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The West Coast Mines Company was an Oregon corporation that, by 1915, owned 40 or more claims in the Bohemia Mining district in Lane and Douglas Counties, Oregon. These claims were situated in groups known as the "Champion," "Helena" and "Musick" groups. The Champion group included the following claims: Champion, Mable, Ida May, Sunshine, Broadway, Oversight, Bluebird, Good Hope, Excelsior, Surprise, West Annie, Triangle, Diamond, Ruth, Forsaken, Webfoot, Mahala, Sunrise Fraction, Frank Brice, Snow Slide, Mitchell, Columbia, Bertha, Sunrise, Vidicator, Jumper, Highland. The Musick group included the claims California, Mistery, Alpharetta, Butte, Idaho, Yukon, White Coast, Ajax, Los Angeles, Defiance, June, Hazle. The Helena group claims included Helena, Quickstep, Fallen Leaf, Mountain Chief, White Wings, White Bear, and Sally.
The West Coast Mines Company records primarily concern claims in the Musick and Champion Groups of the Bohemia Mining District in Lane and Douglas Counties, Oregon. Records in this collection are arranged in six folders in two boxes. They include abstracts of title, contracts and field notes dating from 1892 to 1916.