Coloma, Montana

Coloma
—  Ghost town  —
Coloma Location of Coloma in Montana
Coordinates: 46°50′35″N 113°22′50″W / 46.84306°N 113.38056°W / 46.84306; -113.38056Coordinates: 46°50′35″N 113°22′50″W / 46.84306°N 113.38056°W / 46.84306; -113.38056[1]
Country	United States
State	Montana
County	Missoula
Established	1893
Abandoned	1930s
Elevation	5,928 ft (1,807 m)

Coloma is a ghost town located in the area of the Garnet Range in Missoula County, Montana. Not much is known about the settlement, which appears to have been founded in 1893. Records of the period indicate high gold mining activity from 1896 onwards, with an estimated $200,000 to $250,000 in gold being extracted. 1916 saw additional activity when a mill was built on the site and additional surveys on the ore veins were conducted, apparently without success.^[2] Additional prospecting activity occurred between 1932 and 1950.^[3]

As of 2009, the site was under archeological study by Dr. Kelly Dixon and a group of graduate students from the University of Montana.^[3][4]

Notes

1. ^ "Coloma". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:770040. 
2. ^ "Coloma - Mystery Camp of Garnet Range". http://visitmt.com/categories/moreinfo.asp?IDRRecordID=6725&SiteID=1. Retrieved 2009-02-12. 
3. ^ ^{a b} McClanahan, M.S.. "Coloma - Montana Ghost Town". http://www.ghosttowns.com/states/mt/coloma.html. Retrieved 2009-02-12. 
4. ^ "Coloma Flyer" (PDF). http://www.anthro.umt.edu/field/Coloma.pdf. Retrieved 2009-02-12. ^{[dead link]}

See also

• Garnet, Montana