Show 1 1 making aking A peo desert ert bloom m i af A community follows civilization everywhere emphatic testimony of this Is given in the accompanying picture which shows the family ot of a mine worker tit at a cottage in the mercur I 1 district tooele thoele county utah where housing la is something of a problem problem owing to the tha rapid revival of of the once thriving mining community the camp which was waa virtually deserted 10 years ago now has a population of approximately 1000 persons with nearly finding steady employment the higher price now paid tor for gold and im 1 proved gold metallurgy are helping to bring the old camp back to life while numerous cottages have been built in community since the revival many are still living in tents and trailers and a desert Is beginning to bloom again A scant supply of water seems to br be no handicap to the industrious miners and their families many ot ol whom carry water a considerable distance in order that their surroundings roun dings might be improved the little cottage above with its lawn flowers and shrubs has a back of 0 sage brush and barren hills nearby can be seen a tent where another worker hopes to have a cottage soon this Is the manner in which much ol of the west was built from such guch a small and seemingly slow beginning great industries and communities have been built which have returned rich rewards to its people Ifer mercur cur was a great camp once and with present improved geology and metallurgy together with a higher gold price the district will reach even greater heights declared one old timer iwho returned to view the comeback |