Book excerpt: Mining historian Kerby Jackson introduces us to a classic mining work in this important re-issue of “Commercial Report on the Gold Fields of Eastern Oregon”. Unavailable since 1900, this publication was originally compiled by the Baker City Chamber of CommerceOffering important insights into the gold mining history of Eastern Oregon, “The Gold Fields of Eastern Oregon” sheds a rare light on many of the gold mines that were operating at the turn of the 19th Century in Baker County and Grant County in North Eastern Oregon. Some of the areas featured include the Cable Cove District, Baisely-Elhorn, Granite, Red Boy, Bonanza, Susanville, Sparta, Virtue, Vaughn, Sumpter, Burnt River, Rye Valley and other mining districts.Included is basic information on not only many gold mines that are well known to those interested in Eastern Oregon mining history, but also many mines and prospects which have been mostly lost to the passage of time. Accompanying are numerous rare photos.Note: This edition is a perfect facsimile of the original edition and is not set in a modern typeface. As such, some type characters and images might suffer from slight imperfections or minor shadows in the page background.