Gold Discovered in Bandon

This is a reprint of the article that appeared in the Wall Street Journal


secret location of bandon's underground gold mine

Gold was recently discovered under the offices of Fred & Keeli Gernandt, at David L. Davis Real Estate





secret trap door

Take the mine-shaft elevator down to the lower level of the gold mine. Fred & Keeli can be seen in this photo.





underground gold mine

You are now in the mine. Walk toward the ore cart, and then turn to the right.





gold ore

Notice the rich gold ore on the rock wall directly in front of you.





illegal immigrant gold miners

A crew of ten immigrants work the mine night and day. They are not allowed to go outside, and live completely underground.





newest tunnel underground gold mine

This is the newest tunnel which will take you to the richest gold ore found so far. The chain is used to restrain the guard dog.





rich gold ore

You are now standing in the richest gold deposit ever discovered in Oregon and you are also standing directly underneath the Bandon Liquor Store.





underground vault for gold storage

At the end of this short tunnel is the vault, where the ore is processed into gold bars.





gold bars

The gold bars are neatly stacked before being transferred to the vault at Umpqua Bank.



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