P a g e 2 G h o s t T o w n s a n d H i s t o r y would produce another glimmer of hope but that wouldn’t last. In 1915, the Dunbar Mine was worked but again, nothing of significance to report. The teasers became too much and work on the claims stopped. To Get There: From I-90, take Exit 274 near Three Forks. Turn north on US-287 and follow to Copper City Road. Turn east on Copper City RD and follow to town. Photo by Jolene Ewert-Hintz Leiterville, Montana Claims were made on the Wisconsin Creek in the 1860s and mining camps started popping up. Leiterville was named for the Leiter family of Chicago who owned many claims in the area. The camp consisted of miner's cabins, a boarding house a large stamp mill and a school house. Mining was tapped out by 1898.The camp is high in The Tobacco Root Mountains about 8 miles NE of Sheridan. Photo: Miners in front of Leiterville Mine, 1890. Courtesy of MSU Library The Log Cabin Bar, about 10 miles south of Deer Lodge has been closed for over ten years and now sits silent. But, it bustled with exSubscribe to our Magazine for just $12 a year! Do you enjoy ghost town stories and photos? Grab yourself a print subscription to our magazine, Ghost Towns of Montana and Beyond! We publish quarterly and feature not just Montana but several other states as well! Also makes a great gift! Visit the following link to order via PayPal: https:// www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_sxclick&hosted_button_id=GHCYS7MES5K9S Or, send check or money order in the amount of $12 to Ghost Towns and History of Montana, LLC, P.O. Box 126, Warm Springs, MT 59756 Be sure to write MAGAZINE on your check. Thank you! Photo by Jolene Ewert-Hintz citement for many years. It started as a railroad depot in the 1880s and then turned into a watering hole/post office combo. It survived the last several years as a western bar. Hank Williams drank there, Charlie Pride played there and it was even the set for a Lucky Lager commercial.
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