Utah archeologists are trying to find new ways to preserve an old mine as vandals continue to damage its historic buildings and machinery.
The Utah Division of Oil, Gas and Mining on Monday was alerted about recent vandalism at the old Chief Consolidated Mine within the East Tintic mining district. The agency wrote that someone had ripped out the entire wall of what was the mine's main office.
, owned the facility. The Fitches even once brought famous aviator Amelia Earhart to the facility after she had a hard landing in the area, and she stayed at the family's home in the small city.Some of the equipment she saw then still exists at the site today, which is also what makes the mine stand out compared to others in the state and region. Most of the facility's old tools and machinery were left virtually intact when its owners ceased operations 66 years ago.
Emerald Hollow LLC, the property's owner, agreed to partner with the state preservation office, which offers to have site stewards on all state, federal and private land with historical significance. Crews recently boarded up the large hole in the office to stop people from walking in. City officials and even state lawmakers have also expressed interest in the effort. For example, Rep. Doug Owens, D-Millcreek, is proposing that Utah spends $150,000 during the upcoming fiscal year on projects to secure the historic mining structures so they can be restored and preserved for historical and educational reasons in the future, according to an appropriations request document.
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