China Basin. China Basin is a valley within the Siskiyou Mountains. Nearby streams such as China Creek2, Munger Creek, and West and East Fork Williams River flow into it. The basin is drained by the Williams River. China Basin lies within the Galice Mining District. Reference: “Comment on the Proposal to Designate 13 Areas for OHV Use” 2008; U.S.G.S. quadrangle, 7.5’ series, Williams, Oregon, 1980.
China Creek1. China Creek flows southeasterly into Taylor Creek. It is within the Lower Applegate Mining District. Reference: Koschmann and Bergendahl 1968; Recreational Activities; U.S.G.S. quadrangle, 7.5’ series, Mount Peavine, Oregon, 1998.
China Creek2. China Creek flows in a southeasterly direction into China Basin, approximately 2 miles west of the town of Williams. The creek lies within the Galice Mining District. Reference: Koschmann and Bergendahl 1968; U.S.G.S. quadrangle, 7.5’ series, Williams, Oregon, 1980.
China Creek Road. China Creek Road is near China Creek2 in the town of Williams. Reference: “China Creek Road”; U.S.G.S. quadrangle, 7.5’ series, Williams, Oregon, 1980.
China Garden. China Garden is on the east side of Sucker Creek adjacent to a lode mine. There are numerous mines in the area. Reference: U.S.G.S. quadrangle, 7.5’ series, Oregon Caves, Oregon-California, 1996. China Gulch1. The stream in China Gulch flows through the gulch in a northerly direction and joins Wolf Creek. It is within the Greenback Mining District and evidence of mining activity is extensive. Reference: Koschmann and Bergendahl 1968; U.S.G.S. quadrangle, 7.5’ series, Golden, Oregon, 1996.
China Gulch. China Gulch stream flows into the Rogue River in an area that is part of the Rogue National Wild and Scenic River Corridor and the Galice Mining District. Reference: Koschmann and Bergendahl 1968; U.S.G.S. quadrangle, 7.5’ series, Bunker Creek, Oregon, 1998.
China Gulch Rapids. China Gulch Rapids is in the Rogue River where it is joined by China Gulch2. The rapids are in the Galice Mining District. Reference: Koschmann and Bergendahl 1968; U.S.G.S. quadrangle, 7.5’ series, Bunker Creek, Oregon, 1998.
Chinaman Hat. Chinaman Hat is a peak that stands at 3544 feet above sea level, being surrounded on the west and south side by the South Fork Silver Creek. The shape of the peak is roughly conical, suggesting the appearance of the peasant hat worn by Chinese immigrants in the later part of the 1800s. Reference: U.S.G.S. quadrangle, 7.5’ series, York Butte, Oregon, 1980.
Chinaman’s Ditch Trail. Chinaman’s Ditch Trail is southeast of the town of Williams. The ditch is commonly called Chinaman’s Ditch because of presumably being dug by Chinese laborers. It brought water to the Layton Mine itself near the Lower Applegate Mining District. The trail, when completed, will follow the ditch over both public and private land for a distance of 13 miles. The trailhead is at Rock Creek. Reference: Environmental Assessment for the Scattered Apples Forest Management Project 1999; Koschmann and Bergendahl 1968; U.S.G.S. quadrangle 7.5’ series, Tallowbox Mountain, Oregon, 1996.
Coyote Creek Chinese Placer Mines. Coyote Creek was the location of several hundred Chinese miners as early as the 1860s. Reference: Grave Creek Watershed Analysis, v. 2. 1999:145; U.S.G.S. quadrangle 7.5’ series, Golden, Oregon, 1998.
Gin Lin’s Josephine Camp. Gin Lin, a Chinese gold miner, relocated from Jackson County to the gold mining area along the Rogue River near Galice Creek in 1885. He returned to China in 1894 and died there in 1897. Reference: LaLande 1981: 31, 81; U.S.G.S. quadrangle 7.5’ series, Galich, Oregon, 1998.
Kerbyville Chinese Camp. Kerbyville Chinese Camp was established by Chinese miners in 1854. Kerbyville is now known as Kirby. Reference: Mead 2006: 270.
Sailors Diggings Chinese Lumber Mill. Sailors Diggings Chinese Lumber Mill provided cut lumber for the miners of Sailors Diggings in the mid 1800s. Sailors Diggings refers to the mining district that became known as Waldo Mining District when a post office was established in the community with the name Waldo in 1856. Reference: Althouse Creek Watershed Assessment 2005; Walter n.d. “Waldo (City).”
