Jun 15 Atlantic Cable Quartz Lode gold mine located in Montana Jun 19 1st Belmont Stakes: Gilbert Gilpatrick aboard Ruthless wins in 3:05 Alaska Purchase Jun 20 US President Andrew Johnson announces the Alaska Purchase The check used by the United States to purchase Alaska from Russia Jun 25 1st barbed wire patented by Lucien B. Smith of Ohio Jun 27 Bank of California opens doors Jun 29 Pope Pius IX declares Gorcumse holy martyrs May 1867 Historical Events by Year Jul 1867 Historical Figures Authors Civil Rights Activists Inventors Kings Revolutionaries Scientists