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Butte, Montana 1885

from An Hour Before Daylight by Rob Williams

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The Butte Daily Miner front page for all to see
From accidents and violent deaths this town’s exceptionally free

Richard Olds was too young he didn’t leave anyone
When died down in the mine they said the fault was his own
Tibbett and Bray died the same day
Through their own carelessness the tunnel timbers gave way
That’s what the company said, how its report read
Guess it doesn’t matter now ‘cause when you’re dead you’re dead

The richest hill on the Earth
Made the poorest men in the town
Fight the copper man’s war
Down in the cold Montana ground

Fat Jack was found dead in his own bed
Drank himself to death that’s what the sheriff and the coroner said
Opium Jim who never made a friend
Met his maker at the hands of other men
McEvoy died one night from drinking lye
Guess he had to die from something after working in the mine

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The place they call Big Butte on the Continental Divide
Was the richest hill on Earth in 1885
Work was easy to find there were openings all the time
Take a job maybe your last breath down in the Alice Mine

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from An Hour Before Daylight, released October 27, 2017

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