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Gold mining spirit fuels Idaho growth and future
The article traces Idaho’s birth from gold rush era led by Captain E D Pierce in 1860, naming towns like Florence and Elk City, and notes geologists see continued mineral potential in the Salmon river watershed. It highlights Idaho County’s postwar production surge, resolving into modern large scale methods and rising demand for industrial expansion, with King Solomon lodge preparing past masters night in the Masonic temple and visitors expected from Kemmerer, Wyoming, Soda Springs, and Pocatello.
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Commonwealth of Idaho
Idaho
Jean de Lasser
Orofino Creek
E.D. Pierce
Pierce
Idaho-wilder
Ness
el Donado
Magis
Florence
Elk City
Warrens
Buffalo Hump
Demerville
Taano City
Free Ford Coy
Salmon River
King Solomon Lodge
A. F
A. M
Masonic Temple
Lydon K. Anderson
Arangements
Charles E. Harris
L. S. Wedel
Dr. H
King and Henry
Whitman
Vistors
Kemmeer
Wyoming
Soda Springs
Pocatello