Tyee Bar. Tyee Bar is on the Rogue River four miles downstream from the confluence of Grave Creek and the Rogue River. As many as 300 Chinese placer miners worked the area in the 1880s. Reference: “Rogue River Float Guide” 2004; U.S.G.S. quadrangle 7.5’ series, Bunker Creek, Oregon, 1998.
Waldo Chinatown. Waldon Chinatown was a series of small structures closely spaced behind the store on the main street of the town of Waldo. In existence by 1858, the Chinatown was more of a residential area than commercial center. Exuberant celebrations with fire crackers is thought to have been the reason that it was destroyed by fire. The Chinatown and Waldo itself no longer existed by the 1930s. Reference: Brandt; Francis.
Waldo Chinese Cemetery. Waldo Chinese Cemetery is near Cave Junction about five miles southwest of Waldo Road and BLM Road 40-8-28. The remains of those buried there were removed and sent to China by a Chinese association in California in the 1920s-1930s. The cemetery is on the National Registry of Historic Places. Reference: Brandt.
References
Althouse Creek Watershed Assessment. 2005. U.S. Department of Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Medford District. http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/althouse_wa_acc.pdf/ Accessed March 8, 2011.
Brandt, Roger. “The Chinese in Oregon’s Gold Rush.” Highway 199. http://highway199.org/siskiyou-mountains-cave-junction-oregon/history/history-stories/chinese-miners-oregon-gold-rush-htm/ Accessed December 7, 2010.
“China Creek Road.” MapQuest. http://www.mapquest.com/ Accessed December 14, 2010.
“Comment on the Proposal to Designate 13 Areas for OHV Use.” 2008. Department of the Interior. Bureau of Land Management. http://www.blm.gov/or/plans/wopr/pub_comments/Paper_documents/paper_1587-1773/WOPR_PAPER_01680.10001.pdf/ Accessed December 15, 2010.
Environmental Assessment for the Scattered Apples Forest Management Project. 1999. U.S. Department of Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Medford District, Grants Pass Resources. http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/scatappea.pdf/ Accessed December 15, 2010.
Francis, Dorothy. “Waldo, Oregon History.” Web Trail. http://www.webtrail.com/history/waldo.shtml/ Accessed December 6, 2010.
Grave Creek Watershed Analysis, v. 2. 1999. U.S. Department of Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Medford District. http://www..blm.gov/or/districts/medford/plans/files/grave_ck_wa_acc.pdf/ Accessed March 10, 2011.
Koschmann, A. H. and M. H. Bergendahl. 1968. “Josephine County Oregon Gold Production.” http://www.westernmininghsitory.com/ Accessed November 12, 2010.
LaLande, Jeffery Max. 1981. “Sojourners in the Oregon Siskiyous, Adaptation and Acculturation of the Chinese Miners in Applegate Valley, circa 1855-1900.” Masters thesis. Oregon State University.
Mead, George R. 2006. A History of Union County with An appendix the Chinese in Oregon. LaGrande, Oregon: E-Cat Worlds.
Oregon Metal Mines Handbook. 1952. Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries, Bulletin No. 14-C, Vol. 2, Section 1-Josephine County, 2nd ed.
Recreational Activities-Trails. "China Creek Trail 1130." http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/rogue-siskiyou/recreation/trails/china-creek.shtml/ Accessed December 15, 2010.
“Rogue River Float Guide.” 2004. U.S. Department of Interior, Bureau of Land Management. http://www.blm.gov/or/resources/recreation/rogue/files/FloatGuide04.pdf/ Accessed March 10, 2011.
U.S.G.S. Quadrangle, 7.5’ series, Bunker Creek, Oregon, 1998.
_______. Quadrangle 7.5’ series, Galich, Oregon, 1998.
_______. Quadrangle, 7.5’ series, Golden, Oregon, 1996.
_______. Quadrangle, 7.5’ series, Kelsey Peak, Oregon, 1998.
_______. Quadrangle, 7.5’ series, Mount Peavine, Oregon, 1998.
_______. Quadrangle 7.5’ series, Tallowbox Mountain, Oregon, 1996.
_______. Quadrangle, 7.5’ series, Williams, Oregon, 1980.
_______. Quadrangle, 7.5’ series, York Butte, Oregon, 1980.
Walter, Greg. “Waldo (City)." n.d. The Oregon Encyclopedia. http://www.Oregon-encyclopedia.org/entry/view/waldo/ Assessed March 8, 2011.
Klamath County
Chin Road. Chin Road is approximately 14 miles southeast of the town of Klamath Falls. It is the next street south of Wong Road in an agriculltural area. Chin Farms is nearby. References: “Chin Road;” Wong Potatoes.
