Prospecting, Horse Packing and Homesteading on the Idaho Frontier Part II
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The first part of this course dealt with the origins and early development of Idaho as a territory. Part II will examine events from just prior to its achievement of statehood (1890) to the middle of the 20th Century, as they relate to Idaho’s settlement and establishment of its first federally-designated Wilderness Area.
The focus will be on people and occurrences familiar to the instructor through his research for two published books on Idaho History (Wilderness Brothers and Cabin Creek Chronicle). Particular emphasis will be on prospecting for gold, horse and wagon travel, and homesteading. Selection of topics will continue to be guided by the principle that many little-known individuals in isolated events converge to constitute the actual history of an area and determine its present-day conditions.
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