Idaho’s Historic Yankee Fork Gold Dredge: Millions In Gold Came From Streams Near Stanley But At A Cost
February 12 2009
In the mid 1930’s miners who held claims on the Yankee Fork, a tributary of the Salmon River. The miners were looking for anyone interested in dredging their claims on the Yankee Fork. There were about two to three dozen claims involved. Tests indicated approximately $16,000,000 worth of gold was recoverable, they formed a company [...]
