Editing Sumpter, Oregon (section)

==Economy==
Sumpter relies heavily on tourism as a source of income. The town's remaining historic structures, an excursion train that runs along part of the SVRy line, and a state park devoted to a historic gold dredge make the city a tourist destination.<ref name="Ostertag"/>

A {{convert|6|mi|km|0|adj=on}} stretch of the original SVRy has been restored and operates on summer weekends and major holidays from [[Memorial Day]] through the end of September. The excursion line has stations in Sumpter and [[McEwen, Oregon|McEwen]].<ref>{{cite web|title=2013 Visitor Information|publisher=Sumpter Valley Railroad|url=http://www.sumptervalleyrailroad.org/uploads/3/0/4/8/3048572/svr_2013_brochure.pdf|access-date=April 15, 2013}}</ref> The Sumpter station and part of the line are within the state park, known as the [[Sumpter Valley Gold Dredge|Sumpter Valley Dredge State Historic Area]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Sumpter Valley Dredge State Heritage Area|publisher=Oregon Parks and Recreation Department|url=http://www.oregonstateparks.org/index.cfm?do=main.loadFile&load=_siteFiles/publications/sumpter_dredge.pdf|access-date=April 15, 2013}}</ref> The dredge on display in the park was the last of three used to mine gold from surface deposits along the [[Powder River (Oregon)|Powder River]]. It operated here from 1935 through 1954.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sumpter Valley Dredge State Heritage Area|publisher=Oregon Parks and Recreation Department|url=http://www.oregonstateparks.org/index.cfm?do=parkPage.dsp_parkPage&parkId=174|year=2013|access-date=April 15, 2013}}</ref>

In 2013, the area was the location for the [[reality television]] show ''[[Ghost Mine (TV series)|Ghost Mine]]''.<ref>{{cite news|last=Hibbard|first=James|title=Syfy Orders 3 Shows: Ghosts, Ghosts, Ghosts|url=http://insidetv.ew.com/2012/11/28/syfy-3-ghost-shows/|work=Inside TV|publisher=Entertainment Weekly|date=November 28, 2012|access-date=April 16, 2013}}</ref> The plot involves a team of people looking for gold and ghosts in the "Crescent Mine" near Sumpter.<ref>{{cite web|last=Kondolojy|first=Amanda|title=''Ghost Mine'' Renewed for Second Season by Syfy|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/04/10/ghost-mine-renewed-for-second-season-by-syfy/177350/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130414071112/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/04/10/ghost-mine-renewed-for-second-season-by-syfy/177350/|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 14, 2013|publisher=TV by the Numbers|date=April 10, 2013|access-date=April 16, 2013}}</ref> According to a ''Baker City Herald'' story picked up by the [[Associated Press]] and Portland television station [[KATU]], most of the filming was done at the Buckeye Mine group near [[Bourne, Oregon|Bourne]], about {{convert|6|mi|km|0}} north of Sumpter along Cracker Creek.<ref name="KATU">{{cite news|last=Jacoby|first=Jayson|title=TV Show Shot in Oregon Combines Gold Mining with Ghost Hunting|url=http://www.katu.com/living/travel/185718362.html|date=January 7, 2013|publisher=Fisher Communications|access-date=April 16, 2013}}</ref>

In 2020, Season 11 of [[Discovery Channel|Discovery's]] TV series ''[[Gold Rush (TV series)|Gold Rush]]'' was filmed in the area. The show features rookie miner Fred Lewis,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Oregonian/OregonLive|first=Kristi Turnquist {{!}} The|date=2020-10-29|title=Another Northwest miner joins 'Gold Rush,' looking for gold in Oregon|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/entertainment/2020/10/another-northwest-miner-joins-gold-rush-looking-for-gold-in-oregon.html|access-date=2021-03-03|website=oregonlive|language=en}}</ref> a veteran, in his attempts to mine gold with his former military friends.