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Gold mines and mining -- Oregon -- Jacksonville

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

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Benjamin Burden Branson papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 964
Abstract

Benjamin Branson lived in Sheridan, Oregon, and was the first president of the Dayton-Sheridan narrow gauge railroad. Collection includes an autobiographical sketch, including a short account of an overland journey to Oregon in 1848 and gold-mining activities in Yreka, California, and Jacksonville, Oregon; a manuscript diary, February 19-June 4, 1872; and papers regarding Branson's estate.

Dates: 1848-1906