Gold Booklet, Historic Western Trails, Vol. 2
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Historic Western Trails ._ * Vol. 2 * II' ��� to Stake Your uwn �<j\� GOLD Historic Western Trails • Vol. 2 3 Index 37 A Brief History of GOLD in 10 Gold Coins "The Beavers" 35 Tombstone "The Town Too Tuolumne County by Nancy Wilson, Curator Tough To Die" By Ralph "Sierra" Shock The McLoughlin House By JoAn Jackson Ashwood, Home of the "Red 5 Gold Fever Toppenish & Fort Simco .. 25 56 : By Steven Davies Jacket" Mine 54 Gold is Discovered in :��; Washington Territory The Town Came To The Railroad 31 Auburn, A Town Lost in Time 8 By Nancy Wilson, Curator, By George Greely By Louise Steams, Director, .·. The McLoughlin House Oakland Museum :< The Golden Rogue .. 18 True or False, A Hair Raising 24 Blue Mountain Crossing By Bonnie Eisley 48 Adventure 7 Bohemia, There's Still Gold Here 42 Grand Union Hotel By Dusty Rhodes by John Watson Granite, A Living Ghost Town 30 Virginia City, Montana Information supplied by Andy Mash 44 23 Buried Treasure Near Pendleton By Todd Moyer Califomias Famous Argonauts 26 Hells Canyon Massacre 38 46 Virgina City, Nevada By Glen Turner By Wayne Westfall By Todd Moyer Camels in Arizona 22 Klamath River Still Yeilds 34 44 Utah, Where Silver Was King by Sam Johnson Treasure By Wendall Hall 23 Canyon City, Born in a Gold Rush 53 Warning 39 Colorado, Tales of Boom Days Washington's "Lucky Lady" By Todd Moyer By Randy Jackson \ 25 48 The Comstock Lode Where To Pan Gold in Oregon By Ross Maguire 17 Wyatt Earp, Man of Legend The Coos County Gold Rush 20 By Sarah Brent 50 Crazy Horse Memorial 51 Deadwood, South Dakota By George Harvey :) 9 The Ed Scheifflin Story E from material submitted Stanley R. 7 Following 12 ':�..: Gold is aU around �.f����fJ us though we're not aware of it. Gold is a trace element in many plants and animals. Soil contains by Roger R<�ml} �HQMtdlWtFt<ill" ''''*"'"""'"• : ·�:· . O.OOSppm average,fresh water contains 0.00003ppm, water 0.000012ppm, even the ash of some sea coals are slightly 35 F.x. Aubr�y ·; '· , :::;;;;l:t:ls:�:\��;�;: .:� enriched : Gang teader, · . in gold, 0.05 w O.Olppm. In naturegold Oc:curs predominantly in it's native state or as a mqjor constituent of Thi'ef'&' 28 The Ghost of The Dredge Murderer various alloys (503) 856-3211 containing silver, copper or platinum. Gold deposits have been discovered in st of the western tates.• mo s By Stephen R. Alford, Park Ranger and By Dennis Richards � Wllh modemtechnology it is likely that100 times more goldwill be discoveredand recovered han what has been mined Toriana E. Vinson, Crew Member, OYCC reW-UMV a#-� � Stevenson, Washington ' I 50 Gold Panner on front cover sincethe 1849 goldrush in California. Oppertunity stiUaw aitsthe treasuresee kers, in the vast unclaimed of the Gold / Lands 20 is original work titled West, By Gold Prospectors of America 14 The Thousand Dollar Nugget "Panning For Gold" by Larry L. McClane / I" by Marge Mayes, artist Screened art this page by Marge Mayes 916 Front St. • P.O. Box 1 • Haines, OR 97833 4 Historic Western Trails • Vol. 2 GOLD GOLD Historic Western Trails • Vol. 2 5 *Potential Sites 9\GoldMining Sites GOLD FEVER old can be cast, carved, One third of the gold G ever mined, about rolled or hammered as 1.1 billion ounces is thin as 1/100,000 of an inch, in government thinnest of any metal. While vaults around the world. The mint in gold is 19 times heavier than Fort Knox, Kentucky water it can be hammered so is the home of most thin it almost floats. of this nations gold Gold has been used throughout his reserves. tory. It was used for jewelry cups and GO LD FEVER, it ornamentsfor centuries. Gold has been gets into your blood found in the tombs of ancient Egypt and inspires you to dating back to 3,500 B.C. The coffin of search for treasure, Tutankhamen was made of gold and always hoping to weighed 242 pounds. strike it rich. Maybe Gold was the treasure that spurred its your turn, you'll the explorations of the early Spaniards never know unless and even Columbus. The early Span you try, its still out iards sent ships loaded with iron pyrite there somewhere. back thinking it was gold Iron pyrite is TheGold Prospector commonly known as "fools gold" They drawing by Frank Murdock, P.O. Box 2406, Missoula, MT59806-2406 learned "All that glitters is not gold" Write or call for information on ... first hand. Gold has been found in every state. In America one of the first "gold W�ere Ta Pan Far Gald In Oregan rushes" occurred