From Lode To Dust Mystery Cache
Hidden : 7/24/2011
Difficulty:
4 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:







Kimberly is a ghost town in the northwest corner of Piute County, Utah, United States.
Located high in Mill Canyon on the side of Gold Mountain. Peter Kimberly bought the
property high in the north Tushar Mountains. In the 1890s several gold strikes were made and
Upper and Lower Kimberly settlements developed where gold, silver, lead, and copper were
mined. Mining resources were being depleted by 1908. Kimberly had a minor rebirth in the
1930s, but has been uninhabited since about 1938.
Mill Canyon's terrain divided Kimberly into two sections: Upper Kimberly, the residential
area higher up the canyon, and Lower Kimberly, the business district that had once been
Snyder City. Lower Kimberly's main street bent around the head of the canyon in a
horseshoe shape. Kimberly quickly became the leading gold camp in the state, with two
hotels, two stores. In 1900 the county formed the Gold Mountain School District, and a
log schoolhouse was built. Enrollment peaked at 89 in 1903.

Kimberly reached a turning point with the death of Peter Kimberly, in 1905. The Annie
Laurie Company was sold to a British company that lacked experience running a mining
operation. The new owners tried to cut labor costs using the truck system, paying workers
in scrip redeemable only at the company store. Miners began resigning in disgust. The
company borrowed heavily to build a new processing mill, and was caught in a vulnerable
position by the Panic of 1907. The Annie Laurie Consolidated Gold Mining Company
declared bankruptcy in 1910, closing the mines and the town.

For years only a few men remained at Kimberly, doing minor maintenance. Then in 1931
a new vein of ore was opened up and a smaller mill built. The company hired some 50
men to work the mine, and Kimberly was revived. The new body of gold and silver ore
was mined out by 1938; Kimberly was re-abandoned. Most of the salvageable buildings
were moved away by 1942. Both Piute County and the Gold Hill Mining Company
claimed ownership of the old jailhouse; after staying at Kimberly for many years it was
moved to Pioneer Village, at Lagoon Amusement Park in northern Utah.

Kimberly's high elevation makes it inaccessible for much of the year, but many remnants
of the town are still visible. The upper part of the canyon is filled with tailings. Ruins of
many log and frame buildings line the lower canyon, the Annie Laurie mill is still
standing, and a few mine buildings are largely intact.






1. How many Saloons where in Kimberly?
2 = 37
3 = 38
4 = 39
2. What former Treasurer of the United States was born in Kimberly Utah?
Georgia Neese Clark = 28
Elizabeth Rudel Smith = 29
Ivy Baker Priest = 30
3. From what month to what month was school in session in Kimberly Utah?
January to August = 841
Febuary to September = 843
March to October = 845
April to November = 847
May to December = 849
June to January = 851
July to Febuary = 853
August to March = 855
September to April = 857
October to May = 859
November to June = 861
December to July = 863
4. How many Newspapers did Kimberly have?
1 = 111
2 = 112
3 = 113
5. What was the population of Kimberly in 1910? (U.S. Census)
12 = 22
8 = 23
11 = 24
9 = 21
6. Combined company assets, for which Peter Kimberly had refused an offer of $5,000,000 in
1902 sold for what amount at auction in 1910?
$22,000 = 509
$23,000 = 511
$24,000 = 513
$25,000 = 515
$26,000 = 517
$27,000 = 519
$28,000 = 521
$29,000 = 523
$30,000 = 525
$31,000 = 527
$32,000 = 529
$33,000 = 531
$34,000 = 533
$35,000 = 535

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