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Montana Gold Rush of the Sixties Transforms Territory
W. S. Keyes outlines how 1862–1867 turned Montana from a wilderness into mining camps and towns. He details placer mining, stampedes, and the discovery of rich gold deposits, including a $3000 nugget, plus early exploration, geology, and the role of figures like Benetsee and Stuart in shaping Montana’s development.
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W. S. Keyes
Montana
Albert J. Partoll
Sears
Territory of
Coeur d’Alene
Bitter Root
Keyes
Lake
Congress
Idaho
Bannock
Pacific
Lewis and Clark
Bonneville
Isaac I. Stevens
Mullan Road
Missouri
Columbia Rivers
Granville Stuart
Francois Finlay
Benetsee
Red River
Placers
California
Deer Lodge County
Rocky Mountains
Hell Gate River
Pacific Ocean
Reese Anderson
Gold Creek
Henry Thomas
Gold Tom
Tom
Washington Territory
Helena
Stuart
Fort Bridger
Walla Walla
Pike's Peak
Colorado
Deer Lodge
Pike’s Peak Gulch
Pioneer Gulch
Big Horn
Yellowstone Falls
Jefferson
Gallatin
Madison
Maryland
Main Chain
Grizzly Gulch
Northwest
Canada
Saskatchewan
Bannack City
East Bannack
John White
Willard
Jefferson River
Argenta
St. Louis