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 Ruby Gulch Mine at Zortman– Estimated Date: 19041916, Photographer Unknown, Courtesy of The Montana Historical Society This mill would be destroyed by a fire in 1912 followed by another in 1923. A third mill was built in the 1930s. Landusky and Zortman continued to grow with the rise of gold prices. Zortman was home to 9 bars, general stores, hotels, a hospital, a meat market, 2 schools, a newspaper and houses of ill repute. One more fire would rage through Zortman closing the Ruby Gulch mine. It would open again and run sporadically until 1942 when World War Two shut down production. Production picked up after the war but ended again in 1951. Over the years, 308,000 ounces of gold were recovered from the district. To Get There: Leave Roy heading east on US-191. Stay on US-191 for 50 miles. Turn left on Dry Fork Road junction, continue on 7 Mile Road to the town. (Granite County) Stone Station was a stage stop in the 1880s. The railroad came to Stone in 1887 and hay shipped from the valley to markets around the country. Soon, a post office emerged and a one room schoolhouse that served about 30 students with a teacher that took home a salary of $100.00 a month. All that is left of Stone is this private residence. Subscribe 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 Photo by Jolene Ewert-Hintz The old store and post office in Maudlow, Montana now stands silent. Maudlow began as a station along the Montana Railway (aka the “Jawbone”) between Lombard and Ringling.
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