OPHIR, UTAH
Jul 24, 2018
2 minutes
BY LES KRUGER
ITS OFFICIAL NAME WAS OPHIR, A BIBLICAL SOURCE OF KING SOLOMON’S WEALTH
Credit for the origin of mining around Ophir, Utah, doesn’t rest with a prospector or miner. That honor goes to Brig. Gen. Patrick Edward Connor, the recognized “Father of Utah Mining.” Sent to the territory with his command in the winter of 1862–63, ostensibly to punish Indians and protect mail routes, Connor
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