Author: Paul Higbee

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Published: 2016

Total Pages: 26

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“In 1908 Homestake Gold Mine announced a bold project. It planned to move Spearfish Creek water through tunnels its workforce would cut through solid rock – totaling 23,862 feet. This water, taken out of Spearfish Canyon, would generate electrical power in Spearfish to revolutionize mining operations. While the adventure of tunneling through the canyon's west wall has intrigued Black Hills history buffs for generations, it was just one component in Homestake’s commitment to early 20th century industrial technology. This book tells the full story – expert engineering, tough laborers, naysayers, and a labor dispute that temporarily brought everything to a standstill.” – back cover.