Silver Smelter
A few remnants of the Montana Smelter site is all that is left of a large silver-lead smelting operation dating from 1888 to 1902. During that period, work at the smelter fluctuated with the price of silver, the supply of ore, and changes in ownership. Of the 75 or more buildings and structures that once stood at the Montana Smelter, none remain today, except the base of the roaster stack, (in front of you) and the blast furnace stack and retaining wall located along Giant Springs Road.