Utah Centennial Studies

 

Ghost Riders and Rest Stops Packet B

 

SNYDER'S STATION

Dear Students,

Snyder's Station, also known as Kimball's Station was a regular stop for both stage lines. Many prospectors stopped there to inspect the mountains to the south. William Kimball was a nice host and many passengers looked forward to visiting him. He built a fine hotel which was one of the best along the entire line, and it can still be seen in your day.

The station was a busy place after silver was discovered in 1869 and miners used it on their way to the diggings at Park City. A newspaper article in the New York Herald on June 17th, 1872 directed nationwide attention to Snyder's Station: "A body of mineral, said to be the greatest ever discovered, has recently been located in the Wasatch Mountains about 7 miles south of Kimball's (Snyder's) Stage Station near Parley's Park. The ledge is 30 feet wide with 1,000 ounces of silver to the ton, and is valued at more than $5,000,000." For years Snyders Station was a favored destination of new prospectors arriving from the east.