Gallery #3--MINES
Columbia Mine. Located .6 miles W of Bourne.
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| Collection |
McCord |
| Date of photo |
1910 ca. |
| Description |
Columbia Mine from a Sampson Co. prospectus to consolidate the Cracker Creek District mines under a single ownership. F. Wallace White founded the Sampson Company. Ltd., through which he swindled millions from investors in a stock fraud scheme. (Read more about White in Miles F. Potter's Oregon's Golden Years (1982), pp. 60-63.) White had a large mansion at the upper end of Bourne.
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1981.1.1808 |
| Place |
Cracker District, 44.8262, 118.2044 |
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Last modified on: December 09, 2017
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