Near Mountain Home in Elmore County, Idaho — The American West (Mountains)

Gold Mines

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, June 26, 2017

1. Gold Mines Marker

Inscription. More than a century ago, Rocky Bar, Happy Camp, and a number of other South Boise mining towns flourished in a remote mountain wilderness 30 miles northwest of here.
Discovered early in 1863, they were so hard to get to that the could not be worked successfully for more than 20 years. But wealthy investors from New York and London finally put up enough capital that large mills and unground tunnels produced more than 6 million dollars. That gold now is worth more than 120 million.

Erected by Idaho Department of Transportation. (Marker Number 400.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Natural Resources. In addition, it is included in the Idaho State Historical Society series list.

Location. 43° 18.408′ N, 115° 16.782′ W. Marker is near Mountain Home, Idaho, in Elmore County. It is on Sun Valley Highway (U.S. 20 at milepost 126) near Old Highway 68, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Mountain Home ID 83647, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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this marker is on Idaho’s Snake River Plain,

in Greater Boise,

and on the Shoshone–Paiute Duck Valley Reservation.

It is also in the American Mountain West.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Rocky Mountains,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Other nearby markers. At least 2 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Castle Rock (approx. 1.8 miles away); Goodale's Cutoff (approx. 1.8 miles away).

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, June 26, 2017

2. Gold Mines Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 16, 2017. It was originally submitted on November 16, 2017, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 1,912 times since then and 146 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 16, 2017, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.