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Diamond City Townsend, Montana Location:    Townsend Chamber of Commerce Townsend 59644 406-266-4101 This web page has had 1616 unique visitors. Buy Patrick Clark posters online. BigSkyMontana.us Description: This townsite was originally in the bed of Confederate Gulch, however when the bars were sluiced away the buildings had to be raised on stilts in order to keep the buildings from being washed away, or buried in tailings. Diamond City was made up of only one long street built on uncertain foundations. Diamond City’s boom ranged from 1865-1868. During “boom time” roads were built leading to the camp, and a stage service was developed with Last Chance by way of Canyon Ferry. To keep order in the town a vigilante group was organized, and used. In 1864 all the mining sites around the Last Chance Gulch were uncovering sensational discoveries. Diamond City was a lively camp of 10,000 people. Diamond City became the focal point of Last Chance Gulch as it yielded $17,000,000 in six years. By 1870 the discovery of gold began to decline, however, the town still flourished. By 1880 the population had dropped to 60. Gold bearing lodes were discovered after the placers which were mined from time to time, was said to have produced $800,000. In 1896 the site was mined for quartz. Soon following, the Chinese, and then mining companies reworked the land. "