Book Review - Red Mountain
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David Lavender's classic novel of the rich silver strikes between Ouray (Argent) and Silverton (Baker), Colorado is back in print. Based on actual historical events and places (but with a few liberties taken) his fast-moving book details how hero Johnny Ogden builds what is now the Million Dollar Highway to connect Argent with the booming Red Mountain Mining District.
Principal Gold Producing Districts of the United States
Category: Historical Data
This is part one of a series of articles from the Book "Principal
Gold-Producing Districts of the United States" published by the USGS.
Distribution of Principal Gold Producing Districts of the United States
Category: Historical Data
This is part two of a series of articles from the Book "Principal
Gold-Producing Districts of the United States" published by the USGS.
Two Montana Cities Part II Butte
Category: Mining Camps & Cities
The very activity of Butte is sometimes wearisome. It never ceases. By day and night the tall chimneys at the mills are pouring forth there smoke sand flame; the stress at all hours of thr day and night are filled with moving throngs.
Two Montana Cities Part I Helena
Category: Mining Camps & Cities
The territory of Montana is in itself an empire. It was given Territorial rights in 1864, and since then has increases rapidly both in wealth and population. Fabulously rich in mines, already having an annual output of nearly $26,000,000, it is famous for it’s vast areas of grazing land and becoming widely known as an agricultural country.
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