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Archive Home > 2005 > April > 30 > Born on a Central Oregon ranch, John Manning leaves home to work in the Horse Heaven Mine, then returns to ranching

Born on a Central Oregon ranch, John Manning leaves home to work in the Horse Heaven Mine, then returns to ranching

By Jim Witty / The Bulletin
April 30, 2005

In the 1930s, mercury was king in the hills of Central Oregon, and the Horse Heaven Mine was a major producer.

In its heyday, the mine 15 miles east of Ashwood offered up 100,000 tons of cinnabar (mercury ore), and 15,000 75-pound flasks of quicksilver (liquid mercury).

In its heyday, the town....

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