Episode 5: Striking It Rich

Lifelong Oregonian Marcus Axford begins the exciting story of Oregon's mining industry, and how everything that glitters isn't always gold. Sources: https://www.dcceew.gov.au/parks-heritage/heritage/places/national/wilgie-mia https://www.ancient-origins.net/ancient-places-australia-oceania/wilgie-mia-ancient-mine-where-ochre-runs-red-kangaroo-blood-001425 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mining#:~:text=The%20oldest%2Dknown%20mine%20on,make%20the%20red%20pigment%20ochre. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mining https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Gold_Rush https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_genocide https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compromise_of_1850 https://jacksonvillereview.com/pioneer-profiles-james-cluggage-james-poole-by-carolyn-kingsnorth/ https://truwe.sohs.org/files/clugage.html https://www.marysvillejt.com/archivehook/offthehookarchive12.htm#070612 https://www.usgs.gov/centers/national-minerals-information-center/mineral-industry-oregon#:~:text=Oregon%20is%20the%20only%20producer,clay%2C%20diatomite%2C%20and%20perlite. https://www.ghosttowns.com/states/or/quartzville.html https://usminedisasters.miningquiz.com/saxsewell/silver_ridge_1976.pdf?fbclid=IwAR3EJ_HWd0lK0jIaWK88Qh_0NCw7wVxHlSAyQ4AX259GtcgxE2erQ3X5-Vk https://www.americangeosciences.org/critical-issues/faq/what-are-main-mining-methods