Huckleberries: CdA Mining District gold rush finally gets its due

The Bamontes provide 500 pages and 522 photos ($44.99 from Tornado Creek Publications, Spokane) about the 1883-84 gold rush in the Eagle City and Prichard/Murray areas, above Wallace.

Suzanne Bamonte tells Huckleberries: “It is a comprehensive perspective of the history of the North Side and not necessarily the type of book a person might sit down and read through from start to finish. However, from the response we are getting right out of the gate, including people placing orders for others after receiving their own copy, I feel comfortable in saying the book has appeal.”

The Bamontes intended to compile a history of the entire Coeur d’Alene Mining District but realized that they’d hit a rich gold vein in the North Side, one that hadn’t been explored much. Read more . DFO/SR