And We All Remember Teachers We Have Had BY DAVID S. LEWIS It’s amazing to realize the value or detriment of the words and feelings we convey to others, especially children. To the more hardened among us perhaps the point is lost, yet seeing one’s self through the eyes of another and taking that to heart is nevertheless a natural human characteristic. All of us should … [Read more...]
The Discovery of Gold at Alder Gulch
One of the Greatest Finds in History BY GARY R. FORNEY The morning of May 26, 1863, dawned bright and beautiful on the campsite beside the little lake in the Gravelly Mountain range. As the ragged party of six men awoke, each must have felt a moment of comfort in the belief that the worst of their ordeal was behind them. After leaving the mining camp of Bannack on February … [Read more...]