before. The Windsor Hotel, a brothel, was closed by arson in 1968. Its madam, Beverly Snodgrass, went to Washington to complain to her senator about the loss of her income. She claimed she had been paying the Butte police $700 a month for protection. Senator Mike Mansfield decided this was a local matter not a federal one. Following an eight part series on vice in the Great Falls Tribune, the remaining three brothels in Butte closed. The Dumas Brothel soon reopened and continued to operate until 1982. Its closure coincided with the closure of the last copper mine in the area. The structure of the Dumas Brothel, as well as the brick-lined alley, still stands in uptown Butte and has become a tourist attraction. References Sources History of Montana Historical red-light districts in the United States Crime in Montana Butte, Montana 1880s establishments in Montana Territory