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Snowbound miners rescue plan from the Cone d'Alonee gulch
In a searing tale of a great snowstorm miners trapped at Coeur d’Alene face rising peril as Governor Bill and foreman Bardon organize a perilous rescue. They scale the treacherous butte and shift to a daring plan to reach four men buried in the upper mill. Weather rages, hope flickers, and the team presses on to breach the blaze and conduit to save the trapped workers.
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