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Page 94
... mining , the gulch is deserted until the outskirts of Unionville are reached . Helena's first gold came from the placer mines of Last Chance Gulch , but the gold that sustained it after the placers were worked out came from the lode mines ...
... mining , the gulch is deserted until the outskirts of Unionville are reached . Helena's first gold came from the placer mines of Last Chance Gulch , but the gold that sustained it after the placers were worked out came from the lode mines ...
Page 137
... mines of the Potosi district . The earliest settlement of the area dates from 1864 when placers in Nor- wegian Gulch were discovered , but the mining district was not organized until 1874 when Hughes and Howe located the Bullion lode ...
... mines of the Potosi district . The earliest settlement of the area dates from 1864 when placers in Nor- wegian Gulch were discovered , but the mining district was not organized until 1874 when Hughes and Howe located the Bullion lode ...
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... Placer Mines were operating then , and used two hydraulic giants and bulldozers to wash out 15,000 cu- bic yards of bench gravels . As near as any- one knows , the total amount of placer gold washed out since 1902 was $ 95,000 . No one ...
... Placer Mines were operating then , and used two hydraulic giants and bulldozers to wash out 15,000 cu- bic yards of bench gravels . As near as any- one knows , the total amount of placer gold washed out since 1902 was $ 95,000 . No one ...
Contents
Acknowledgments | 9 |
The Treasure State | 11 |
Mining Areas of Montana | 13 |
Copyright | |
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Montana Pay Dirt: A Guide to the Mining Camps of the Treasure State Muriel Sibell Wolle No preview available - 1983 |
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