Description
Book SynopsisThree Wasatch canyons - Mill Creek, Big Cottonwood, and Little Cottonwood - tantalise with what they suggest about the history of settlement in the canyons. Charles Keller has extracted a wealth of information to create
The Lady in the Ore Bucket, a fascinating history of the lumber, mining, and hydropower industries built from the rich natural resources of the canyons. With more than six-dozen photographs and maps, the book will delight any reader with an interest in the magnificent canyons that open onto the modern Wasatch Front.
Table of ContentsPreface
Introduction: White Men Come to the Wasatch
1. Civilization's Pioneer Machine: The Sawmill in Mill Creek and Neffs Canyon
2. The Big Cottonwood Lumber Company
3. The Lumber Industry in Big Cottonwood Canyon
4. The Lumber Industry in Little Cottonwood Canyon
5. Mining Comes to the Wasatch
6. Alta: A Location Being So Near Heaven
7. Alta Disasters
8. Mining in Little Cottonwood Canyon
9. Mining in Big Cottonwood Canyon
10. Recreation: Brighton Leads the Way
11. Water Projects in Big Cottonwood Canyon
12. Mill Creek Canyon—Names and Places
13. Big Cottonwood Canyon—Names and Places
14. Little Cottonwood Canyon—Names and Places
Notes
Maps
Bibliography
Index
Illustrations
