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Show Utah's First Miners Were Soldiers I t..y- ";; "ry y -yy y y l4 hi kmisMm if I4- t al fciliiint1 1 ifiilfiiiiiiil 1 iiar iiiim mmma i General Connor, first commander at Fort Douglas, Utah, who became known as the "Father of Mining In Utah." he is referred to as the "father of mining lu Utah." It Is interesting that these same mines, discovered over a half ceu-tury ceu-tury ago are today doing such service for the armed forces and the nation as a whole. However, many of the mines are rapidly being depleted because of the lack of sufficient exploration and development work. Inadequate manpower In the mines of Utah has prevented capacity capac-ity production and essential development de-velopment work at many properties. Therefore, the need is more miners as production soldiers. It may bo a peculiar happenstance happen-stance that soldiers made Important mineral discoveries in Utah that have led to the establishment in Salt Lake valley of the largest non-) non-) ferrous mining and smelting center I In the world. ' Soldiers under the command of General P. E. Connor made mineral ! discoveries in Bingham Canyon, 'now one of the greates mineral 'producing areas on earth. Tho dis- coverles were made by General ( Connor's men In 1S03, whilo they i were panning for gold at the mouth of the canyon. , The General encouraged his men In this activity and as a result i |