. Utah: her cities, towns and resources. Together with a condensed but comprehensive account of her financial, commercial, manufacturing, mining and agricultural enterprises, her educational, religious and social advantages, her progress and population in the past, and possibilities for the future /edited and published by Manly . of Utah, where he took au active part informing what is known as Lincoln county, Nevada, with Hihoas county seat. Mr. Woodman erected the second house everbuilt in the valley, following which time there has sprung upa well settled section of country. After remaining t
. Utah: her cities, towns and resources. Together with a condensed but comprehensive account of her financial, commercial, manufacturing, mining and agricultural enterprises, her educational, religious and social advantages, her progress and population in the past, and possibilities for the future /edited and published by Manly . of Utah, where he took au active part informing what is known as Lincoln county, Nevada, with Hihoas county seat. Mr. Woodman erected the second house everbuilt in the valley, following which time there has sprung upa well settled section of country. After remaining there for atime he came to Salt Lake City, but located in the Little Cot-tonwood mining district, where he discovered the famousEmma mine, a rich and extensive ledge of ore, from whichmillions of dollars have since been made. He immediately solda small interest in the claim to Walker Bros., of Salt Lake City,and work in the miue began. He retained control of the prop-erty until 1870, when he sold the balance of his interest toWarren Hussey for a large sum of money, and left Utah, onlyto return, however, in 1875. to continue his mining that time until now Mr. Woodman has been an activeand vigorous operator in all that pertains to the mining inter-ests of Utah. He is not only a large stockholder in many of the. richest and most extensively worked mines of the Territorybut holds important offices iti the corporations controlling them. Besides this, he is deeply interested in a large number of undeveloped claims in various prominent districts, whichpromise, when work is commenced and ore taken out,to yieldvast mineral treasures and fully double the present produc-tion of the Territory. He is one of the directors of the HotSprings Rapid Transit Co.; of the Centennial Eureka MiningCo.; of the Salt Lnka City Loan A- Trust (o.; of the Park CityNational liank; also principal stockholder in the Cane Spring(iold Mining Co., und other lending enterprises which have beenthe men
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