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West, Montana
Virginia City MT & Alder Gulch
Old dump ground Inferred from historyRestricted
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Old bottlesAlso reported: early western whiskeys..
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0).
Why this spot
1863-1900
Alder Gulch produced $30M in gold by 1866; the towns are state-curated, the gulch is dredged claims.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Dredge ponds
claim boundaries.
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