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How Montana Gold Rushers Literally Threw Away a Fortune in Sapphires

ONE MAN’S TRASH

In 1866, Montana—specifically the Yogo Gulch—was awash with disappointed prospectors, tossing out the blue pebbles they found in their sluice boxes as they panned for gold.

Levi Higgs
Levi Higgs
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