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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 39. Chapters: Moab, Utah, Helper, Utah, Eureka, Utah, Magna, Utah, Ophir, Utah, Park City, Utah, Alta, Utah, East Carbon, Utah, Scofield, Utah, Huntington, Utah, Silver Reef, Utah, Sego, Utah, Forest City, Utah, Dragon, Utah, Kimberly, Utah, Winter Quarters, Utah, La Plata, Utah, Silver City, Utah, Grass Creek, Utah, Standardville, Utah, Bingham Canyon, Utah, Knightsville, Utah, Mohrland, Utah, Spring Canyon, Utah, Newhouse, Utah, Frisco, Utah, Mercur, Utah, Alunite, Utah, Hiawatha, Utah, Coal City, Utah, Mammoth, Utah, Old Iron Town, Utah, Connellsville, Utah, Castle Gate, Utah, Lark, Utah, Scranton, Utah, Gold Hill, Utah, Kenilworth, Utah, Clear Creek, Utah, Peerless, Utah, Eagle City, Utah, Miners Basin, Utah, National, Utah, Fry Canyon, Utah, Bonanza, Utah, Copperton, Utah, Royal, Utah, Hale, Utah. Excerpt: Silver Reef is a ghost town in Washington County, Utah, United States that is located about 15 miles (24 km) northeast of St. George and 1 mile (1.6 km) west of Leeds. Silver Reef was established after a Nevada prospector, John Kemple, discovered a silver vein in a sandstone formation. When geologists heard of Kemple's find, they didn't believe it, stating that silver could not occur in sandstone. However, in 1875, when two Salt Lake City bankers sent William Barbee to the site to stake claims, he staked 21 claims, and as a result, many local miners came to the area. To accommodate the miners, Barbee established a town called Bonanza City. Property values in Barbee's town were high, so several miners settled on a ridge north of Bonanza City and named their camp "Rockpile." When the silver mines in nearby Pioche closed, businessmen from Pioche came to "Rockpile" and set up businesses. Soon after, the town was renamed Silver Reef, after the nearby sandstone formations in which the silver was located, which gave the appearanc...
