The History of the Cottonwood Metals Mining Company 2005
2010
The history of the Cottonwood Metals Mining Company was researched and compiled in 2005. It tells the story of the efforts of direct ancestors Henry Reynolds Watrous, his sons and grandson to develop what they hoped would be a promising mine in Big Cottonwood Canyon outside of Salt Lake City, Utah. The company was incorporated in 1916 with over one hundred thousand dollars in investor capital. This document is on file at The Utah Historical Society and is our personal file.
This photograph was taken of miners coming out of the Lindell Lode mine in Big Cottonwood Canyon. It was the principle mine which was one of several listed in the Cottonwood Metals Mining document.
This is an actual shares certificate issued by the new company. The five investors were Henry Reynolds Watrous, Everest Elliott Watrous, Earl Pancake Watrous, Monte Ferry, who was the Mayor of Salt Lake City and his brother-in-law Mr. Truman who was one of the owners of the Silver King Mine in Park City, Utah. The names of Truman and Ferry are on the certificate.