Calder — Shoshone County

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Calder — Shoshone County

Gold Mining Site ID • Shoshone County County
Description
West of Calder, in the St. Joe distirct, there are many area mines in the Shoshone part of the district. Most were lode mines that produced a by product of gold. Along the St. Joe River, in T45N R3, 4 and 9E, many area mines produced lode gold.
Historical Notes
Source: Tom Ashworth's Prospectors Cache (tomashworth.com / Mike Higbee / 49erMike). Author: Tom Ashworth. Original page: shoshone_id.shtml. State index: https://web.archive.org/web/20040830075749/http://www.tomashworth.com/goldloc.shtml Area: Calder. Map coordinates are an approximate county centroid — not a precise claim site. West of Calder, in the St. Joe distirct, there are many area mines in the Shoshone part of the district. Most were lode mines that produced a by product of gold. Along the St. Joe River, in T45N R3, 4 and 9E, many area mines produced lode gold.
Status / Verification historical_site — Legendary or approximate

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