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Butte Mining Tour Reveals Deep Tunnels and Labor Truths
The account details a Butte mining excursion with perilous shaft drops of over two thousand feet, electric cages, and smoky tunnels. It notes the miners’ union tensions, strong work ethic, and the region’s rise as a copper and silver powerhouse alongside Anaconda’s smelter operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ike
Butte
Cuntain
Leonard Imine
Iity
Rhine
Mount Washburn
Old Mother Earth
Colorado
Milwaukee
Anaconda
Anaconda & Pacific Railway