Sawtooth City - Idaho Ghost Town

SAWTOOTH CITY

NAME: Sawtooth City
COUNTY: Blaine
ROADS: 4WD
GRID: 7
CLIMATE: Cool winter/snow and summer.
BEST TIME TO VISIT: Fall, Spring, Summer.

COMMENTS: A neat site.
REMAINS: One cabin and some foundations.

Once home to six hundred people, Sawtooth now has one old cabin and the crumbling remains of dozens of others scattered among the pines. In 1883, the Columbia and Beaver Company built a twenty stamp mill and the well-laid stone foundations of the mill still remain. The town lasted until 1889 when the ore ran out and so did the people. What is unique about the old log cabin is that it is well braced by pine trees which is the only reason the cabin still stands. Submitted by Henry Chenoweth.

Once home to six hundred people, Sawtooth now has one old cabin and the crumbling remains of dozens of others scattered among the pines. In 1883, the Columbia and Beaver Company built a twenty stamp mill and the well-laid stone foundations of the mill still remain. The town lasted until 1889 when the ore ran out and so did the people. What is unique about the old log cabin is that it is well braced by pine trees which is the only reason the cabin still stands.

Submitted by Henry Chenoweth.

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