1886 Street Scene in Wardner, Idaho

ID: 5544 ~ Source: Image courtesy of: University of Idaho, Barnard-Stockbridge Photograph Collection.

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1886 Street scene in Wardner, Idaho. Pictured is Noah Kellogg’s infamous burro Bill, who allegedly discovered the Bunker Hill and Sullivan Mine. The boys riding are Jerome Day, Sam and Frank Poteet.

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A jackass, a big hill, and the community that loves them

By Katherine Hentges

Originally named “Jackass Ski Bowl” in honor of Bill the $12,000,000 burro who accidentally assisted in the founding of the Bunker Hill Mine near Kellogg. The ski area is located on lands leased from the Bunker Hill Mining Company, and is directly…