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Show County Hopping in . . . i ZYU JUAB AND TOOELE COUNTIES v These two western counties embrace a unique world of weird Salt Desert, Salt Lake, ( rugged mountains, and tremendous valleys. Tbcir history is a saga of the Donner Party, f j the Pony Express and Overland Stage, birth and death of mining towns, world speed f records and great space-age military installations. 11 y.. .-J JUAB COUNTY TOOELE COUNTY AREA 3,4 1 2 square miles AREA 6,9 1 1 square miles POPULATION 1960 - 4.597 POPULATION I960 - 17,868 MAIN CITIES ANO TOWNS (I960 populations) MAIN CITIES AND TOWNS (I960 populations) Nephi 2,566 Tooele 9,133 Wendover 609 Eureka 771 Grantsville 2.166 Stockton 362 Levin 42 1 ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES Defense (Tooele Mona 347 Army Depot, Dugwiy), mining (salt, lime, ICONOMIC ACTIVITIES Mining (clay, $tone), smelting, livestock -"" uranium, stone), rubber manufacturing, livestock, crops TOPOGRAPHY A combination of broad basin-valleys and I mountains. At either end are 12,000-foot peaks. Ml. Nebo I on east, Haystack Pk. on west. I I HISTORICAL BACKGROUND Created 1852. Probably V named for Indian "yoab," meaning "level plain." Nephi V-T settled in 1 85 1. pr POINTS OP INTEREST ANO ACTIVITIES - 1 Soil Ck Conyon - Nbo Loop - scenic mountain drive TOPOGRAPHY - Utah's second largest county. Almost Eurako-TinHc otm fascinating old mining district half of county consists of the Salt Desert; remainder White Sand Dun picturesque rolling hills of sand rugged Great Basin ranges and valleys. Topoi Mountain - gemstone heaven HISTORICAL BACKGROUND - Created 1 850 by S: Me of Pony ExproM Ovoriond Stag Route pioneer trail, now Deseret. Probably named from local bulrushes Of good auto road "tulei." Tooele settled in 1849. Fish Spring wildlife refus edge of Great Salt Lake POINTS OP INTEREST AND ACTIVITIES - Desert Bonnovlllo Soil Plan) world land speed racing course SOURCE FOR FURTHER INFOS. a.T!ON Grool Salt jko Dotort one of world's strangest Chamber of Commerce, Nephi wastelands Middle Canyon Drivo thrilling panoramas of Salt Lake and Utah valleys, Bingham mine ....... , Pony Ixprou Ovoriond Stago Route historic pioneer County Hopping tenet published through the eo- uW foad) operation of tho Utah State Prott Association and Opkir and Mora old time mining center this nowtpaper. Materials f urnJthed by tho Utah &9"Y "0?""" nd P tuo r. .... ., . military installations Tourltt and Publicity Council, Council Hall, State Mmu INf0MATiON - Capitol, Salt Lake City. Chamber of Commerce, Tooele |