[DOC] [TLE] Spiffing Up Helena's Last Chance Gulch - The New York Times [PAR] Aug 2, 1998 ... Abandoned Great Northern railyard in Helena, Mont, is site of ambitious $40 
million project now under way at north end of city's downtown;... [DOC] [TLE] helena - Montana Department of Environmental Quality - Montana.gov [PAR] After six weeks of effort with little to show for it, the company returned south to the 
... On July 14, 1864 they dug two prospect pits on Last Chance Gulch upstream 
.... of Unionville sprang up; later activity centered around the Spring Hill mine. ... 
Much of the placered ground is now under the streets and buildings of Helena. [DOC] [TLE] Last Chance Gulch / Main Street [PAR] Main Street or Last Chance Gulch? Which Is It? The answer is: Both. Last Chance 
Gulch is the name of the actual gulch in which gold was discovered in 1864. [DOC] [TLE] Amazon.com: A Walking Tour of Helena, Montana (Look Up ... [PAR] A Walking Tour of Helena, Montana (Look Up, America!) ... Buy now with 1-Click 
 .... On July 14, 1864 the Georgians found a gold nugget in the gulch - the first of 
... When it came to naming the town suggestions like Crabtown (after one of the ... 
About that time Main Street, which had been switched to Last Chance Gulch... [DOC] [TLE] Look Up, Helena! A Walking Tour of Helena, Montana (Kobo eBook ... [PAR] Dec 12, 2012 ... A Walking Tour of Helena, Montana (Kobo eBook) ... Available Now ... On July 14
, 1864 the Georgians found a gold nugget in the gulch - the ... being from the 
busting gold camp that sprung up in the Prickly Pear Valley. ... About that time 
Main Street, which had been switched to Last Chance Gulch Street in... [DOC] [TLE] Civil War's legacy still reverberates in Montana | Montana News ... [PAR] May 22, 2011 ... Virginia City street scene ... In the spring of 1864, some estimate the population 
crested at about 30,000. .... Virginia City in 1863 and Helena's Last Chance 
Gulch in 1864. ... Drawn by the discovery of gold at Last Chance Gulch, James ... 
The war may have speeded up Montana's becoming a territory, with... [DOC] [TLE] Montana Vigilantes - Wikipedia [PAR] The history of vigilante justice and the Montana Vigilantes began in 1863 in what 
was at the ... The Vigilance Committee of Alder Gulch organized in December 
1863, and in ... discovered areas in and around Last Chance Gulch (now Helena, 
Montana). ..... Immediately after Keene's hanging, leading members of the 
Helena... [DOC] [TLE] The Independent Record from Helena, Montana  Page 24 [PAR] The Independent Record (Helena, Montana), Wednesday, July 14, 1954, Page 
24. ... Stanley described Last Chance Gulch as a paradise for herds of antelope 
and ... hurdy-gurdy houses which sprang up like magic wherever gold was found. 
... 1930 N. Main St. BOB STANLEY, one of the Four Georgians who discovered... [DOC] [TLE] H E L E N A By Q^OROIA CULLl^Tl (Written as a term thesis In the ... [PAR] The party prospected in this gulch fbr a short time and found a little gold but not ... 
They said if was their \last chance,\ and indeed it was, for they were getting ... 
Soon after the naming of Helena a committee was appointed to lay out the streets 
... In the year 1865 a saw mill was set up about the place where the foundry now 
is. [DOC] [TLE] Helena, Montana Sesquicentennial - Public Statements - The Voter's ... [PAR] Jul 31, 2014 ... Now, choose a category  ... gold in the creek that now runs under Helena's 
main street. They named the area Last Chance Gulch. ... To care for the growing 
mining population, shops, hotels, and saloons sprang up, and a small city ... 
Unlike other mining towns, Helena prospered after the gold rush ended. [DOC] [TLE] Bottles on Montana's Mining Frontier - Federation of Historical Bottle ... [PAR] Shortly after the great 1849 California gold rush, a ...

Question: Helena sprang up after 1864, when this was found in Last Chance Gulch; the gulch is now the main street of Helena
Answer: gold