Idaho
Orofino, ID
Clearwater River gold gateway
Riverbank Source-confirmed findsGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Old bottles
GoldAlso reported: 1890s to 1910s saloon.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0), BLM Alaska (Public domain).
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Why this spot
1910s+ Sanborn-mapped town on Clearwater River at Orofino Creek
The 1910 Sanborn marks a built out supply town at the Clearwater and Orofino Creek, the gateway to the 1860s Pierce placer diggings, giving strong water side bottle-era potential.
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