Mining Sapphires Near Helena, Montana - 1972


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Mining Sapphires Near Helena, Montana - 1972

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A short clip showing sapphire mining along El Dorado Bar, on the Missouri River, near Helena, Montana. From the 1973 Helena Chamber of Commerce promotional film, "Helena-City of Gold". Visit http://www.helenahistory.org for many more historical images of Helena

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lazycowpoke

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helena, montana, sapphires, sapphire, mining, el, dorado, bar, missouri, river,

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