The North Butte Mining Disaster of 1917 Part 2
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In part two of three, the gang talks about the tragic events of June 8th, 1917, in Butte Montana. On that day an accidental fire grew into the Deadliest Underground Hard Rock Mining Disaster in the US history in which 163 men lost their life. Learn about the rescue effort organized by the people of Butte miners found ways to survive Flames, smoke, and poison gas thousands of feet underground.
Sources
Fire and Brimstone: The North Butte Mining Disaster of 1917 by Michael Punke
The Butte Miners and Rustling Cards by Paul F. Brissenden
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