Mr. Burt B. Brewster's masterful review of mining history in Utah for one hundred years following the pioneers' initial settlement in the area since occupied by Salt Lake City has revived bright and happy memories of my participation in the progress of mining activities within the State throughout over half a century during which I have been continuously identified with mining and allied industries in that great
Read MoreUtah History Encyclopedia, 1994 Uranium prospectors with pick and Geiger counter Uranium, a radioactive element, was first mined in the western United States in 1871 by Dr. Richard Pierce, who shipped 200 pounds of pitchblende to London from the Central City Mining
Read More2018-9-20 Mining salt as a trading commodity did not commence until the Mughal era in the 16 th century, and it wasn’t until 1872 that the main tunnel was developed by British mining engineer Dr H Warth, on behalf of the British colonial powers. During the early years of British rule, the salt mine churned out around 28,000t to 30,000t per year of salt.
Read More2012-4-16 The following summary report is a companion to the oral history video “Mining on the Swell.” That video provides a history of uranium mining in the San Rafael Swell of east-central Utah, as seen through the eyes of six individuals who participated in, or otherwise were familiar with, those mining
Read More2020-1-10 Legends tell us that the Indians and later the Spanish were the first to "mine" the lands of what is now Utah. While there is a great deal of evidence to support these legends, the first recorded mining was conducted in 1847 by early Mormon pioneers,
Read More2016-5-17 Careful teamwork by Mormons and non-Mormons in Washington, D. C., and positive recommendations by the Utah Commission led to the passage of the Enabling Act, signed by President Grover Cleveland in July 1894. Utah held a Constitutional
Read More2014-6-25 In Utah, the miners pump water deep underground to reach the potash ore. Potash is soluble, so water dissolves it into a brine. That brine gets pumped into underground caverns, where the potash continues to dissolve. Eventually, a highly-concentrated brine is pumped all the way to the surface and into one of the evaporation ponds shown above.
Read More2016-2-19 1966-Mount Goldsworthy Mining Associates open Goldsworthy mine. 1966-Rio opens Mt Tom Price mine. July 1966-First fully loaded ore train from Tom Price to Dampier. August 1966-First shipment of Goldsworthy ore (20,000t) loaded at Dampier
Read More2019-3-14 Bancroft, Chapter 27-- An early history of Utah mining and industry scanned from Bancroft's 1889 History of Utah. Brewster, "A Brief History of Mining in Utah"-- A manuscript that was included in Volume II of Wain Sutton's 1949 Utah, A Centennial History. Mining In Utah-- A history of mining in Utah, published by Daughters of Utah Pioneers.
Read More2021-4-13 Dorothy Wickham's book Family history research in the central goldfields of Victoria outlines useful research techniques and resources, as does Helen Doxford Harris' Digging for gold: a guide to researching family local history in Victoria's central goldfields, and Shauna Hicks' Tracing mining ancestors: a brief guide to resources in ...
Read More2010-9-30 Authorities Consulted in the History of Utah. Adams (G. J.), A Few Plain Facts, etc. Bedford (Eng.), 1841; Letter to President John Tyler. New York, 1844.
Read More2010-9-30 1 Beadle, Life in Utah, 404—5, states that Brannon afterward repaid the money with interest, but it would be difficult to make the early Californians believe it.About 45 adults and 65 children of the Brooklyn party remained in California, a few afterward joining Mormon communities at San Bernardino or in Arizona. . Nearly 100 adults and some 40 children reached Utah, most of them in 1848-
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Read More2009-12-12 The town's early years were plagued with labor strife, fires and mining disasters, including the worst coal mine disaster in Washington history, in which 45 miners died. Roslyn grew into one of the most ethnically diverse towns in the state, with a large population of black miners (originally brought in as strikebreakers) and other immigrants ...
Read More2018-5-5 Well here is a brief "Galt High School History" for your information: Dr. Montague and J. W. Reese combined efforts to form a high school district, and on October 20, 1911, voters in ten small elementary districts went to the polls for the crucial vote.
