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Show THE EUREKA (UTAH) REPORTER Pape Eight OctolxT 25, 1963 i:'A t View of Eureka City taken about 1920 from the south foothills looking to the north shows Fitchville and a good portion of the city. Also noted are the two Mules played an important part in Eureka mines Ip the early days of nrning, mules were used in the nrnes to pull the ore cars to the station. It was rather hard to convince new comers to the mining game that mules could be lowered through the small shaft openings to the working levels below. The mules were given very little food for several days before being lowered into the mne in a specially constructed harness, which kept his legs close to h;s body to keep them from getting caught in the timbers on the way down. After being lowered they were kept in darkness in the underground barns for several days, to accustom their eyes to ther new surroundings. Many of the mule skinners as they were called, became quite attached to the mules, and it was said by the men that in many instances the mules were smarter than they were. When the men were in the process of lowering a mule, a crowd of spectators would congregate to watch the proceedings, which were highly interest ng. especially to doubting Thomas, who were very skeptical, but were convinced after watching the process and seeing the mule lowered to the workings below. About 30 mules were being used in the Chief Con underground workings at the time elecrtic motors were used to pull the cars. The Eagle and Blu Bell had a number of mules in the mine at the time the mine was closed. Quite a number of good stories have been told about the mules in the m'nes, but many are also unprintable, Congratulations TO UTAH MINING INDUSTRY COMPLIMENTS OF Clare oLardon " AtSsi '' school buildings which have been replaced by the present more modern school structures housing Tintic High School. rcke. wan haunted by the "Woman in Black. She would siep The woman in black disappears For a few years in the earlier days of the District, Eu- - but would nevertheless be def- initely amusing. And as one man stated like Jimmy Durante, we've got a nrllion of em. ,;& out of the shadows into the path cf seme woman and peer into her face, never saying a word. After practcally scaring the woman to death, she would fade away, and in many cases the woman would fade too (into the nerest house). This went on for many months, and fina ly very few of the ladies of the town would venture out alone after dark. It always seemed a mystery to the towns people as to why she was nev- er apprehended and jailed, but she always escaped. After most of the female population into hysterics for months, she d sappeared and was never heard from again. Who she was, or what became of her was never known. re-duc:- ng |
