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Show _ _ - . I < . t , , S YY SYY Park Clty'b Cltyb Ctty'S CttyS ' and antl andUtah'8 . s I Utah'8 Utah8 Utah's Utahs ' Vast Silver Silverand Silvera a . ' . ' xn xndN ( a dN dNa : ' . and Lead Mining MiningIndustries 4 , . I IIndustries Industries IndustriesaQJ aQJ " pre r SAN hp " " 4 4r r , " * ' . . . - r ) . Yti , 4 r rFs F-s F s - iM + , y . .tk k ml.w mlw . a p pw w .t t .tr ' } _ _ 4 ' r w , a ai " i ; E i iY Y ' + 1 1w -w w - ' { c- c ci cUt - " . - i Ut < ry F PARK CITY Cr1'Y Cr1Y cfFY ' ISa ISWorld IS a < World Famous Fam.ous FamousA . A few rnles miles mites ! south of hIghway highway40 40 at Park City is one of tne the rich richest . es est t mln mmeial minzial 1 al areas in the country countrythe , the scene of va vast t silver slIver mining in- in intel hi hitetests in-tciests in tciests - tel tetests ests whicn whlcn in the past fiftyyears fifty fiftyyears fiftyyears years have hav-e hav e - added more nore than two twohundreJ twohundred twohundre-J twohundre J million dollars dollarsto dollarsto hundre-J hundre J hundred - - and sixty to the nation s wealthOre wealth wealthOre Ore re in this section of the Wasatcl1 Wasatch Wasatcl1mountains Wasatchmountains Wasatchmountains mountains was discovered in Little LittleCottonwood LittleCottonwood LittleCottonwood Cottonwood canyon in 1864 Soon Soonaftr SoonafLr Soonaft aft-r aft r afLr . : - r p ospectors drifted dnfted acrossthe across acrossthe acrossthe the mountain area onto the Park ParkCity ParkCity ParkCity City sideIn sIdeIn side sideIn In 187 1872 the On Ontario tarlO ledge was dis- dis discovered dis discovered - . covered and by 1876 it was producing producing$14,000 producing14000 $14,000 14000 $ , . . weeklyMeanwnlle weeklyMeanwnile weekly weeklyMeanwnile Meanwnile Meanwnlle a new star-the star the star - the 811- 811 Sil- Sil 811vel Silver Sll-vei Sll vei - vel ver King mine was rising justwest just justwest justwest west of these earlier earEler earfidr d'e de ' devielop-rments devielop rments evelop lop . , - , ments and a prosperous city was wasgrowIng wasgrowing wasgrowing growIng up The Sliver Silver King Kmg Coalition Coa Coa- Coalltlon Coalition - lition lltlon Mining MInmg company has pro pro- pro- pro produced produced produced - duced some $100,000 100000 $100,000000 100000000 $ , 000 Primar Pnmar- Pnmar Primar- Primarily PnmarIly Primarily - - ily a silver mine , it has b become come a as asignificant asign.ifi.cant asignifi.cant asignificant s significant Igr.ll Igrll : . . ( . cant producer of lead land landZII1C landziFic ( andznc ZII1C ziFic oresThe oresThe ores oresThe The Park Consohda Consolidated ted MIning MIningcompaJ1Y Miningcompa'iy Miningcompany ParkCity Park ParkCity ParkCity compaJ1Y compa'iy compaiy ' operating operatmg east of City , is a newer development that thathas thathas thathas has made significant qlgrtlflcant additions to tothe tothe tothe the district's districts d1strlct's d1strlcts ' production as well weU as asnumerous asnumerous asnumerous numerous othe.t othet otheJ othei . properties of ofsmaller ofsmaller ofsmaller smaller proportionPark proportIonPark proportion proportionPark Park City , world famous for t the thesilver thesilver e esIlver sIlver it produces prO'Juces prOJuces praluces ' , has other at- at attrlhu attrihules at attributes - trlhu tributes trihules s which make it an 1l"n- 1l"n 1ln im- im 1l"nportant important " im important - portant and progressive communIty community.The communityThe . The deep sno\\ sno snows snos \ s andsloping and sloping hills ofthe of ofthe ofthe the area have made it a mecca fo for forwinter fcrwinter : " wmter winter sports sporb and Park City citizens citizensaler citizensaler citizensaler aler " to new enterprise enterprls2 have encour encour- encouraged encouraged encouraged - - aged sport entnusiasts entouslasts enthusiasts to the area b3 by bybui'ding b3bUI'dmg b3bui'ding b3buiding bUI'dmg bUIdmg bui'ding buiding ' slalom and toboggan cours cours- courses courses courses - - es and ski slides and jumps dumps dumpsKeetley JumpsKeetley jumpsKeetley Keetley , a few miles further alongthe along alongthe alongthe the highway I is located near the faimous fann- fann faim- faim fannoUs fafliT-ous fafliT ous - oUs Park Utah mine mme which grew out outof outof outof of the Ontario development and IS ISthe isthe isthe the center of a great forest and rec rec- recreatIOn rec- rec recreation recreation - - reation area With an elevation of of6100 6100 feet the toe traveler who stops here hereis IS assured a good cool night's nights ' ' rest |