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; When the first company of Mormon settlers arrived in the Great Salt Lake Valley in July 1847, it was immediately apparent that thier survival depended upon what resources they found in the mountains surrounding them. The Great Basin soil was baked hard by the sun and yielded to the plow with great difficulty. And as pioneer William Clayton noted, surveying the valley floor, Timber is evidently lacking. But within a week of arrival, a small dam had been constructed to channel irrigation water to crops, parties had been dispatched to explore the nearby canyons for trees suitable for lumber, and names had been attached to several dozen features of the landscape including peaks, creeks, and canyons.
; 9.1 X 6.1 X 1.3 inches; 438 pages; 0874806771
Title: Lady in the Ore Bucket; A History of Settlement and Industry in the Tri-Canyon Area of the Wasatch Mountains
Location Published: University of Utah Press: 2001
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: New in New Dust Jacket
Categories: Utah, U.S. States
Seller ID: 59010