Miner's Life
What was the average daily wage for miners during this time?
What is $3-4 a day?
What were the main minerals mined in Utah Territory during the early years?
What are salt, sulfur, silver, lead, and coal?
What type of establishments grew in Ophir as a mining town?
What are shacks, saloons, and gambling halls?
What cooperative was organized by Lorenzo Snow in Brigham City?
What is the Brigham City Cooperative Association?
What safety measure did miners take to detect poisonous gases?
What is bringing a canary into the mines?
Why did mine owners become wealthy while most miners remained poor?
What is because mine owners sold high-priced supplies to miners?
What did soldiers learn from Native Americans that led to the establishment of Stockton?
What is the location of silver, gold, and lead?
What type of goods did ZCMI import?
What are goods from the east and from various Utah businesses?
How many hours did miners typically work each day?
What is ten to twelve hours?
Who were the first to discover rich ore in the Oquirrh Mountains?
Who are the Bingham brothers?
Name two countries from which workers came to Park City.
What are Ireland and Sweden?
Who primarily worked at Utah’s first large factory, the Provo Cooperative Woolen Mill?
What are immigrant men and later young women?
What health issues did many miners face due to working conditions?
What are lung diseases and injuries from accidents?
What significant discovery was made by George Ogilvie and Archibald Gardner?
What is silver-bearing ore?
What happens to mining towns when mines run out of usable ore?
What is they become ghost towns?
What was the primary product produced by the Provo Cooperative Woolen Mill?
What is wool cloth?
Describe the living conditions in mining towns.
What is they were poorly planned with narrow streets and little gardening?
What was the Clay Bar known for in the context of mining in Utah?
What is being the richest placer mine in Utah?
Which towns became ski resorts after the mining boom?
What are Alta, Snowbird, and Park City?
Why did non-Mormon businesses struggle during the cooperative era?
What is they could not compete with Mormon cooperatives?