Spence, Clark C., authorUniversity Press of Colorado, publisher2016-07-202016-07-202016http://hdl.handle.net/10217/173663A revolution in placer mining from inception in the 1880s until its demise in the 1960s and its impact on Idaho, the nation's fourth leading producer of dredged gold which provides a lens through which to observe the practice and history of gold dredging around the world.Dredging on the early Snake River -- The black sands craze -- The Burroughs Brothers -- The Pierce area -- The Florence area -- Elk City and Newsome -- Stanley Basin and Yankee Fork -- Salmon City and Leesburg -- South and middle fork of the Boise River -- The Yukon dredge -- The Warren area -- Boise Basin -- Dredging rare metals -- Other dredge grounds -- The struggle for dredge control -- The aftermath: the clean-up.born digitalbooksengCopyright and other restrictions may apply. User is responsible for compliance with all applicable laws. For information about copyright law, please see https://libguides.colostate.edu/copyright.All rights reserved. User is responsible for compliance. Please contact University Press of Colorado at https://upcolorado.com/our-books/rights-and-permissions for use information.Gold mines and mining -- Idaho -- HistoryPlacer mining -- Idaho -- HistoryTextAccess is limited to the Adams State University, Colorado School of Mines, Colorado State University, Colorado State University Pueblo, Fort Lewis College, Metropolitan State University of Denver, University of Alaska Fairbanks, University of Colorado Boulder, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, University of Colorado Denver, University of Denver, University of Northern Colorado, University of Wyoming, Utah State University, and Western Colorado University members only.