Bates — GRANT County

Source: Tom Ashworth's Prospectors Cache (tomashworth.com / Tom Ashworth). Author: Tom Ashworth. Original page: grant_or.shtml. Area: Bates. Map coordinates refined from text (area: "Bates, GRANT County, Oregon, USA"). Still approximate — verify on the ground. Northwest of Bates by 18 miles, down the middle fork of the John Day River, is the Susanville District. This district produced over 50,000 ounces of gold. Along Elk Creek and North of the Middle Fork of the John Day River, there was some extensive placer operations which were the main source of the gold in the district. On the South side of Elk Creek, about 2 miles above its junction with the Middle fork of The John Day River, in township 20S range 33E section 7 on the S1/2, is the Badger Mine. The Badger Mine was the principal lode producer in the district. Other mines in the area includ the Chattanooga in Sections 5 and 6, The Daisy in Section 5, The Gem in Section 5, the Golden Gate (Poorman) in sections 7 and 8 east of the Badger Mine and North of Elk Creek.