Hi, Nancy, Thanks so much for looking in the possible Rusk-related Last Chance Gulches. I figured there would be more than one since there were a lot of men always just about ready to give up "after one more try." I got the impression from my grandmother that her father, Wm. Rusk , and his friends named the place Last Chance Gulch themselves. (But I do kinda like the story of one-eyed Moore!) What do you think about whether this place could have been in Montana? Was there gold prospecting going on there in the early to mid 1860's? (he left GA in 1859 and was gone for even years) Otherwise, why would he be building a log cabin in what would become Helena? Maybe I should try to find the Montana mailing list. Thanks for the info. I'll keep it for further reference. You certainly were kind to go to so much trouble. Suzanne _____________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com Or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]