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Butte mining camp story traces gold to copper empire
The article recounts how Butte grew from placer gold to silver and then copper wealth. It cites early prospectors in 1864, elk antlers found beside a shaft, and the rise of mining firms led by William Clark and Marcus Daly. It notes the 1875-80s silver boom, the Anaconda mills, and a 440 ton daily output at the 1887 silver peak before 1898 price collapse.
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Butte City
Dan R. Conway
Butte
Montana
Old Fort Benton
American Fur Company
Old River Town
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Igte
William A. Clark
Virginia City
Deer Lodge
Wilbur F. Sanders
Summit Valley Mining District
Alder
Last Chance Gulches
Rocky Mountain
G. O. Humphreys
Wil
Liam Allison
Hum
Ophreys
Allison
Missoula Lode
Missoula
Humphreys
Towngulch
Silver Bow Creek
Silver Bow Junction
Summit Mining
W. R. Coggswell
Sil
Bow City
Deer Lodge County
German Gulch
Rocker
French Gulch
Highland Gulch
Red Mountain City
Basin Gulch
Bow Creek
Divide Creek
Silver Bow
Missouri River
Pacific
W. L. Farlin
Rainbow Lode
Mountain Chief
Fort Benton
Missouri
Newark
N. J
Finlen
Continental
Stirling
Mont
Travona
Towngui
Clark
Dexter
Walker Brothers
Salt Lake
Marcus Daly
Daly
Alice
Anaconda Hil
Alice Company
Bluebird
Western Mining
London
Frederick van Zandt
Great Camp
Lexington
Nettie
Cessmien
Clark and Daly
Heinz
Amalgamated
Anaconda
Anaconda Company
Butte & Superior
Great Falls
Butte Hill