History

Page updated May 28, 2023

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Local History

Yellow Pine history

Stibnite history

Thunder Mountain & Roosevelt history

Big Creek and Edwardsburg history

Valley County History Posts

Link to Valley County Centennial
Link to History Local Roads Part 1
Link to History Local Roads Part 2
Link to Bryant Ranch (Johnson Creek airstrip)
Link to Old Yellow Pine Airfield
Link to The Loon Lake Bomber Crash 1943
Link to Aviation – Ray Arnold Back Country Mail Pilot
Link to Valley County Murders Part 1
Link to Valley County Murders Part 2
Link to Valley County Murders Part 3
Link to Payette Lakes Inn
Link to A Difficult Life
Link to History Back Country Post Offices
Link to Back County Mail Carriers
Link to Curley Brewer
Link to “Sheepherder” Bill Borden
Link to Stonebraker Family
Link to Idaho Backcountry Fire Lookouts
Link to Antimony in Idaho Valley County 1919
Link to Fern Creek Cinnabar District 1919
Link to 1948 Stibnite Mine Roads
Link to 1979 Mining History of Yellow Pine, Stibnite and Cinnabar Pt 1
Link to 1979 Mining History of Yellow Pine, Stibnite and Cinnabar Pt 2
Link to 1979 Mining History of Yellow Pine, Stibnite and Cinnabar Pt 3
Link to Deadwood (part 1 Mining)
Link to Deadwood (part 2 Dam)
Link to Landmark History
Link to Long Valley Ambush
Link to Sheepeater Campaign
Link to Sylvester Scott “Three Finger” Smith
Link to “Deadshot” Reed Ranch
Link to 1907 Trip to Riordan Lake
Link to Knox, Idaho
Link to Warm Lake (part 1)
Link to Warm Lake (part 2)
Link to Molly Kesler (Warm Lake)
Link to Daisy Tappan
Link to Thunderbolt (near Warm Lake)
Link to Thunder City, Long Valley, Idaho part 1
Link to Thunder City, Long Valley, Idaho part 2
Link to Thunder City Long Valley, Idaho part 3
Link to Thunder City Long Valley, Idaho part 4

