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Through boom and bust, the tiny town of Eureka, Utah, finds wealth in community.
"Do you know what you're looking at?" he asked. I studied the structure. With its wooden framework, winch, rope and bucket, it looked to me like an old-fashioned well.
Mary Crank, owner of Crazy Mary's rock shop. Between 1869 and 1947, mines in the Tintic area produced more than 2 billion tons of gold, copper, lead and zinc. Railroads accelerated the expansion of Tintic mines. The town of Eureka, Utah, located in the East Tintic Mountain Range, developed adjacent to mining operations in the late 1800s.
Former Eureka mayor—and occasional tour guide—Nick Castleton. "Do you know what you're looking at?" he asked. I studied the structure. With its wooden framework, winch, rope and bucket, it looked to me like an old-fashioned well.
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