The Oregon Mine of the California Dutchmen

Four Dutchmen left the California gold fields after the gold rush seeking more gold.
Their journey took them to the Ochoco Mountains in the heart of central Oregon dominated by the 120-foot diameter, 350-foot high monolith called Steens Pillar.
It is believed that the four Dutchmen found the riches and spent the summer digging a fortune out of a canyon.
When, during the late fall season and approaching bad weather came, as well as a lack of food, they decided to return to California.
They hid their tools, shovels, and gold pans under a log intending to return, but sickness and death broke up the foursome and they never made it back.
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