Idaho History Posts

Link to Idaho Territory to State
Link to Mapping Idaho
Link to History of Solar Eclipses in Idaho
Link to Idaho Earthquake History
Link to Central Idaho Volcanoes
Link to Hagerman Horse State Fossil of Idaho
Link to Prohibition in Idaho (Part 1) Stories
Link to Prohibition in Idaho (Part 2) News Clippings
Link to Aviation Work Horses of the Backcountry
Link to Pioneers of Idaho’s Aerial Mail Routes
Link to Bryant Ranch (Johnson Creek airstrip)
Link to Old Yellow Pine Airfield
Link to The Loon Lake Bomber Crash 1943
Link to Aviation – Ray Arnold Back Country Mail Pilot
Link to Early Airplanes and Air Mail
Link to Parachuting Beavers 1948
Link to Idaho Railroads – Payette Branch
Link to Winter of 1948-1949
Link to Idaho 1918 Influenza Pandemic (Part 1)
Link to Idaho 1918 Influenza Pandemic (Part 2)
Link to Idaho 1918 Influenza Pandemic (Part 3)
Link to Idaho 1918 Influenza Pandemic (Part 4)
Link to Idaho 1918 Influenza Pandemic (Part 5)
Link to Idaho 1918 Influenza Pandemic (Part 6)
Link to Idaho 1918 Influenza Pandemic (Part 7)
Link to Idaho 1918 Influenza Pandemic (Part 8)
Link to Idaho 1918 Influenza Pandemic (Part 9)
Link to Idaho 1918 Influenza Pandemic (Part 10)
Link to Idaho 1918 Influenza Pandemic (Part 11)
Link to Idaho 1918 Influenza Pandemic (Part 12)
Link to Idaho 1918 Influenza Pandemic (Part 13)
Link to Idaho 1918 Influenza Pandemic (Part 14)
Link to Idaho 1918 Influenza Pandemic (Part 15)
Link to Idaho 1918 Influenza Pandemic (Part 16)
Link to Idaho 1918 Influenza Pandemic (Part 17)
Link to Idaho 1918 Influenza Pandemic (Part 18)
Link to Idaho 1918 Influenza Pandemic (Part 19)
Link to Idaho 1918 Influenza Pandemic (Part 20)
Link to Idaho 1918 Influenza Pandemic (Part 21)
Link to Idaho 1919 Influenza Pandemic (Part 22)
Link to Idaho 1919 Influenza Pandemic (Part 23)
Link to Idaho 1919 Influenza Pandemic (Part 24)
Link to Idaho 1919 Influenza Pandemic (Part 25)
Link to Idaho 1919 Influenza Pandemic (Part 26)
Link to Idaho 1919 Influenza Pandemic (Part 27)
Link to Idaho 1919 Influenza Pandemic (Part 28)
Link to Idaho 1919 Influenza Pandemic (Part 29)
Link to Idaho 1919 Influenza Pandemic (Part 30)
Link to Idaho 1919 Influenza Pandemic (Part 31)
Link to Idaho 1919 Influenza Pandemic (Part 32)
Link to Idaho 1919 Influenza Pandemic (Part 33)
Link to Idaho 1919 Influenza Pandemic (Part 34)
Link to Idaho 1919 Influenza Pandemic (Part 35)
Link to Idaho 1919 Influenza Pandemic (Part 36)
Link to Idaho 1919 Influenza Pandemic (Part 37)
Link to Idaho 1919 Influenza Pandemic (Part 38)
Link to Idaho 1919 Influenza Pandemic (Part 39)
Link to Idaho 1919 Influenza Pandemic (Part 40)
Link to Idaho 1919 Influenza Pandemic (Part 41)
Link to Idaho 1919 Influenza Pandemic (Part 42)
Link to Idaho 1919 Influenza Pandemic (Part 43)
Link to Idaho 1919 Influenza Pandemic (Part 44)
Link to Idaho 1919 Influenza Pandemic (Part 45)
Link to Idaho 1919 Influenza Pandemic (Part 46)
Link to Idaho 1919 Influenza Pandemic (Part 47)
Link to Idaho 1919 Influenza Pandemic (Part 48)
Link to Idaho 1919 Influenza Pandemic (Part 49)
Link to Idaho 1919 Influenza Pandemic (Part 50)
Link to Idaho 1919 Influenza Pandemic (Part 51)
Link to Idaho 1919 Influenza Pandemic (Part 52)
Link to Idaho 1919 Influenza Pandemic (Part 53)
Link to Idaho 1919 Influenza Pandemic (Part 54)
Link to Idaho 1919 Influenza Pandemic (Part 55)
Link to Idaho 1919 Influenza Pandemic (Part 56)
Link to Idaho 1919 Influenza Pandemic (Part 57)
Link to Idaho 1919 Influenza Pandemic (Part 58)
Link to Idaho 1919 Influenza Pandemic (Part 59)
Link to Idaho 1919 Influenza Pandemic (Part 60)
Link to Idaho 1919 Influenza Pandemic (Part 61)
Link to Idaho 1919 Influenza Pandemic (Part 62)
Link to Idaho 1919 Influenza Pandemic (Part 63)
Link to Idaho 1919 Influenza Pandemic (Part 64)
Link to Idaho 1919 Influenza Pandemic (Part 65)
Link to Idaho 1920 Influenza Pandemic (Part 66)
Link to Idaho 1920 Influenza Pandemic (Part 67)
Link to Idaho 1920 Influenza Pandemic (Part 68)
Link to Idaho 1920 Influenza Pandemic (Part 69)
Link to Idaho 1920 Influenza Pandemic (Part 70)
Link to Idaho 1920 Influenza Pandemic (Part 71)
Link to Idaho 1920 Influenza Pandemic (Part 72)
Link to Idaho 1920 Influenza Pandemic (Part 73)
Link to Idaho 1920 Influenza Pandemic (Part 74)
Link to Idaho 1920 Influenza Pandemic (Part 75)
Link to Idaho 1920 Influenza Pandemic (Part 76)
Link to Idaho 1920 Influenza Pandemic (Part 77)
Link to Idaho 1920 Influenza Pandemic (Part 78)
Link to Idaho 1920 Influenza Pandemic (Part 79)
Link to Idaho 1920 Influenza Pandemic (Part 80)
Link to Idaho 1920 Influenza Pandemic (Part 81)
Link to Idaho 1920 Influenza Pandemic (Part 82)
Link to Idaho 1920 Influenza Pandemic (Part 83)
Link to Idaho 1920 Influenza Pandemic (Part 84)
Link to Idaho 1920 Influenza Pandemic (Part 85)
Link to Idaho 1920 Influenza Pandemic (Part 86)
Link to Idaho 1920 Influenza Pandemic (Part 87)
Link to Idaho 1920 Influenza Pandemic (Part 88)
Link to Idaho 1920 Influenza Pandemic (Part 89)
Link to Idaho 1920 Influenza Pandemic (Part 90)
Link to Idaho 1920 Influenza Pandemic (Part 91)
Link to Idaho 1920 Influenza Pandemic (Part 92)
Link to Idaho 1920 Influenza Pandemic (Part 93)
Link to Idaho 1920 Influenza Pandemic (Part 94)
Link to Idaho 1920 Influenza Pandemic (Part 95)
Link to Idaho 1920 Influenza Pandemic (Part 96)
Link to Idaho 1920 Influenza Pandemic (Part 97)
Link to Idaho 1920 Influenza Pandemic (Part 98)
Link to Idaho 1920 Influenza Pandemic (Part 99)
Link to Idaho 1918 Influenza Pandemic Ads (Part 100)
Link to Idaho 1919 Influenza Pandemic Ads (Part 101)
Link to Idaho 1920 Influenza Pandemic Ads (Part 102)
Link to Nimíipuu [Nez Perce]
Link to Chief Joseph Hin-mah-too-yah-lat-kekt
Link to The Horse and the Nez Perce People
Link to Nez Perce – Name and history
Link to Archeology Along the Nez Perce National Historic Trail
Link to The Tukudika – Sheepeaters
Link to Sheepeater Campaign 1879
Link to Shoshone People
Link to Shoshone – Bear River Massacre 1863
Link to Native American Pottery
Link to Chinese Miners in Idaho
Link to Idaho Stage Coach History (part 1)
Link to Idaho Stage Coach History (part 2)
Link to Idaho Stage Coach History (part 3)
Link to Idaho Women on Jury Duty
Link to The Horse Queen of Idaho Kittie Wilkins
Link to Idaho Sheep Ranching (Sheep Queen of Idaho)
Link to Annie “Peg Leg” McIntyre Morrow (part 1)
Link to Annie “Peg Leg” McIntyre Morrow (part 2)
Link to Spanish Belle Rogers Idaho City and Rocky Bar, Idaho
Link to Clydeus Rosalure Williams Dunbar aka Wheelbarrow Annie
Link to Deer Hunting
Link to Elk Hunting
Link to Idaho Hunting Stories
Link to A Hunt in the Rockies 1892
Link to The Carlin Hunting Party Tragedy 1893
Link to Outlaws of Idaho
Link to The Ridgerunner
Link to Lone Highwayman of Yellowstone
Link to Hugh Whitney the Idaho Bandit
Link to Henry Plummer (Vigilantes part 1)
Link to Orlando “Rube” Robbins (Vigilantes part 2)
Link to Idaho Vigilance Committees (Vigilantes part 3)
Link to Dave Updyke – First Sheriff of Ada County (Vigilantes part 4)
Link to Henry Rhodes “Bub” (Bob) Meeks, Jr
Link to Jackson Lee “Diamondfield Jack” Davis
Link to William Manson Troven “Six-Shooter Jack” Lobb
Link to Johnny Behind-The-Rocks McKeown
Link to Carriboo Jack Caribou County, Idaho
Link to James “The Stiff” Hogan
Link to Mountain Man Osborne Russell
Link to Richard “Beaver Dick” Leigh, Sr
Link to William Craig “Father of Idaho”
Link to Jesus Urquides (famous mule packer)
Link to Colonel William Dewey (part 1)
Link to Colonel William Dewey (part 2)
Link to Boise, Idaho, 1901, Legislature
Link to Boise the City of Trees
Link to Arrowrock Dam: A Century of Service 1915-2015

