A Look Into the History Of the Yankee Fork Dredge
It did not stop until October of 1942 in order to focus more efforts and money for World War II. The dredge started up again in 1946, closed one year later, and then was sold to J.R. Simplot and his business partner Fred Baumhoff. It was during this time that J.R. Simplot completed the 5 1/2 mile claim up the Yankee Fork.