Dredge Beginnings

Dredge Beginnings (HM22TI)

Location: Stanley, ID 83278 Custer County
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Country: United States of America
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N 44° 22.625', W 114° 43.366'

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Thoughts of dredging the Yankee Fork began in 1899 when business groups bought up placer claims along the creek and were revived up again in 1904 when the Boston & Boise Dredge Company drilled test holes. Rising gold prices stimulated interest again in 1932, and the Yankee Fork Placer Company brought in a diesel powered dredge. Inadequate equipment caused the project to fail.

The Silas Mason Company and later its subsidiary the Snake River Mining Company brought in machinery and tested the ground again. By 1940, a work camp was constructed and workers awaited the arrival of a custom-built dredge. This dredging operation continued off and on until 1947 when the company ended operations due to a bedrock reef that prevented access to better paying ground. Warren Dredging Corporation, a company partially owned by J.R. Simplot, bought the operation in 1949. This company overcame the challenge of the bedrock reef and continued operations until 1952. The dredge was moved to its present location in 1953.
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HM NumberHM22TI
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Placed ByU.S. Forest Service, Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation, and the Bureau of Land Management
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Date Added Monday, November 13th, 2017 at 10:01am PST -08:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)11T E 681415 N 4916278
Decimal Degrees44.37708333, -114.72276667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 44° 22.625', W 114° 43.366'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds44° 22' 37.5" N, 114° 43' 21.96" W
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Area Code(s)208
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling West
Closest Postal AddressAt or near Yankee Fork Rd, Stanley ID 83278, US
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