Miner's Song

Maurice Powers sings his version of the traditional mining disaster song “The Dream of the Miner’s Child.” Powers sings it in a discussion about the Granite/Speculator disaster. At the end of the song he says: “The sun came up, and they all burned up in there.” | Date: April 17, 1980 | Source: Mary Murphy interviewer. Butte Oral History Project, Special Collections and Archives, Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, University of Montana. | Rights: Contact the source for information about copyrights and usage.
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