Oregon Historical Mining Information

Josephine County Historical Society Geology Records

Background

The Josephine County Historical Society?s geology-related holdings include maps, newspaper articles, publications and more. Funding from the Library Services and Technology Act grant allowed to DOGAMI digitize these records. A project to preserve and make accessible Oregon's historical mineral and mining information is ongoing. Additional historic records for the county are available in the Josephine County Mining Records.

Records

Thumbnail	JoCHS Catalog Number and Title	Mine Site	Year	Map Scale	Author	Location	Commodities	Format
	00696 Sailor Diggings Map							map
	00697 Sailor Diggings Map			1" = 1/2 mi				map
	00714 Speaker Mine Map	Speaker						map
	00715 Speaker Mine; Sheet 2; Mined Areas and Tailings Stacks	Speaker	1935	1" = 100'	H.W. Lawrence	Sec. 8, 9		map
	00719 Lode Claim Map		1939	1" = 200'	E. P. P.	Sec. 22, 23, 26, 27, T. 40 S., R. 7		map
	00721 Preliminary Survey of the Yellow Baby Lode Claim of George E. Cockman, Sr	Yellow Baby	1953	1" = 100'	Norman D. Price	Sec. 19, 24, 25, 30, T. 38 S., R. 4, 5		map
	00721A Preliminary Survey of the Yellow Baby Lode Claim of George E. Cockman, Sr	Yellow Baby	1953	1" = 100'	Norman D. Price	Sec. 19, 24, 25, 30, T. 38 S., R. 4, 5		map
	00722 Subdivision of SE 1/4 Sec. 32; T. 33 S., R. 6 W.W.M. Josephine Co. Ore., Vicinity of Leland, Ore.		29 Sept. 1952	1" = 400'	Leland P. Lovejoy	SE 1/4 sec. 32 T. 33 S., R. 6 W.		map
	00723 Map of Location Survey		1953	1" = 400'	Annes Engineering Company	Sec. 5, 6, 7, 8, T. 41 S., R. 9		map
	00741 Foster and Gunnell's Mining Map of Southern Oregon showing Principal QUARTZ and PLACER MINES, Wagon roads, Saw mills, Post Offices etc.		March 1904	1" = 3 mi	Foster and Gunnell			map
	00788 Township Map T. 33 S., R. 8 W.				The Douglas County Abstract Company	T. 33 S., R. 8 W.		map
	00789 Township Map T. 33 S., R. 7 W.				The Douglas County Abstract Company	T. 33 S., R. 7 W.		map
	00790 Township Map T. 33 S., R. 6 W.				The Douglas County Abstract Company	T. 33 S., R. 6 W.		map
	00791 Township Map T. 33 S., R. 5 W.				The Douglas County Abstract Company	T. 33 S., R. 5 W.		map
	00792 Township Map T. 34 S., R. 6 W.				The Douglas County Abstract Company	T. 34 S., R. 6 W.		map
	00793 Township Map T. 41 S., R. 9 W.				The Douglas County Abstract Company	T. 41 S., R. 9 W.		map
	00794 Township Map T. 41 S., R. 8 W.				The Douglas County Abstract Company	T. 41 S., R. 8 W.		map
	00795 Township Map T. 40 S., R. 9 W.				The Douglas County Abstract Company	T. 40 S., R. 9 W.		map
	00796 Township Map T. 40 S., R. 8 W.				The Douglas County Abstract Company	T. 40 S., R. 8 W.		map
	00797 Township Map T. 40 S., R. 7 W.				The Douglas County Abstract Company	T. 40 S., R. 7 W.		map
	00798 Township Map T. 39 S., R. 8 W.				The Douglas County Abstract Company	T. 39 S., R. 8 W.		map
	00799 Township Map T. 39 S., R. 7 W.				The Douglas County Abstract Company	T. 39 S., R. 7 W.		map
	00800 Township Map T. 39 S., R. 6 W.				The Douglas County Abstract Company	T. 39 S., R. 6 W.		map
	00801 Township Map T. 39 S., R. 5 W.				The Douglas County Abstract Company	T. 39 S., R. 5 W.		map
	00802 Township Map T. 38 S., R. 8 W.				The Douglas County Abstract Company	T. 38 S., R. 8 W.		map
	00803 Township Map T. 38 S., R. 7 W.				The Douglas County Abstract Company	T. 38 S., R. 7 W.		map
	00804 Township Map T. 38 S., R. 6 W.				The Douglas County Abstract Company	T. 38 S., R. 6 W.		map
	00805 Township Map T. 38 S., R. 5 W.				The Douglas County Abstract Company	T. 38 S., R. 5 W.		map
