Show in Beaver I A QA r 1 1 fL ra C I Side view of plant Milfond and Horn Silvermine Silver Silvermine mine on which hangs much hope for restoring old camp to former glory Editor Note This U is the fifth of a atrie eries trie of eight articles on the history and I revival rn-Ival of the San Francisco Mining brining re- re Zion lion Beaver County Countr Utah I Although the San Francisco Mining district was organized August 12 1871 a little more than thana a year after the Star district in inthe inthe inthe the same county activity lagged until the discovery of the Horn Silver mine Stimulated by the discovery of this mine prospectors swarmed the hills and man many claims were located in the San Francisco and other mining districts of Beaver Deaver County The Beaver Carbonate the Shauntie Shaun- Shaun tie Shenandoah City Elephant City South Camp Moscow Hickory Hickory Hickory Hick Hick- ory Red Cloud and others were Brought into production But none rivaled the Horn Silver i I It is interesting to note that one of ot the first recovery in Utah was built at Minersville l Beaver Deaver County n not t far from the San Francisco district Isaac Grund in cooperation with others built a crude recovery plant at Minersville in 1858 This was near the Lincoln mine which was discovered discovered discovered dis dis- dis- dis covered and produced lead ore as early as 1852 Lead was in demand then as like all frontiers some trouble was experienced with Indians Indians Indians In In- and the metal vas was needed for forthe forthe forthe the production of bullets According to accounts says TIC ino writer something in the lead lad I at the Lincoln mini minn made it too hard for bullets That something was later found to be silver Th Tb- Tb sixth article in this s 8 s 8 will Viii appear soon in these cot col f s. s. s |