Mining claims

Snapshot of the House of Mystery at the Oregon Vortex, Gold Hill, Oregon. The photo was taken by the Department of Interior in conjunction with mining and timber claims.

Snapshot of the 165-foot circle of the House of Mystery at the Oregon Vortex, Gold Hill, Oregon. The photo was taken by the Department of Interior in conjunction with mining and timber claims.

Snapshot of the House of Mystery at the Oregon Vortex, Gold Hill, Oregon. The photo was taken by the Department of Interior in conjunction with mining and timber claims.

Snapshot of the general building and parking area for the House of Mystery, Gold Hill, Oregon. The photo was taken in conjunction with mining and timber problems by the Department of Interior.

Snapshot of old logging debris in Ditch Creek left from logging in an adjacent forest area on a mining claim. From a series of photos relating to mining claims on Oregon & California Railroad lands in Oregon.

Snapshot of a rock outcropping in a ditch location which prevents the passage of water on a mining claim in the Oregon forest. From a series of photos relating to mining claims on Oregon & California Railroad lands in Oregon.

Snapshot of a Douglas fir tree in the path of the claimant's ditch on a mining claim in an Oregon forest. From a series of photos relating to mining claims on Oregon & California Railroad lands in Oregon.

Snapshot showing the lower side of the dam shown in photo 2004-130. The dam is clogged with brush and debris. From a series of photos relating to mining claims on Oregon & California Railroad lands in Oregon.

Snapshot of the upper side of a claimant's dam on a mining claim in Oregon. From a series of photos relating to mining claims on Oregon & California Railroad lands in Oregon.

Snapshot of a blown-down tree in and across a ditch which occurred during the winter of 1949-1950. From a series of photos relating to mining claims on Oregon & California Railroad lands in Oregon.