This view of the Mountain Con Mine, famously “a Mile High and a Mile Deep where everyone is on the level,” shows the close proximity of mining operations to the miners’ homes, and their high tolerance for environmental impacts. | Source: Butte-Silver Bow Public Archives, C. Owen Smithers Photograph Collection, Smithers.11.237.01Download Original File
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Butte-Silver Bow Public Archives, C. Owen Smithers Photograph Collection, Smithers.11.237.01