Wheelbarrow Mine

Coordinates: 46°59′51″N 116°47′00″W / 46.9975°N 116.7833°W / 46.9975; -116.7833 The lost Wheelbarrow Mine is claimed to have been located about 10 miles (16 km) from Potlatch in Latah County, Idaho.[1][2][3] The reported location is 3,871 feet above sea level, at coordinates 46.9975° N, 116.7833° W.[4][5] The mine, believed to have been dug prior to 1890, was said to have produced $20,000 in gold, before a falling-out between its operators led to its abandonment.[4] One of the operators later returned to the area to find the mine again, but was unsuccessful.[4] In June 1939, miners with the Fitsum Mining company uncovered an abandoned mine matching the description of the Wheelbarrow mine, containing human bone presumed to belong to the other operator.[4]

References

  1. ↑ The Bookmark. 17-18. University of Idaho Library. 1964. pp. 153–. Casper, one of the prospectors, and his un-named partner built a wheelbarrow of whiskey barrel staves, tunneled into the ... 5 1/2 miles of road and stripped several veins with a bulldozer at the Wheelbarrow mine about 10 miles from Potlatch.
  2. ↑ W. C. Jameson (1993). Buried Treasures of the Rocky Mountain West: Legends of Lost Mines, Train Robbery Gold, Caves of Forgotten Riches, and Indians' Buried Silver. august house. pp. 68–. ISBN 978-0-87483-272-3. During the summer of 1880, a prospector known only as Caspar, along with his partner, roamed the wilds of the Moscow Mountains in ... As winter approached, Caspar's partner suggested they abandon the high ...
  3. ↑ Barry Storm (1947). Practical prospecting: a manual of electronic prospecting technique. Southwest Pub. Co. pp. 36–. Who "discovered" the Lost Wheelbarrow Mine in Idaho, the
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Mine Lost for Years Believed Found in Idaho". Kentucky New Era. January 26, 1940. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
  5. ↑ "Idaho Geological Survey - Home". idahogeology.org.
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