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About Tillamook headlight. (Tillamook, Or.) 1888-1934 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 5, 1907)
: SUPPLEMENT TO THE TILLAMOOK HEADLIGHT miles south of the Columbia Riifr tidal area of the bay is lyr. /.... ’ "'ini» miles. Five small rivers are tribute' •■■'Ut*ry to the bay, viz : The Miami, Krlckg Wilson, Trask aud Tillamook Tbel»’ connects with the ocean through ago * 750ft. wide, allow- tide with a maximiw BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF TILLAMOOK COUNTY. A Country with Wonder ful Undeveloped Resources. low water depth of 60 feet. t|le proaches to the bay are free from r.*k, or other hidden dangers. Th.ie i. but one channel across the bar. whot, direction seaward may vary from northwest to Southwest, ami there I, rarely lew than 10 feel minimum «lemg Ht low water. Coasting vessels, d,„. mg 14 feet, reach Uobsonvill,.Rhot’ distance inside the entrance. 8urte., and estimates of cost of improv, meat u( the Tillamook Bar for securing cliaili„|, across the same of 15 ami 20 feet „ spectively have been made. J lie fMj. iiivted cost of obtaining x perms(e„| low water depth of 15 feet bei„. t8 >5,789 and of 20 feet «1,417.109 Tl1( prospects are very favorable f,.r SRUr iug an appropi latiou for improvement of this bar. The government Ims undertaken aiid succeed, d in o|mning up n channel fr„ui Hobsoinille. on Tillamook Bay, to Tills. tuiok City, on lloquartou Slougt, h, obtaining a least depth of 9 feet at tuesa high tide. A DAIRYMAN’S PARADISE Twenty Five Billion Feet of Standing Timber Heady to be Manufactured The Western part ol Oregon is the richest and most developed section ol the State, and in the Northern part ot this favored region, on the Coast, is situated Tillamook County. Oregon has an area of 95,274 square miles; a continous water front from the Northern boundary of California to the mouth of the Columbia River, and thence tip 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 state, 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, ami with the completion of the railroads now building it will become one ot the most irnpor taut polls on the Oregon Coast. There are seven liyers in the county, namely, the Nehalem, Miami, Trask, Tillamook along the banks some ol the richest land in the Pacific LOGGING SCENE AND SPECIMEN HLLAMOOK i ' ly in the foot hills Apples ate the prin stant ocean breezes, and the redundancy north and south connecting one end of of clear mountain streams, the average the county with the other. Braiivh cipal fiuit raiseo, and they naturally health of the inhabitants must be good. roads lead from it to the different com- ! grow best in (he valleys and foothills A climate w-he.e the average daily range mpties to the east and west. There art ( iway from the Coast, but with proper of temperature is less than 13 degrees three wagon roads leading out of the I care and judgment good wholesome does not subject the physical organize county. One by way of Wilson River apples may be raised in any reasonable tion to such shocks and wrenches as in to Forest Grove. Ore ; one bv way ol location in the count v. climates where sudden and marked Trask Riyer to North Yamhill. Ore,, and changes occur. People live with open the other by way of the Grande Kunde doors and windows at all seasons. Fires Indian Reservation to Sheridan, Ore. i I he principal crop raised’in Tillamook are in dee J necessary to remove damp County is hav. Root crops are also ness ami chilliness, but dwellings are not raised to some extent as an additional closed up until the ait becomes vitiated The people of Tillamook County are Iced for milch cows, and on the river as in the east. Outdoor labor is, of course, interrupted by rain in winter, justlv proud of their public schools. Pro bottoms are raised enormous crops ol but is never interrupted by heat or cold gress has ever been the watchwoid in potatoes. On account of the richness ol ill parts ol the country. Fifty schools most of the Lind and the abundant in any season. Chills and fever, ire maintained throughout county, moisture, large crops of cither .hay or malaiia, and typhus are unknown ____ Crops- 4 Schools. __ Lands. The lands of Tillamook County may be classed under three heads, viz., bottom land, prairie land and lull land. Bottom lands are of three classes, namely, ordinary ‘ creek bottom" which every farmer is familiar ; bottom which is land Inuit up by over flow’ and deposit ol sediment ; ami tide lands, being those which are overflowed more or less by salt water The ri bottom is by far the most valuable agricultural purposes, and can be relied upon to produce from tour to six tons of hay per acre. Lands ol this nature con stitute the greater part of the bottom lands ol the county, and is practically inexhaustible. I lie tidelands produce an immense (|uanlit v of tideland grass ami are used principally for pastmage for young stock. Franie land is of a lighter cbaractet ami must be sustained by fertilizers. Surrounding the valleys are ranges of bench or table land which is most valu able for fruit raising or as grazing land. The hill lands ate mostly heavily covered with timber, and are so exten sive and so valuable that they insure the future wealth of Tillamook County. The lulls in (he south pa it of the county were burnt over many years ngo, killing the timber, ami they are most valuable for stock raising or as grazing land for goats and she< p. 