Tragedy at Dog Gulch
by Allan Tooley
Dog Gulch is a few miles “upstream” from McKinley, and was the site of a minor gold rush in 1869. Things didn’t go particularly well, and there was never a whole lot of gold there anyway. But more than most Montana ghost towns, Dog Gulch’s story warrants a roadside history marker. If you haven’t been through the area lately, here’s a photo: