A century and a half later, folks in Montana are still racing for gold. Or something. That idiot in the Taurus almost ran me over on East Broadway. You live in Montana, buddy, one of the most spectacular places in the West. What’s your hurry? This is Helena, where, on July 14, 1864, the “Four Georgians” staked their last claim and hit pay dirt. “Last Chance Gulch” paid off beautifully, and Helena became the “Queen City of the Rockies,” taking the territorial capital away from V
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