SILVER BOW

NAME: Silver Bow COUNTY: Silver Bow ROADS: 2WD GRID: 4 CLIMATE: Snow in winter. BEST TIME TO VISIT: July through September.

COMMENTS: Highland City is located approximately 15 miles south of Butte, Montana. Its elevation is approximately 8,000 feet. It was a boom town between 1865 and 1875 and produced lots of gold. There are still many miners cabins at the site along with a cemetery. One of the interesting things that you will see in Highland City is old water lines made from logs that were strung together with leather joints. These water lines were set up to wash the placer gold. The site is excessible by a good Forest Service logging road. The city itself actually sat on the Continental Divide. REMAINS: Miner's cabins and cemetery.

The reason for this towns existence was the abundance of placer gold which is still found there today. The estimated population was approximately 3,000 and was worked from 1865 to 1875. Submitted by Tom Williams.

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