philipsburg mt sapphire mine Archives - ToursMaps.com ® http://toursmaps.com/tag/philipsburg-mt-sapphire-mine Mon, 13 Mar 2017 18:25:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.9 Map of Philipsburg http://toursmaps.com/map-of-philipsburg.html http://toursmaps.com/map-of-philipsburg.html#respond Fri, 17 Mar 2017 03:59:00 +0000 http://toursmaps.com/?p=235725 PHILIPSBURG, A BRIGHTLY PAINTED OLD MINING TOWN, HAS GEM SHOPS, A FABULOUS CANDY STORE AND A BREWERY FROTHING WITH HISTORY From Georgetown Lake’s outlet, MT 1 dives precipitously into a canyon carved by Flint Creek as it plunges toward the Philipsburg Valley. A worthwhile side trip after emerging from the canyon is a drive up MT 38 to the Gem Mountain Sapphire Mine (406-859-6463/866-459-4367) about 12 miles west of the junction. For about $15 a bucket, you can wash gravel over a trough while looking for sapphires with a certainty you’ll find at least a dozen small gems and perhaps

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