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Ruby Salmon Creek silver camp
Ghost town Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Coins and tokens
Nails and fittings
Old bottlesAlso reported: Indian Head cents, cartridge cases, mining tools.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service, Amy Downes, (CC BY-SA 2.0), North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0), Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
1886-1890s silver camp
Silver camp that grew on Salmon Creek after 1886 discoveries, with about 700 people and 70 buildings on the main street by 1888, briefly the county seat. The Panic of 1893 collapsed silver prices and the camp was slowly abandoned.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
old mine workings
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