A History of Gold Dredging in Idaho (Mining the American West)

Synopsis

A Revolution In Placer Mining From Inception In The 1880s Until Its Demise In The 1960s And Its Impact On Idaho, The Nation's Fourth Leading Producer Of Dredged Gold Which Provides A Lens Through Which To Observe The Practice And History Of Gold Dredging Around The World-- Introduction -- Dredging On The Early Snake River -- The Black Sands Craze -- The Burroughs Brothers -- The Pierce Area -- The Florence Area -- Elk City And Newsome -- Stanley Basin And Yankee Fork -- Salmon City And Leesburg -- South And Middle Fork Of The Boise River -- The Yukon Dredge -- The Warren Area -- Boise Basin -- Dredging Rare Metals -- Other Dredge Grounds -- The Struggle For Dredge Control -- The Aftermath: The Clean-up -- Epilogue. Clark C. Spence. Includes Bibliographical References. Mode Of Access: World Wide Web.