Barker ghost town
Situated on Galena Creek in the Little Belt Mountains of Judith Basin County, silver was first found by two different men in the fall of 1879. Near their finds, separate mining camps grew up including Barker, named for E.A. Barker and his Barker Mine near Galena Creek; and Hughesville, situated just two miles down the mountainside from Barker and named for Patrick Hughes who filed the Grey Eagle claim.
we didn't make it to Hughsville ( the one I wanted to see the most)..we had the car & couldn't make it ..but next year we will :)
Barker ghost town
Situated on Galena Creek in the Little Belt Mountains of Judith Basin County, silver was first found by two different men in the fall of 1879. Near their finds, separate mining camps grew up including Barker, named for E.A. Barker and his Barker Mine near Galena Creek; and Hughesville, situated just two miles down the mountainside from Barker and named for Patrick Hughes who filed the Grey Eagle claim.
we didn't make it to Hughsville ( the one I wanted to see the most)..we had the car & couldn't make it ..but next year we will :)