Read More2016-8-15 M841 On the 145 rolls of this microfilm publication, M841, are reproduced the Post Office Department record of appointment of postmasters for the approximate period 1832-September 30, 1971. These records are part of Records of the Post Office Department, Record Group (RG) 28.
Read More2009-9-21 “A Brief History of William “Edward” Kelly and His Family” will be added to this website in the near future. 8 Booth, Relva, “History of William Kelly,” date unknown, 1, read by Eleanor Nicholes (daughter of Joseph Kelly and Olive Maiben Nicholes) at a DUP meeting in Utah, date and place of reading unknown.
Read MoreA brief history of obituaries. Various types of headers had been used for obituaries over the years, including Deaths, Obituaries, Died, In Memoriam, In Remembrance, Memorials, etc. Obituaries have been present in newspapers for centuries. As newspapers changed over the years, so did obituaries, but their essence has remained the same to this day.
Read More2019-3-14 Bancroft, Chapter 27-- An early history of Utah mining and industry scanned from Bancroft's 1889 History of Utah. Brewster, "A Brief History of Mining in Utah"-- A manuscript that was included in Volume II of Wain Sutton's 1949 Utah, A Centennial History. Mining In Utah-- A history of mining in Utah, published by Daughters of Utah Pioneers.
Read More2010-9-30 Authorities Consulted in the History of Utah. Adams (G. J.), A Few Plain Facts, etc. Bedford (Eng.), 1841; Letter to President John Tyler. New York, 1844.
Read More2010-9-30 1 Beadle, Life in Utah, 404—5, states that Brannon afterward repaid the money with interest, but it would be difficult to make the early Californians believe it.About 45 adults and 65 children of the Brooklyn party remained in California, a few afterward joining Mormon communities at San Bernardino or in Arizona. . Nearly 100 adults and some 40 children reached Utah, most of them in 1848-
Read MoreAn icon used to represent a menu that can be toggled by interacting with this icon.
Read More2018-5-5 Well here is a brief "Galt High School History" for your information: Dr. Montague and J. W. Reese combined efforts to form a high school district, and on October 20, 1911, voters in ten small elementary districts went to the polls for the crucial vote.
Read MoreUGMS Bull 117 Minerals and Mineral Localities of Utah ⓘ Green River Desert Mining District; Young, R. G., Million, I., Hausen, D. M. (1960) Geology of the Green River Mining District, Emery and Grand Counties, Utah, AEC RME-98. Green River Mining District (S.W. Green River) ⓘ Crabapple Claim; UGMS Bull 117 Minerals and Mineral Localities of ...
Read More2016-8-15 M841 On the 145 rolls of this microfilm publication, M841, are reproduced the Post Office Department record of appointment of postmasters for the approximate period 1832-September 30, 1971. These records are part of Records of the Post Office Department, Record Group (RG) 28.
Read More2020-12-14 Malek, Debra Jean. Alteration of alkalic igneous rocks in the Payne's Waterhole area, Brewster Co., Texas. 1986. Manka, Leroy Louis. A study of the sediments and depositional history of a portion of the delta of the Colorado River, Texas. 1970. Mariga, Jeffrey.
Read More2009-9-21 “A Brief History of William “Edward” Kelly and His Family” will be added to this website in the near future. 8 Booth, Relva, “History of William Kelly,” date unknown, 1, read by Eleanor Nicholes (daughter of Joseph Kelly and Olive Maiben Nicholes) at a DUP meeting in Utah, date and place of reading unknown.
Read More2015-3-29 Although his figures seem extravagant, seceder John Corrill gives the sequence of building the temple (dedicated April 1836) and then trying the "mercantile business" to cover the construction deficit, going into debt for goods "in New York and elsewhere" (A Brief History of the Church of Christ of Latter Day Saints [St. Louis: John Corrill ...
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