Lost Blue Bucket Mine

The John Day River passing by Sheep Rock in the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument; the mine is thought to be near the John Day River

The Lost Blue Bucket Mine is a lost mine reputed to be located along the Meek Wagon Train trail between the present day cities of Vale and The Dalles in Oregon, United States. Its discovery traces back to 1845, several years before the start of the California Gold Rush (1848–1855).[1]

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