This story has been corrected to reflect that bucket line dredges, not steam shovels, were used to dig up the valley floor. FRISCO — One of the most unique ecological restoration projects in Summit ...
Today the lone surviving dredge stands as the centerpiece of one of Oregon's newest state parks. (Photo/Mark Highberger). Not long ago in the old Sumpter Valley, a mechanical beast the size of an ...
Not long ago in the old Sumpter Valley, a mechanical beast the size of an apartment building spent its days plodding along the stream beds, eating the valley floor. As it dug itself ever deeper into ...