Show I 1 brigham youna helped mining 1 1 0 t 44 7 t contrary to the belief of some brigham Brig liam yonus ius s never opposed to 0 o mining hinr as an industry in tact fact he tile the hill bill passed by the he territorial Leri legislature slature in 1854 offering a prize ol of 1000 tor for the first yein vein ot of coul eliat might be discovered within a radius ot of forty miles of 0 salt lake city emphatic testimony ot of ills interest in the iii industry Is shown in the accompanying pier pie lure patricia ann alin bowman salt lake jake city miss Is pointing t to 0 W a rock collection of the adorni Mormon aoi n 1 iian leader eader wil which WI es il ii dol now itt in k mace just as cooperation with mining 15 a necessary to build a strong state lie now it was then than through the efforts of tile ha early boneer Do Plo neer the file foundation for or ilie he vilu nral industry or of utah was laid the rike first diset lvery of 0 commercial metals was jn in iun hern utah when parley P gitil n q poni pany ot ol his brethren were exploring that region in i sonie some iron ore was mined and art old iron bell bel in tho the museum euni ol of cedar city la Is mute witness iPsa today ot of how the metal was VES put to use ono of the first recovery fur furnaros built was that ot of 1 isaac grundy wile who in cooperation with others built a crude reco recovery very furnace at Bli nerville in 1858 indian had been cairned carried on iq n Soi southern Athern utah and metal was wa needed to 1 produce bullets levi lev edgar young western historian in an article on early mining in utah writes parley P pratt dla covered iron ore in 1850 in IT southern utah president young received the news ot 0 the discovery and in a letter encouraged mr pratt to all he be could to develop the claim tor for the welfare ot Q the tha people when isaac grundy and hla his us as socrates Boc fates loc located atit and silver allver mines near Ml Mi nerville jil in 1858 they built a elvde recovery arnace ur nace that metal tor for bullets might be ba pro dol dolices iced when the he great discoveries i of gold silver and lead were made mada in fit the sixties BrIg hain young reiterated what lie he had said to his people as far ar hack back as 1849 his people had cyme 0 to o the lie tops 0 of the mountains to work out their destiny and the foundation of 0 their success would lie li lil the reclaiming of the so soil they were compelled to do his or perish perl sli and they there fore oi o conquered the tha land in conquering it they lear learned neI to love it and to lay the he foundation of an all im perishable state |