of Tillamook County may
be classed under three heads, viz., bottom
land, prairie land and hill land.
Bottom lands are of three classes,
namely, ordinary “creek bottom” with
which every farmer is familiar ; river
bottom which is land built up by over­
flow and deposit of sediment ; and tide
lands, being those which are overflowed
more or less by salt water. The river
bottom is by far the must yaluable for
agricultural purposes, and can be relied
upon to produce from four to six tons of
hay per acre. Lands of this nature con
stitute the greater part ot the bottom
lands of the county, and is practically
inexhaustible. The tidelands produce an
immense quantity of tideland grass and
are used principally for pasturage for
young stock.
Prairie land is of a lighter character
and must be sustained by fertilizers.
Surrounding the valless are ranges of
bench or table land which is most valu­
able for fruit raising or as grazing land.
The hill lands are mostly heavily
covered with timber, and are so exten­
sive and so valuable that they insure
the future wealth of Tillamook County.
The hills in the south part of the county
were burnt over many years ago, killing
the timber, and they are most valuable
for stock raising or as grazing land for
goats and sheep.
The surface of Tillamook County is for
the most pait rough. The Coast Range
Mountains pass through the entire east­
ern part of the county. The northern
and southern part of the county are
hilly, while the central parlps compara­
tively leveb The northern part is the
most heavily timbered section and the
southern part has the least timber.
Mill Sites
TILLAMOOK TIMBER.
Harbors-
Happily in this country of much
tier there are splendid locations for
mills ami factories for its manufacture.
The Nehalem Bay can furnish a number
>f excellent mill sites, two of which ara
now occupied. At various points on
Tillamook Bay are also fine sites for
mills and booming grounds, there being
very good locations at and near Bay City
and at the head of the hay. Netarts Ba
can supply several good locations as well
Water Power
Tillamook County is well supplied
The numerous streams of the county
with barliors, there being four along its
coast lir.e, of which Tillamook Bay ii have their sources in ti e Coast Range
naturally one of the liest between Sai Mountains, and for a considerable por­
Flancisco Bay and the mouth of tin tion of their length are quite rapid, thus
creating it power which will become of
Columbia River.
meH’imable value as the country be­
comes more thickly populated. These
streams never dry up and can, therefore,
tie oepeniled upon to supply a continu-
•us and cheap power for creating heat,
light and locoino'ion
Transportation
THE
idemics never assume a dangerous form.
Of course there are ailments in Tilla­
mook and people die here, but pestil­
ential diseases find little to thrive upon
The ocean breezes on the one hand, the
mountain air on the other, perform Na­
ture’s purifying work in her own per-
fret manner.
Highways.
The roads in Tillamook county are
not surpassed by any in the state. They
are nearly all graveled and «are, there,
fore, nothing worse than sloppy during
the wettest weather, and in summer
have very little dust on them. A fine
graded and graveled turnpike
MIAMI LUMBER
CO.’S SAW
and in addition to the regular work of
eight years, there is one school offering ,
four years of high school work, two of|
two years work, and seven offering one
year additional work. Tillamook Conn-
ty is one of the leading counties of the
state ill educational facilities and i iter-
est a* was shown by exhibit at the
Lewis & Clark Centennial in 1905.
Fruit.
Tillamook County docs not pretend
to be a fruit growing section, but such
fruits as apples, plums, cherries, pears,
and the smaller fruits, such as rasplicr-
ries, blackberries, loganberries, and |
strawberries bear in abundance,especial I
roots are always assured,
ly have no crop failures.
TILLAMOOK
We absolute
Prices of Land-
Timber land constitutes the greater
part of the land area of the county. This
land may he bought from the govern,
meat for $2.50 per acre, of which there
arc many acres yet available to pur­
chasers, though the best lands are taken.
According to the records of the U. S.
Land Office at Portland, Ore., there are
96,284 acres of government lands in
Tillamook County available for pur­
chase and homesteading under the Unil-
ed States la as .
Where the timber has been cut or
BAY.
On account of the uncertain condition
if the Tillamook Bar, lumlier vciuu -I h cull
■nly at irregular interval« and the de.
.-elopmeiit of the county lias been great ly
lindered in consequence. However, with
he improvement of the bar ami the
■oinuletion «if the railroads now budding
into the county, Tillamook can lay
«laiin to having traiiHportution faciliti«'*
qual to the beet in the state, having the
idvantuge of carriers bv land or sea.
The Pacific R hi I wh }' & Navigation Co.
h pushing with vigor a road connecting
Tillamook with Hillsboro on theS.P.R R.
This road will run from Hillsbolo west
.town the Nehalem River aud south to
Tillamook City.
The Astoria & Columbia River R. R.
is also pushing a line from Astoria
south through Tillamock county along
the coast into California. Al this date
there are also surveyors at work on nn
electric line from Tillamook Bay up the
Wilson River to Portland. This will give
Tillamook county three lines, any one of
which will bring thousands of people in­
to the county for business ventures and
to our stiminer resorts, the popularity of
which will grow with leaps and bounds
with the advent of railroads.
To reach Tillamook take the singe or
private rig fiom either Sheridan, North
Yamhill, or Forest Grove, all of which
points may be reached by railroad.
Another way is by railroad or boat to
Astoria, thence by the Sue H. Elmore, a
staunch ocean going steamer, which
makes a trip once a week to Tillamook
City.
In the northern part of the county is
the Nehalem River, which widens oul
about two miles from its mouth into a
bay of about one and n half by two
miles, upon which are fine mill sites and
booming grounds. There is about
20,000,000.000 feet B. M. of timbei
tributary to thin ba}-.
Netarts Bay is surrounded by quite a
heavily timbered area, but has no
si reams of any size emptying into it.
Nestuccx Bay in the south end of the
county, is accessible to small «Kean boats
There is but little timber tributary to
lids bay, though enough for local needs
Tillamook Bay, which is one of the
Bear and deer are quite plentiful
best harbors on the Oregon coast, throughout the county. Wildcat, coon,
empties into the Pacific Ocean, about 50
mink and otter are also found ill gixally
number«, and now anil then a panther.
On the Lays and lakes are found large
flocks of geese, ducks and snipe
■luring the winter mouths. Pigeon,
quail, grouse and plieasant are found In
season, thus furnishing game the year
round for those who delight to bunt.
For the more daring and venturesome
hunters, the Real Rocks opposite the
Netarts beach flurniah exciting sport in
the shape of the hun«leds of huge sea-
lions which inhabit them, many of
which art- as large as a good sized cow.
Light-House
On Cape Mears, near the Netarts
lieacfi, the government maintains a
first-order light-house, the light of
which Is 223 feet above sen level any mar
lie seen out at tea for a «listance of 23
miles. Visitors are welcome during
certain
hours.
and
are shown
thrmigh the building by live attendant
in charge.
Mineral brings
Are found «ln| sdvvrsvljthv
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