oes ~ total value of these minerals was $13,401,108. With money like this beginning to flow into Salt Lake City from Bingham, Alta, and other mining camps, the Mormon ideals of self-sufficiency and cooperation as well as the very life-style of the Saints were threatened,” said Dr. Sadler. “In 1868 the number of mining districts in the territory was two and by the end of 1871 there were 32.” Dr. Sadler observes that copper production has meant more economically to Utah than all of the precious minerals combined. “The development of this pn produced $74,109 worth of gold, 6,259,000 ounces of silver, and 95,209,997 pounds of lead. The resource began in earnest toward the end of the nineteenth century. As the price of silver dropped and the need for copper rose with the growing electrical industry, attention focused on the Bingham area.” intensive mineral development. “The juxtaposition of mining and associated industries and a culture dominated by religious ideals antithetical to mining camp life has created a dynamic tension in Salt Lake City as the two opposing forces have interacted during the years since 1863. Each side has had to give and take. The Mormon impact on the city has always been obvious. Mining’s impact on the city has sometimes been overlooked. Legacies of mining in Utah are changes wrought in the social fabric of Salt Lake City, the Salt Lake Tribune, a fierce competitor to the Mormon Deseret News, business buildings, religious ee : national disaster.” “Mineral wealth was also found in the Big Cottonwood Brighton area during this era. In the period between 1871 and 1880, the Big and Little Cottonwood mining districts jes mineral deposits that would greatly effect the growth and development of Salt Lake City,” said Dr. Sadler. Dr. Sadler traces mining and its influence in Utah and the Salt Lake area through the arrival of soldiers at Fort Douglas and their promotion of the precious metal industry to mining towns of Bingham, Mercus, Ophir, Tooele, Park City and Alta. “Mining in Little Cottonwood Canyon began in the 1860s. The Emma claim at Alta was staked in 1868...400 feet of the solid silver ore mine was sold to the Walker brothers of Salt Lake City for $30,000 and was the beginning of the rapid rise of the infamous Emma that would cast reflections on both Salt Lake City and the United States. The mine was exhausted by 1873 and stocks dropped per share from 23 to one-tenth that amount. One American investor termed it “ wee Dr. Richard Sadler, professor of History at Weber, observed that the “finding and mining of coal, iron ore, and other readily usable materials was stressed from the earliest days of Mormon settlement in the Great Basin,” in an article published in the recent Utah Historical Quarterly. “Precious metal mining was usually discouraged. Wealth, specifically gold and silver, was looked upon as a hindrance to progression. The spirit rather than riches produced happiness, according to Brigham Young, for ‘Gold is good in its place - it is good in the hads of a good man to do good with, but in the hands of a wicked man it often proves a curse instead of a blessing.” Brigham Young declared the hope that gold wouldn’t be nearer than eight-hundred miles - but his hope was a vain one for. “within a few miles radius from the Mormon capital lay vast inact a Mining Left Legacy institutions, and residences, Dr. Sadler concluded. Alumni selects four Barnett S. Allen, retired, has had several careers. He served in the Army Air Corp and was the C. Richins Barnett S. Allen Ronald L. Parker recipient of numberous medals, among theni the Distinguished Flying Cross, Air medal with Ronald L. Parker, Bountiful, is a district training manager for five western states for Ross Laboratories and a member of the Wildcat Club. Formerly Mr. Parker was employed by A.H. Pembroke Co., and Weber Office Supply. ee eee i eens commendation medal and Purple Heart. He was professor of Air Science at BYU from 1956-59 and retired after 25 years service. Following his Air Force career Mr. Allen attended WSC and received his teaching certificate and taught junior high math for 15 years until his retirement. His wife is Mary Rae Sycamore. They have eight children and 26 grandchildren. es three oak leaf cluster, bronz star, He graduated from Weber High School in 1957 and Weber State College in the Class of ’61. He was a Freshman football player ambassador and enjoys long distance running and golf. His wife is the former Madge Taylor and they. are the parents of three children. Page 3 Sh Robert C, Richins, Kaysville, is vice president of J.W. Brewer Tire Company. He has also been vice president of a real estate construction Company and associated with Uniroyal Inc. He earned an associate of science degree in business administration from WSC in 1957 and a B.S. degree in Business Administration with a major in marketing from the University of Utah in 1959. He was a member of the Excelsior at WSC and a member of Pi Kappa Alpha at the U. of U. Born and raised in Ogden, Mr. Richins is married to the former Lois East and they are the parents of three children. They have resided in Kaysville nine years. Robert ee Darcel D. Stuckie Bis Four new members have been chosen for the WSC Alumni Board and Paul Skeen, former board member, was reelected to serve a second term. They are Darcel Dee Stucki, Robert C. Richins, Barnett S. Allen and Ronald L. Parker. Serving two-year terms, the new members replace retiring board members Gene Hanson, Tim Blackburn, Mike Hunsaker, George Stromberg and Donnell Stewart. Darcee Dee Stucki, Ogden, class of 1972, is employed by Mountain West Savings and Loan where he is presently working in the Loan Servicing Department. He received his B.A. degree from WSC in Spanish and accounting and was active in student associations including service as the student academic vice president and voting member of the Administrative Council. He helped to initiate the LEAP system of education (Leisure Educational Approach Program) and received the Wildcat Achievement of the Year Award for 1976-77. His wife is the former Teena _dean Shaum and they are the parents of two children. lay a to serve