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Howard T. Smith Anthracite Coal Mine
Crested Butte Avalanche

Crested Butte, Gunnison County, Colorado
January 31, 1883
No. Killed - 6

Note: This disaster is not included on either the CDC/NIOSH disaster list or the MSHA Fatality Archive Database.  See more possible errors and omissions.
A History of Colorado Avalanche Accidents, (p. 295) PDF Format
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News icon The Fremont County Record, Feb. 3, 1883
News icon The Las Vegas Gazette, Feb 2, 1883
News icon The Daily Nonpareil, Feb 1, 1883
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