JAWBONE FLATS
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JAWBONE FLATS |
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NAME: Jawbone Flats COUNTY: Marion ROADS: 2WD GRID: 1 CLIMATE: mild, Pacific Northwest BEST TIME TO VISIT: April thru October |
COMMENTS:
A caretaker and some cabins and buildings that is used by Friends of Opal Creek organization for rentals and education. REMAINS: Cabins, miners store, some machinery |
| Miners arrived in this area near Mill City in 1859 and discovered gold. Other minerals were in greater supply and also found nearby, such as copper, zinc and lead. Mining camp was established in 1931 and the Shiney Rock minning company continued until 1992. The remains of an old lumber mill are nearby on the way to Jawbone Flats, and the camp is near Opal Creek on the Little North Fork of the Santiam river. Located approx. 22 miles east of Salem. Jawbone Flats gets its electricity from water sent down pipes from higher elevation into a water turbine. The tailing piles were removed many years ago in a clean up effort. Located near some of the most beautiful old growth forest in Oregon. http://www.opalcreek.org/programs.html Submitted by: Gary Hecksel |
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