In November, 1889 a prospector named Jack Breen found gold near Coeur D’Alene. Breen; however, didn’t have the funds to work the claim so soon went into Coeur D’Alene to find someone to grubstake him. Two men named N. R. Palmeter and Jack Osier agreed to be his partners, but Breen did not reveal the exact location, only that it was somewhere near Hayden Lake. Breen then went to get a drink at a local saloon and bragging about his find, a number of customers began to buy him more drinks, hoping that he would reveal the location of the gold. Fearing Breen would give away the information, they persuaded the local marshal to put him in jail for “his own protection.” This proved to be a “deadly” mistake, as early the next morning, the jail caught on fire, and before Breen could be released he died from smoke inhalation. so is this true well this spring I will be doing some exploring in the area to see what I can find I have done some digging around and can not come up with much info so if there is someone out there that can help with this puzzle please let me now.