Eighth-grade student Johnny Popkov uses a tweezer to pick out potential minerals found in the panning process in Kalispell Middle School teacher Kris Schreiner's Montana History class on Tuesday, Jan. 16. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Casey Kreider
January 16, 2024
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Montana mining history — Kalispell eighth-graders pan for gold and garnets
A sign above history teacher Kris Schreiner's classroom alerted Kalispell Middle School eighth graders they were entering Alder Gulch to mine for gold and garnets.