Sumpter — BAKER County

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Sumpter — BAKER County

Gold Mining Site OR • BAKER County County
Description
Sumpter area is by far the richest placer ground in Baker County. Over 300,000 ounces of placer gold came from the Powder River area and its tributaries. The Powder River Valley was completely dredge 8 miles long by 1 mile wide by bucket dredges. Cracker Creek, McCully fork had extensive placers as well. Buck and Mammoth gulches were very rich. There are thousands of old lode mines in the area, some at elevations of 8,000 feet.
Historical Notes
Source: Tom Ashworth's Prospectors Cache (tomashworth.com / Mike Higbee / 49erMike). Author: Tom Ashworth. Original page: baker_or.shtml. State index: https://web.archive.org/web/20040830075749/http://www.tomashworth.com/goldloc.shtml Area: Sumpter. Map coordinates are an approximate county centroid — not a precise claim site. Sumpter area is by far the richest placer ground in Baker County. Over 300,000 ounces of placer gold came from the Powder River area and its tributaries. The Powder River Valley was completely dredge 8 miles long by 1 mile wide by bucket dredges. Cracker Creek, McCully fork had extensive placers as well. Buck and Mammoth gulches were very rich. There are thousands of old lode mines in the area, some at elevations of 8,000 feet.
Status / Verification historical_site — Legendary or approximate

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