Miner Alva Fields was convicted in a US District Court for selling liquor to Indians in Northern Idaho and sentenced in 1905 to a year in prison. His file contains photographs, court records, and a physical description of the convict.
Ball mill at the Bradley Mine mill at Stibnite in Valley County, Idaho circa 1940. This photo gives a close up view of the ball mills which are used to crush ore. The opening and trough where crushed ore exits the mill is clearly shown in the...
Winter scene of snow covered mill buildings at the Belshazzar Mine near Quartzburg, Boise, County, Idaho. The mill building was erected on a mountainside covered with timber.
A rich beauty spot in the Boise Mountains consisting of 24 mining claims with a total area of 470 acres-located 8 miles east of Boise, Idaho. Includes names of officers. Shows location of claims, geographical features such as creeks, mountains,...
Mine and mill buildings and a number of waste dumps at the Black Jack Mine on Florida Mountain in Owyhee County near Silver City, Idaho circa 1900. Note the snowshed covering the tracks leading from the mine to the mill in the middle of the photo.
Blacksmiths shop in Rocky Bar, Idaho. Men and children are standing at the entrance to the shop. The building is located in front of a wooded mountain side
Two men hand sorting ore at the Blue Jacket Mine in the Seven Devils Mining District in Adams County. around 1900. Miners sorted ore prior to sending it to a mill for processing. This ensured only the higher grade material was milled.