Introduction -- History -- California gold rush -- Placer mining in southern Oregon -- Stream placers -- Beach placers -- Offshore beds -- Ancient terraces -- Lode mining in southern Oregon -- Benton mine -- Ashland mine -- Greenback mine -- Sylvanite mine -- Hicks lead -- Gold Hill pocket -- Revenue pocket -- Steamboat pocket -- Johnson and Bowden pockets -- Roaring Gimlet pocket -- Jewett Ledge pocket -- Robertson mine -- Production -- Gold production of southwestern Oregon -- Outlook -- Selected bibliography