Frank MILBERT (b. 1907)

Residence: Gold Hill; Potlatch
Occupation(s): Gold miner
Family Origin: Came west from Pennsylvania in the twenties

Interviews

Frank Milbert Interview #1, 06/18/1975 (transcript only)

Topics:
Discovery of Gold Hill gold (1861). Gold Creek rush (1868). Gold rush life. Carrico family mining. Persecution of Chinese miners. Lost Wheelbarrow Mine. Park Shattuck's mining experiences. 6-18-75 2.5 hr 54p
Duration:
2.5 hr 54p
Interviewer:
Sam Schrager
Keywords:
mining gold Chinese Americans miners
Locations:
Potlatch Gold Hill
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Frank Milbert Interview #2, 06/20/1975 (transcript only)

Topics:
Dowsing for gold. Stories about local miners. Promoters. How gold spurred early settlement. Gold mining in the twenties. Dredging the Palouse River. Nature of gold miners. 6-20-75 3 hr 58p
Duration:
3 hr 58p
Interviewer:
Sam Schrager
Keywords:
mining gold dredging miners homesteads
Locations:
Potlatch Gold Hill Palouse
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Source
Preferred Citation:
"Frank MILBERT (b. 1907)", Latah County Oral History Collection, University of Idaho Library Digital Collections, https://www.lib.uidaho.edu/digital/lcoh/people/milbert_frank.html
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