This property has been in the family for almost half a century, but they never really chased after the gold, so it's still there! The property is lush with trees and surrounded on all four sides by the Lolo National Forest and winds along the creek for almost four miles. The owners had build a very nice log cabin there in 1996 out of 9" Western White Pine logs, fitted together tightly with Swedish Cope and treated with Chevron log oil, for a light and bright finish. The home features 2 bedrooms, 2 baths and a 2 car garage and is powered by hydro-electric, which charges batteries and is very efficient. They only use a fraction of the power this system could provide. The water supply is gravity fed into the home, so it does not require power to get the water into the house. The original mining camp and log home from the early 1900's is also still on the property. There are plenty of moose, elk, deer and bear on the property, along with upland bird and trout in the stream. You are completely independent from the world there.

The property is densely forested with steep sides and is thick with wildlife. About 8-10 miles of road have been cut into the property for easy access by horse or 4-wheeler and connect to the trail system in the National Forest. Be cautioned, if you just want to drive up to an elk and shoot it, that won't work.... Also it is a whole hour from a shopping mall and down a dusty road for 11 miles, be cautioned that most wives are not fond of such a lifestyle. This is more for a rugged individual who's ideas of roughing it go beyond a medium rare steak ordered for room service.

The owners had made the property pay for itself by cutting out the Fir and Tamaracks that needed to be cut anyway and made $ 20,000 to $ 60,000 a year profit just from the timber sales. About one million board feet could still be harvested there today, which would amount to about $ 200,000 net to the owner. In case you are not familiar with Tamaracks, they are a fir tree that turns beautiful colors in fall and then looses its needles in the winter. Indians in the far north pulled the Tamarack's fine roots to use as thread for their birch-bark canoes. Wintertime travelers often mistake vast stands of tamarack trees for scarred survivors of fire or disease. In spring, the Tamarack starts with feathery fragments of light green that give the tree a lacey appearance. But even dressed in summer green, the tamarack offers little shade. With fine, sparsely spaced needles, the tamarack allows sunlight to pierce to its base. Therefore, even though this property is in a shaded valley, this tree will let the light in. Tamarack has cones that sit upright on the branches. In the fall and winter when the needles have fallen off, the branches are covered with short, bumpy shoots. Tamarack is a tough, rot-resistant wood, and in olden days it was cut for railroad ties, posts, and utility poles. Now of course with the advent of preservative treatment we can make nearly any wood last, but it is still a sought after wood to build exquisite homes. The property has old growth with 400 hundred year old trees of the Western Larch Tamarack and Western Red Cedar.

From the home it is about 40 minutes from the nearest grocery store in Superior, which also has a small public airport with a 3,500ft paved runway. From there it is another 50 minutes on I-90 East to Missoula.

Missoula serves as a center for education, medicine, retail and the arts. Located at the base of Mount Sentinel and on the banks of the Clark Fork River is The University of Montana. The 200-acre campus is one of the most beautiful in the nation and is home to 12,000 students. Missoula also offers a variety of recreational opportunities. Three major rivers run through the area: the famous Blackfoot River to the northeast, the beautiful Bitterroot River to the south and the Clark Fork of the Columbia River, which flows through the city. Fly fishermen, rafters, kayakers and canoers thrive on the waters of western Montana. In addition to its easy access to rivers and streams, Missoula is also close to several major ski areas including Montana Snowbowl, Lost Trail Powder Mountain, Lookout Pass Ski Area, and Blacktail Mountain.