Along the High Line
Park City was a mining town for over 100 years. The industry and town flourished together with…
mining history
The Big Merger at Park City
In late May 1907, The Silver King Mining Company was no more. Born was the Silver King…
My story: Thomas Kearns
(Sixth in an occasional series about founders of the storied Silver King Mine.) Hard work and a…
The Wasatch “Super-Tunnel”
Nearly four decades after it was first proposed the Park City—Alta tunnel idea was resurrected by United…
A Tunnel to Free the Ore
In 1939, the Bureau of Reclamation (BoR) proposed delivery of one million acre-feet of water annually from…
The Park City Miners’ Strike of 1919
On May 4, 1919 approximately one thousand Park City miners joined forces with organized labor to embark…
Labor Unrest Grows after WWI
Mormons arrived in Utah 21 years prior to ore discovery in Park City and there was inadequate…
My story: Windsor Volney Rice
(Fifth in an occasional series about founders of the storied Silver King Mine.) I was born in…
Coal Mining is a Different Game
The following article by Donovan Symonds is the first of two on the shared history of Coal…
California Dreamin’
Welcome back to our second article discussing the impact of the first Transcontinental Railroad on the development…
Million Dollar Mistake
It is likely that anyone who owns a piece of property is familiar with its legal description.…
Which Way Underground? Lecture by M. Kim McCarter
The Park City Museum and The Friends of Ski Mountain Mining will be hosting a lecture given by Professor M. Kim McCarter called Which Way Underground? on Wednesday, February 5th …
Working Above Ground in a Mining Town
Park City was a town forged from the mines, but not everybody worked below ground. In order…
Cornish Connections in Park City
Cornwall has a very long history of mining. The region is located on the southeastern peninsula of…
Difficult Decisions at the Height of Disaster
At 11:20pm, July 15, 1902, a powder magazine stored underground at the Daly West mine exploded. At…
The King Mandates Insurance
On March 23, 2010, President Barack Obama enacted the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act nicknamed Obamacare.…
Past, Present, and Future
In this final piece of our series covering the history of Deer Valley, we’ll see an overview…
The Illusion and Elusion of Profit
Welcome back to our next article on the history of Deer Valley. Last week we discussed the…
The Hard Luck Mine
Welcome back for another chapter on the history of Deer Valley before its ski resort days. In…
Feeding an Industrial Beast
In last week's article, "Food for Thought," we discussed the culinary connection between today's Deer Valley Cafe…
The Man in the Yellow Slicker
Mines are dark, dank, and dangerous. When working the claustrophobic tunnels, it surely didn’t take much to…
Snake Creek versus Midway
“Development work is also being pushed from the Snake Creek tunnel side with a view of tapping…
The Midway Irrigation Company
Who owns the water in a drain tunnel dug by a mining company – the irrigation company…
The Snake Creek Tunnel
If a mining company drives a tunnel nearly three miles into the heart of a mountain it…
An Imperial Legacy
John Bogan was a Park City pioneer. He emigrated from Ireland to Illinois in 1857 where he…
A Tale of Two Deer Valleys
The history of “upper Deer Valley” begins with Silver Lake and the area originally called “Lake Flat.”…
A Landslide Brought It Down
We had a lot of rain this past spring. It made for lush and beautiful greenery all…
Park City’s First Hospital
In 1893, laborers in Park City joined together to form the Western Federation of Miners Union #144.…
Growing Up in a Mining Town
A voice often missing in history is that of the child. Though in recent years there has…
Meet the Gregors
Park City has seen plenty of doctors throughout its history. Regular readers of this column, visitors to…
The Job of A Researcher
Historical photographs can be puzzles: who took the picture, when, where, and what is the story? These…
In Plain Sight
Everyone parking off Swede Alley behind the Marsac Municipal Building should know there are two remnants of…
How Ski Runs at Treasure Mountains (Now PCMR) Were Named
While last week we looked at Deer Valley, this week explores the history of run and lift…
Park City in 1915
As 2015 draws to a close, we recognize that, like any year, it had its ups and…
Resurrection
In the previous two articles we confirmed the Mayflower’s "unique" history in the Park City Mining District.…
Golden Years for the Mayflower Mine
Thanks for joining us for the second installment in this three-part series on the Mayflower, Park City’s…
The Most Unique Mine in Park City
Most of us driving to or from Heber City pay little attention to exit eight off Route…
Down But Not Out
This past May the 85-foot-tall head frame of the Daly West Mine collapsed. This "hoist" was the…
Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door
If you’ve ever been in complete and utter darkness then you probably remember how your hearing was…
In A Man’s Underworld
In 1894, the Park Record reported on the construction of the Ontario Drain Tunnel #2, noting that…