Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • Wild West

    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

    You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

    More from Wild West

    Wild West11 min read
    The One and Only Booger
    The horse was once as essential to Western life as the six-gun, and breaking horses was once a necessary skill, even a business for a few tough, enterprising souls. Eventually it became a competitive rodeo event in which working cowboys pitted their
    Wild West1 min read
    Hollywood Cool
    Are you a fan of Western films but don’t recognize the name John R. Hamilton? You’re not alone, though you’ve likely seen celebrity portraits the photographer snapped at more than 70 Western movie locations from the 1940s through the ’90s. A sergeant
    Wild West3 min read
    Friends To The Death
    It’s said you can judge a person’s character by the company he keeps. Wyatt Earp’s pallbearers [at his Jan. 16, 1929, funeral in Los Angeles, mentioned in “Earp Fellow Sophisticates,” by Don Chaput and David D. de Haas, online at HistoryNet.com] incl

    Related Books & Audiobooks