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100-yard foot race on main street in De Lamar, Idaho. Bunkhouse on right. Townspeople line the both sides of the street. Wooden buildings and sidewalks are clearly shown. The track is marked by white lines in the left forground.
Relief shown by contour lines. Shows geologic minerals for the area surrounding De Lamar, Dewey, and Silver City. Includes Florida Mountain, Black Jack and War Eagle Mountain. Includes minerals granite, basalt, gold, silver, etc. Includes legend....
Scale: 1 inch = 112 feet. Note: Drifts and crosscuts from Annual Report, De Lamar M. County Lim. For year ending March 31st, 1898; 1 map : col. ; 25 x 55 cm.
Mill Building at the De Lamar Mine on Jordan Creek near Silver City, Idaho circa 1900. Note the barren hills as much of the timber in the area was removed to fuel the mill and for use as support in the underground working.
Underground mine opening (could be a stope) at the De Lamar Mine, Owyhee County, Idaho. Note the lack of timber or other types of underground support and the miner standing on the right.
De Lamar Mine mill buildings at bottom of hillside adjacent to Jordan Creek. Ore is transported from the mine to the mill in the covered chute in the center of the picture.
Mule-drawn wagon train in the lower part of the town of De Lamar, on Jordan Creek, Owyhee County, Idaho. On ground, Eddie Morgan, nampa. on horseback, Bob Grant, father of donor. Copied from photo loaned by Earl Grant, Boise.
