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| As the fire blew up on August 20, 1910, Big Ed Pulaski led this crew of about 50 men from a base camp on the headwaters of Big Creek on the St. Joe River drainage along the St. Joe - Coeur d' Alene divide, around Striped Peak, and down the West Fork of Placer Creek. Pulaski knew the route well, as he had just traversed it on the 19 & 20 August while on a supply run to Wallace. He had also done prospecting in the area. They came to the JIC tunnel first; a short tunnel. Pulaski left his crew there while he searched for the Nicholson adit further down trail. He came back and led his crew through the fire storm to the Nicholson adit, part of the War Eagle mine. It is there where they took refuge until the fire storm passed. The distance was approximately seven miles in length. Image 1: Clean escape route map. Steve Matz - USFS. Image 2: Escape route depicted on satellite imagery. Steve Matz - USFS. Image 3: Location of Pulaski's crew and the Nicholson adit. "Year of the Fires" Stephen J. Pyne. |
The Big Ed Pulaski Story
-Pulaski Escape Route
-Copyright Wallace District Mining Museum
COPYRIGHT INFORMATION ~ When using this image, the credit line should be in the following format: Image courtesy of the Wallace District Mining Museum and the US Forest Service.
| Location of Pulaski's crew and the Nicholson adit. |
COPYRIGHT INFORMATION ~ When using this image, the credit line should be in the following format: Image courtesy of the Wallace District Mining Museum and the US Forest Service.