Friday, May 15, 2015

Granite County Historical Society 2015 "150 year celebration"

 
Date and time: June 20, 2015 at 8am Sharp
Where: Meet at James Stuart/Hope Mill Site (east end of Broadway in Philipsburg)
First topic: Hector Horton's Biography and discovery of Silver 150 years ago.
                    presented by Ted Antonioli
Tour of some of Horton's mines such as the Cordova, True Fissure and Scratch All
                    descriptions and discussion by Ted Antonioli

Carpool to West Fork of Rock Creek Sapphire Mines
                    bring your own brown bag lunch

Afternoon Presentations of Sapphire Mines History and tour of the properties
                   Geological History by Robin McCulloch and Ted Antonioli
                    Social History by Loraine Bentz Baker

We will be near the Gem Mountain site, so if person's wish after the tour, they can purchase a bucket of dirt to pan for sapphires. They charge $22.00 a bucket.

Late afternoon/evening BBQ at Jim Waldbillig's Ranch (near Philipsburg)

Pre-registration appreciated and indicate if you want to purchase any of the following:
Richard Berg's "Sapphires in the S.W. part of the Rock Creek Sapphire District"  $30.00
GCHS 2015 Booklet "Hector Horton"............................................................................$10.00
"Silver and Sapphires" t-shirt (above design) (indicate size) S  M  L  X-L.................$15.00
BBQ at Jim Waldbillig's (Hamburgers, Baked Beans, Fruit Salad, Desert) ..............$15.00


Dress for the weather, walking in the hills and insects such as Mosquitoes, Deer Flies and Ticks

Contact: Loraine.domine4@gmail.com or phone 503-804-4734