Bay Horse - Idaho Ghost Town

BAY HORSE

NAME: Bay Horse
COUNTY: Custer
ROADS: 2WD
GRID: 4
CLIMATE: Cool winter and summer.
BEST TIME TO VISIT: Anytime.

COMMENTS: Be sure to see the charcoal ovens.From the active Idaho town of Challis, just north of the intersection of Idaho S.R.93 and S.R.75 , follow S.R.75 south approx.7 miles from this intersection. Find Forestry Rt. 051 (heads WNW of S.R.75). Take this route west for about two miles. Private Property.
REMAINS: Charcoal ovens.

North of SunValley on highway on 93 west of the Salmon River a few miles is Bay Horse, a town that was almost a ghost town before it got started. Hopes for another gold mine to rival the mine at Leesburg faded quickly when only a small amount of gold was found. In the process, however, a rich vein of silver was discovered and Bay Horse had its start in the early 1870s. The most productive years were in the 80s and 90s before the vein began to be less productive. Operations continued until 1915 and then were shut down and the town abandoned. Of interest to tourists today are the charcoal ovens used to make charcoal for the smelter and some buildings along the dirt main street of Bay Horse. Submitted by Henry Chenoweth. Bayhorse Kilns Courtesy Rick and Brenda Homme Bayhorse Cemetery Courtesy Rick and Brenda Homme Bayhorse Main Street Courtesy Rick and Brenda Homme Bayhorse Mill Courtesy Rick and Brenda Homme Bayhorse Saloon Courtesy Rick and Brenda Homme Bayhorse Tram Base Courtesy Rick and Brenda Homme	Charcoal kilns Courtesy Dolores Steele Ruins Courtesy Dolores Steele Cabin with earth roof Courtesy Dolores Steele Old Cemetery - overgrown with trees Courtesy Dolores Steele Bayhorse Map Courtesy Rick and Brenda Homme

North of SunValley on highway on 93 west of the Salmon River a few miles is Bay Horse, a town that was almost a ghost town before it got started. Hopes for another gold mine to rival the mine at Leesburg faded quickly when only a small amount of gold was found. In the process, however, a rich vein of silver was discovered and Bay Horse had its start in the early 1870s. The most productive years were in the 80s and 90s before the vein began to be less productive. Operations continued until 1915 and then were shut down and the town abandoned. Of interest to tourists today are the charcoal ovens used to make charcoal for the smelter and some buildings along the dirt main street of Bay Horse. Submitted by Henry Chenoweth.