2. Golden Era Homestakes gifts to its employees By: Kathy Coverdale

3. Homestakes Gifts Homestake Hospital Homestake Opera House Homestake Recreation Center Free Library Hearst Mercantile Company Store Free Kindergarten Insurance Plan Pension Plan

4. Homestake Opera House and Recreation Center1914-1984

5. The theater has hosted operas, silent movies (5cents), traveling road shows, musicals, and movies.

6. Box seats seated 100

7. Balcony View seated 350

8. Homestake Library and Recreation Center Over 10,000 volumes available Full time certified librarian

9. Bowling alley (pin-setting was manual)

10. Swimming pool 25 feet x 75 feet

11. Phoebe Hearst Free Kindergarten

12. Phoebe Hearst Free Kindergarten 1912

13. Washington Kindergarten 1955 me

14. Hearst Mercantile Company Store 1879-1942

15. Hearst Mercantile Company Store Hardware Electric appliances Clothing Groceries Offices of Hearst Mercantile Offices of Homestake Mining Company

16. Homestake Hospital Free medical services since 1910 Full time staff of physicians, nurses, technicians, aides, etc. No charges for outpatient clinical services Inpatient hospital service

17. The Golden Era has ended. Thanks, Homestake.

18. Credits: The Gold Belt Cities Lead and Homestake Copyright 1988 by: G.O.L.D. Unlimited The Homestake Centennial 1976 www.homestaketour.com www.leadoperahouse.com