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September 6, 2022 @ 9:30 am - 12:00 pm
Ontario Ridge Hike Tuesday, September 6th from 9:30 to 12:00 with Bruce Petersen
Park in the 100-250 Sandridge Avenue Lot (Marsac Avenue, just above City Hall). We’ll start with a short walk just up the hill, where we’ll see the Ontario Drain Tunnel and the site of two stamping mills, The Ontario and the Second Daly Mill. From there, we’ll head up the Ontario Ridge Trail, a single track that will take us up over the ridge into Empire Canyon. Along the way, we’ll see several old mining cabins which have fallen to ruins, along with an old DeSoto and Cadillac as well as a string of towers for the Daly Aerial Tram, one of three such trams that once operated to serve the Park City Mines.
Once we get into Empire Canyon, we’ll visit perhaps the largest single treasure trove of mining artifacts in town, including, mine dumps for the American Flag and Massachusetts Mines. We’ll also visit several buildings from the Daly Mining Companies, including an explosive bunker, the Judge Mining and Smelting Company Office Building, which includes the Judge Tunnel (also known as The Anchor Tunnel.) Just across from these buildings we will see remnants from the Alliance Mine, which was subsequently bought by The Silver King Consolidated Mine.
This hike takes about 2.25 hours is 3.3 miles long and has a total of 617 vertical feet of climbing. Please bring water, snacks, lunch, sunscreen, etc. We’ll end up near Old Town, so you may want to plan a lunch for yourselves there at the conclusion of the hike!
If you are a member and would like to join us that day, please contact Lexy Hartford, Museum Assistant, at LHartford@parkcityhistory.org. Please give her your name, email, and cell phone number.
If you are not a member and would like to join us for a hike, please register as a member on our website at https://parkcityhistory.org/membership. Once you are registered, please contact Lexy Hartford with the information needed at the email listed above.