Show bingham canyon ini 1878 yaa no W ni fj I 1 0 f 3 f I 1 IN 1 1 tim ak 5 ilk A kt iz art ray pe ra Q AW Z D 1 L I R canyon 1878 early history of bingham Is ex ot of the transform alon of a virtual wasteland into a humming industrial community and the tha most important single enterprise in the state to te the picture above was taken in 1878 and those who visit the camp today fand it difficult to visualize the industry that has been created lit in this narrow canyon for the state and the nation lit in malting making utah copper the worlds greatest belf open cut copper zile mine colonel E A wall entered the camp in 1887 I 1 and was immediately attracted by its possibilities according to early stories he inspected an old abandoned tunnel driven by soldiers who came to boutah X t a it under the cora mind of general P B H connor and there found samples of copper ore upon inquiry he bo found that the ground was open to relocation as former claim holders had tailed failed to do their assessment ses work ile ha immediately filed on two claims during the succeeding 10 years colonel wall added to his holdings in the district acquiring some acres during these years he kept up his bla assessment york work ind and sue suc cooled cs oled s tu i on oil various parts paris of the property this work began to untold unfold the extent of the huge stock or of copper ore captain joseph R de lamar pioneer mercur operator became interested with colonel wall and sent two young engineers in his employ at D 0 jackling and robert 0 gemmell id bingham to investigate the alle possibilities of the porphyry their joint report after an extensive axa oxa examination min atlon and mill tests teats recommended its acquisition captain do de lamar 1 though an was waa sleep tidal and finally aandy abandoned ned the idea of trying to maka roa a mine of it jackling however had convinced himself that could be successfully developed and a f few ow bearg years later through his pers persistence istance and determination succeeded in launching the tha utah copper enterprise in 1 1903 9 03 f fr the foundation af utah copper was built on it a thin thread as the rock that was culled ape ore contained less than 2 per bercu cu copp copper erand and a small amount osgold and silver that thin thread threat still exists today and regul requires yei an extensive scale of operations to keep the tha mine in operation the management e is continuously com combatto 19 one force or in order to keep klej the maintain its ita employ employment ment its purchasing power and magnitude as the states abates leading industrial enterprise |