Miners Mercantile - 729 Pilot Butte Ave

A corporation of Tyrolean Italians started the Miners Merc as a grocery and dry goods store in 1912. This store offered free delivery, credit, and a discount or treat (candy, cookies, or can of fruit) when the bill was paid. In 1916, the delivery wagon was hit by a train. The wagon was demolished, the horse killed, and the driver barely escaped with his life. This same corporation operated the Universal Store (furniture and hardware) across the street