Essentially a ship on dry land, the Sumpter Valley Gold Dredge unearthed the valley in search of gold, leaving piles of debris in its wake. Sumpter Valley Dredge was the last of three built in Sumpter Valley. It ran almost continuously, 7 days a week and …

Today, the Sumpter Gold Dredge is one of the best preserved gold dredges in the West, and is a must visit destination for anyone interested in mining history. Sumpter Dredge No. 3 as seen in 2016. Photo courtesy of Oregon State Parks. Check out this collection of some of Oregon’s best historic mining scenes at A Collection of Oregon Mining Photos.

The Sumpter Valley Gold Dredge is a historic gold dredge located in Sumpter, in the U.S. state of Oregon. Gold was discovered in Sumpter in 1862. Three gold dredges were put into service in the Sumpter Valley district between 1912 and 1934.

The Oregon law in question, adopted as Senate Bill 3, limits the use of suction dredges, which are operated like a vacuum. Miners use these dredges to get gold from beds of rivers and...

Oregon has always allowed suction dredge gold mining on its rivers. It’s the modernized version of panning by hand for gold, which was quite common in some areas of the U.S. in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. One of the areas well …

2016年11月9日 · Some incredible gold nuggets have been found in the state, and there are countless creeks and rivers where gold is hidden within the gravels. The major gold-bearing areas in Oregon are primarily in the southern part (Grants Pass & Medford area) and the eastern part of the state (Baker City, John Day area). Rivers in Southern Oregon . 1 ...

The Sumpter Valley Gold Dredge is an impressive piece of mining equipment that wound its way through the neighboring Sumpter Valley, digging up the earth as it went. Essentially a ship sitting in the middle of dry ground, the dredge was able to travel in a pond it created for itself with its 72 massive dredging buckets processed 9 cubic feet of ...

The first Yuba-style dredge in Sumpter Valley was built just south of the city, downstream of the Sumpter Valley Railroad S-wye and below the old Smelter. Built by the Powder River Gold Dredging Company, the hull was 100 feet long by 45 feet wide and made entirely of wood.

2020年2月26日 · During the 1860s, massive deposits of gold were uncovered in eastern Oregon. Not long after this discovery came the establishment of the small town of Sumpter, founded by rough and tumble ...

The Sumpter Valley Dredge -- the centerpiece of our park -- left much of the rocky footprint that you'll see on your trek along Highway 7. The dredge is an important link to Oregon's pioneering past and development. It is one of the largest and most accessible gold dredges in the U.S.