Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-09-09 | Page 3 | Reunited Mercur Pioneers Predict New Discoveries of Gold in Old Field

Reunited Mercur Pioneers Predict New Discoveries of Gold in Old Field 1 4 I a L- L i. i 1 sr 1 I c z i tL L I I 44 I j r 4 f s 1 4 k A i c k I w r k i. i I 2 7 1 J Scenes at the Mercur reunion Sunday Top left to right County Commissioner J J. B. B Mullins president of the Mercur Pioneers Pioneers' society Mary Riley year old former resident of the old mining camp Hodge Marshall secretary of the society William Waterfall and C. C W. W Corfield past presidents Lower right Patricia Lodge of Tooele holds some gold dust taken from present workings at the Lower left Marion Marshall daughter of Hodge Marshall shown with the token made of Utah copper to be presented Secretary of War George H. H Dern by the society 4 More ore than persons attended the annual re at M historic historic historic his his- Utah mining t town wn Sunday They were descendants of ol the founders of the town and former residents The was sponsored by the Mercur PIon Pioneer er society The administrations administration's gold policies are responsible for th the comeback started by the rugged mining camp Salt Lake County Commissioner James Tamei B. B Mullins president of ot the so society lety told the tho crowd There are arc pockets of gold in the Mercur area that have not been touched Mr M Mullins Uns zaid said He predicted pro pre continued prospecting inspired inspired inspired in in- by the he current gold riold price would yellow metal and restore life Ute to tho the The late John Dern the tho father of Secretary of War Val George H. H Dern Derri was Wa praised by Mr Mullins for his part partin in n developing the c com corn corn- m- m Secretary Dern was to be present at the reunion celebration I but was forced to cancel his plans His letter of ot r regret gret was read by Mr Mullins Other speakers were Charles W. W Corfield past president William Waterfall and Hodge HodgeM M Marshall rs see sec Music w was s furnished by GG G. G G G. Sweeten Mr Mullins and Mr Marshall were reelected at a a brief briet business meeting a after te the program The program committee Included A. A S. S Baker F. F H H. and George Z Edwards