| Notes | Extensive account of a trip down the Siletz river, describing the river, the bay, and the surrounding countryside. Boosterism and ethnocentrism are typical of the period. Interesting descriptions of the bay in its natural state. "The northeastern part of the Siletz bay is covered with storm-driven drift of great dimensions." "It is claimed more salmon enter the Siletz bay than any other stream south of the Columbia." This article also reveals the raw greed with which the rest of the state viewed the Siletz lands. "Where the river strikes the bay, on either hand extend rich, grassy lands, standing above high tide, most excellent for grazing purposes, but as yet practically unused. All these lands are owned by the Indians. To a white man they would be of almost incalculable value." |
