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Show By Stella Day Utahs mining industry The history of Utah's from a desert wildergrowth ness into a thriving populous much of commonwealth wealth is a story of the people, their pcrservcrance. and what they did with the land they, , 1878. In 1858, Isaac Grundy devised a crude recover furnace at Mincrsville to smelt lead ores which had been discovered in the old Lincoln mine. Lead was desperately needed to make bullets for defense mheritied. From the First, the leadership of our state saw under the grayish-greesagebrush n cover a new land w ith rich potential that needed only water to make it yield abundantly in crops and livestock. Hven so. such men as Brigham Young realized that were to grow and Our Town lets get out of our ruts Is chiatrists tel! us not to get in a rut, try to change our daily routine enough to keep us interested and alert. So many of us get up in the morning, wash ourselves, dress, cat and go to work by instinct, never even bothering to think about what we are doing. We get into sloppy habits without realising how careless we have become. I de becomes so routine that we don't even use our common sense any mote, or so it seams when we walk down the street in the morning. We see the gutters full of cans, the side walks and streets littered with paper cups, napkins, bar wrappers, snak containers of many varieties. People who throw these items on t he streets must not be conscious of what they are doing. Everybody knows that litter does not pick itself up and place itself in the garbage can. r We have laws but who is responsible for their enforcement? Laws are effective only when they are backed by public sentiment. When the head of the family obeys the law. he teaches each member of that family to follow in CLOSE-OU- purposes. 8 PROGRESS PRINTING COMPANY Publishers of the Weekly MILLARD COUNTY PROGRESS Issued each Friday at Fillmore, Utah 84631. Second , Class Postage paid at Fillmore, Utah 84631. Published 41 South .Main Street, by the Progress Printing Com;any, all Address correspondence to 84631. Utah Fillmore, Box 507, Fillmore, Utah 81631. Telephone Number Is Then in 1862-63- , the father of Utah's mining adventures. Subscription rates are 15 cents per single copy; $5,00 General Connor, and his regiper year. Published by Progress Printing Company ment of California volunteers stationed at Fort Douglas JANE WILSON Publisher Emeritus search for : began an all-oWILLIAM V. WILSON -- Publisher prosper, it must produce the t Utah's storehouse of treasure. MADELEINE VClLSON -- Editor raw materials of industry, j Discoveries of 'gold, silver, in 1873. he wrotei copper, lead, and zinc were Accordingly, TOTAL PAID CIRCULATION OCTOBER 1, 1973, 1,797 the editor of the 'New York' welcomed. TOTAL DISTRIBUTION IS: 1,910 Herald,' calling attention to! Some even panned for gold Is 849 Displayadvertising per set. col. Inch Utahs natural resources. He; in Bingham Canyon in 1863.. Minimum classifieds are 759; repeats are 509 invited eastern capital to enter1 While so doing, one George the territory to provide the P. Ogilvic found an outcropMember In good standing tn the Utah Press Association means for the establishment nd also the National Newspaper Association ping of galena in the part of of mining and manufacturing Bingham Canyon. He Filed the Friday, September 5. 1978. his footsteps. Right now is the time for us to emphasize a NATIONAL NEWSPAPER First in claim enterprises. Utah, mining TOOTITIFr 1SL in change in our daily routine, open our eyes and actually take Hven before this, mining Sept. 17. 1863. mental note of our environment. What kind of town do we SUSTAINING XU Utah had begun. As early as activ-ty By 1869, prospecting Of THE icallv v, ant our home town to become? KEM2LX -1- 973 1849-50- . ah exploration party, had spread to the various "Wouldn't it be lovely" if for one whole month we could headed by Parley P. Pratt, the canyons walk down the street without seeing one unsightly object. discovered iron ore near Salt Lake surrounding Valley. I very where we looked were clean gutters, clean streets, Cedar City. A crude foundry Alta was destined to beparkings and lawns, tall trees, well trimmed was built and operated for a come a boom town. Then on to shrubs and beautiful (lowers. This very inviting place could short time in 1852-53- . American Fork Canyon, the KITTENS become a reality if each person cared enough to do his part The territorial Legislature, Park City district, and the Kittens to give awav. MdsiIv tow aril building sue It a tow n. in 1854. offered a reward ot Tintic area. Male .cS . j Siamese. One yelII you want to vary your daily routine, get up early tomorlow and one grey, rest are $1000 for the first discovery of By 1870. most of Utah's mei 6' row morning. Pivk up a litter bag, walk the length of the coal near Salt Lake o' City. It tallic mining districts had black, llcna Tmnkinson. block on your side of the street picking up all of the litter as was found in 1849-5near the been discovered. Even Ae you go. Then return to your home by crossing the street 2x small tow n of Wales. Sanpete though, because of poor transnp to the other side of the block picking up the litter from both County. portation and perilous trails the street and sidewalk. in 1863, Summit they were to lay untapped Finally II is will have a bag your street like Hast Center Street, you Countv's First vaults opened at years. full of litter, but no one " ill take the blame for having helped Coalville. It was tc One such county leading the supplied to litter the street. Salt Lakers for S40 a ton. way in early mineral explorations was Carbon County, the Every litter bit hurts home of the author. Carbon