The Inlander

Burke, Idaho: Wedged between mountains, the Silver Valley mine town's history of rich resources still echoes down the canyon

Crammed in a narrow canyon of North Idaho's Silver Valley, in perhaps one of the most inconvenient but also beautiful places for a hub of human habitation, are the rusted remains of a once-lively ...
WGN-TV

Ed Burke trial focus shifts to Field Museum

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. CHICAGO — The federal trial of former ...
The Inlander

1899 | LAST STOP FOR THE DYNAMITE EXPRESS!

First, the miners seized a train in Burke, Idaho. It was April 29, 1899, and for a decade miners in the Coeur d'Alene mining district had battled to unionize all of its mines so workers could get ...
Chicago Sun-Times

‘I perceived it as a threat.’ Jurors hear how Field Museum scrambled to please a snubbed Ed Burke

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The Spokesman-Review

100 years ago in North Idaho: Mining towns of Burke, Mace begin to rebuild after fire

The North Idaho mining towns of Burke and Mace were beginning to rebuild after a fire turned both into charred ruins. The Hecla Mining Co. had started repair work on its big mine. It lost all of its ...