In 186, prospectors discovered silver, lead, and zinc deposits in the canyons and mountains southeast of Salt Lake City, particularly in Big Cottonwood, Little Cottonwood, and Parley's Canyons. By 1870 towns like Alta and Park City had sprung up and taken on the aspect of other mining towns found throughout the West.
Synonyms for ornate. adj fancily decorated. 1  beautiful star. 2  gilded star. 3  glamorous star. 4  lavish star. 5  sumptuous star. 6  sparkling star. 7  magnificent star. 8  opulent star.
ornate - marked by elaborate rhetoric and elaborated with decorative details; a flowery speech; ornate rhetoric taught out of the rule of Plato-John Milton. flowery. rhetorical - given to rhetoric, emphasizing style at the expense of thought; mere rhetorical frippery.