Adam Gerhauser
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History of Montana,by Joaquin Miller, 1894

Adam Gerhauser, one of Helena's respected citizens, 
was born in Bavaria, October 6, 1828, the son of 
George Gerhauser, a butcher. He learned the business 
of beerbrewing in Bavaria, and remained there until 
1853. That year he emigrated to the United States and 
for a time worked at his trade in New York. From there 
he removed to Belleville, Illinois, where 
he continued in the brewing business four years. In 
1857 he went to California and turned his attention 
to mining, in which occupation he has been almost 
constantly engaged ever since. His first experience 
in the mines was at Dutch Flat.
 
From there he went to Grass Valley and afterward to 
Auburn, forty miles from Sacramento. During his early 
mining career he found one piece of gold that was 
valued at $108.00. Leaving California in 1860 he 
went to Nevada and at Carson City started up in 
the brewing business on his own account, continuing 
there until 1863 and that year going to Virginia 
City, Nevada and conducting a brewing business 
until 1868. In 1868 he located at White Pine, where 
he built a larger plant that ever at a cost of 
$20,000 and this he operated until 1870 when he 
sold out.The mining excitement at Cedar Creek then 
took him to that place. Finding nothing there, 
however, to induce him to remain, he came to Helena 
and on the 8th of June 1870 he started a brewery on 
South Main Street. The following year he was burned 
out and in 1874 in company with others, he started 
up in business again, and again his establishment 
burned out. Again he rebuilt, this time on Rodney 
Street, but after two years more in the brewing 
business he retired from it and converted his 
property into business blocks--Nos. 202 and 204, 
corner of Fifth and Rodney Streets. His interest 
in mines and mining did not abate during these 
years and he is now the owner of two goldmines.

Mr. Gerhauser was married in 1864 to Tereca Schick, 
a native of Germany.

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