Now it is lifted by diesel pumps. The basic economy of the County has been coal mining, livestock, and agriculture. Coal was discovered and wagon mines were opened up to supply coal for domestic use. In 1883 the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad was completed through Price Canyon and coal became an export product for industrial use. Vast coal deposits lie beneath the Wasatch and Book Cliff Mountains.
Power generation is now one of the basic industries of the area.
Coal and water are the foundation resources for power. This pageant tells of the struggle to settle Emery County. There are Ghost Towns in Emery County. Some of these Ghost Towns are Woodside, Victor Lake, Desert Lake, and Wilsonville. Emery County has come a long way, from the ancient ways of the Indian to the settlements of the Sanpete pioneers.