'The surface of Tillamook County* is for the most part rough. The Coast Range Mountains pass through the entite east ern part of (lie county. The northern mill southern part of the county are hilly, while the central pait’is compara tively level. The northern part is the most heavily timbered section and the southern part has the least timber. Climate Tillamook County has but a limited variety of climate. Ow ing to the warm Japan current, w hich w ashes the Coast of Oregon, onr <!iinate is mild the year round, being cool in summer and warm in winter I here is xerv little foggy weather, the ocean breezes blowing the fog farther inland. We absolutely have no cyclones, Idizzards, cloud bursts or droughts, and very little freezing wen tlier. Tin<mglioiit the summer the re fieshing seabreezes modify the tempera tine, and prevent it becoming uncomfor table. These summer winds air almost universally -from the northwest. The winter storms are usually from the south west. While quite strong at times these winds never reach a suftuient ve lot i t v to l»c destructive. There is no nights when one mav not sleep comfor tably, and the same weight of clothing and of Bed clothing is used the year t lirough. burned oft the land is valuable princi pally for grazing purposes and may b< bought for from $5 to $15 per acie. Prairie land may be bad for from $20 to $100 per acre according to location and improvements. River bottom land, which is bv far the most valuable foi agricultural purposes, ranges in prices from $75,to $250 per acre. Harbors- Happily in this country of much iim. her there are splendid locations fur mills and factories for its manufacture, fhe Nehalem Bay can furnish a number of excellent mill sites, two of which are now occupied. At various points on Tillamook Bay are also fine nites for mills and booming grounds, there being very good locations at and near Bay City and at the head of the bay. Netaits Bay can supply several good k cations as well Water Power. Tillamook County is' [will’ supplied The numeroue streams of the county with harbors, there being four along ite coast lir.e, of which Tillamook Bay it have their sources in lie Coast Range naturally one of the best between Sai Mountains, and for a considerable por Fiapcisco Bay and the mouth of tin tion of their length are quite rapid, thus creating n |>ower which w ill become ot Columbia River. inestimable value as the country be- roiues more thickly populated. These streams never dry. up and can, therefore, be depended upon to supply a continu ous and cheap power for creating heat, light and locomotion. Transportation- TILLAMOOK idemics never assume a dangerous form and in addition to the regular work of Of course there are ailments in Tilla eight years, there is one school «iffeiing mook and people die here, but pestil four years of high school work, two ot ential diseases find little to thrive upon two years work, and seven offering one The ocean breezes on the one hand, the year additional work. Tillamook Coun mountain air on the other, perform Na ty is one of the leading comities of the I t tire’s purifying work in her own per- state i:i educational tacililies ami i itci - felt nnitmer. cst a* was shown bv exhibit at the Lewis & Clark Centennial in 1905. Highways. The toads in Tillamook county arc not surpassed by any in the state. They arc nearly all graveled and ate. 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 runs Fruit, Tillamook County dors nut preteml to be a fruit growing section, hut stub li oils as apples, plums, cherries, (.ears, and the snmllei IruiU. such as ra -pta-i- rics. blackberries, loganberries, ami strawberries bear in abundance, especial I roots are always assured, ly have no crop failures. P !.. \Ve absolute BAY. On account of the uncertain condition of the Tillamook Bar. lumlier vcHsel» call only at irregular intervals and the de. velopment of the county has been greatly hindered in consequence. However, with the improvement of the bar and the completion of the railroads now building into the county, Tillamook can lay claim to having transportation facilities equal to the best in the state, having the advantage of cairiers by land or sea. The Pacific Railway & Navigation Co, is pushing with vigor a road connecting Tillamook with Hillsboro on tlieS.P.RR. This road will run from Ilillsboio west down 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. At this date there are also surveyors at work on an electric line from Tillamook Bay up the Wilson River to Portland. This will give Tillamook county three lines, any oueol j which w ill bring thousands of people in j to the county for business ventures and | to our summer resorts, the popularity of which will grow with leaps and bounds with the advent of railroads. To reach Tillamook take the stage or private rig from 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 11. Elmore. « staunch ocean going steamer, which makes a tiip once a week to Tillamook City. In the northern part of the county ie the Nehalem River, which widens out about two miles from its mouth into a bay of about one and a half by tw< miles, upon which are tine mill sites and booming grounds. There is about 20.000,000,000 feet B. M. of tiuibei tributary to thio bay. I Netaits Bay is unrounded by quite a heavily timbered area, but lias no streams of any size emptying into it. the l'. S. i Nestucca Bay in the south end of the there are county, is accessible to small ocean boats la nils in There ¡3 but little timber tributary to for pur-1 this bay, though enough for local needs the Unit- I Tillamook Bay. which is one of the Bear and deer are quite plentiful best harbors on the Oregon coast, throughout the county. " ildcat. c<x* empties into the Pacific Ocean, about 50 mink and otter are also found in good’J numbers, and now and then a pastier- On the bays and lakes are found l*r»f flocks of geese, ducks and snip- during the winter mouths. Pig*»" quail, grouse and pheasant are found • season, thus furnishing game th* J"' round for those who delight to hs* For the more daring and venturiso"1’ hunters, the Seal Rocks opposiis tl* Netarts beach flurnish exciting ’P"** ” the shape of the hundeds of bug* ** lions which inhabit them, which are as large as a good sized W* Game- Light-House- On Cape Meara, near th* I-each, the government J first-order light-house, the "K which is 223 feet above sea level »'J } lie seen out at sea fora distance ' • miles. Visitors are welc >n>* certain hours. and »r* , through the building by the ait*,ln* in charge. Health fulness- >m the above explanation of eli mu tic conditions ol Tillamook, it m.tv l»e readily inferred that healthfulncs« is one of the chief Attilliate* of this la vor rd region. Un scvoai.t ot the evenness ol temper « a lure, abundaut moisture, cull TIMBER. Mineral Springs i Are found in different lM,rtt ,'Lrf county, the principle ones near Cloverdale, called Bronte» " Springs, afier their discoveror. are remarkable for their ",rt” perties A hotel lias receoPF^ elected at these springs for th» nu dation of tlie public. ...
