PACE, DICK

Golden Gulch the Story of Montana's Fabulous Alder Gulch

Virginia City, MT: Virginia City Trading Company, 1970. 2nd Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. Monochrome; SIGNED EDITION. This copy has been signed by the author on the dedication page. This is an oversized paperback book. The book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. "In 1863 Bill Fairweather and his party discovered gold in southwestern Montana. They were on their way to Yellowstone Country from Bannack but were waylaid by a band of Crows. While hiding from the Indians in a gulch they found gold. They named the gulch after the alder trees lining the gulch. Alder was one of the great gold producers of all time. The site of the largest placer gold strike in world history. It produced $10,000,000.00 during the first year. " (from a Montana website) ; Signed by Author. Very Good+ .

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Book number: 42163

Catalogue: Montana History

Keywords: Montana History Dick Pace Signed Edition Alder Gulch, MT Gold Rush Mining Gold Mining Western Americana