The American Dream Torpedoed, part 1
John Edward “Jack” Inman, who was born in Great Britain, wanted an opportunity to be judged based…
Silver King
In Her Own Words: The Life of Park City’s “Silver Queen”
(This first-person style article first ran in August 2019.) I was born in Missouri in 1859 to…
A Tramway and A Ski Lift
A frequent question we get or myth we hear at the Museum is about whether the Town…
The Hewitson Family Tradition
The following is first-person oral history from Jim Hewitson as told to David Nicholas. It is the…
The Silver King Hoisting System
Each of the mine shafts in the Park City area were fitted with hoisting equipment to raise…
From Jubilance to Disappointment
This is the thirteenth and final article in a series on the Conkling Mining Co. v. Silver…
Appealing for More Than Money
This is the twelfth article in a series on the Conkling Mining Co. v. Silver King Coalition…
Treweek Fights to the End
This is the eleventh article in a series on the Conkling Mining Co. v. Silver King Coalition…
The King Wins and Loses
This is the tenth article in a series on the Conkling Mining Co. v. Silver King Coalition…
An Original Error
This is the ninth article in a series on the Conkling Mining Co. v. Silver King Coalition…
Presenting the Case
This is the eighth article in a series on the Conkling Mining Co. v. Silver King Coalition…
The Elephant in the Mine
This is the seventh article in a series on the Conkling Mining Co. v. Silver King Coalition…
The Coalition Building Remembered
The Park City Museum this year is commemorating the 40th anniversary of the fire that burned the…
Subtleties and Difficulties of Surveying
This is the fifth article in a series on the Conkling Mining Co. v. Silver King Coalition…
The Expanding King Con
As Solon Spiro contemplated the future in late 1915, the outlook appeared excellent. His King Con mine…
Some Trouble with Surveys
This is the fourth article in a series on the Conkling Mining Co. v. Silver King Coalition…
The Judge Orders A Survey
This is the third article in a series on the Conkling Mining Co. v. Silver King Coalition…
My story: Bridget Welsh Ivers
(The final article in an occasional series about founders of the storied Silver King Mine.) From New…
My story: James Ivers
(Tenth in an occasional series about founders of the storied Silver King Mine.) I’m a lucky sort…
My story: Mary Harney Judge
(Ninth in an occasional series about founders of the storied Silver King Mine). I’m the successful Salt…
Field Trip to the Silver King
During August of 1914, the 108th meeting of the American Institute of Mining Engineers was held in…
My story: Jennie Judge Kearns
(Seventh in an occasional series about founders of the storied Silver King Mine.) What a lucky thing…
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…
My story: Windsor Volney Rice
(Fifth in an occasional series about founders of the storied Silver King Mine.) I was born in…
My Story: Mary Ferguson Keith
(Fourth in an occasional series about founders of the storied Silver King Mine.) Mary Ferguson Keith, 1895,…
Building a Life from the Mine Up: The Life of David Keith
(Third in an occasional series about founders of the storied Silver King Mine.) What would you do…
My Story: Susanna Bransford Emery Holmes Delitch Engalitcheff – Utah’s “Silver Queen”
(Second in an occasional series about founders of the storied Silver King Mine.) I was born in…
My Story: Albion Emery
(First in an occasional series about founders of the storied Silver King Mine.) I was born in…
Flawless Fleming
When it came to his work, Silver King Mill foreman John Breckenridge Fleming was a perfectionist. In…
Constructing the Aerial Tramway
Work on the Silver King Aerial Tramway began in August 1900. The construction was scheduled to be…
World Class Now and Then
World-class is an adjective often associated with Park City. It is one of the world’s foremost resort…