Sunday, July 11, 2010

Kellog Idaho

Kellogg Idaho is rich in mining history. Kellogg is named after a prospector named Noah Kellogg. Legend has it that his donkey wandered off during the morning of September 4, 1885; Kellogg found the animal at a large outcropping of galena, which became the site of the Bunker Hill and Sullivan Mines; those mines led to the founding of Kellogg, a city where a local sign reads "This is the town founded by a jackass and inhabited by his descendants." Noah Kellogg is buried in the city's cemetery. Kellogg is also the site of the 1972 Sunshine mine disaster in which 93 miners lost their lives. Mining here consists of gold, silver, lead, copper and zinc and since 1884 has produced $6.2 billion dollars in ore. Mining is still very active here today.

The campground I'm in is on the Big Creek and surrounded by pine covered mountains. I am accumulating pictures which I will share once I get back to civilization and have a decent internet connection.Tomorrow I plan to visit the town of Wallace, which was the center of the mining district, for a walking tour and then it will be on to Deer Loge Montana for a few days. All this is done in an effort to enjoy the good life.

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