WASHINGTON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY (Washington County, Utah)
PAYMASTER MINE (aka PAY MASTER MINE)
Washington County, Utah
LOCATION
In the Tutsagubet Mining District.On the Beaver Dam Slope of Utah Hill
37° 4' 2.02" North Latitide; 113° 48' 21.12" West Longitude
37.0672° Latitude; -113.8059° Longitude
Elevation: 5,658 feet (1,725 meters)
HISTORY
This mine eventually became part the Apex Mine complex.In 2022 and 2023, there was a project to seal the mine entrance, put a metal fence around the slowly
decaying headframe, and exclude the public from the area.
PHOTOS
WCHS-04228 Photo of the entrance to the Paymaster Mine in 1900
Other WCHS photos:
WCHS-05462 Photo of the headframe and machine shed at the Paymaster Mine
WCHS-05463 Photo of the headframe and machine shed at the Paymaster Mine
WCHS-05464 Photo of the headframe at the Paymaster Mine
WCHS-05465 Photo of the winch in the machine shed at the Paymaster Mine
WCHS-05466 Photo of the winch in the machine shed at the Paymaster Mine
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