Show utah goat oat pasture proves rich mineral ground FF 0 ff 41 A ilk once regarded as poor goat pasture no more fitting example of the 0 old id axiom that all great mines were once mere prospects can be had than the development ol of the standard mine at eureka prior to 1917 the rhyolite covered area to the east ot of the mintlo mm min ing district was olten often referred as goat pasture and not too good goat pasture at that the surface burlace indications c eions ot of mineral vere limited and the ground was valueless from an agricultural standpoint in 1807 1907 13 J was struck strode by the mineral possibilities ot of the area and was determined that a great ore body existed below the rhyolite few people would follow the young prospector in his theory with their dollars and he experienced more difficulty in raising sufficient capital to keep the prospect pio alive luck played no part with tor ten years he sacrificed and struggled to keep his pro prospect a hect going during those ten long years he managed to scrape together approximately to sink a shift deep enough ito to find the ore alter after selling his bis stock he was forced to levy 19 assessments in order to continue working ore was encountered in 1917 and from this goat pasture has been mined mined nearly in new wealth most of 0 which was been fed into business and industrial channels ot of utah of 0 the total nearly has been paid to railroads smelters shelters sm elters and refineries over has been paid to labor and about has been paid in taxes in addition the company has been active in the development of 0 other mines throughout the state and has assisted and joined with others in its efforts to broaden metal industry |