The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-06
PROSPECTS BRIGHT
At AMERICAN FORK
Mines i'm the District Showing
Up With Some Good
Ore.
PROMISES TO ECLIPSE
CAREER OF EARLY DAYS
Big Forces at Work, and Prop
critics Responding Hand
sOmely.
Special TO The Tribune.


AMERICAN FORK, Aug. 5.-The
American Fork mining district never
looked so bright as at the present time.
The great activity shown and the high
value of the ore being found far sur
passes the prosperous days of this camp
IN the g, when the railroad ran to
the canyon. More than fifty teams
were counted on the canyon road last
Monday, and among this number were
about thirty y-five ore teams, hauling
from the Millar mine. the Wyoming
mine and the Wasatch Range property.
The other vehicles encountered CON
tanned mining men and capitalists who
were here to look over this promising
district
The DAYS of the American Fork mi
ming district as n prospecting field are
past and the reality Of large orc bodies
rs being proven more every day.
AT the present time there are about
seveuty-fve men working nj the Wyo
ming mine. and the three shifts are
taking out on an average Of 100 sacks
Of ore every twenty.four hours. This
ore runs about twenty sacks 10 the
ton. and carries in value from $50 TO
$50 per ton. Hence the vame of this
property alone runs near the $1,000
mark per day.
Mountain Dell Property.
The Mountain Dell property, recently
consolidated from the Goodsell and I'm
perial companies by Judge Il. \. Bas"
kin. John H. Wooton and other mining
men, is now taking out a shipment of
good grade galena ore. On visit TO
their camp Thursday eleven tons were
sacked on the dump, ready for the
teams Two carloads Will he shipped
the latter part of the month. c. D,
Hanks has charge Of tho Mountain Dell
property.
The Pacific company which struck
vein of carbonate silver ore about
two weeks ago, is now taking out ore
for the first shipment. two carloads of
which will be sent 10 the smelters the |
latter part of August. The assays on
this ore shows silver values from 10 TO
l70 ounces.
Got Over the Line.
Michael Fitzgerald. who has been
working the North Star on bond and !
lease. discovered. after he had taken |
out considerable ore, that be was on
the Wasatch Range property. Salts
factory arrangements, however, have |
been made with the latter company, |
and Mr.. Fitzgerald and eight miners
the Wasatch Range. a carload of ore |
from this property is now at the rail !
road yards ready for shipment.
Jacob Greenwood, Stephen Woods |
and J, J. Mercer, three of the
principal owners OF the Whirlwind,
were ct the mine during the week to
verify report. received Monday. that
the miners had struck ore in two parts
OF the mine The strike is a fact
and samples brought down for assay
look as though the mine would be
shipper before the summer has gone.
Bog Has Big Vein.
DR.. J. H. Holden of Cleveland O.,
aud other Eastern parties have force
of men working on the Bog property,
which won such prominence last sum
mer by the strike of carbonate silver
ore carrying 1900 ounces silver. The
men are now working on a 4foot vein
of rosin zinc orc that carries high
silver and gold values Two carloads
of this ore are now on the dump and
it is said that the ore body would JUS
tify the conclusion that the property
will have a long career of usefulness
to its owners.
The Mccall patented claim is an
other property which has some very
hattering prospects This company is
composed mostly of Salt Lake men 1t
is located in the Silver Lake district.
where so much rich silver ore was
taken out during the early days Of the
camp. Ray s. Stewart of Salt Lake,
with n force Of men. went to the mine
Monday with sufficient supplies for a
The Clipper and Silver King and the
Silver Flatt are both working with
sufficient encouragement to enthusc the
stockholders with the belief that they
Will ship ore this season