5-511: San Francisco Mining District may mean: San Francisco Mining District (Utah) , in the vicinity of Frisco, Utah San Francisco Mining District (Arizona) , in Mohave County, Arizona Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title San Francisco Mining District . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
10-441: A Mormon ward was organized, but in 1911, with the closing of many of the mines, so many church members had left that the ward was discontinued. After many years of desertion, another company made an attempt to mine here in 2002. Frisco is located at 38°27′35″N 113°15′32″W / 38.45972°N 113.25889°W / 38.45972; -113.25889 . Its elevation is 6,500 feet (2,000 m). The peak population
15-513: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=San_Francisco_Mining_District&oldid=933107611 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Frisco, Utah Frisco is a ghost town in Beaver County , Utah , United States. It
20-529: The many mines in the area. With 23 saloons , Frisco was known as the wildest town in the Great Basin . Murder was common, and drinking water had to be freighted in. Frisco's fortunes changed suddenly on February 13, 1885, when the Horn Silver Mine caved in completely. It was an unconventional mine, an open pit 900 feet (270 m) deep braced with timbers, and could have collapsed at any time. In 1905
25-637: Was an active mining camp from 1879 to 1929. At its peak in 1885, Frisco was a thriving town of 6,000 people. Frisco developed as the post office and commercial center for the San Francisco Mining District , and was the terminus of the Utah Southern Railroad extension from Milford . The Horn Silver Mine was discovered in 1875, and had produced $ 20,267,078 worth of ore by 1885. By 1885, over $ 60,000,000 worth of zinc, copper, lead, silver, and gold had been transported from Frisco from
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