Gold established the community of Zortman. Although gold prospecting took place as early as the late 1860's, it wasn't until approximately 1890 when Pike Landusky and Bob Ormond struck a rich vein that the town of Zortman was born.
Virginia City, Montana - Step back in time and relive the Montana frontier gold rush experience of the mid-to-late 1800s. Today, through various serendipitous twists of fate, the Virginia City of old survives in a uniquely engaging relationship with the present.
In 1879 a rumor spread telling of the discovery of gold in Yogo Creek, hundreds of men flocked. Peak population was reported at 1,200 and 1,500, between Yogo City and Hoover City (only a few hundred yards apart). Little gold was turned up so the men left.
