Item Detail
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32389
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English
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From Dearth to Deluge : Utah's Coal Industry
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Utah Historical Quarterly
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1963
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31
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Salt Lake City, UT
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Utah Historical Society
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61-73
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"From the date of their entrance into the Valley of the Great Salt Lake, the first settlers saw the need for coal in their regional economic development. As early as the summer of 1847, exploring parties sought coal and other resources. The territorial legislature and county courts gave further encouragement by offering bounties for the discovery of bodies of coal. Today, the situation is quite the reverse. Utah now has the capacity to produce so much coal that its mines have had to limit their output. Like Prometheus, who first brought fire to mankind, the mines have been bound by a greater power after contributing a necessary gift.
The evolution of Utah's coal industry from acute shortage to damaging surplus is described in six stages : 1849-1868, 1869-1881, 1882-1919, 1920-1941, 1942-1950, and 1951-1963." [Author]
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