ASHLAND, a city of Oregon, U.S.A., on Bear creek, in the southern part of the State. It is on Federal highways 97 and 99, and is served by the Southern Pacific railway. The population was 4,283 in 1920, and was 4,544 in 1930 by the Federal census. It lies in a valley 1,900 ft. above sea-level, with peaks of the Siskiyou mountains on every side, and has a number of mineral springs, most of which are owned by the city. Fruit is grown in the region, and there are gold mines (both placer and quartz) near by. Ashland is the seat of the Southern Oregon normal school (established 1925). The city was founded about 1852 and was incorporated in