Oregon`s Golden Years

Gold! A single handful of shiny nuggets changed Oregon from a quiet settlement in the Willamette Valley to a brawling frontier that stretched from the Rockies to the Pacific Ocean. Thousands of adventuresome souls faced staggering hardships as they streamed across two thousand miles of America`s wasteland and then, armed with pick and shovel, headed for the mines. Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.