The old Boise Trail passed between the two points marked ""X"". Hells Canyon is behind or west of this mountain. A little to the north and east is ""Dry Diggings"" where much gold was found and ""picked up"" as there was no water for the usual type...
Washing out gold using hydraulic mining equipment in the Salmon River Country, Lemhi County, Idaho. Hydraulic mining was done alongside mountains and riverbank.
Woman with boots and hat standing in the foreground on a path in front of mountains with trees. There are five levels of wooden bunkhouses in background.
Idaho Bureau of Mines and Geology Bulletin 11, Plate II Contour interval 50 ft, datum is mean sea level. Includes numerical and alphbetical list of mining properties.
Map indicates claim ownership. Shows roads, proposed wagon road, ranches, mountains lakes, rivers and creeks. Includes legend showing principle properties. "Locations filed for record included in this territory number 6000 to date." Scale. 1...