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164 Leslie M. Scx)tt

In Eastern Oregon, Burnt River*'' and Malheur River^ yielded surface gold.^ The rich diggpings were in none of these places, however. The most famous localities may be listed as follows, with the years of their discovery:

Rogue River (Oregon): Table Rock, 1849; Jacksonville, 1851 ; Gold Beach, 1853.«>

Colville (Washington), 1855; Pend Oreille River »^

Thompson River (British Columbia), 1856-57.***

Fraser River (British Columbia), 1856-57.**

Similkameen River (British Columbia), 1859.**

Rock Creek (British Columbia), 1859.«*

Cariboo (British Columbia), 1860.^

Clearwater River (Idaho), 1860; Oro Fino Creek, Rhodes Creek, Elk City district, French Creek, Canal Gulch.*^

John Day River (Oregon), 1861 .*»

Gold Creek (Montana), 1861.«>

Powder River (Oregon), 1861}^

Salmon River (Idaho), 1861; Warren's Diggings, Flor- ence.^~

Boise Basin (Idaho), 1862.i«2

Grasshopper Creek (Montana), 1862; Bannack.****

Owyhee River (Idaho), 1863; Jordan Creek.i<>*

87 See note i8, preceding.

88 Malheur River was the supposed place of the "lost diggings of 1845." and the diggings were discovered again in 1861. See The OregoniaHf August a6, 1861; September 17, 1861. For details of silver discoveries, ibid., June 24, 1864. See also note 13. P.. 149. „ ^ . ^. ^.

89 A history of gold nunmg in Eastern Oregon appears in The Oregontan. September 14* 1865, p. 2.

90 Sec note 10, preceding.

91 See note 18, preceding.

92 See note 36. preceding.

93 See note ^6, preceding.

94 See note 62, preceding.

95 See note 62, preceding. „, ^. ^ . ,

96 See Howay's British Columbia, pp. 73-84; «l«o. The Oregontan. January 13, February 18, 1863; Trimble's Mining Advance, pp. 46-56; Bancroft's British Coiumbia, pp. 472-51 9- ^ ^. -

97 Sec notes 22, 26, preceding.

98 See note 21, preceding. ^ . ,.», .^ •

99 See Bancroft's Montana, p. 616. Trimble's Mining Advance, p. 79-

100 See note 24. preceding.

101 Sec note 27, preceding.

102 See note 28, preceding.

103 See Trimble's Mininjg Advance, p. 80.

104 See note 77* preceding.