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Show Making A Desert Bloom I 1 I v ' -J .- - , l I ' -- - r - P' " ' : - - .v- - ; -' . , -' Community pride follows civilization civiliza-tion everywhere. Emphatic testimony of this Is given in the accompanying picture which shows the family of a mine worker nt a cottage in the Mercur district, Tooele county, Utah, where housing is something of a problem owing to the rapid revival of the once thriving mining community. The camp, which was virtually deserted 10 years ago now has a population of approximately 1,000 persons, with nearly 250 finding steady employment. The higher price now paid for gold and improved im-proved gold metallurgy nre helping to bring the old camp back to life. While numerous cottages have been built in this 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 be no handicap to the Industrious miners and their families, many of whom carry water a considerable distance in order that their surroundings sur-roundings might be improved. The little cottage above with its lawn, flowers and shrubs, has a background back-ground of 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 of the west was built. From such a small and seemingly slow beginning, great industries and communities have been built which have returned rich rewards to its people. "Mercur was a great camp once and with present Improved geology and metallurgy together with a higher gold price, the district dis-trict will reach even greater heights," declared one old-timer who returned to view the comeback. |