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Buttte. I love this city. That’s all I have to say, but, just to let you know it’s a view on a remarkable industrial city. That was the biggest producer of copper in the world at one time. The mines and the head frames still exist, along with the neighborhoods that surround them. All the minds and head frames are pretty much documented, including the Belle Diamond, the Original, the Stewart, the Badger, the Granite Mountain Mine, the Kelly, mine along with my infrastructure on the surface like rail lines. Butte’s bars and shops – the M &M, Club 13 and the Grand Hotel are looked at. You can read the Introduction to Butte, here.

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The Bell Diamond Mine 11/89
The Bell Diamond headframe was constructed in 1898. Bought by Anaconda Copper in 1895. The Damond Mine itself was named for the configuration of the claim stakes in 1879. It eventually linked up with the Belle Line which was 1/10 of a mile away and all the order was brought up through a single shaft and head frame.

The mine, dug to the 3500 ft.level, shutdown in 1938