Central Idaho

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

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

The Winner Mine was one of the countless small gold operations in the area of Atlanta, Idaho. Atlanta was famous for fabulously rich silver and gold mines such as the Monarch and Buffalo. Their ore was so great it was worth packing by mule and wagon hundreds of miles to

The War Eagle Mine was an isolated gold producer along Fitz Creek southwest of Dixie, Idaho. It was first located in 1898 as the Blue Bell Claim by William Boyce. The original vein outcrop was poorly mineralized, but in 1912 a boulder of high grade float was found on the

The Deadwood Mine sat so far from civilization that during winter, the only way in was a two-day trip by dog sled. From early November through late June, snow buried the roads across three mountain passes. Dog teams under contract made the fifty-two-mile journey from Cascade three

The Oro Cache Mine was a small gold producer in the Beaverhead Mountains near Salmon. It is at the head of Freeman Creek, and was the largest mine in the tiny Carmen Creek Mining District. The mine was supposedly discovered in 1897, and was developed rapidly. It operated intermittently until