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John Hyrum Koyle, a controversial Mormon bishop, began excavating the Dream Mine, which he believed would provide financial support to members of the LDS Church.

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John Hyrum Koyle

Latter-day Saint bishop and miner (1864–1949)

John Hyrum Koyle was an American religious leader who was bishop in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and is best known for his role in creating the Dream Mine in Salem, Utah. He claimed a series of prophetic dreams, including that the Dream Mine would produce…
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Dream Mine

Mine in Utah County, Utah, United States

The Dream Mine, or Relief Mine, is an unproductive underground mine in Salem, Utah, built by John Hyrum Koyle in the 1890s and incorporated in 1909. Koyle prophesied the mine would provide financial support for members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints just…
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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Largest church adhering to Mormonism

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, informally known as the LDS Church or Mormon Church, is a nontrinitarian restorationist Christian denomination and the largest denomination in the Latter Day Saint movement. Founded during the Second Great Awakening, the church is…
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