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Tag: Mining
The Militancy of the Miners The Western Federation of Miners waged war in the West.
Mining was vital to the growth of the Old West—perhaps more so than even the cattle industry. It also led to violent cla…
Comstock Inferno Would the world’s richest mine survive the Comstock Fire?
A gray dawn crept into leaden skies over Virginia City, Nevada, on the morning of October 26, 1875. The uniform layer of…
Fire in the Hole! A 1917 mining disaster was lost to history.
It was the worst mining disaster in Colorado’s history. April 22, 1917, at the town of Hastings, where the Victor Americ…
The Hazards of Underground Mining During the years the fire was out of control the only people able to work the mine were a group of Spanish specialists who became quite legendary...
Those hard rock miners in mining camps like Jerome, Arizona faced a number of hazards including gas pockets, cave in’s, …
A Race for The Copper Queen George Warren lost his share of what would become a very fruitful mine in a race against a horse.
In the spring of 1877, a government scout named Jack Dunn was winding his way down what later became known as Tombstone …
The Riches of Cleopatra Hill Nestled on the slopes of the cone-shaped Cleopatra Hill, Jerome was once the third largest city in Arizona and the pride of the territory.
Nestled on the slopes of the cone-shaped Cleopatra Hill, Jerome was once the third largest city in Arizona and the pride…
Lost Pick Mine
Arizona’s rugged central mountains, with their brawny mountains and twisting, boulder-choked canyons were a perfect plac…
Jerome – “A City on the Move” Jerome, like it's industry, slid downhill.
I have many fond memories of Jerome as my home town, Ash Fork was, as the crow flies, just over the hill. I played high …
Jerome, Arizona What life on Cleopatra Hill was like in Jerome's glory days.
Jerome, perched precariously on the slopes of cone-shaped Cleopatra Hill is a popular tourist attraction today. Despite …