This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/4NB.2ACI/21.1 Message Board Post: We currently own the land where David Butterfield mined in the 1860's. A major ditch is named for Butterfield who mined in the Baker Mining District. I have a little information about him in my records although I must tell you once individuals left a gold strike, there are few traces that are left. I probably have his name in the 1870 Territorial Census.