Editing Jordan Valley, Oregon (section)

===Economic transition===
When mining declined in the area and populations of [[boomtown]]s like [[Silver City, Idaho|Silver City]] dwindled around 1875, residents of Jordan Valley survived by transitioning to ranching. By 1867, 11 ranches were operating locally.<ref name="OEJV" /> In 1888, there were an estimated 100,000 head of cattle in the area.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Swackhamer |first1=Barry |title=Making Jordan Valley Home Historical Marker |url=https://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=106875 |website=The Historical Marker Database |access-date=19 October 2019}}</ref> Ranching supported continuing growth of the community until the [[Great Depression]] struck in 1929.<ref name="skinner" /> This financial hardship, coupled with the remoteness of the town (and subsequent lack of law enforcement) made [[Moonshine|bootlegging]] grow in popularity during the last few years of [[Prohibition in the United States|Prohibition]].<ref name="skinner" />