	00806 Township Map T. 37 S., R. 8 W.				The Douglas County Abstract Company	T. 37 S., R. 8 W.		map
	00807 Township Map T. 37 S., R. 7 W.				The Douglas County Abstract Company	T. 37 S., R. 7 W.		map
	00808 Township Map T. 37 S., R. 6 W.				The Douglas County Abstract Company	T. 37 S., R. 6 W.		map
	00809 Township Map T. 37 S, R. 5 W.				The Douglas County Abstract Company	T. 37 S., R. 5 W.		map
	00810 Township Map T. 36 S, R. 7 W.				The Douglas County Abstract Company	T. 37 S., R. 7 W.		map
	00811 Township Map T. 36 S, R. 6 W.				The Douglas County Abstract Company	T. 36 S., R. 6 W.		map
	00812 Township Map T. 36 S, R. 5 W.				The Douglas County Abstract Company	T. 36 S., R. 5 W.		map
	00813 Township Map T. 35 S, R. 8 W.				The Douglas County Abstract Company	T. 35 S., R. 8 W.		map
	00814 Township Map T. 35 S, R. 7 W.				The Douglas County Abstract Company	T. 35 S., R. 7 W.		map
	00815 Township Map T. 35 S., R. 6 W.				The Douglas County Abstract Company	T. 35 S., R. 6 W.		map
	00816 Township Map T. 35 S., R. 5 W.				The Douglas County Abstract Company	T. 35 S., R. 5 W.		map
	00817 Township Map T. 34 S., R. 8 W.				The Douglas County Abstract Company	T. 34 S., R. 8 W.		map
	00818 Township Map T. 34 S., R. 7 W.				The Douglas County Abstract Company	T. 34 S., R. 7 W.		map
	00819 Township Map T. 34 S., R. 6 W.				The Douglas County Abstract Company	T. 34 S., R. 6 W.		map
	00820 Shasta Route Geologic and Topographic Map		1915	1" = 8 mi	United States Geological Survey			map
	74-38-3 I-1 Coyote Gold and Silver Mining Company, Leland, Oregon				Coyote Gold and Silver Mining Company		gold; silver	certificate
	74-38-3 I-2, I-3 Quartz Mining Company, Excelsior Mining District, Douglas County, Oregon							certificate
	90-105-2 Newspaper articles from the Daily Courier, Rogue River Courier, and Oregon Observer				Daily Courier; Rogue River Courier; Oregon Observer			newspaper
	90-51-1A Sourdough Gazette, vol. 1, no. 1, Summer 1963		1963		Sourdough Gazette			newspaper
	90-51-2B Sourdough Gazette, vol. II, no. 1, 1964		1964		Sourdough Gazette			newspaper
	90-51-3 Sourdough Gazette, vol. III, no. 1, 1965		1965		Sourdough Gazette			newspaper
	90-51-4 Sourdough Gazette, vol. IV, no. 1, 1966		1966		Sourdough Gazette			newspaper
	American Gold News, April 1966		1966		American Gold Association		gold	newspaper
	Benton Gold Mine Paper	Benton					gold	publication
	Bibliography from Cultural Resources Survey Report on the Grave Creek Area		1985		Pat McClenahan			bibliography
	Bureau of Mines pamphlet				Bureau of Mines			pamphlet
	Contributions to Economic Geology, 1908, Part 1; Pages 48-93; Mineral Resources of the Grants Pass Quadrangle and Bordering Districts, Oregon; Notes On Bohemia Mining District, Oregon; Cracker Creek Gold District, Baker County, Oregon		1909		Charles Willard Hayes; J.S. Diller; G.F. Kay; Donald Francis MacDonald; J.T. Pardee			publication
	Daily Courier; Editors Welcome 1394		1932		The Daily Courier			newspaper
	Five Year Mineral Programs Forecast		1984-1985		United States Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management			publication
	Geologic Treasures pamphlet				The Nature of Oregon Information Center			pamphlet
	Gold booklet, Historic Western Trails, vol. 2						gold	publication
	Gold Fever pamphlet		1988		Ken Kutz		gold	pamphlet
	Gold Miner Diary		1850-1870				gold	handwritten notes
	Grants Pass Courier Copy of Front Page, March 28, 1927		1927		Grants Pass Daily Courier			newspaper
	Grants Pass Courier, January 27, 1937, Section One		1937		Grants Pass Courier			newspaper
	Grants Pass Courier, January 27, 1937 Section Two		1937		Grants Pass Courier			newspaper
