Eureka was once a bustling Utah Mining Town
Old Mining Headstock just outside of Eureka
From our house there are two ways to get to Eureka.
We can head for Tooele (Too-i-la) by the Great Salt Lake
or we can head west and take the back roads.
Where you will not see another car for hours and hours
Where you will see sage brush and tumble weeds caught along the fence line
And after three hours you will reach Eureka, a Modern Day Ghost Town where a sign painted on a brick wall proclaims "A NEW PAIR FREE if they RIP"
Where you will find the preserved cabin once belonging to Porter Rockwell who became the bodyguard of Joseph Smith, founder of the Mormon Church
Joseph Smith advised Porter Rockwell 'cut not thy hair and no bullet or blade will harm you'.
Eureka was one of the quietest mining towns in the West.
In 1910 it was the 9th largest city in Utah, population 3,500.
Today, about 250 people live in Eureka
Of course, it has a saloon, I mean bar, and possibly, even dancing girls.
You will find several churches.
And a company store. (Would love to see the old sign underneath)
Unnoticed, old and new, live side by side, harmoniously
A glass facade but not a roof to protect the interior.
Why the glass wall?
Is someone living behind those curtains?
Who walked up these stairs?
We call these "Fixer Uppers." Love the Balcony. Are you up for the challenge?
Going home, not even a contrail to keep us company.
Gina
