WebOn August 27, 1922 a fire ensued in the Argonaut Mine that trapped 47 miners a mile underground. Over a span of 26 days the lives of everyone in Jackson, Cal... Web28 ago 2024 · 98 Years Later — The Anniversary of the 1922 Argonaut Mine Disaster. On Sunday, August 27, 1922 at 11:40 p.m. — two skip tenders and the shift boss have difficulty opening the waste chute in the 4,200 level of the Argonaut Mine and returned to the 4,200 station. They smelled smoke and immediately realized that a fire was in the shaft above ...
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The Granite Mountain/Speculator Mine disaster of June 8, 1917, occurred as a result of a fire in a copper mine, and was the most deadly event in underground hard rock mining in United States history. Most men died of suffocation underground as the fire consumed their oxygen; a total of 168 miners were killed. The Butte, Montana copper mines were at full wartime production to sup… WebThe Granite Mountain-Speculator Fire (as the disaster has come to be known) occurred just as Butte — once known as the “Gibraltar of Unionism” — entered into one of the most acrimonious episodes of labor strife in a long history of animosity between the miners and the corporations that owned the mines. Two months before the Granite ... permabond hm163
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WebI visited the remaining structures of the Argonaut Mine in 2009 as part of a private tour by the Amador County Historical Society. Above is a photograph I made during that visit. I knew about the mining disaster which killed 47 miners in 1922. Staring down the black hole that was the entrance to the mine, I could only think of the miners who had been trapped … Web15 gen 2006 · The incident at the Argonaut Gold Mine in Jackson, ... Amador County’s mining companies offered a $5,000 reward for the first rescue team to reach ... The 1922 Argonaut Gold Mine Disaster. ... Web21 apr 2004 · "Most disaster books are predictable and dry, but O. Henry Mace's 47 Down, the story of the 1922 Argonaut mining tragedy, is, quite simply, one of the best disaster books to come along in years. Mace's taut, lyrical, intelligent prose combined with his thorough research and his film director's eye for detail and focus make 47 Down as … permabond laminates companies house