. Uncle Brigham complains, saying that "Here I am a growed man getting grayheaded shirttail youngun is supposed to save me? And him sent by the government..." (Giardina 176). Many miners had lost most hope, if not all to be saved because of past conditions. The fact that he was sent from the government heated some even more, based on the reality that the government was partially responsible for these pre-existing conditions. Since workers had lost a l
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