The miners eventually ended up at the town of Pierce in the panhandle region where people arrived in droves, searching for treasure. Lyman is encouraging people to spend some time this holiday weekend at the Idaho Museum of Mining and Geology at 2455 Old Penitentiary Road in Boise. The museum recently reopened for the summer season. Museumgoers can see pictures, artifacts, a mining camp recreation, educational displays and other interesting pieces of Idaho mining history. The Idaho Museum of Mining and Geology is open from noon to 5 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays through October, but will be open on Statehood Day as well.
Admission is free but donations are appreciated.