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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Painter Mine (Dixie, Idaho)
The Painter Mine was a long worked but not terribly productive gold mine along the Salmon River. The first work reported in the area was in the early 1900s when Edward O. Eakin claimed the Jersey Creek Bar. In 1908 John R. Painter bought the claim from Eakin and started
Old Sam Mine (Camas)
The Old Sam was a short lived gold mine in the Skeleton Creek district north of Fairfield, Idaho. It appears its operation was too brief to draw much attention, so there is little information available on the mine.
The earliest mention of the mine I could find was in 1909
Mahan Mine (Edwardsburg, ID)
The Mahan Mine was situated on Ramey Ridge, northeast of Edwardsburg, Idaho. Its history is poorly documented, but it appears to have produced little ore. Charles Mahan and his son were active in the area, locating claims from 1907 to 1940. I am unsure which specific claims the features pictured