In January of 1885, six men discovered the Polaris Mine in the Lost Cloud mining district. It is believed to be the most important silver lode discovered in the region at the time. At one time, a 100-ton smelter with four blast furnaces operated near the mine. The smelter was destroyed by fire in 1922. The original town site was two miles south of the present site of Polaris.
Photo Gallery
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43 93 15
43 93 15
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43 93 19
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43 93 21
43 93 21
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43 93 48
43 93 48
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43 93 74
43 93 74
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43 93 Big Hole 12
43 93 Big Hole 12
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Big Hole 1
Big Hole 1
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Big Hole 2
Big Hole 2
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Big Hole 3
Big Hole 3
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Big Hole 4
Big Hole 4
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Daly Mansion
Daly Mansion
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Daly Mansion2
Daly Mansion2
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Daly Mansion3
Daly Mansion3
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Fort Owens 2
Fort Owens 2
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Fort Owens
Fort Owens
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Frontier Montana Museum
Frontier Montana Museum
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Lake Como
Lake Como
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Mentzer s Drummond
Mentzer s Drummond
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Philipsburg 1
Philipsburg 1
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Sayrs 1
Sayrs 1
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St Mary s Mission
St Mary s Mission
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St. Mary s Mission
St. Mary s Mission