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Tag Archives: mining

Horseshoe Bend Summit, Idaho

Posted on December 7, 2015 by adminJanuary 3, 2016

This view was taken from Idaho State Highway 55 and looks at the hills surrounding Horseshoe Bend on the Payette River. Horseshoe Bend was the point where early settlers left the river trail and climbed the hills to the Boise … Continue reading →

Posted in Photos | Tagged Boise Basin, Horseshoe Bend, mining, Payette River

Silver City, Idaho Area An Interesting Destination For Autumn Trips

Posted on September 4, 2015 by adminAugust 26, 2015

September and October are choice months for visiting Silver City, one of the premier Old West mining towns. Silver City will have an open house September 19 and 20. As area historian Helen Nettleton noted, Silver City “has escaped the … Continue reading →

Posted in Idaho History, Outdoors | Tagged ghost towns, mining, Silver City, tours

Goat Mountain Near Big Creek, Idaho

Posted on April 3, 2015 by adminMarch 28, 2015

Goat Mountain on the Big Creek Road, Idaho, 1954. This is part of the miners’ route from McCall to diggings in Central Idaho. Photo by Irving Cornell … Continue reading →

Posted in Photos | Tagged Big Creek, Goat Mountain, McCall, mining

Stibnite, Idaho

Posted on March 26, 2015 by adminMarch 18, 2015

Mines at Stibnite, Idaho became important sources of tungsten and mercury in the late 1920s through World War II. This photo was taken in 1954. Later the camp was abandoned and fell into disrepair. It is southeast of Yellow Pine, … Continue reading →

Posted in Photos | Tagged mercury, mining, Stibnite, tungsten

Cuprum, Idaho

Posted on March 18, 2015 by adminMarch 16, 2015

The community of Cuprum, Idaho is located east of Hells Canyon. It was built in 1897 to support copper mining operations in the area. This photo was taken in 1954. Photo by Irving Cornell. … Continue reading →

Posted in Photos | Tagged copper, Cuprum Idaho, Hells Canyon, mining

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