Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents v
3. Illustrations vii
4. Preface ix
5. Prologue xiii
6. Chapter 1 Patterns of Discovery 1863-1864 1
7. Chapter 2 Mills to Montana: 1865, I 17
8. Chapter 3 Mills to Montana: 1865, II 35
9. Chapter 4 Futher Development of the District, 1866 47
10. Chapter 5 Expansion of the District and New Investors, 1866 65
11. Chapter 6 The Midas Mining Company, 1867 87
12. Chapter 7 Increased Competition and Doubt,1867 101
13. Chapter 8 The Mood in the District, Autumn 1867 113
14. Chapter 9 Decline of the District, 1868 129
15. Epilogue 147
16. Notes 151
17. Bibliography 171
18. Index 179