South West Oregon Mining

Leading mining historian Kerby Jackson introduces us to six classic small mining publications on the Gold Mining Industry in Southern Oregon. This small book consists of a compilation of USGS J.S. Diller's "Mines of the Riddles Quadrangle", "The Rogue River Valley Coal Fields" and "Mineral Resources of the Grants Pass Quadrangle", the Grants Pass Commercial Club's rare publication "Mining in Josephine County, Oregon" and the USGS publication "The Distribution of Placer Gold in the Sixes River, South West Oregon". Also included is F.W. Libbey's legendary article on the Southern Oregon Mining Industry, "Lest We Forget", which appeared in the publication of the Oregon State Department of Geology and Mineral Industries in the early 1960's. This compilation offers a unique perspective on mining in South West Oregon and includes considerable information on mines in Josephine, Jackson and Coos Counties. Note: This edition is a perfect facsimile of the original edition and is not set in a modern typeface. As such, some type characters and images might suffer from slight imperfections or minor shadows in the page background.