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Southern Oregon's Once-Thriving Mining Town Is Now An Eerie Abandoned Site With Scenic Trails

There's not much left to the town, but that doesn't mean it isn't worth a trip — besides the historic buildings, there are ...
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Will gold mining return to Oregon? What this Portland historian learned from the past

Before Oregon was known for timber, it was known for gold. That’s the underlying message of the new book “Oregon Gold: A History of Mining from the Civil War into the Progressive Era.” Its author, ...