JULY 2021 Ghost Towns and History of Montana Newsletter From the Bozeman Weekly Chronicle June 27, 1888 B L A C K F O O T C I T Y O N C E C A L L E D A M E R I C A N , S W I T Z E R L A N D , P R O V E D T O B E A F L O P A S P E R M A N E N T G O L D M I N I N G C A M P O F E A R L Y D A Y S https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/ DEC. 1, 1938 by Jean Moore for the Melstone Messenger: “It looks well, has a good slate bed and plenty of water but I see no big prospects. It is said there is no gold in its bars and from all I've heard and seen my conclusions are strictly against Ophir gulch ever being a first rate gulch.” So wrote a correspondent of Blackfoot City to the Denver News in 1865. To this report was added, “I have yet to see a spotted diggings in which is found much more than hard work, disappointment and a waste of time.” In direct contrast to this, however, was the opinion of an enthused prospector, who at the same time was quoted as saying: “Blackfoot City will soon be unsurpassed as a mining town. Everything is in its favor for here is indeed a miner's paradise. The finest grass grown is in this valley. Horses can travel on it as well as on grain. Even freezing weather cannot harm it and stock can come out of the winter fat and strong. This country is full of game.” “Mountain buffalo, bison, elk, black and brown bears, black and white tailed deer, prairie chickens, grouse, and quail abide here in great numbers. Blackfoot City, Montana by Jolene Ewert-Hintz
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