This is the place some of my family lived. I love to hear of these kind of places. If I remember the story right, the mine caught on fire and the whole town burn down. Everybody left and they didn't return. My father worked as a truck driver and hauled gilsonite. His clothes were like black sand after helping shoveling the stuff.
@@karenmoore400 I know the mine caught on fire maybe a couple of times. I believe the town was ultimately abandoned because they shut the railroad down. Thanks for watching.
@@WestwardTreks The reason the railroad was shut down was because of the destruction was so devasting the last time. The fire was really bad. Most people had to leave because they didn't have a choice. There was no work because the fire took it away. My grandmother was about eight years old when she lived in Dragon. So it was mostly what she told were her early memories. She died 1968. So time has really passed on and very few details were written down. I remember visiting the pace when I was a teenager and there wasn't so much sage brush surrounding the town.
That’s great information. Thank you for sharing. I didn’t know the town burnt down. While touring the town I did see evidence of that. Thank you for pointing this out . Unfortunately the history of many of these towns gets lost. It’s conversations like this that bring them to life! Thanks again for sharing and watching my video.
I was born in Bonanza which is near Dragon. My grandfather and grandmother lived in Dragon in a half cabin half tent. Many members of my family worked in the gilsonite mines. Cousin was killed in a mine explosion.
@@gladegoodrich2297 Thank you for commenting. When I post these videos my goal is to bring awareness to the history and lives of the people that lived there. It would have been a hard life. I appreciate you watching my video. Thank you
My great grandfather worked that mine and my great grandmother ran the boarding house. They had a little community center and my great grandmother also played the piano for silent films. The train was a narrow gauge train that was really important because all the drinking water had to be brought in. My grandpa would fill up barrels with rabbits to be be shipped out for food. Lots of amazing stories.
@ I’m living not far from Dragon. I’ve been there a few times, and never seen all that was in your video, so I enjoyed it. I’ve made a few videos of the northeast Utah area.
Dragon is the definition for the middle of nowhere. There is nothing out there for miles and miles in every direction. Bonanza is the closest sign of civilization and that’s not much. Incredible place though.
I don’t believe so. Most of the rock in the area is sandstone. I believe it’s just very fine pulverized sandstone. I appreciate your comment. Thanks for watching.
I live in Utah. Love History.
@@martyhardman3892 thanks for watching.
This is the place some of my family lived. I love to hear of these kind of places. If I remember the story right, the mine caught on fire and the whole town burn down. Everybody left and they didn't return. My father worked as a truck driver and hauled gilsonite. His clothes were like black sand after helping shoveling the stuff.
@@karenmoore400 I know the mine caught on fire maybe a couple of times. I believe the town was ultimately abandoned because they shut the railroad down.
Thanks for watching.
@@WestwardTreks The reason the railroad was shut down was because of the destruction was so devasting the last time. The fire was really bad. Most people had to leave because they didn't have a choice. There was no work because the fire took it away. My grandmother was about eight years old when she lived in Dragon. So it was mostly what she told were her early memories. She died 1968. So time has really passed on and very few details were written down. I remember visiting the pace when I was a teenager and there wasn't so much sage brush surrounding the town.
That’s great information. Thank you for sharing. I didn’t know the town burnt down. While touring the town I did see evidence of that. Thank you for pointing this out . Unfortunately the history of many of these towns gets lost. It’s conversations like this that bring them to life! Thanks again for sharing and watching my video.
There’s lots of history at the black Dragon mine. I placed a geocache there decades ago.
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I was born in Bonanza which is near Dragon. My grandfather and grandmother lived in Dragon in a half cabin half tent. Many members of my family worked in the gilsonite mines. Cousin was killed in a mine explosion.
@@gladegoodrich2297 Thank you for commenting. When I post these videos my goal is to bring awareness to the history and lives of the people that lived there. It would have been a hard life. I appreciate you watching my video. Thank you
Great video and history ..
Great Video!!!
@@bardlardstudios7035 I appreciate that. Thank you!
My great grandfather worked that mine and my great grandmother ran the boarding house. They had a little community center and my great grandmother also played the piano for silent films. The train was a narrow gauge train that was really important because all the drinking water had to be brought in. My grandpa would fill up barrels with rabbits to be be shipped out for food. Lots of amazing stories.
@@NormalisViri It sounds like they were valued members of the community. Did they move to Watson or Rainbow after the fire?
That dug out is a home no wood they had to bring it down from the mountains. The train could bring fabric but anything else waited it down.
My ancestors lived in dug out along the Jordan River in Salt Lake City. Times have changed
Another COOL place in Utah.
@@flymanff Yes. Utah has a lot of them.
@ I’m living not far from Dragon. I’ve been there a few times, and never seen all that was in your video, so I enjoyed it. I’ve made a few videos of the northeast Utah area.
@ I’ve only been there a few times myself. I plan on filming Dragons sister towns Watson and Rainbow soon.
Lot’s of places to explore in that area .
@ I’ll be watching for them.
My mother, aunt, and grandparents lived in Dragon and are listed in the 1930 US Census.
That's interesting. I'm sure it was a hard life. The summers must have been brutal.
Dragon is the definition for the middle of nowhere. There is nothing out there for miles and miles in every direction. Bonanza is the closest sign of civilization and that’s not much. Incredible place though.
@@jareddraper very true!
That is a piece of track for mine track for a mine cart
@@NotSomebody63 they did have a narrow gauge railroad there to. But I don’t know how to tell the difference. Thanks for watching. I love the interest.
The sad part is a lot of the miners got black lung and werent't covered by the coal insurance payments or hospitalization act.
@@kevinholland4156 very true.
I wonder if that dust is ash from past eruptions
I don’t believe so. Most of the rock in the area is sandstone. I believe it’s just very fine pulverized sandstone. I appreciate your comment. Thanks for watching.
They used an Ads on the cabin. to trim the logs.
@@justinparker7795 thank you. I couldn’t remember what it was called.
where the track was is a trash dump.....
Where is Dragon in refrence to Bonanza?
@@kevinholland4156 Southeast of Bonanza I would say. But the Gilsonite seams are all over the place around there. It’s really interesting country.