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The assay office was one of the first buildings in Bannack. The assay office was the
place the miners could go to have their raw gold analyzed, its weight and value assessed.
Bannack's gold was very unique. While most gold is 95 percent pure, Bannack's gold was
found to be 99 to 99.5 percent pure. Most services were paid for in gold. Scales and
measures could be found in every establishment and greenbacks were rarely seen. This
building was also the location for the Oliver Stage Station, and as gold mining declined
it was also used as a drug store and butcher shop.
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