Salt Lake Telegram | 1926-02-18 | Page 2 | Bingham Known as 'Narrowest Town' in World

S BINGHAM BINGHAM KNOWN AS NARROWEST TOWN IN WORLD WASHINGTON Feb 18 AP APT AP- AP T The e town of ot Bingham Utah has been een called the worlds narrowest town own and also might be termed the noisiest said a bulletin by the National National National Na Na- Geographic society today describing describing describing de de- de- de scribing the tile scene near which many lives ives were snuffed out by bo an ava- ava lanche The rhe mining copper-mining community of ot otome ome some 2000 persons said the b bulletin trails rails along the tile bottom of ot a canyon for or about two miles and nowhere is the he canyon more than about fifty feet wide Residents from their porches orches can shake hands with passing passing pass- pass ing ng motorists and an unexpected approach of a car sometimes means a tourist will have hae to back a quarter quarter quarter I ter of a mile to let it pass The society described the town in n daylight as being punctuated by frequent fusillades of ot blasting from florn tle near by copper mines and normally nor nor- mally sees a score or more of ot premeditated premeditated premeditated pre pre- meditated avalanches An amazing spectacle for the tho thousands sands of ot tourists who motor through the town each summer the society s said sald ld was th the sight of puffing purring scurrying around the dozen tiers of mining railroad which spi spiral al the ore ore- streaked ore streaked tn mountain gradually being mow mowed ed down b by the search for ore The tracks must be moved d every few days das as the biasing blasting blasting blast blast- ing ng digs deeper into the mountain- mountain sides Bides