Lion city ghost town Montana
The first claim in the area was made in 1872 by two men named William "Billy" Spurr and James Bryant and called the Forest Queen. However, Spurr recorded the claim in his own name, but never worked it. The following year, James Bryant returned to the area with several other men and began looking in the area for other potential claims.
During this excursion, a silver outcropping was found that was called the Trapper Lode. After staking their claim in Bannack, Montana, the men began to work the mine taking the both silver and lead out by pack train and wagons to be loaded at the railroad at Corinne, Utah and sent to Denver for smelting.
Lion city ghost town Montana
The first claim in the area was made in 1872 by two men named William "Billy" Spurr and James Bryant and called the Forest Queen. However, Spurr recorded the claim in his own name, but never worked it. The following year, James Bryant returned to the area with several other men and began looking in the area for other potential claims.
During this excursion, a silver outcropping was found that was called the Trapper Lode. After staking their claim in Bannack, Montana, the men began to work the mine taking the both silver and lead out by pack train and wagons to be loaded at the railroad at Corinne, Utah and sent to Denver for smelting.