P a g e 5 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 gold mines in the area was developed bringing more miners and leading to the growth of a town. The town was initially known as Mitchell but changed the name to Garnet after its most productive mine. Mining here continued until the early 1900s when the rich ore was exhausted and the miners left. Today it is a popular tourist attraction in Montana with a number of original structures still in place. Granite Photo by Jolene Ewert-Hintz Montana State Park. Hassel Hassel is located in the Broadwater County near Indian Creek. The town was established in 1875 as Saint Louis mining camp following the discovery of gold in the area. The camp changed its name to Hassel in 1895 in honor of Joseph E. Hassel one of its pioneer miners. It thrived until 1910 when the rich gold bearing ore dried up. Thereafter mining was on and off until 1946 when the last mining operations were stopped. Today the site is under the Apollo Mining Company which has been working on mining the area. Photo by Jolene Ewert-Hintz Eli Holland discovered silver in the Granite Mountain in 1875. But, it was not until the Granite Mountain Mining Company discovered the Bonanza Chute and established the Granite Mine in 1880 that the town of Granite began to grow. The town flourished until the silver panic of 1893 forced the mines to close and many residents left. Today the town is a ghost town preserved by the Photo by Jolene Ewert-Hintz
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