Ronald G. Watt History of Carbon County On 11 November 1918 the world war came to an end. Local coal production dropped from 6.0 million tons in 1920 to 4.7 million tons in 1923; but this was not enough to discourage the opening of other mines in Spring Canyon, Columbia, Gordon Creek Canyon, and Price Canyon. In 1920 the Mutual …
Old King Coal—A Long, Colorful Story
Nancy D. Taniguchi Beehive History 16 Utah’s coal industry has had a long and colorful past. Long, because of the early need for coal as a fuel; colorful, due to the people and events associated with it. Utah coal mining has had far-reaching effects on the state and the nation. Especially around the turn of the century, coal was truly …