County was created in 1894 If each member of the family were to try this little experiand named because of the ment. we would soon have every one so conscious of clutter immense deposits of coal and that each would vow never to throw anything dow n for somehydrocarbon shale. one else to pick up. This applies to articles in the home as Carbon County's coal has well as in our outdoor environment, since really it is our since been responsible for the home training which guides our actions regardless of where growth of many industries in we are. Utah, serving as a readily Through careful research we have learned that we have accessible fuel for their use. seven sources of litter. The county has consistently The first source comes from the wrong types of containers about 75 percent of for the family garbage. All household wastes containing food produced the state's output. She has particles should be put in containers having tight lids which become vital in the production prevent animals from scattering the garbage. Other types of of carbon dioxide, natural gas, household garbage as newspapers, rags, should be tied se- and potential oil deposits. wind to from the curely keep scattering them. Millard Countys earliest Source number two comes from the pedestrians w ho throw recorded mining history bethings on the sidew alks and streets as they w alk along. in 1872. Then the Degins Source three is the result of motorists who do not take the troit District was mining time to empty their trash into receptides which are placed 35 miles northwest organized there for this very purpose. Source number four comes from commercial houses who of Oasis. Surface ores of gold, do not take proper care of jheir containers, packing materials silver and copper were found. In 1888, after previous conand oth - articles necessary for transacting business. Sourvi. number Five comes from loading and unloading siderable problems with ship- areas, shoping centers, warehouses, roadside stands andmcn1, a sma" blast furnace was Hot constructed at drive-ins- . Abof miles north six is Source number ihe result of poorly loaded trucks Springs. raham. Over 113.000 lbs of " hich spill 20 percent of the trash along our highways. Source number seven comes from construction sites which copper bullion was shipped scatter litter for six or seven blocks from the construction be I ore the plant burned down several years later. site. The I.caminton district was Mthougii it is not a New Year, it is an appropriate time to res be to thinec our dai!v routine. Remind caih member of organized in 1886. A small our l.miiiv to become acutely aware of our daily habits. Keep sntclurwas constructed near 1 cau.ington in 1895. Producm;r evts wide open to the beauty of the rising and setting tion was small in silver, gold, sun. the clear blue skies, the lofty mountains which protect FALL QUARTER BEGINS, SEPTEMBER 29th. 1975 ond there us and fill us with awe. Then bring our eyes down to the vopper and zinc. vocoliorvol technical ore opemngt m Iheie outor-r.ibriIhe Gordon. Cricket Mounbeauty of the earth, and resolve that it too w ill not be polluted program: tain. Mineral Mountain and nor contaminated by us or any member of our family. Saw Ruck districts have contri-- , W ere w e to follow this advice, we would all be so, contentsome ed and happy there would be no need for psychiatrists. billed 743-534- 0. ' ruti 743-685- 0 4 9-- anti-litte- ANNUAL Then the Winter Quarters mine near Scofield opened in what is now Carbon Countv in e SALE! T SAVEMONEYSSSON CARS IN STOCK! NEW CARS GOING UP IN PRICE! Impala, 4 dr. Sedan Monza Buick La Sabre 4 dr. hardtop 2 Ton GMC Truck Two Vegas ie 'k 'k 74 Pontiac Ventura, fully equipped with 1 1 air conditioning. 71 Chevrolet Nova, fully equipped with air conditioning 71 GMC 34Ton Truck 68 Chevrolet Malibu -- Si There's room for YOU at I't'th Tech. g LASTING CHEVY VALUE non-ferro- niclals output. West of Fillmore. Meadow and Kanosh is a large volcanic area. It is rich in possibilities. Grits have been produced here intermittently lor many years. The mineral content lay only for the spirit of the porspcctor and inventor DEARDEN MOTOR FILLMORE, UTAH m 94631 The corduroy clothes, that are the workhorses of your wardrobe really means "cord fit for the king." Originally it was woven from sdk and used exclusively by the Kings of France as part of their hunt ing i tSSicncE) to explore. UTAH m HAVi TO HOLLER UNCL mf oh smiSmwvstb SPECTACULAR ENTERTAINMENT FREE WITH GATE ADMISSION Due to recent Vestal increases, inflation, etc. . etc. , we 're gain a to town will be the ones out of folks And you raise subscription prices. who take the the brunt of it. Hut if you subscribe now. you can yet the old price for as many years as you care to pay. We'll even accept PLUS EXHIBITS MIDWAY TUN TOR ce DAILY VAKItTY ACTS All Adult.. 6 thru 12 S and undue r.i. (Hi iail7(lt23L 12 00 SO . . flUMHiasP "jam. FHf E Christmas gifts now and mail a gift card in December for you. Hut after Oct. 1, out of county subscriptions will be $6.00 per year. and grateful thanks to our a deerUsers, increase in subseripseription prices in over 75 Sven so. with no apology this is only a 400 years since IS97 ), of a century of publishing. U3: PROPERTY FOR SALE IN EAST MILLARD COUNTY S5500. I 2 dow n One Summer Cottage in Meadow $16.9(X). Cash 2 Bedroom home on large lot w water SI8.500.Cash. One 3 or 4 bedroom home in Fillmore S3. 500. Cash. in Holden One large lot Terms. $7,500. area Ftllmoie m lot ae. 3.6 One w J"d i PROGRESS Productive f.ledia r.ii"'1' 7 Xi0Kl . REGISTER K,,urunil.rS'.. VSuu"M a,,, Fillmore, (Jtih 84631 FOR THE BETTER Lift UTAH TECHNICAL 'Aahv I NOW ;) I COLLEGE 1 395 North I SO AT PROVO lost Ffqvo IHoh |