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Quartzville Creek is a 28-mile (45 km) tributary of the Middle Santiam River in Linn County in the U.S. state of Oregon. [4] It is paralleled by the Quartzville Back Country Byway and used for recreation, including camping, fishing, hunting, kayaking, and gold panning. [6]
The strip includes five major mining districts: the Bohemia and Fall Creek in Lane County; the North Santiam in Clackamas and Marion counties; the Quartzville in Linn County, and the Blue River in Linn and Lane counties. [1] The Bohemia mining district had its own post office for about 30 years. It was established in 1893 and shut down in 1922.
According to a 1904 dictionary of U.S. statutory language, "a mining district is a section of country usually designated by name and described or understood as being confined in certain boundaries, in which gold or silver or both are found in paying quantities, and which is worked therefor, under rules and regulations prescribed by the miners."
Overview of Oregon river drainage basins. This is a partial listing of rivers in the state of Oregon, United States.This list of Oregon rivers is organized alphabetically and by tributary structure.
Cascade Falls is a waterfall from the Quartzville Creek in Linn County, Oregon. [1] The waterfall is known for being a point for river rafting through the Quartzville corridor and is the centerpiece attraction of the Dogwood Recreation Site.
name type elevation coordinate USGS map GNIS ID Agency Creek Quarry: Mine: 699 ft (213 m) Niagara Creek: 1137031: Ajax Mine: Mine: 2,356 ft (718 m) Mount Reuben
Quartzville may refer to: Quartzville, former name of Nashville, California; Quartzville Creek, in Oregon; Quartzville, New Zealand, an 1870s mining settlement in the Carrick Range during the Otago gold rush and another near Waiorongomai, Waikato in the 1880s
The Hard Rock Miner's Handbook is a reference book that deals with the underground hard-rock mining industry. It was written by engineer Jack de la Vergne as a non-profit publication. [1] The first edition was published in 2000 by McIntosh Engineering, a mining engineering consulting company. [2]