The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-01-23
DEATH Of TYING
MUCH REGRETTED
American Fork Grieyed Over
Loss of Well-knOwn Min
ing Man.
BODY NOW AWAITING
THE ARRIVAL OF A SON
Several Minor Slides Also Are
Reported in American
Fork Canyon.
Special 10 Tho Tribune

Special 10 Tho Tribune.
AMERICAN FORK. Utah, Jan. 22.-
The body OF George Tying, operator Of
the Wyoming mine. In the American
Fork canyon, who was killed in n
snowslide Friday, reached here last
night and is now lying at the Grant
hotel awaiting the arrival of his son,
Francis G, Tying. from Palo Alto. Cal.
The body viii probably be sent 10 VIC
tor. Tex his old home, where his vile
resides, for burial.
Body Badly Mangled.
The body, which was recovered about
two and half hours after the accident
occurred. Is badly mangled and bruised,
the head showed several wounds and
the nose was broken, while several
ribs were caved In. 1t is supposed that
death was instantaneous A lead pencil
was found clutched in one hand. 1t Is
supposed that Tying heard the noise OF
the slide and rushed TO the door or his
Office just In time 10 be caught.
Extended Helping Hand
In the death Of Mr. Tying American
Fork canyon and the State of Utah
loses one of the most energetic mining
men that has ever operated here. and
the whole county is shocked at his
death, and Will appreciate his loss. as
he could In many ways be considered
public benefactor. During his snort
stay here he has raised the mortgages
of more than one man who was In dan
ger OF losing his home.
Life Interesting One,
Mr.. Tyng's life here has been an In
teresting one. Coming here about three
years ago, he commenced operations
tha X 81 In ms mine In Amerl-
can Fork canyon and in this he spent
many thousands OF dollars, without
any particular success. He also had
been doing some little operating upon
the Wyoming under lease. but was upon
the verge of quitting the State when
the big body of ore was discovered un-
der the car tracks. This was in Octo
Der, 1904. and since that time the mine
has already produced over a half mil
lion dollars in ore. and has yet very
bright future before it
Son Went to College.
Francis c. Tying. the son who was
associated with his father, left here
about three weeks ago TO attend the
Leland Stanford college In California,
and had barely gotten down TO his
studies when the telegram announcing
the death of his father was received.
In building his office and also the
other buildings at the mine Mr. Tying
had so placed them that 1t was sup
posed that 1t would be impossible for a
snowslide TO take place there, they be-
ing Immediately under the edge OF
large patch OF timber. However, the
heavy, wet snow that has been falling
for the past week seemed to slip be-
tween the trees in a huge body, and
with very little noise.
Several Minor Slides.
Several minor slides have taken place
In the canyon. but with no fatalities
During the same day that the slide oc
CURED at the Wyoming mine a small
one occurred lower down the canyon
and caused a small break in the flumo
OF the Utah County Light and Power
company putting that company out Of
business during that night and yester-
day
Because of the wet condition of the
snow and other things that tend to
make slides of frequent occurrence in
the canyon. traffic Will be discontinued
there for a short time
The agent OF the Denver e. Rio
Grande Western Railway company of
this place has received Instructions not
TO sell any tickets to parties desiring
to go over their line to Heber, as they
have stopped the running of all trains
over that branch until the Snowslide
season is over