Various bits and pieces previously snipped by mods, just making sure info is in the thread...
1. According to The Oregonian in August 2010, there were gold miners convicted of living unlawfully on Oregon’s national forests. In the article, there is mention of a “Lennie Ames”, a gold miner who had lived in the Rogue River National Forest. The article mentions Lennie Ames and Jared Fournier. Prosecutor was U.S. Attorney Dwight C. Holton. In the comment section, someone claims to know Ames and wrote that Ames wrote his own “legal briefs” on a laptop in a cabin in the woods and the attorneys who reviewed them were impressed with his work.
2. Ames' claim is named Bobcat Placer. Placer claims appear to usually be located near water -- confluence of two streams with deposits of unconsolidated materials, such as sand and gravel, containing free gold or other minerals.
Document indicating location of one of Ames' placer claims (Steamboat mining district/Carberry creek): http://plp2.org/forums/archive/index.php/t-126.html
3. Travis Koch KOBI interviews Lennie aka Lonnie Ames on Weds Jul 24.
4. An old goldmine and caves in the mountains between Jacksonville and Ruch (using back roads): 42°16'38.50"N 123° 3'34.67"W
1. According to The Oregonian in August 2010, there were gold miners convicted of living unlawfully on Oregon’s national forests. In the article, there is mention of a “Lennie Ames”, a gold miner who had lived in the Rogue River National Forest. The article mentions Lennie Ames and Jared Fournier. Prosecutor was U.S. Attorney Dwight C. Holton. In the comment section, someone claims to know Ames and wrote that Ames wrote his own “legal briefs” on a laptop in a cabin in the woods and the attorneys who reviewed them were impressed with his work.
2. Ames' claim is named Bobcat Placer. Placer claims appear to usually be located near water -- confluence of two streams with deposits of unconsolidated materials, such as sand and gravel, containing free gold or other minerals.
Document indicating location of one of Ames' placer claims (Steamboat mining district/Carberry creek): http://plp2.org/forums/archive/index.php/t-126.html
3. Travis Koch KOBI interviews Lennie aka Lonnie Ames on Weds Jul 24.
4. An old goldmine and caves in the mountains between Jacksonville and Ruch (using back roads): 42°16'38.50"N 123° 3'34.67"W