in 1799 in North Carolina. A 12 year old by the name of 1-Quartzville Recreational Corridor a - Eagle Forks Campground Conrad Reed found a 17 pound nugget Western Cascades Pine Ranger District in a stream just 40 miles northeast of Your Metal Detecting Salem District BLM Halfway, OR 978 34 Charlotte. His father sold the nugget to 1717 Fabry Rd SE Books & VARIETY (503) 742-7511 a jeweler for $3.50. The Georgia gold & Salem, OR 97306 b- McCully Forks Campground rush was in 1829 and of course the 18 49 (503) 399-5646, Free Site "A Store for Every Season, West of Sumpter gold rush in California helped settle Prospecting Headquarters Butte Falls Recreational Area Something for Any Reason" 2- Deer Creek Campground the west. Prospecting Gold Pans & Dredges SWOregon North of Phillips lake 6 Gold. After the California gold rush Equipment Medford District BLM Powder Keene-Gold King Books • Maps • Souvenirs • Gifts River Recreation Area there were more, Arizona, New Mex 6 3040 Biddle Road Greeting Cards • Party Supplies Below Mason Dam ico, Utah, Washington and Oregon fol Metal Detectors Mfg. of Nugget Jewelry • Costumes • Crafts Medford, OR 97504 Baker Ranger District lowed. The gold rush in Colorado in 6 Office & Art Supplies • Toys (503) 770-2200, Free Site Baker City, Or 978 14 18 59 at Pike's Peak opened Colorado to Applegate Ranger District 3- (503) 523-4476 settlement. Thousands went to Ne For Hobbyists & Commercial Use SWOregon c- Antlers Guard Station vada in the 18 60's, then to Idaho and 6941 Upper Applegate Road Unity Ranger District Montana from 18 61 to 1866, and the Jacksonville, OR 97530 Unity, OR 9788 4 Black Hills of South Dakota occurred in (503) 899- 18 12 (503) 446-3351 the 1870's. The last great gold rush was D & K Detector Sales, Inc. 4 Fee Sites Charge is $1.00 to Alaska in 18 97. per day for panning 13Jog SE Division Gold today is used for many things, Wallowa-Whitman National Portland, OR 97236 (503) 622-3280 4- Gold Panning is also permitted on jewelry and dentistry use the most. Tues- Thurs 10-5 Forest NEOregon nearly & rivers 9am - 6 pm Mon - Sat all streams running Many other industries use gold as 800-542-GOLD Friday 10-6 Forest Supervisor throu ds on 68212 E. Hwy 26 gh campgroun BLM, and well, for computer circuits to radiation Saturday 10-3 P.O. Box 907 USDA e land in (503) 761-1521 Welches, OR 97067 Forest Servic Oregon. shields on the helmets of astronauts. Baker City, OR 523-6391, Free Sites 6 Historic Western Trails • Vol. 2 GOLD 7 GOLD Historic Western Trails • Vol. 2 Ouarlzville Bohemia, Fallaw 10 Simple Rules 1-lf you are not sure about the area Written By road would take those who or the land status where you are Martha Steinbacher, Director had determined to enhance Therels Still Gold Here interested check with the closest East Linn Museum their fortunes to Oregon City, State, BLM, or USFS office first. An August 14,1960 copy of the Sun Sublimity, across Potter's by John Watson may be gone, but the historic mines are • 2- Be sure if you open a gate that day Oregonian had an interesting arti Ferry on the South Santiam In 1858 Frank Bass and William still here. More importantly you can you close it behind you. cle about Quartzville. It said and thence by way of Fox Prai Oglesby discovered the first gold in still find gold here. There are (lpproxi • 3 -Get permission first if you wish "Oregon's State Highway map shows rie and Meadows to the sum the Bohemia District near what is to mately 60 patented gold claims.on pri to cross private land Quartzville to be located in the moun mit of Gold Mountain. But the day Cottage Grove, Oregon. In the late vate land and some 300 unpatented 4 -Take your trash out with you, tainous region of Eastern Linn County road was not even partially 1800's and early 1900's mining claims on public land in the district, its don't leave it behind. completed until September, • about 34 miles from Foster. A good Thestory of the Lone Burro Express was so reached its peak in this area. Millions important that before you start you 5 - Stay on the open roads if you 1865 when the stage delivered scenic but crooked black-top road unusual that it published in Ripley's famous of dollars worth of gold has been ex make sure you are panning in an area drive in. Miss Dimick and M. Keller, the • leads to the locality, but where when Believe It Or Not. The faithfulold burro tracted by both small time prospectors where there are no active claims. Be 6- Don't disturb the plant life, if its you get there, is Quartzville....