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Mining Towns Bloom in Last Chance Gulch Frontier
A letter from the Montana frontier describes Last Chance and surrounding gulches as rapidly growing mining zones. Helena and Jefferson City emerge as centers with dense claim activity, eager prospectors, and new timber and water supply plans. Posts report numerous diggings, rising housing, and a wave of settlers flooding the Prickly Pear region amid winter travel hardships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fenid
Cold Spring Ranche
Virdinia
Cold Spring
Silver Bow
Jefferson River
Millere
Wisconsin Gulch
South Boulder
Thy
Stinkingwater
Spoouth
Virginialand
Nerida
Virginia
Boulder Creek
Boulder
Kik Horngulch
Alder Creek
Colorado
Wisconsin
Maine
Canada
Seavertown
Cabina
Beaver
Jefferson City
Jefferson
Recorder
Montana
Gallatin
Bonver Vity
Tre Bar
Prickly Pear Creek
Bannack
Jefferson County
Akerman
Merrill
Bonpack
Montina
Beaver Town
Yelena
Uluary
Last Chance
Pilgrim Gulch
Helena
Wynny Mare
Elkhorn Gulch
Grizzly
Silver Bow Country
Missouri Valley
Mostaxa
Meads of ‘Department
Washington
Congress
Hrerxs
Last Chance Gulch
Ten Mile Creek
Alder Crook
den Mile Creek
Aixiealy
Oro Fino
Day
Nelson Golebaleen
Iyvill
Noreltory
Thom Helena
Avig Thore
Oliver & Co
Rigo Srenses
Charley Cannon
Tate
4Hillith Fe
Gtatelma Takery
Kenelon
Ponce
Minouget
Sistediane & Ledge