AUTHOR’S NOTE: Although the focus of this interconnected series of stories rests squarely upon actions that occurred in or near the Circus and Hilltop bars in Soldotna between May 1961 and December 1967, this chapter necessarily includes several actions far from the central Kenai Peninsula.
AUTHOR’S NOTE: The motives people have for violent actions can be difficult to discern. We can examine the evidence we uncover, tell the story as clearly as possible, and allow our audience to decide. Such is the case during the turbulent time described here.
The 1937 explosion is the second deadliest mining disaster in Alaska history, and 20 years later another explosion at the Jonesville Mine northeast of Palmer killed five workers.
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