Ontario Mill

Here stood the huge 40-stamp Ontario mill, completed in 1877 at a cost of $325,000. At the time it was considered the largest and most modern mill in the country. It was located on the side of the mountain so that ore could be moved more easily through the mill using gravity. The forty 900-pound stamps made a deafening noise, sometimes operating 24 hours a day, pounding and crushing the ore. Three tall brick chimneys, spewing smoke, could be seen from as far away as Kimball Junction. The Great Depression of the 1920’s and 1930’s brought an end to the mill and it was demolished. The last to go was the largest smokestack, dynamited one dark night in 1949.

Judge Loading Station

At the turn of the century, a Union Pacific spur, called the High Line, was completed to this location. Processed ore from the Ontario and Daly milling operations could then be carried by rail to smelting facilities. In 1926, the Judge Mining and Smelting Co. completed an aerial tramway to carry processed ore from the Judge (Daly-Judge) mill in Empire Canyon to the rail spur. The four-story building in the photograph was constructed as a loading station for the aerial tramway. This building was demolished for safety reasons in 1976, after sitting idle for some 25 years. The tramway towers can still be seen on the hillsides between here and the remains of the Judge Mill in Empire Canyon.

Ontario Drain Tunnel No. 1

Completed in 1881, this is the first of several tunnels that were built to drain the tremendous flow of ground water from Park City’s mines. Early attempts to drain the mines with pumps were ineffective, but drain tunnels proved highly successful.

This tunnel drained the Ontario No. 3 Shaft workings at the 600-foot level, as well as several other nearby mines. It also provided transport for ore and equipment and allowed miners to live in town and travel to work through the tunnel. Later, as mines went deeper than their drain tunnels, great pumps, such as the famous Cornish pump at the Ontario No. 3 shaft, would be employed to drain their lower workings.

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Minnie Josephine Seely
7/18/1924 ~ 11/16/2019

Minnie Josephine Seely, 95, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother passed away peacefully, November 16, 2019, in the presence of loved ones. She was reunited with her eternal companion, Boyd Richard Seely. Minnie Jo was born July 18th, 1924, in Corsicana Navarro, Texas. She was the oldest of two children born to Wayne Brown and Ida Ethel Berry. Minnie Jo was known for her big expressive blue eyes that at times told a better story than any words. She had a wonderful sense of humor, and loved to tell jokes. She saw the positive in every situation. She was an avid reader of the scriptures, and the gospel of Jesus Christ meant everything to her. Even at 95, she still ministered to her sisters. She loved poetry and memorized many poems that she shared with everyone around her. She loved Jeopardy and Wheel of Fortune and nobody but a fool would call during those episodes. She loved to play games, but all who played knew when you played a game with Minnie Jo, you followed her rules. Some of her talents she was best known for were cross-stitch, crocheting, and making rice bags. Minnie Jo is survived by her children, Wayne Seely, Sharon (Terry) Thompson, Linda (Tom) Motuapuaka, and Dean Seely, 16 grandchildren, and 19 great grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her husband, parents and brother. Funeral Services will be held Saturday, November 23rd at 1:00, at the Mt. Pleasant 5th Ward (49 South State Street, Mt. Pleasant). A viewing will be held prior to the funeral, from 11:30 – 12:30. Interment in the Mt. Pleasant City Cemetery. Online condolences at rasmussenmortuary.com

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The Meat and Produce Co. building was erected in 1898. It is an elaborate example of Victorian commercial architecture. It originally housed the Meat and Produce Co. Later it was occupied by a printing firm and the Mt. Pleasant Pyramid newspaper.

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The Chandler Cemetery or the Dry Fork Cemetery was located up Bingham Canyon, those buried there were moved to their own section of the Bingham City Cemetery in 1999.

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Palmyra

Settled by Mormon pioneers in 1851. A Branch of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was organized on December 21, 1851 with William Pace as Bishop. Because of trouble with the Indians, a fort was built in 1853. As the mineral began to rise on the farmland, and upon the advice of President Brigham Young, the settlers moved in 1856 to the Upper Settlement (now known as Spanish Fork). Settlers began to move back to Palmyra and building homes in the mid-1870’s. In 1891, Palmyra was known as the North Branch under the leadership of Bishop Marinus Larsen, Bishop of the Spanish Fork Third Ward. Palmyra became an independent ward on August 11, 1901. A.T. Money was called to be Bishop. Boundaries of the ward were east to Spanish Fork, North to Utah Lake, West to the Spanish Fork River and South to Lake Shore.

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This building was constructed around 1900 by John Dorius as a merchandise establishment; which was to compete with the Co-op store. In 1920 it became a printing shop on the ground floor and living quarters upstairs. In recent years the Ephraim Enterprise was published here before merging with the Sanpete Messenger.(*)

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Located in the Bingham City Cemetery are two graves of men killed in the line of duty.

Officer John C. Morrissey
Died on July 6, 1895

Age 35
Bingham Police Department
Accidental: Shooting

Officer Morrissey was accidentally shot to death by a fellow officer. Morrissey and his partner were working Bingham’s annual Independence Day celebration when they attempted to arrest an intoxicated man. The suspect struggled with the officers and began to draw a knife. The second officer struck the man in the head with his pistol. The weapon discharged and the bullet entered Morrissey’s heart. The 35-year-old victim was married and the father of five children. He is buried in the Bingham City Cemetery. His bronze name plaque is sponsored by Austin K. and Kade J. Rice, and Luke K. Shulsen.(*)

Deputy James Douglas Hulsey was born January 12, 1874, to Charles and Pelina Stacey Hulsey, in Oklahoma Indian Territory. Raised in Colorado, he worked as a miner before coming to Utah and settling in Bingham Canyon.
He was shot and killed by a man wanted for already killing 4 others, 3 of them other officers.(*)

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This page is where I’ll continuously add ideas for fun or interesting things to do in Utah – hopefully over time it will become a valuable list for visitors, tourists, date nights, family day trips and more.

Fishing:

• Burraston Ponds

Hiking:

• Angel’s Landing (Zion National Park)

Water Activities:

• Burraston Ponds (Rope Swing)

Miscellaneous Things To Do:

• Antelope Island State Park (all of the State Parks are great)
• Ashton Gardens at Thanksgiving Point
• Butch Cassidy Childhood Home
• Center of Utah
• Ride the Alpine Slide in Park City
• Wheeler Historic Farm

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The North Sanpete Bank building was erected in 1899. It is the only Romanesque style building on Main Street. It was originally occupied by the North Sanpete Bank, with W.D. Candland as its President. In 1933 it was occupied by the Fairview Bank.

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