Mining Camp Kanaka Flat, Ore.
M.A. Thesis, 2009, Rose, Chelsea E.
"A Sound of Revelry By Night:" Archaeology, History, and the Myth of the Mining Camp Kanaka Flat, Oregon
by Chelsea E. Rose
thesis submitted to Sonoma State U. Rohnert Park, CA for degree of Masters of Arts in Cultural Resources Management
Adrian Praetzellis, Ph.D.; Michelle Jolly, PhD; Mark A. Tveskov, PhD 11/18/09
Oregon Gold Rush, case study: Kanaka Flat; Get In, Get Rich, Get Out, the Western Mining Frontier;
community in the Camps, the Myth of the Mining Camp, "The Wildest Hell-Raising Town i Southern Oregon" (Kanaka Flat)
The Southwestern Oregon Gold Rush, The Rogue River Indian Wars 1851-1856; Archaelogy. "Lonely Men, Loose Women: Mining Camp Demographics" Glory Days: Terpsichorean Tumult--nightlife in the camp. The Saving Grace of the Righteous Redemmer, religion in the camp; violence and power in the lawless frontier--the long arm of the law. Boom or Bust. local lore and positive feedback loop. depression-era mining