Idaho History: Prospectors found gold not far from Boise CityDate: Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:56:01 -0800
An old saying tells us that ?gold is where you find it,? and in 19th century Boise that wasn?t very far away. In February 1870, the Idaho Tri-weekly Statesman reported that a large number of whites and Chinese were working the gravel bars along the Boise River, using ?rockers.?