Idaho County History Posts

Link to Dr. Wilson Foskett – White Bird, Idaho
Link to Riggins Caravan 1924
Link to Secesh (Part 1)
Link to Secesh (Part 2)
Link to Florence (Part 1)
Link to Florence (Part 2)
Link to Florence (Part 3)
Link to Florence (Part 4)
Link to Buffalo Hump (Part 1) Mining
Link to Buffalo Hump (Part 2) News clippings
Link to Moose Creek Ranger District
Link to Goff, Idaho
Link to Mount Idaho (Part 1) Pioneers
Link to Mount Idaho (Part 2) History
Link to Mount Idaho (Part 3) Transportation
Link to Mount Idaho (Part 4) News clippings
Link to Mount Idaho (Part 5) More News clippings
Link to Central Idaho Volcanoes
Link to Fenn Family
Link to Cottonwood
Link to Elk City (Part 1) Mining
Link to Elk City (Part 2) News
Link to Elk City (Part 3) Murders
Link to Elk City (Part 4) Transportation
Link to Dixie
Link to Road of No Return Little Salmon River Canyon part 1
Link to Road of No Return Little Salmon River Canyon part 2
Link to Road of No Return Little Salmon River Canyon part 3
Link to Road of No Return Little Salmon River Canyon part 4

North Idaho

Link to Boulder City – Idaho Gold and Ruby Mine
Link to Silver Valley Mines Shoshone County, Idaho
Link to Sunshine Mine Disaster 1972
Link to Moose City, Clearwater County, Idaho

