Show In the early days dRYS in Utah the mattel matter mat mat- matI I tel ter of mining for precious metal did not meet rheet with favor among the I leaders of the pioneers There were several reasons given for tor this not nol but what the mining raining of ot the precious metals would have aided In many ways but Out the pioneer leaders desIred de de- de desired desired sired to live by themselves and the opening of the mining mining would bring an Influx of people which was what the pioneers did not want However the up of the Salt Lake valley alle m nt the coming of others who had haC learned that the great rocky rang range bounded the valle valley on the e east st and the Oquirrh range on the west was wae filled with precious met metal l hence nce the Influx of ot those who sought In the long ago to develop the industry which has made the state famous Down in lb Iron county iron had been smelted manufactured as far back as 1832 1852 coal hat been mined and i it had been found in plenty Down In Beaver county there was lead load in Salt Lake county county coun coun- ty the r red d metal cropped ou out Tho The mountains were filled with precious metal In 1858 In MInersville l the Rollins Rolling lead mine had been worked and anel three years later the Lincoln mining district in Beaver county was organized REASONS OFFERED Advent of of the soldiers vas was given as one of t tie the e reasons why the pioneers plo pio did not want the mines mine opened General Pat Connor Connol however however however how how- ever had views of his own and while he was In command of the military district of Utah and he opened up Uj the mines which have placed Utah at the head of mining world so ao that In the sixty sixty- one years ears since George OgilvIe while at work in Bingham in 1863 picked up a pi piece ce of silver silver- bearing ore and sent it to General Genera Connor to have it assayed there has been taken from the two great ranges of mountains which traverse Utah in gold almost ounces of silver pounds of copper pounds of ot lead pounds of zinc of a total value of while the dividends a aggregate regate Whitney's Whitneys Vh It MYS MY'S hiStory of Utah in speaking of the mining industry of the state say says The mining movement of began in Bingham canyon one of bf the gorges of the Oquirrh mountains running into the Salt Lake valley A log logger er named George OgilvIe picked liCked up UI a piece of silver-bearing silver ore are and sent it to General Connor Conner who had It assayed The general beneral then visited the canyon with a party of officers and their wives vives and one of the women while rambling rambling ram ram- bling blin- on the mountain side found another piece of ore are DISTRICT ORGANIZED The soldiers prospected for the vein and having discovered it made their location and anti named the mine The Jordan Their commanding officer drew up some mining regulations regulations regu regu- lations and at a mc meeting ling of miners held at Gardners Gardner's mill the West Vest Mountain mining district was or organized or- or About that time General Connor with some iome some of his troops reoccupied re re- occupied the old Rush valley grazing grazing grazing graz graz- ing grounds which the soldiers Of f Camp Floyd had Used They laid out the town of ot Stockton and proc proceeded pro pro- c cOded eded to explore and prospect f for r mines In that vicinity I II I Whitneys Whitney's history continuing said I The commander of the military district did not hide the fact that he had formed plans for the develOpment development devel devel- of this part of the country quite at variance with those favored by Brigham Young and the pioneers pio plo He lie had set himself the task of regenerating the territory His avowed policy was to invite hitherto hitherto hith hUh erto a large gentile gertile and loyal population population I lation laUon sufficient by peaceful means and through through the the ballot baUo box to over- over the Mormon church by mere force of numbers and thus wrest from the church absolute and tyrannical tyrannical tyran tyran- control of temporal and civil affairs This was his frank an announcement announcement announcement an- an at the time |