Triumph Mine, the longest operated mine in the Wood River Valley, sitting at foot of sage-covered hills. There is a tailing pond in foreground, and a waste dump and shaft on the hillside in the background. The ore bins are at the very top of the...
Washing out gold using hydraulic mining equipment in the Salmon River Country, Lemhi County, Idaho. Hydraulic mining was done alongside mountains and riverbank.
K.P. Plowman's claim near Idaho City. Miners sitting on hydraulic equipment. 1st row l to r: 1. Fred Garrecht, 2. Clay Mosher, 3. John Barry, 4. Louis Garrecht, 5. 6. 2nd row l to r 1. Ed Foster 2. Will Garrecht, 3. 4. William Horton, 5. Arch...