Jesus Urquides Packs a Mule, 1925

Jesus Urquides Packs a Mule, 1925 (HM23BV)

Location: Boise, ID 83702 Ada County
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Country: United States of America
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N 43° 36.701', W 116° 11.754'

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In 1850, at age seventeen, Jesus Urquides joined the California gold rush to Stockton and the Sierra Nevadas.
In 1860, striking out on his own, he followed the rush to Walla Walla, Lewiston, and The Dalles.
Boise Basin's 1863 gold rush lured Urquides to a supply point on the Boise River close to the mines.

As an innovative packer, Urquides became well known for managing dangerous and difficult tasks.
His reputation grew when he successfully packed an 8,400 foot long, continuous steel cable to the remote Yellow Jacket Mine.
Urquides coiled the 4,500-pound cable from one mule to another, spreading the unwieldy load over a train of 35 animals.

Urquides lived a rich and complex life.
Rising from working-class immigrant status to respectable, industrious entrepreneur, he exemplified the Mexican heritage of Idaho's ethnically diverse pioneers.
The photograph above shows Urquides, at age 93, demonstrating the proper cinching of a mule for a profile that appeared in Sunset Magazine in 1925.
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HM NumberHM23BV
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Year Placed2013
Placed ByBoise City Department of Arts and History
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Date Added Thursday, November 30th, 2017 at 7:01am PST -08:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)11T E 564887 N 4829058
Decimal Degrees43.61168333, -116.19590000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 43° 36.701', W 116° 11.754'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds43° 36' 42.06" N, 116° 11' 45.24" W
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Area Code(s)208
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling East
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 115 W Main St, Boise ID 83702, US
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