Central Idaho

Link to Alturas County, Idaho 1864 to 1895
Link to Esmeralda, Alturas (Elmore) County, Idaho
Link to Rocky Bar, Alturas (Elmore) County (part 1 general)
Link to Rocky Bar, Alturas (Elmore) County (part 2 mining)
Link to Rocky Bar, Alturas (Elmore) County (part 3 Transportation)
Link to Rocky Bar, Alturas (Elmore) County (part 4 Newspaper clippings)
Link to Atlanta, Alturas (Elmore) County, Idaho
Link to Wood River, Alturas (Blaine) County, Idaho
Link to The Yellowjacket Mine (now Lemhi County)

Gem County

Link Pearl, Gem County, Idaho (part 1)
Link Pearl, Gem County, Idaho (part 2)

Owyhee County

Link to Silver City
Link to Owyhee Pioneers (part 1)
Link to Owyhee Pioneers (part 2)
Link to Colonel William Dewey (part 1)
Link to Colonel William Dewey (part 2)

Local Books:

“Idaho Mountains Our Home” by Lafe and Emma Cox; VO Ranch Books,
P O box 173, Emmett, Idaho 83617
“Yellow Pine, Idaho” a book compiled by Nancy Sumner (available locally)
“Francie’s Camera“ The Art and Stories of Robert Auth
“Wilderness Brothers“ Cabin Creek History – Caswell Brothers by G. Wayne Minshall
“Cabin Creek Chronicle: The History of the Most Remote Ranch in America” – by G. Wayne Minshall

“83 Miles of Hell-The Stibnite Ore Haul, 1942-1952” by Duane L. Petersen
Available at the Valley County Museum and Bookstore, Roseberry, Idaho

“Three R’s The Hard Way, One-Room Schools of Valley County” by Duane L. Petersen
Available at the Valley County Museum and Bookstore, Roseberry, Idaho

“Pans, Picks & Shovels” by Valley County History Project
Available at the Valley County Museum and Bookstore, Roseberry, Idaho

“Valley County Idaho, Prehistory to 1920” by Valley County History Project
Available at the Valley County Museum and Bookstore, Roseberry, Idaho

“Free Land! Hopes and Hardships of Pioneers of Valley County, Idaho” by Valley County History Project
Available at the Valley County Museum and Bookstore, Roseberry, Idaho

“Tales from the Last of the Big Creek Rangers“ by Earl Dodds
“Lost in the Forest – Four Decades of Change” by Ned and Carl Pence
“Southern Idaho Ghost Towns“ By Wayne C. Sparling
“Middle Fork and the Sheepeater War” by Johnny Carrey & Cort Conley 1980

1928 Photos Warm Lake to Yellow Pine to Big Creek to Cougar Dave Lewis Ranch
Link to Harry Shellworth Album Idaho State Historical Society, photographer Ansgar Johnson Sr

Warm Lake History papers by by LeRoy Meyer
Link: Warm Lake Area History
Link: Warm Lake Lodge Operators
Link: Post Offices in the Greater Warm Lake Area
Link: Bob Barr Interview
Link: Charles Gill Interview About Warm Lake

Link to list of local books at Valley County GenWeb:

[hat tip to SMc]

Supplemental History Links:

*Note: The links below open in a new window/tab to other websites.

“A general directory and business guide of the principal towns east of the Cascade Mountains, for the year 1865, including valuable historical and statistical information, together with a map of Boise Basin, embracing a portion of Ada, Owyhee and Alturas counties” by Owens, George (85 megs)

“History of Idaho Territory with Illustrations” 1884 (81 meg)

“Vigilante days and ways: the pioneers of the Rockies: the makers and making of Montana, Idaho, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming” by Nathaniel Pitt Langford 1893
Vol 1 (40 meg)
Vol 2 (20 meg)

“The mining districts of the Idaho basin and the Boise ridge, Idaho” by Waldemar Lindgren 1898 (10 megs)

“An Illustrated History of Idaho” 1899 (58 meg)

“The History of Idaho” 1910 – John Hailey (8.5 meg)

“Early History of Idaho” by WJ McConnell 1913 (18 meg)

“History of the State of Idaho” By C. J. Brosnan 1918 (18 meg)

“History of Idaho, The Gem of the Mountains” by James Hawley 1920 (48 meg)

“Gold Placers of the Secesh Basin, Idaho County”, Idaho, by Stepen R. Capps, February, 1940, Idaho Bureau of Mines and Geology (50 meg)

“Bury My Soul at Krassel Hole” by Tom Ortman 1975 (2 megs)

“1981 Draft Environmental Impact Statement Stibnite Project Gold Mine and Mill Valley County, Idaho” (12.7 meg)

“Thunder Mountain “Tome Up” The Thunder Mountain Story” by Earl Wilson (12 meg)

“History of the Stibnite Mining Valley County, Idaho”, by Victoria Mitchell for the Idaho Geology Survey 2000 (27 meg)

Valley County Centennial Magazine