What to see in America . s expeditionhad gone on its way Idaho was visited only by hunters andtrappers for a long time. In 1810 Fort Henry was establishedas a fur trading post on the Snake River, but permanentsettlements date from the revelation of Idahos mineralresources a half century later. The great discovery ofprecious metals in the northern part of the state was madeat Coeur dAlene in name is that of a tribeof Indians. It means Awl-heart, and was originallygiven to a chief of the tribein derision of his famous mining camps ofthe Coeur dAlene district liehigh up on
What to see in America . s expeditionhad gone on its way Idaho was visited only by hunters andtrappers for a long time. In 1810 Fort Henry was establishedas a fur trading post on the Snake River, but permanentsettlements date from the revelation of Idahos mineralresources a half century later. The great discovery ofprecious metals in the northern part of the state was madeat Coeur dAlene in name is that of a tribeof Indians. It means Awl-heart, and was originallygiven to a chief of the tribein derision of his famous mining camps ofthe Coeur dAlene district liehigh up on the western slopeof a northward projection ofthe Bitter Root Range. Wereit not for the mines, that sec-tion of the state would benearly as complete a wilder-ness as it was before thewhite men came thither. Itcontains almost no arableland, and the timber is fit forlittle but mining network of mines centersabout Wallace. From thesemines has come $200,000,000 worth of lead, silver, gold, Tue Sawtooth Mountains. 358 What to See in America
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