Saturday, August 22, 2009

Butte is a beaut...

Not really. This is an old mining town whose numbers have been cut by
2/3rds over the last century. But it is loaded with victorian
architecture. In this night view it is tough to see, but there are
towering frames lit with red light - they were used to lower miners,
mules and equipment nearly a mile underground.

Of course, where there was mining, there was... Ahem, entertainment...
There is a prostitution museum housed in an old brothel. This has been
a theme amongst the old towns we've visited. For each glorious front
entrance to a historic hotel, there is a back staircase for cowboys
and miners...

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