Radersburg Gold

Overview

The characters depicted in this book are purely fictional. Any resemblance of anybody alive or dead is accidental. However the town of Radersburg does exist still today. It’s a small place and the new highway to Helena misses it completely. But the people that live there still possess the same type of spirit that is portrayed in the characters in this book. It is an area that is rich in both the history of the gold rush days and the natural history that is written every day in our forests and wildlife areas.

Radersburg sits on the edge of a large valley that starts at Radersburg and spreads out mainly to the south and east of town until it hits the Missouri River. West and north of town starts a series of low foothills that continue until they develop into the Elkhorn Mountains.

Water is still a precious commodity in he area even today. When the placer mining was at its highest peak, water was precious indeed. Since water was required to wash the gold out of the dirt, very little was used for drinking and even less for baths.

You have to be going to Radersburg in order to see it; most people probably wouldn’t think it was worth the trip. But those of that have been lucky enough to have spent time in the area, we are thankful for the experience.

Author Information

Troy Andrew Smith writes about what he knows and knows what he is writing about. He was born a cowboy in the cowboy country of Northeast Oklahoma. Over the years, he earned his living as a ranch hand, riding feed lots and packing dudes into the Rocky Mountains in both Montana and Wyoming.

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