Historical reference: Do not rely on this information. It is very old. About this collection
Helena, the largest town in Montana, is in the Prickly Pear Valley between the Roclcy. Mountains and the Missouri river. Until .lately it was only a, collection of gold-diggers' log-cabins, and was. called Last Chance Gulch. The seat of the State government, it has Government offices and several other buildings, and is an important railway centre.