Ido Gold Finding Gold in Ido
Early mining and geological reports on Snake River gold mining indicate that some deposits produced thousands of ounces of gold but were generally exhausted within a year or two. In 1890, one writer stated that a mining claim could be opened for about 5000 and return from 1050 per day (gold at 20/ounce); it was stated that 500010,000 in gold could be recovered from an acre of ground by