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JOURNEY MyEagleNews.com Wednesday, July 31, 2019 C5 Dredge Continued from PageC4 keeping, surveying, truck driving, management and other roles. On the outside, a min- ing dredge resembles a boat floating on a pond of its own making. Project- ing from the bow is a boom with 72 one-ton buckets that dug up the countryside at the rate of 20 buckets per minute. Another boom at the stern deposited tailings across the landscape that, seen from the air, resemble worm castings and can be seen for miles along State Route 7. Inside the dredge, elec- trically powered machinery duplicated on a larger scale the same processes used by placer miners during the gold rush across the West. Large rocks and gravel were sifted, sorted and sep- arated from finer miner- als and then washed over a series of riffles, where gold settled and was trapped. A film crew shot foot- age of Sumpter No. 3 for an episode in the 2013 tele- vision series “Ghost Mine” about a phantom called Joe Bush. Dredge workers claimed to have seen wet footprints, flickering lights and doors opening and closing on their own. The name Joe Bush does not appear in com- pany records, but in 1918 an oiler named Chris Rowe was crushed in the gear- box of Sumpter No. 1, and the story goes that his spirit The Sumpter Valley Railroad depot in Sumpter is located on the same road that leads to the gold dredge state park site. Eagle photos/Richard Hanners Sumpter has several museums and a state park that present the rich history of gold mining in the Powder River Valley. This machine on display at the Cracker Creek Museum of Mining in Sumpter combined a 1900-era cone crusher with a 1950s-era gasoline engine. 4 miles to Sumpter. The state park is open May 1 through Oct. 31 from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily. Guided tours, gold panning lessons and other programs are offered on weekends. Admission to the park is free. For more information, call 541-894-2472 or visit historicsumpter.com. may have ended up inside the third dredge — along with equipment from the earlier dredges. To reach the historic dredge from John Day, drive east on Highway 26 to Austin Junction, fol- low State Route 7 for 25 miles, turn left on State Route 410 and drive about Wherever your 4 wheels take you in Grant County, we are there for you. Citywide flea markets are set up across Sumpter for the Memorial Day, Fourth of July and Labor Day weekends. COME IN FOR BREAKFAST, GET LUNCH TO-GO! sh. e r f t a e Subway of John Day • 121 S Canyon Blvd. Phone: 541-575-0782 • Order online at subway.com 821 W Highway 26, John Day johndaypolaris.com 551 W Main • John Day • 541-575-1346 WORK-LIFE BLEND Come see for yourself. You BELONG here!! Expand Your Career Blue Mountain Hospital District, a Critical Access Hospital which serves the Grant County region. Located in beautiful eastern Oregon. We have an incredibly dedicated and dynamic team based environment. Currently Seeking Director - Nursing Services for Long-Term, Intermediate Care Facility - (Care Center) Director - Medical Lab - (District) Registered Nurses/Charge Nurse for Long-Term, Intermediate Care Facility - (Care Center) Registered Nurses for ER, OB/L&D (Labor & Delivery), Med-Surg - (Hospital) Physical Therapists - (Home Health & Outpatient) Certified Medical Assistant or Certified Clinical Medical Assistant - (SWCC) Best Benefits • Benefits include Retirement Plan with Employer Match • Generous PTO • Advancement Opportunities • Nursing Shift Differential • A lifestyle of enjoying the outdoors in a quiet, remote & rural community. “Quality Healthcare Close to Home” EOE/AA We support a tobacco free and drug free workplace. Please call Human Resources for questions or more information at 541-575-4192 Explore or Apply Online: www.bluemountainhospital.org Off-road Vehicles Tractors Snowmobiles Sheds Coffee & More Location John Day, Oregon Seattle Spokane Check out our website at johndaypolaris.com for our Summer Sales Event! Portland Salem Eugene John Day Bend Boise
