Where the Sage Keeps the Story
A continuing look at the 1845 Meek Cutoff, Oregon Trail history, surviving diaries, old roads, and another possible route through eastern Oregon.
Verdict: Plausible
Archive
Legends
The continuing investigation into Oregon's Lost Cabin Mine, along with other Oregon historical legends explored through original research, fieldwork, overlooked evidence, and Jimmy's occasional leaps of logic.
Eight Dollar Mountain: The Mountain That Still Makes People Walk
Was Eight Dollar Mountain named for a gold nugget or a ruined pair of boots? History offers both stories. Jimmy eventually tested one of them the hard way.
Verdict: Unverified
Oregon’s Lost Cabin Mine: Following the Legend
L. W. Musick’s 1896 work preserves early accounts connected with Oregon’s Lost Cabin Mine, including Hall and Thompson, the first searches, and a legend that spread across the Pacific Coast.
Verdict: Unverified