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Newspapers Ads - Mining & Other

One medium for promoting mining in Utah was newspapers. The Union Vedette, begun by Col. Patrick Connor, the Salt Lake Daily Tribune & Mining Gazette begun by mining men and non-Mormon business owners to promote mining, and a score of others early papers, all devoted to the news, and more importantly, mining news. Also in those papers, ads, ads of all kinds. On this page we will share a number of the more notable ads from the early days. We start with some classic illustrated items and will add more...  
 
 
 
 

 
 
Cunnington & Company, Hardware and Mining Supplies

Newspaper ad for Cunnington & Company, Groceries, Hardware, Mining Tools and more! Known and named by its trademark, "The Elephant Store", Cunnington would advertise in Utah papers for years. This ad, from the Salt Lake Daily Tribune and Mining Gazette, dates from 1871. 

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Fraser, Chalmers & Co. - Mining Machinery

Newspaper ad for Fraser, Chalmers & Company, (Chicago, Illinois) suppliers of all manner of heavy mining machinery. Though simply illustrated, the ad clearly names the wide variety of equipment offered by this company and the Liberty Iron Works that backed it. This ad, from the Salt Lake Daily Herald, dates from April of 1874.
 

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George M. Scott & Co., Hardware and Mining Supplies

Newspaper ad for George M. Scott & Company, hardware, mining tools and more! This illustrated ad featuring the patented "Eclipse" blower fan is from the Salt Lake Daily Tribune, October, 1879.

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Richards Iron Works - Engines & Smelting Furnaces

Newspaper ad for Richards Iron Works, Chicago, Illinois. Manufacturer of mining machinery and equipment of all kinds. In the early days, Mr. Richards would travel to Utah and take orders directly from his room at the Townsend House hotel in downtown Salt Lake City. This ad, from the Salt Lake Daily Tribune and Mining Gazette, dates from 1871. 

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Victor Rock Drill Co.

Newspaper ad for the Victor Rock Drill. This hand powered drill, Patented in 1873, promised to cut labor for drilling a hole by 3/4. Not to sure how well that promise was kept, but later versions of this style drill, powered by compressed air, would prove great labor saving devices. Victor drills were used in Utah in several locations. This ad, from the Salt Lake Daily Tribune dates from 1879. 

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