The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-31
MINING In UTAH COUNTY.
Active Development Work In American Fork Canyon and
Other Districts

Notwithstanding the fact that Utah
is generally referred to as an agricul-
tural county, there are found within
her confines the whole, or important
parts OF eleven prominent mining dis
srcts including all of Eldorado and
Santaqutn districts in the south, all of
Leni. Peepstone, American Fork. Silver
Lake and Alpine in the north, Provo
district, which lies just east of the
city, whose name it bears, almost all pe
North Tintic district. as we'll as import
tant producing sections of the famous
i1ntic and Camp Floyd districts.
In the great Tinric district within the
confines OF Utah county are such mines
as the Humbug. Sioux. Utah and North
ern spy, all of which have been inn
portant factors in the production of
wealth for Utah and her people
Both the Eldorado and Santaquin dis
tricts contain properties which have
been fndustriously worked during the
past year, and many owners are now
arranging for q United States patent.
thus insuring the permanency of the
development. Both are comparatively
new districts, and it will take further
development to bring them to the
front as producers.
or the districts in the northern end
or the county. American Fork leads in
development. Lehi, Alpine and Silver
Lake are, however, coming to the front.
and will make a good showing there
next season.
of the county. the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
or the organized mining districts of
the county, the following have demand
ed and received their records from the
commissioners: North Tintic, Edo
RADIO. Lehi. American Fork, Alpine and
Silver Lake
Provo mining district is necessarily
disorganized. under the state law, be-
cause it rs within less than ten miles
of the county seat. Considerable work
is in progress in this district. however.
and valuable copper and gold veins
have been discovered.
In the mining line the coal POSSIBLE
ties should not be overlooked Several
promising veins have been discovered
and the State Canyon company is now
prosecuting development with a good
show Of success. The iron deposits in
East Tintic are famous, the deposits of
clay promise to make Utah county a
foremost figure in brick and pottery
manufacture, the marble in Hobble
creek and American Fork, and the
onyx Of the west shore of Utah lake,
owned by Lehi, cannot be excelled. The
mineral production of Utah county will
soon place it in the front ranks of the
state. and we viii deserve the title of a
mineral as we'll as an agricultural
county.
AMERICAN FORK CANYON.
This mining district has had a great
past and it IS believed that it has
greater future, although between
periods there has been a long interval
of quietude. From about 1870 to 1880
the Miller mine, at the head Of Amer
can Fork canyon, was one of the most
famous properties in Utah. 1t was oper-
ated by a New York corporation. had
smeiter at Forest City and a railroad
down the canyon to American Cork
The production Of the mine was great.
but mismanagemeGTt killed the COM
pany; the snelter is dismartled, khe
railroad is torn up and the great Miller
mine is again prospect and lies idle,
waiting for some future enterprise
But while the old has gone. we see
new properties coming 10 the front
New and vigorous developmentAis TAX
ing place in American Fork canyon,