Gold Rush to Bohemia - Explore this Early Oregon Mining ...
At one point the richest mining district throughout the West Cascade Mountains, the Bohemia Mining District is located in Lane County roughly 35 miles east of Cottage Grove. Gold was first found on Sharps Creek back in 1858 by a group of four men, O.P. Adams, Rufus Adams, W.W. Ogelsby, and William Shields. The Bohemia Mining District was named ...