Featured Mining Town: Granite, Montana
Granite, Montana was settled near the Granite Mountain silver mine, one of the richest in the world. The town would grow to have a population of around 3,000 people. Today, Granite is ghost town and not much is left. The few remaining structures are preserved as part of a state park. Continue Reading
Featured Mining Town: Bisbee, Arizona
Bisbee, Arizona is among the West's greatest copper camps. This frontier metropolis is one of America's most historically significant and interesting towns, and has transitioned into a popular tourist destination, Continue Reading
Featured Mining Town: Red Mountain Town, Colorado
Red Mountain Town was the center of the second most important silver district in Colorado, yet it never achieved the greatness or permanence of camps in even lesser districts. Continue Reading
Featured Mining Town: Virginia City, Nevada
Virginia City, Nevada would be settled at the site of what was the single most valuable ore discovery in the West, the Comstock Lode. The city would quickly become one of the largest and most important in the western territories, and would prompt the federal government to rush Nevada into statehood. Continue Reading
Featured Mining Town: Rhyolite, Nevada
Rhyolite, Nevada was the most dramatic example of the rise and fall of a mining boom town. In Just two years a city of up to 10,000 people rose out of the desert, only to be abandoned just a couple years later. Continue Reading
From Express Rider to the Superior Bench
Settled after rich gold discoveries in 1862, Canyon City, Oregon was one of eastern Oregon's earliest settlements. The town was located in the center of a vast wilderness, and troubles with Indians and outlaws on the stage roads were common. The following article from the February 17, 1907 edition of the Sacramento Union details some of the dramatic events one Canyon City pioneer lived through while traveling the region in the 1860s. Continue Reading