Wong Road. Wong Road is approximately 14 miles southeast of the town of Klamath Falls. It is an agricultural area and is the next street north of Chin Road. Wong Potatoes, in business since 1930, is nearby. References: “Wong Road;” Wong Potatoes.
References
“Chin Road.” Mapquest. Accessed July 7, 2014.
Wong Potatoes: http://wongpotatoes.com/aboutus.html Accessed July 14, 2014.
“Wong Road.” Mapquest. Accessed July 8, 2014.
“Wu Road.“ Mapquest. Accessed July 8, 2014.
Lake County
Chinatown Pump. Chinatown Pump is next to Stock Ditch that joins Chervaucan River about 2.5 miles southeast of the community of Paisley. Satellite view shows a structure, possibly housing a water pump used to irrigate nearby fields. Reference: U.S.G.S. quadrangle, 7.5’ series, Coglan Buttes, Oregon, 1986.
References
U.S.G.S. Quadrangle, 7.5’ series, Coglan Buttes, Oregon, 1986.
Lane County
China Creek1. China Creek1 flows to the north, emptying into the Pacific Ocean at the Muriel O. Ponsler Memorial State Wayside approximately two miles north of the town of Florence. Reference: U.S.G.S. quadrangle, 7.5’ series, Heceta Head, Oregon, 1984.
China Creek2. China Creek2 flows in a northwesterly direction before joining Martin Creek. It is located within the Bohemia Mining District, suggesting an early Chinese mining presence. Gold mining still occurs in the area. Reference: Gray 1978: 10; “Sharps Creek Watershed Analysis” n.d.; U.S.G.S. quadrangle, 7.5’ series, Fairview Peak, Oregon, 1980.
China Creek Trail. China Creek Trail parallels China Creek2 while passing a number of mines. The trail is within the Bohemia Mining District. Reference: Gray 1978: 10; U.S.G.S. quadrangle, 7.5’ series, Fairview Peak, Oregon, 1980.
China Flats. China Flats was near Rose Hill on the bank of the Siuslaw River. A settlement was established there when seasonal Chinese cannery workers came into the Florence area to work. Reference: Powell 1990: 13.
References
Gray, J. J. 1978. “Overview of the Bohemia Mining District.” The Ore Bucket. May.
Powell, Linda. 1990. Asian Americans in Oregon. Corvallis, Oregon: Agricultural Fiscal and Personnel Services, Oregon State University.
“Sharps Creek Watershed Analysis.” n.d. Department of the Interior. Bureau of Land Management. http://blm.gov/or/districts/eugene/plans/files/sharpscreek.pdf/ Accessed December 15, 2010.
U.S.G.S. Quadrangle, 7.5’ series, Fairview Peak, Oregon, 1980.
_______. Quadrangle, 7.5’ series, Heceta Head, Oregon, 1984.
Lincoln County
China Gulch.
China Gulch is a small valley with its mouth facing Spilde River about ½ miles west of Nashville. The Southern Pacific Railroad, originally the Oregon Pacific Railroad, passes the mouth. Reference: U.S.G.S. Quadrangle, 7.5’ series, Summit, Oregon, 1984.
China Gulch is a small valley with its mouth facing Spilde River about ½ miles west of Nashville. The Southern Pacific Railroad, originally the Oregon Pacific Railroad, passes the mouth. Reference: U.S.G.S. Quadrangle, 7.5’ series, Summit, Oregon, 1984.
China House. China House was part of the operation of the Kernville Cannery. The cannery, established in 1896, was located near Coyote Rock on the north side of the Siletz River, six miles from its mouth. China House consisted of a mess hall and sleeping facilities for the 25 Chinese cannery workers. The workers came on a seasonal basis from Astoria. Reference: Gardino and Riedel. 2010.
Newport Bay Chinatown. Newport Bay Chinatown was in existence by the 1880s. Its residents worked in resort hotels, operated laundries with others being employed in nearby canneries. Reference: Gardino and Riedel. 2010.
Oregon Pacific Railroad Line. Chinese laborers worked on the construction of the railroad line that extends from Toledo at Yaquina Bay, Lincoln County, through Corvallis in Benton County, to Detroit in Marion County. As many as 500 Chinese dug the tunnel (now day-lighted) near the community of Summit. The line was completed in 1885 with roadbed preparation continuing about 1/2 mile north of Santiam Junction in Linn County. Through time, the Oregon Pacific Railroad Company became the Corvallis and Eastern Railroad, then Southern Pacific Railroad and currently the Union Pacific Railroad. (See Chinese Stone Work, Linn County). Reference: Mumford 1982; Mumford and Lowry 1980.
