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Primitive methods and equipment were used to open the mines at Minersville and elsewhere in the West. This unidentified photograph from Brigham Young University archives shows a typical early mining scene.
Minersville: The Beginnings of Lead-Silver Mining in Utah BY KEITH A. KELLY AND J. KENNETH DAVIES
1859 A GROUP OF ENTERPRISING MORMONS began working a mineral deposit near what legend said had been an old Spanish silver mine. Located near the present-day site of Minersville, Utah, this mining operation began as a lead-producing venture. With full approval and encouragement of their leader, Brigham Young, its promoters laid out a townsite, built a lead smelter, and began supIN
Most of the basic research and writing of this article was done by Mr. Kelly as a senior at Brigham Young University and a research assistant under the supervision of Professor Davies of the Department of Managerial Economics. Because of his superior work his name appears first as an author.
