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Sunnyside Mill

What remains of the Sunnyside Mill sits at the end of a short walk through the forest, a crumbled foundation and scattered machinery in a landscape that has largely erased a century of mining activity. The mine that fed this mill once had over 9,000 feet of underground workings and employed two different stamp mills in two different locations across four decades of intermittent operation. Nearly all of that has vanished. The site offers a quiet glimpse into central Idaho's early gold rush, but anyone expecting a well-preserved ruin will find the forest winning this particular battle.

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