Placer Lake Chinese Diggings. Placer Lake is on Reynolds Creek about four miles south of the community of Waldport. The creek flows into and out of Placer Lake. A Euro-American had filed mining claims in the area during the 1870s but there was little gold mining activity until the Chinese began to work the deposits in both the lake and creek. Reference: Guardino 2008: 34.
Reynolds Creek Chinese Mining. Reynolds Creek flows into and out of Placer Lake. Both were mined by Chinese. See Placer Lake, Lincoln County.
References
Guardino, M. Constance III. 2008. Lincoln County Placenames. http://www.2.wi/net/ Accessed October 12, 2010.
_______ and Marilyn A. Riedel. 2010. Sovereigns of Themselves. Vol.1. http://ftp.www.2.wi.net/~census/lesson34.html/ Accessed November 28, 2010.
Mumford, Kenneth. 1982. “Pioneer Trails From Corvallis to the Coast.” Benton County Historical Society and Museum. http://www.bentoncountymuseum.org/research/mumford2.cfm/ Accessed November 23, 2010.
Mumford, Kenneth and Robert Lowry. 1980. “Rails and Roads in Upper Santiam.” Benton County Historical Society and Museum. http://www.bentoncountymuseum.org/research/rails&roads.cfm/ Accessed November 23, 2010.
U.S.G.S. Quadrangle, 7.5’ series, Summit, Oregon, 1984.
Linn County
Chinese Stone Work. The stone work accomplished by Chinese railroad laborers in the Santiam Pass was part of the railroad roadbed preparation for the western extension of the Oregon and Eastern Railroad. Chinese workers cut into the west side of Hogg Rock and filled low areas by carefully stacking rock to provide the base for the roadbed. Reference: Dawson 1970: 351.
References
Dawson, Maynard C. 1970. “Letter to the Editor: “Niagara” and “China Dam”.” Oregon Historical Quarterly, December: 349-357.
Malheur County
China Creek. China Creek flows southeast into Malheur River about 1.5 miles southwest of the community of Harper. It is within the Malheur Basin Mining District. Reference: Eastern Oregon Mining Association. 1999. U.S.G.S. quadrangle, 7.5’ series, South Mountain, Oregon, 1990.
China Gulch. The intermittent stream in China Gulch flows northeast into the Owyhee River approximately 1.5 miles southeast of the community of Rome. The gulch is within the Malheur Mining District. Reference: Eastern Oregon Mining Association. 1999. U.S.G.S. quadrangle, 7.5’ series, Scott Reservoir, Oregon, 1972.
China Rock. China Rock is a cliff on the north side of Petes Mountain at 4291 feet above sea level. China Rock is 1 ½ miles south of the community of Beulah. The cliff is within the Malheur Mining District. Reference: Eastern Oregon Mining Association. 1999; U.S.G.S. quadrangle, 7.5’ series, Petes Mountain, Oregon,1980.
China Rock Fence. China Rock Fence is approximately ¼ mile west of China Rock. It is within the Malheur Mining District. Reference: Eastern Oregon Mining Association. 1999; “Notice of Field Manager’s Proposed Decision” 2007: 34; U.S.G.S. quadrangle, 7.5’ series, Petes Mountain, Oregon, 1980.
Eldorado Town. County records and map information indicate that Chinese gold miners worked throughout the area surrounding Eldorado Town. Reference: Steeves 1984: 200; U.S.G.S. quadrangle, 7.5’ series, Bridgeport, Oregon, 1990.
Humboldt Chinatown. Humboldt Chinatown was in the community of Humboldt, itself shown as Humboldt Basin on current maps, located in Mormon Basin. The Chinatown was as ephemeral as the gold deposits in the area. Reference: McConnell 1979; U.S.G.S. quadrangle, 7.5’ series, Mormon Basin, Oregon, 1990.
Iron Gulch. Iron Gulch is an intermittent stream that joins Willow Creek about two miles south of Malheur City. County records and map information indicates Chinese miners worked the area. Reference: Steeves 1984: U.S.G.S. quadrangle, 7.5’ series, Bridgeport, Oregon, 1990.
Jordan Creek Chinese Massacre. Jordan Creek in Jordan Valley was the location of the murder of approximately 50 Chinese who were travelling to the Owyhee mines in 1864. Paiute Indians were thought to have been the culprits. Reference: Hanley and Lucia.1980: 15, 53, 212; “History of the Avalanche.” n.d.
