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Old Sam Mine (Camas)

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)

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

Cary's Castle North Petroglyphs

Cary's Castle North Petroglyphs

In 2016, on an adventure north of Cary's Castle (one of many), I stumbled upon these petroglyphs hidden among the granite boulders of the Eagle Mountains. The abstract designs appear to be Desert Archaic in style, likely created by indigenous peoples who traveled these washes for thousands of

Winner Mine (Atlanta ID)

Winner Mine (Atlanta ID)

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

War Eagle Mine (Gospel Hump)

War Eagle Mine (Gospel Hump)

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

Burham Canyon Pictographs

Burham Canyon Pictographs

Two things make Burham Canyon remarkable: the vibrant pictographs painted in red, white, black, orange, and traces of blue, and the fact that women from three different tribes traveled here specifically for childbirth. The Kitanemuk considered it home territory, but Kawaiisu women came from the northeast and Tataviam from the

Pocketed Rocks Petroglyphs

Pocketed Rocks Petroglyphs

Unlike the dramatic canyon walls at White River Narrows a few miles away, the rock art at Pocketed Rocks requires more careful exploration. The petroglyphs are more scattered here and, more interestingly, on unusual volcanic tuff formations surrounding tinajas (natural rock basins). The volcanic tuff is riddled with thousands of