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Yogo Gulch Sapphires Chosen by Princess for Ring
Montana sapphires from Yogo gulch rose to fame after a string of discoveries and mining ventures beginning in 1879. Prospectors Hoover Hobson and Dr Bouvet formed partnerships, later the New Mine Sapphire syndicate financed by British capitalists, opened deep tunnels and a long operating history through 1928, yielding the famous blue stones and a complex mining saga across the Judith river area.
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Yogo Gulch
Princess
Montana
Bannack
Virginia City
Last Chance Gulches
Yogo Creek
Little Belt Mountains
Yogo
Jake Hoover
Frank Hobson
South Fork
Judith River
Hoover
Sage Creek
S. S. Hobson
Hobson
Dr. Bouvet
Bovette
Bovett
Chicago
Bouvet
Fergus County
Butte
Yogo Canyon
Maine
Kitlen
C. M Goodell
Yoga Creek
Mr. Baker
Ettien
Matt Dunn
Alaska
Syndicate
New Mine
Sapphire Syndicate
Discovery
Jim Ettien
Burke
Utica
Lion Lode
Mary A. O’brien
Pat T. Sweeney
John Burke
Sweeney
American Sapphire Co
H. O. Chowan
Yogo Bill
George Fraser
George Spencer
Gene Poirer
Henry Crittenden
Charles H. Burr
Dan Q O’donnell
Wallace Danford