Utah Settlement and Mining
Pioneers Enter the Valley July 24, 1847 2
Mormon Holiday Pioneer Day July 24 This is when Brigham Young entered the valley.
!! Famous words: THIS IS THE PLACE This is the right place Brigham Young Said to be a myth: When Brigham Young arrived in the Salt Lake Valley, he never said the famous quote attributed to him. Wilford Woodruff did quote Brigham Young as saying, It is enough. This is the right place, drive on, which is close enough. But Woodruff only wrote that 33 years after arriving in the Salt Lake Valley, and only after Brigham Young had died.
Many Settlement Problems 1. New Environment 2. Cold, snowy winters, but hot summers 3. They were isolated with no fast communication 4. Living on Native American land 5. Every year thousands of new immigrants came with no money, jobs, or homes. Many did not speak English. 6. When non-mormons came there were conflicts
Features of Utah Settlements Streets laid out in grid pattern
Features of Utah Settlements Wide streets with irrigation ditches along side
Features of Utah Settlements Large city blocks: for homes and gardens Public buildings and parks (called public squares) in the center of the town Farmlands lay beyond the public square Trees surrounded farms to break the wind
Colonies set up as a gathering place for new immigrants and for commercial purposes Sugar House: Production of goods Las Vegas: Missions to Indians Sugar Factory Opera House, 1909
Called to Settle a New Place Brigham Young called or assigned people to settle in a new place People were often chosen by the skills they possessed Pioneer home in Manti, Utah
St. George and Dixie Mormons were asked to settled St. George Grew cotton, grapes, sugar, flax, figs, almonds, and olives Located in the South of Utah Dixie was nickname for Southern United State
Why Come to Utah? Why did people come to Utah? Better jobs More freedom than in Europe Religious reasons Often sent one person at a time because they did not have enough money to come all at once
Hawaiians in Utah Mormon missionaries converted many Hawaiians to the Mormon church LDS leaders encouraged Hawaiians to settle in Utah Moved to a ranch near Tooele named Iosepa The community didn t last: The desert climate and culture were too different Many of these Hawaiians moved to SLC or back home
Wedding of the Rails May 10, 1869 Union of two national railroads at Promontory Summit, Utah Ended travel by handcart Immigrants moved in faster and easier Increase in Gentiles: A person of non-jewish nation or faith Among the Mormons, a non- Mormon
Corrine: A Railroad Town Catholic, Protestants, and Jews lived there Wanted to avoid Mormon restrictions Wanted to become the junction city for the railroad, but it instead became small farming town
End of the Gathering More Protestants and Catholics moved into Utah from other states and countries Official church immigration ended in 1913
Early Years in Utah Early settlers focused on farming Only mined what they needed Salt for food, Coal for stoves, Iron for tools, Lead for bullets
Mining=Money Railroads made mining more profitable: Ore could be shipped to rails Many ethnicities, religions, and nationalities came to mine Paid $3-$4 a day for 10 or 12 hours of labor, 6 days a week
Miner s Life Dangerous People could fall from deep mine elevators Get hit by falling rocks Run over by mining cars Tunnels could collapse Lung Diseases from breathing in dust Mine could be filled with deadly gasses
Scofield Mine Disaster Mine explosion in 1900- killed over 200 men Worst mining accident @ the time Every family in Scofield, UT affected 107 Widows, 268 fatherless
Mining Towns Town built without a set plan Narrow & winding streets In canyons next to mines
Mining Town Atmosphere Shacks Saloons Gambling Halls Company store w/ higher prices- only option, so miners were in debt to the company
More Mining Towns Bingham Alta
Mining Towns Railroads made mining more profitable: Ore could be shipped to rails Many ethnicities, religions, and nationalities came to mine Miners in Park City, Utah