By the late summer of 1892, the arrival of General Carnes with the bulk of the state militia overwhelmed the miners. Although they lost the final battle, Coal Creek miners won the larger struggle when newly elected Gov. Peter Turney fulfilled a campaign promise and appropriated funds to build Brushy Mountain State Prison with its associated coal mine. Unlike the convict lease system, the state-operated coal mine gave the state a financial incentive to sustain safe working conditions for convict miners. The Brushy Mountain Mine in Petros continued to yield substantial profits for state coffers until it closed in 1938.