	Help the Earth from Susan Chapp, Cave Junction		1991		Susan Chapp			newspaper articles
	History and Production, Page 2 through Page 14							publication
	I Saw the Gold by Florence L. Whitted		1973		Florence L. (Bunnie Waer) Whitted			publication
	Index to Mineral Wealth, Southern Oregon Edition August 1, 1904				Georgia Armstead; Carolyn Schultz			publication
	Jewett Mine Map; United States Geological Survey Bulletin 380, Plate 11	Jewett		1" = 5 mi	United States Geological Survey	T. 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41 S., R. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 W.		map
	Jewett Mine; Department of Geology and Mineral Industries; Josephine County Bulletin 14-C, Volume II, Section I (Second Edition); Oregon Metal Mines Handbook	Jewett	1952		Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries			publication
	Jewett Mine; Excerpt from Mineral Resources of the Grants Pass Quadrangle and Bordering Districts, Oregon	Jewett			J.S. Diller; G.F. Kay			publication
	Jewett Mine; Mineral Wealth Volume VI Number 10	Jewett						newspaper article
	Jewett Mine; Oregon Observer and Grants Pass Daily Courier Articles compiled and re-typed by the Josephine County Historical Society	Jewett			Josephine County Historical Society; Grants Pass Courier; Oregon Observer			newspaper articles
	Josephine County Fair 1987		1987		Western Mining Council, Inc.; Josephine County Sourdoughs; Lower Grave Creek Mining Association; Galice-Mt.Ruben Mining District, Waldo Mining District; Citizens For No Park			publication
	Josephine County Oregon; The Greatest Diversity of Minerals and Metals in the World for its Area							pamphlet
	Let’s Pan Gold!! Coyote Creek Mining Company pamphlet				Coyote Creek Mining Company		gold	pamphlet
	Letter from the White House June 1987; National Security Decision Directive Number 259		1987		President Ronald Reagan			letter
	Lucky Queen Mine; Department of Geology and Mineral Industries; Josephine County Bulletin 14-C, Volume II, Section I (2nd ed.); Oregon Metal Mines Handbook	Lucky Queen	1952		Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries			publication
	Lucky Queen Mine; History of Jackson, Josephine, Douglas, Curry and Coos Counties, Oregon	Lucky Queen	1884		A.C. Walling			publication
	Lucky Queen Mine; Mineral Wealth	Lucky Queen	1904					newspaper article
	Lucky Queen Mine; Mondays Make History; Did You know that	Lucky Queen	2007		Josephine County Historical Society; Daily Courier			publication
	Lucky Queen Mine; Oregon Geographic Names Fifth Edition	Lucky Queen	1982		Lewis A. McArthur			publication
	Mata Vacas Mine Co. Certificate of Filing and Recording Articles of Incorporation	Mata Vacas	1906		Oregon Secretary of State			publication
	Millions in Gold with Hank Speaker, 8 pages							typed notes
	Mineral Wealth August 1, 1904		1904					publication
	Miners - The Mother Load; Last Wish		1990		Rick Steber			publication
	93-102-115 Mining and Scientific Press; copies of ads and articles		1900		Mining and Scientific Press			newspaper
	Mining Areas of Josephine County, Oregon Maps		1952					maps
	Mining Information in the Josephine County Historical Society				Josephine County Historical Society			publication
	Mining Location, Placer pamphlet							pamphlet
	Mining with Don Cameron, 6 pages		1977		Southern Oregon Sunrise			publication
	Napoleon News, 1969		1969		Josephine County Historical Society			publication
	Napoleon News, 1970		1970		Josephine County Historical Society			publication
	Oregon Miner’s Legal Symposium Schedule		1989		Southwest Oregon Mines Association			publication
