Gold in Quartz

Bright Gold in a matrix of white Quartz. From Wikipedia: Alder Gulch is located in the Ruby River valley, where gold was discovered on May 26, 1863, by William Fairweather and a group of men who were returning to the gold fields of Grasshopper Creek but were waylaid by a band of Crow Indians. Soon the population of Alder Gulch swelled to over 10,000 people. The 'Fourteen Mile City' ran the length of the gulch, and included the towns of Junction City, Adobe Town, Nevada City, Central City, Virginia City, Montana, Bear Town, Highland, Pine Grove French Town, Hungry Hollow, and Summit. In the first year the area had over 10,000 people living there. Montana Territory was established in May 1864, and the first territorial capital was Bannack. The capital then moved to Virginia City, where it remained until 1875. The Alder Gulch diggings were the richest gold placer deposits ever discovered, and in three years $30,000,000 was taken from them, with $10,000,000 taken out in the first year. Nowadays, except during summertime, the streets of Virginia City are usually quiet and relatively few visitors find their way to the 16 ton granite monument that marks the spot of that incredible discovery of May 26, 1863.