Saltese, Montana

Saltese (also Packers Meadow or Silver City) is an unincorporated community in Mineral County, Montana, United States. Located at 47°24′37″N 115°30′35″W (47.4102075, -115.5095972), Saltese lies an altitude of 3,366 feet (1,026 m).[1]

Black bear weighing 252 lbs. shot by Jim O'Brine at Saltese, Montana, May 12, 1910

"Saltese is an old gold and silver mining town that took its name from a Nez Perce leader, Chief Saltese."[2] "The town was first known as Silver City but was renamed in 1891."[3]

In December 1912, David D. Bogart, the sixth mayor of Missoula, Montana, was killed in an avalanche in Saltese while prospecting for gold.[4]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Saltese, Montana
  2. "Saltese Montana Travel Information". TravelMT.com. Retrieved 2013-11-18.
  3. "Saltese". Montana, Official State Travel Site. Retrieved 2013-11-18.
  4. "Missoula Mayors Interred at the Missoula Cemetery". City of Missoula. Retrieved 2012-02-06.


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