John was a world traveler, traveling to New Zealand, Tahiti, and the Sandwich Islands (Hawaii). He was involved in gold mining in Oregon at the time of his letter, which was written from Leland, Josephine County, Oregon. John had saved the money he earned from gold mining and bought 560 acres which became the Meadows Ranch. He farmed the ranch during the "off season" for mining, when water was not available. John practiced a mining method known as "hydrasulicing", where high pressure hoses were used to wash down a hillside to expose the gold. John took out a mortgage on the ranch to obtain money to upgrade his mining operations. However, he lost the ranch in a Sheriff's sale in May 1895. It is thought that John and Jeanetta separated after the loss of the ranch, with John moving out and living elsewhere. He continued working his mines until becoming ill in 1898. John Wesley Goff died 29 September 1902 at the age of 71. Jeanetta died in 1912 after suffering stomach pain. An autopsy revealed that her death resulted from peritonitis caused by an open safety pin in her stomach. John and Jeanetta are buried side by side in the Goff Family Cemetery, Leland, Oregon.
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John was a world traveler, traveling to New Zealand, Tahiti, and the Sandwich Islands (Hawaii). He was involved in gold mining in Oregon at the time of his letter, which was written from Leland, Josephine County, Oregon. John had saved the money he earned from gold mining and bought 560 acres which became the Meadows Ranch. He farmed the ranch during the "off season" for mining, when water was not available. John practiced a mining method known as "hydrasulicing", where high pressure hoses were used to wash down a hillside to expose the gold. John took out a mortgage on the ranch to obtain money to upgrade his mining operations. However, he lost the ranch in a Sheriff's sale in May 1895. It is thought that John and Jeanetta separated after the loss of the ranch, with John moving out and living elsewhere. He continued working his mines until becoming ill in 1898. John Wesley Goff died 29 September 1902 at the age of 71. Jeanetta died in 1912 after suffering stomach pain. An autopsy revealed that her death resulted from peritonitis caused by an open safety pin in her stomach. John and Jeanetta are buried side by side in the Goff Family Cemetery, Leland, Oregon.
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