Malheur City Chinatown. Malheur City Chinatown started as a result of the gold mining in the area. The Chinatown and Malheur City itself were in the heart of the Malheur/Mormon Basin Mining Districts. Historical records indicate Chinese ownership of mining rights and property within the town. The population of Malheur City Chinatown increased when the Eldorado Ditch Company moved to Malheur City. It employed Chinese laborers, possibly as many as 1000, to dig the ditch. (See Eldorado Ditch, Baker County). Reference: Steeves 1984: 118: U.S.G.S. quadrangle, 7.5’ series, Bridgeport, Oregon, 1990; Wegars 1995: 57.
Mormon Basin Chinatown Mormon Basin Chinatown was located along the present-day road that runs between Clarks Creek and Amelia, near the Rye Valley Road intersection. It consisted of five dwellings that housed Chinese miners who worked the area’s placer deposits beginning in the mid 1860s. Reference: SWCA Environmental Consultants 2011 (revised).
Mormon Basin Creek. Mormon Basin Creek is a seasonal creek that flows southward into Will Creek near Huntington Junction. It is within the Mormon Basin Mining District. Mormon Basin Creek appears as Basin Creek on current U.S.G.S. Series 7.5’ maps. Baker County records and map information indicate Chinese mining activity along the creek. Reference: Eastern Oregon Mining Association. 1999. Steeves 1984: 200; U.S.G.S. quadrangle, 7.5’ series, Mormon Basin, Oregon, 1990.
Poison Root Gulch. Poison Root Gulch is an intermittent stream northeast of Eldorado Town. It is within the Mormon Basin Mining District and has been the site of extensive gold mining. Baker County records and map information indicate the Chinese worked the area. Reference: Eastern Oregon Mining Association. 1999. Steeves 1984: 200; U.S.G.S. quadrangle, 7.5’ series, Bridgeport, Oregon, 1990.
Quartz Gulch. Quartz Gulch is between Iron Gulch and Cottonwood Gulch, southwest of Malheur City, within the Mormon Basin Mining District. Baker County records indicate that Chinese operated placer mines in the area. Reference: Eastern Oregon Mining Association. 1999. Steeves 1984: 200; U.S.G.S. quadrangle, 7.5’ series, Bridgeport, Oregon, 1990.
Rich Creek. Rich Creek is an intermittent stream northwest of Eldorado and within the Mormon Basin Mining District. Mining activity is evident through the area. Baker County records and map information indicate that the Chinese worked the area. Reference: Eastern Oregon Mining Association. 1999. Steeves 1984: 200; U.S.G.S. quadrangle, 7.5’ series, Bridgeport, Oregon, 1990.
References Eastern Oregon Mining Association. 1999. Oregon Gold Mining: Grant County Gold Districts. http://www.h2oaccess.com/ Accessed November 21, 2010.
Hanley, Mike and Ellis Lucia. 1980. Owyhee Trails. Caldwell, Idaho: Caxton printers, Ltd.
“History of the Avalanche.” n.d. http://www.owyheepublishing.com/history.php/ Accessed 1/23/11.
“Notice of Field Manager’s Proposed Decision. 2007." U.S. Department of Interior, Bureau of Land Management. http://blm.gov/or/districts/vale/plans/files/NFMGMAlDecisions.pdf/ Accessed December 18, 2010.
Steeves, Laban R. 1984. “Chinese Gold Miners of Northeastern Oregon, 1862-1900.” Masters thesis. University of Oregon.
SWCA Environmental Consultants. 2011 (revised). Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Mineral Valley Mormon Basin Placer Gold Mining Operation. Portland, Oregon: SWCA Environmental Consultants. http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/vale/plans/files/Final DOI-BLM-OR-V050_2009-EA.pdf/ Accessed March 8, 2011.
U.S.G.S. Quadrangle, 7.5’ series, Bridgeport, Oregon, 1990.
________. Quadrangle, 7.5’ series, Mormon Basin, Oregon, 1990.
________. Quadrangle, 7.5’ series, Petes Mountain, Oregon, 1980.
________. Quadrangle, 7.5’ series, Scott Reservoir, Oregon, 1972.
________. Quadrangle, 7.5’ series, South Mountain, Oregon, 1990.
Wegars, Priscilla. 1995. The Ah Hee Diggings: Final Report of the Archaeological Investigations at OR-GR-16, the Granite, Oregon “Chinese Walls” Site, 1992-1994. Moscow, Idaho: University of Idaho Anthropology Reports.
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