Oregon Lost Mines, Legends &
Fieldwork
Explore Oregon's lost-mine legends through historical research, annotated maps, treasure-hunting adventures, field notes, and campfire humor.
Along the way, Jimmy and his sketchy raccoon companion turn fieldwork, folklore, and questionable decisions into stories worth telling.
Research
Oregon lost mines, treasure legends, folklore, and historical mysteries, researched source by source.
Research & Evidence
Deep dives into historical records, documented sources, maps, and the evidence behind Oregon legends.
Ground Truth
Treasure-hunting trips, field observations, route stories, and outdoor misadventures from the places behind the legends.
Articles
A chance encounter with a grizzly bear led to one of the most remarkable mining discoveries of the Gold Rush. Its similarities to Oregon's Lost Cabin Mine deserve careful comparison, even if they do not yet provide a conclusion.
A mysterious miner, a brush cabin, rich gold quartz, and a lost ledge carried the Siskiyou mining tradition into print. Its similarities to Oregon’s Lost Cabin Mine invite comparison, but not certainty.
In 1853, Isaac Skeeters and John Wesley Hillman followed a California party searching for the Lost Cabin Mine. Their route led them far off course and unexpectedly to Crater Lake.
Legend Files
Campfire
Jimmy wonders whether certain videos, interviews, photographs, or public statements may become meaningful only after a searcher reaches the right location.
Field Humor
The Sketchy Raccoon turns a simple situation into snack-related chaos in this Lost Cabin Mine comic.
One more hill. One more bad decision. Jimmy pushes ahead while her exhausted partner questions everything, only for the soggy raccoon supervisor to claim the final victory.
One more hill. One more bad decision. Jimmy pushes ahead while her exhausted partner questions everything, only for the soggy raccoon supervisor to claim the final victory.
Adventures
Some treasures aren't found in the woods. Some are parked in your driveway... waiting for a bad idea and a full tank of denial.
Mabel and her search partner find shelter in a strange hotel where the woods seem determined to follow them inside.
Mabel and her search partner had a disagreement before they even reached the trail.
