Silver City, Idaho
A few years ago I saw a set of plans for the Idaho Hotel in the Nov.Dec 2000
Narrow Gauge and Short Line Gazette. I recognized the hotel as the last business
in Silver City from many Saturday trips to the Owyhees. It's a good place to
grab a bite to eat and the Hotel still rents rooms out. As there's no
electricity in Silver City, I imagine it's a pretty rustic experience.
The Author Tom Beaton mentioned that he hadn't seen the Hotel, and didn't
have photos of the back. I was up there in the summer of 2001 and took these
photos with the intent to pass them on to the author. Not long after,
Bar Mills and Saco River Structures
put together this kit
of the hotel.
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This is the front of the Idaho Hotel in Silver City |
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The rear of the Idaho Hotel. Notice the tailings on the mountain behind. |
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Another view of the rear. This shows more of the houses in Silver City. |
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A nice two story outhouse. |
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Closeups of the south side of the Idaho Hotel. |
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The is a later anex on the north side of the hotel. |
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One of the mines in town. |
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The remains of a structure near Silver City. 1992 |
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