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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: 46. Chapters: Coal mining disasters in Utah, Mining communities in Utah, Mining museums in Utah, 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, Crandall Canyon Mine, Sego, Utah, Castle Gate Mine disaster, Forest City, Utah, Dragon, Utah, Uranium mining in 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, Wilberg Mine, Connellsville, Utah, Scofield Mine disaster, 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, Western Mining and Railroad Museum. Excerpt: Silver Reef is a ghost town in Washington County, Utah, United States, 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 ...
