TV show shot in Oregon combines gold mining with ghost hunting
Rock drilling contest
Rock drilling contest on the Fourth of July around 1903 at the intersection of Granite and Center streets. Tall building is the First National Bank of Sumpter, constructed in 1899. Metropolitan Hotel on North St. in background next to Bill Gleason's house. Behind bank is the Bank Saloon and beside it is the Union Assay Office. Photo courtesy Baker County Library, Baker City, Oregon






