an idea of what they mean, you ve got to go down. down deep into the hill. an intricate warren of tunnels, whittled through the rock and soil that lay beneath the city was flooded forever by water and darkness. the orphan boy mine is one of the few remaining hard rock mines in the city. today, it serves as a training facility for the montana tech school of mines and engineering. there s five generations of mining here. in order to survive and provide the resources for america, these people were super skillful. jim keane is a state senator and labor advocate who grew up working the mines of butte. how many miles of tunnel under butte total? 10,000 miles of tunnels. ten thousand miles! and i figured like this? like this. only smaller, usually. larry hoffman is a longtime mining engineer and instructor.
The former Gil Scott-Heron collaborator’s first solo album in over 20 years is forged in the vein of his work with the late poet, and rewrites some unfair narratives.
anthony: they say that butte is a mile high and a mile deep, and to get an idea of what they mean you got to go down. down deep into the hill. an intricate warren of tunnels whittled through the rock and soil that lay beneath the city was flooded forever by water and darkness. the orphan boy mine is one of the few remaining hard rock mines in the city. today it serves as a training facility for the montana tech school of mines and engineering. jim keane: there s five generations of mining here. in order to survive and provide the resources for america, these people were super skillful. anthony: jim keane is a state senator and labor advocate who grew up working the mines of butte. how many miles of tunnel under butte total? jim keane: ten ten thousand miles of tunnel. anthony: ten thousand miles! jim keane: and i figured anthony: like this. larry: they are smaller usually.
she s tired of light and there it s pure black. anthony: they say that butte is a mile high and a mile deep, and to get an idea of what they mean you got to go down. down deep into the hill. an intricate warren of tunnels whittled through the rock and soil that lay beneath the city was flooded forever by water and darkness. the orphan boy mine is one of the few remaining hard rock mines in the city. today it serves as a training facility for the montana tech school of mines and engineering. jim keane: there s five generations of mining here. in order to survive and provide the resources for america, these people were super skillful. anthony: jim keane is a state senator and labor advocate who grew up working the mines of butte. how many miles of tunnel under butte total? jim keane: ten ten thousand miles of tunnel. anthony: ten thousand miles!