The history of Aspen’s mining had an interesting end where the last mining was near the location where it began. Many early mines began with a shaft. That was the shortest distance to the ore.
The screenwriters strike, approaching five months at the time of this writing, crippled the industry and LA and was reported on frequently. The 1894 Western Federation of Miners’ strike in Cripple Creek was covered nationally and was especially of interest in Aspen because many Cripple Creek miners had previously lived in Aspen.