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English
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Relief Mine II : Through Other's Eyes
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Salt Lake City, UT
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Pioneer Press
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247
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One of the most interesting mining episodes in American history is the story of the Koyle Mining Company. It holds the dubious record for operating the longest time without ever producing any ore. It recently passed its hundredth anniversary (September 1894), and the hopeful promoters and stock-holders are in greater numbers today than ever before. But even stranger than this was the fact that no mine or its manager ever had so many unique and incredible stories connected with them. Yet the man himself, John H. Koyle, never wrote even a paragraph to the public about himself or his mine!
Bishop Koyle has been dead for nearly 50 years (May 17, 1949). Only a few people who knew him personally are still alive. A new generation are now the stockholders, yet they have had little exposure to the stories, testimonies and personal visits to the mine. Nearly all of the original stock that was bought is now in the hands of someone else, i.e., those who inherited it and know very little about the mine. Because of this phenomenon, this book has been compiled including stories, articles, publications, newspaper clippings, etc., pertaining to the events and personal accounts of those who knew this remarkable man.
Most of the following accounts were written by people who were fascinated with the Dream Mine story. Some of these authors knew Bishop Koyle personally, some met him only once or twice, and some never knew him.
Through the years many stories have been told about the mine that have been misquoted, exaggerated, or are just plain untrue. Thus, this book is compiled with the hope that some of these events might be clarified and better understood.