Looking Back

20 years ago January 31, 2003

The American Tunnel at the Sunnyside Mine has finally been sealed up, several employees at Sunnyside were laid off and Steve Fearn’s Silver Wing/Gold King mining company has taken over operation of the Sunnyside’s water treatment plant. The Sunnyside era, which began in 1873 when Ruben McNutt and George Howard first staked a claim on the shores of Lake Emma, has finall…