	Oregon Mining Journal Large Booklet		1897		Oregon Mining Journal Publishing Company			publication
	96 B Oregon State Highway Systems (Mining Routes)							map
	Oregon, Minerals, fossils, rock and where to find them pamphlet				Travel Information Division, Oregon State Highway Department			pamphlet
	Oregon’s Heritage - Recreational Gold Panning pamphlet				Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries		gold	pamphlet
	Oregon’s Heritage Geologic Treasures pamphlet				The Nature of Oregon Information Center			pamphlet
	Out of the Past; Articles from the Grants Pass Daily Courier		1904-1944		Grants Pass Daily Courier			newspaper articles
	Patenting a Mining Claim on Federal Lands – U. S. Department of the Interior pamphlet		1980		United States Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management			publication
	Pay-Dirt in Southern Oregon for rock hounds and amateur gold miners				The Rogue Gem and Geology Club			publication
	Report to the Chairman Subcommittee On Mines and Mining, House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the United States; Mining on National Park Service Lands - What Is At Stake?		1981		Comptroller General of the United States			report
	Siskiyou National Park, Citizens for No Park				Randy Hinke, Citizens for No Park			pamphlet
	Sourdough Gazette, vol. V, no. 1, 1968		1968		Sourdough Gazette			newspaper
	Sourdough Gazette, vol. VI. no. 1, 1973		1973		Sourdough Gazette			newspaper
	Sourdough Gazette, vol. VII. no. 1, 1974		1974		Sourdough Gazette			newspaper
	Sourdough Gazette, vol. VIII, no. 1, 1975		1975		Sourdough Gazette			newspaper
	Sourdough Gazette, vol. XI, no. 1, 1978		1978		Sourdough Gazette			newspaper
	Sourdough Gazette, vol. XIII, no. 1, 1980		1980		Sourdough Gazette			newspaper
	Southwest Oregon Miner’s Association Chapter Western Mining Council, February 1989		1989		Southwest Oregon Miner's Association			publication
	Southwest Oregon Miner’s Association Chapter Western Mining Council, May 1989		1989		Southwest Oregon Miner's Association			publication
	Southern Oregon Sunrise, vol. 1 no. 3, photocopy		1977		Southern Oregon Sunrise			publication
	Southern Oregon Sunrise, vol. 1 no. 3		1977		Southern Oregon Sunrise			publication
	State of Jefferson							publication
	Summary of Mining Laws, 1 copy							publication
	The Chamber Visitor and Convention Bureau; Our History At A Glance				The Chamber Visitor and Convention Bureau			publication
	The Hanna Nickel Operation, 6 pages	Hanna	1970		The Hanna Mining Company		nickel	publication
	The Stock Pile August 1953		1953		The Stock Pile			newspaper
	The Stock Pile July 1953		1953		The Stock Pile			newspaper
	The Stock Pile June 1953		1953		The Stock Pile			newspaper
	The Stock Pile May 1953		1953		The Stock Pile			newspaper
	The Stock Pile May 1954		1954		The Stock Pile			newspaper
	The Story of Uranium: Part of County Progress; Lake County Examiner				Lake County Examiner		uranium	newspaper article
	There’s still gold in them thar hills, newspaper article		1999		Howard Huntington of the Daily Courier		gold	newspaper article
	Western Miner January 1938		1938					newspaper
	Western Mining Council, Inc., 3 letters		1985		Western Mining Council, Inc.			letters
	The Return of the 1849 Oregon Territory Gold Beaver; Eastern Oregon Mining Association				Eastern Oregon Mining Association			pamphlet
	Iron Mining and You Pamphlet				American Iron Ore Association		iron	pamphlet
	Mine Map							map
	Oregon Rocks, Fossils, Minerals where to find them				Travel Information Section Oregon State Highway Division			pamphlet
	Waldo Mining District Newspaper Article							newspaper article