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Show 66 rCL~er Y\ e J"" Fitch, Sr. had built a home, paterned in a Swiss chalet-type of architecture, l in 1909 (remodeled in 1917). During 1912-1913 other structures were erected; and as Fitchville evolved main dwellings were erected for Cecil Fitch, Sr.; Howard Fitch, the Chief's geologist; J. Fred Johnson (who married lilian Fitch), superintendent of the Chief; and Walter Fitch, Jr. (later the Hilsdale home), the Chief's contractor. These dwellings were designed by architect Walter J. Cooper, who had arrived in Utah in 1910 in the interest of Henry Ives Cobb, the architect who designed, among other buildings, the Newshouse Hotel. Cooper eventually settled in Utah, and together with \ /J \ \ \ \ a.... ""'" Jones, the Chief's building contractor, designed and erected most of the · f' s reSl·dences and 0 ff·lces. 180 Ch le New buildings were erected at Homansville in 1916 where the Chief maintained a lime quarry. Later in 1917 new ore bins, designed by Cooper, were erected at the mine; as well as work on the shaft by Walter Fitch, Jr. In 1918, a brick change room, east of the hoisting plant, was built. Highlighting the Chief's construction efforts was the commencing in 1918 of a new three compartment shaft, known as Chief No.2, about one half mile east of Chief No. 1. lined" shaft. This shaft was unique- -a triple compartment "concrete- Walter Fitch, Jr., contractor, sank the shaft, and the concrete work completed by the Villadsen Brothers, Salt Lake contractors. The Chief was the first mine in Utah to try out the advantages of a concrete shaft. 181 Othe mines initiated various ventures. The Eagle and Blue Bell erected a new ore house in 1912; and later in the year a steel gallOWS frame was erected at the Iron Blossom No. 1 shaft. Of particularl impact was the construction in 1914 of a brick sub-station by Utah Power and Light (near Fitchville). 1915 proved the year that activity increased in the shipping of various dumps. mill dumps. Shipments were made from the Sioux mill and Eureka Hill In addition, the Mammoth Mine shipped about 4,000 tons of tailings from the old mill near the McIntyre ranch. sporadically throughout the 1915-1918 period. 182 Such activity continued |
