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Show United States Department of the Interior National Park Service OMB No. 1024-0018, National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section NO.JL Page L Utah Ore Sampling Mill, Murray, Salt Lake County , Utah Industries in Murray were hit hard by the 193 0s depression . The smelters began to close in 1931, and major industry had all but disappeared by 1940 . Murray City took advantage of the new federal projects, and the Works Project Administration (WPA) was responsible for many publi c improvements between 1930 and 1940. The city was well organized, and with clear goals officials actively sought federal money to refurbish public buildings as we ll as its twenty -two -acre park . Unfortunate ly, in the years between 1930 and 1950 the smelters, brickyards , and mills that fueled the industrial economy had either closed down or moved. ORY As ear l y as 1858, mineral deposlts had been found near Murray, but it was not until 1864 that the large deposits were found in Little Cottonwood Canyon. The first furnace for smelting ore was built in Murray in 1 69 -7 0 by the Woodhu ll Brothers. 5 As mining activity increased, so did the need for smelting and refin i ng p l ants ; by 1872 sixteen furnaces were in operation. 6 In th ~8~ Salt Lake City Po l k Directory a business by the name of the Utah is listed; the off i ces were located on South Temple , " four doors west of Third West", and the proprietor was J.C. Conkling7 . The residential li sti ng for Conkling indicates he lived at 50 East Third South ; addit i ona lly a business name of J . C. Conklin & Co. appears with the residential listing. The J.C . Conklin & Co. is also found in the bus iness section , with F. O. Horn as Conklin's business partner. The li sting for J.C. Conklin & Co. states J.C. Conklin and F.O. Horn as proprietors of the Utah Sampling Mills; the offices were l ocated in Room 2, 11 5 South Main . sampl~~l The 1 890, Po l k City Directory has two listings for Ore Samp l ers; the directory also advises that the heading of Assayers s hould be consulted. The Conklin Sampling Works was located at 126-128 South Main Street in rooms o ne and two ; the second company was Scott & Anderson located at 218 South Main Street. In 1893, the city directory provided a business heading for local Ore Sampling Works . Listed first is the Conklin Sampling Works , now l ocated at 36 West 200 Sout h. Li sted in bold face type is The Taylor & Brunton Ore Sampling Co., their offices were located in room 511 of the Dooly Bui l d ing. Other Ore Sampling Works in 1893 included the Sandy Sampli ng Mills with offices locat ed at 218 South Main; the other two are the Pioneer Samp ling Mills and Richard Mackintosh; both located at 41-42 Scott-Auerbach Building. The alphabetical li sting for the Taylor & Brunton Ore Sampling Co . indicated James W. Neill as the manager; the office was located at 51 1 Dooly Building, with the works located in Pallas , Utah. The telephone number for the office was #599. The persona l listing for James W. Neill also appears in bold face type; in addition to being the manager of the Taylor & Brunton Ore Samp l ing Co., Neill was a Mining Engineer and boarded at the Cu llen House. 5 Tales of a Triumphant People: A History of Salt Lake County, Utah . DUP , 1947 . 6 Tales of a Triumphant People: A History of Salt Lake County, Utah. DUP , 1947 . |
