P a g e 6 G h o s t T o w n s a n d H i s t o r y o f M o n t a n a N e w s l e t t e r the future of the department can be only judged by the past, and under Chief Nelson it will very soon be second to none in the state. Driver McGinnis has sole charge of the firemen’s quarters. He has been criticized as possessing remarkable activity in answering fire calls, and he is numbered with the best known horsemen in the district. His warm hand of welcome is always ready to greet the many visitors at the fire hall. City Hall In entering the fire department by the flight of stairs leading from the vestibule, turning to the left, the visitor finds himself in the firemen’s dancing hall. The highly polished floor and ample room at once bespeak of the pleasure afforded to the public by an evening here. Oak chairs and an ebony Grand-square piano are the necessary furniture that complete the equipment throughout. Leading from the entrance hall at the end is the robe room, -which has all the modern conveniences for the uses intended. At the right of the hall and in the front part of the building is the library and card room. Fine writing and card tables and leather upholstered chairs are comfortably arranged about the room, while the latest papers and magazines are found in sufficient numbers for the entertainment of its occupants. The floor is covered with a heavy tapestry brussels carpet and the walls are adorned with oil paintings, among the best in the state. Artists visiting the city should not fail to leave without criticizing them. Leading to the rear from the library is the billiard room. It is large and furnished for the exclusive use of billiard players. On the floor is a soft brussels carpet, and from the walls hang oil paintings of great value. Thus the city of Livingston has just cause in entertaining pride by the completeness of her fire department in answering its present requirements, while its fireman’s club is ever ready in answering their call to the entertainment of visitors. Read More in Next Month’s Issue! The Wild History of Virginia City, Montana Virginia City, Montana, is said to be a “living ghost town,” frozen in time showing the glory that was the Old West Gold Rush era. Virginia City remains to be the pride of Montana, and it is easy to see why. Virginia City lies along Alder Gulch, the location of the richest placer gold strike in the Rocky Mountains. It is said that the total value of the gold struck from the Gulch valued into over $100 million throughout the 18th and 19th centuries. An estimated $30 million worth of gold was removed in the
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