Wheelbarrow Mine

Coordinates: 46°59′51″N 116°47′00″W / 46.9975°N 116.7833°W 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. "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.