This presented a challenge because he had few priests, and had to attend to the needs of immigrant miners and the Native Americans.

He took care of the Catholic military men, immigrant miners and railroad workers who numbered in the hundreds.

Large numbers of immigrant miners poured into Sydney and the population grew from 39,000 to 200,000 people 20 years later.

Three Greek immigrant miners were arrested, tried and convicted.

Many Roslyn residents today are descendants of these immigrant miners.

Founded in 1898, Pittsburgh Beadling was formed by immigrant miners from Europe.

Influenced by both Bohemian music and immigrant miners, its rhythm was derived from European polkas, which were popular during the 1800s.

Not included in these numbers were families of widows and children in the countries of origin of immigrant miners who came to America alone.

As the mines attracted immigrant miners they began to settle nearby areas.

Several housing colonies for the immigrant miners were built in the 1920s and 1930s.