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Diamond Citys Golden Boom to Deserted Ghost Town Story
Montana editor R N Sutherlin, longtime publisher of the Rocky Mountain Husbandman, recalls Diamond City and Confederate Gulch key to Montana mining history. The piece recounts early placer camps, extraordinary yields, town growth, a bloody cave gulch fight, and Diamond City decline after a half century of boom days.
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Rocky Mountain Husbandman
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Montana Territorial History and Business Directory
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