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Alder Gulch,MT - Sept. 18, 1865 - California Mining Co. Tax Receipt *Territorial* :

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Alder Gulch,MT - Sept. 18, 1865 - California Mining Co. Tax Receipt *Territorial* :
Tax receipt No. 331 issued to company of California Mining for placer mining in Alder Gulch. Gold was discovered in the region of Alder Gulch in May 1863. The first year, $10,000,000 was taken out. The area housed 10,000 in temporary camps by late 1863. Alder Gulch included a number of connected towns linked throughout the 14 mile gulch. It was named after the alder bush that was prevalent in the area. The largest of the camps was Virginia City, which also became the capital of Montana prior to its relocation to Helena (Last Chance Gulch). This receipt for taxes on mining operations issued to the California Mining Co. in 1865 would have been during the rush to Alder Gulch. Three years after gold was found there, over $300,000,000 had been taken out of the ground. The diggings are noted to have been the richest gold placer deposits ever discovered. Fine. 3.5" x 4".