Canal Gulch

Idaho's Gold Rush began here on September 30, 1860, when W.F. Bassett struck gold. In August, E.D. Pierce, who knew the country, had led twelve prospectors, including Bassett, out from Walla Walla. After news of the strike spread, about sixty men came in and wintered nearby despite snow and Indians. The next spring the stampede was on, and by July this just six-month-old county cast the largest vote in Washington territory.

Pierce, Idaho · United States