Finally, there will be, he says, "a cyanide lake about 1,500 feet from the Blackfoot River."

"And they're interested in seeing the actual Blackfoot River."

Whirling disease was found this year in a tributary of the Blackfoot River, where that novella took place.

Five miles east of Missoula, the river receives the Blackfoot River.

The Blackfoot River runs through it like a dagger, carrying cutthroat, rainbow and brook trout.

In September, the group arrived at the trail, beginning at the Blackfoot River.

"The Blackfoot River is a special place in Montana," said an executive vice president of the company, Charlie Grenier.

There is trout fishing on the Blackfoot River, which winds through the property.

The Blackfoot River carves through the region.

He has written op-ed pieces in support of preservation of Montana's Blackfoot River.