Where: Idaho · approx. 43.46, -114.26 (vicinity only)
Why this spot: 1880s+ Sanborn-mapped town on Big Wood River
What turns up: 1880s silver boom saloon, druggist, brewery and mercantile bottles and Chinatown ceramics along the Big Wood River and the old smelter blocks
Access: Gray area.
Much of the ground around this old mining camp is federal (Forest Service or BLM), where the Archaeological Resources Protection Act bars disturbing sites over 100 years old without a permit. The creek and river beds below the ordinary high water mark are state owned and restricted for artifact removal, and the townsite lots and tailings banks are typically private, so get the landowner's permission before digging.
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Satellite view, historic-map overlays, tide/flow context and field notes are in the app. Exact research detail is part of Pro.
Pins are approximate by design. This page is historical research, not permission to dig. Check ownership and local law first.