The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-08
PROMISING MINES
UP AMERICAN FORK
Enthusiastic Report rom the
Mountain Dell Mine, Can
yOn District.
SALT LAkERS INTERESTED
IN THE OUTLOOK SHOWN
The Shamrock, the Midnight
Bell, the Dutchman and
Other Properties.
Special 70 The Tribune.

Special TO The Tribune.
AMERICAN FORK, April u
Charles d. Hanks Of this place, who
has been operating the Mountain Dell
mining property, in the American Fork
canyon during the past winter. is down
from that property, and is full Of en-.
thusiasm over the prospects of the
canyon district for the coming season.
According 10 him the canyon will ship
more orc this summer than has been
taken from there during the entire
time since the old days of operation
This means something very big. as last
year was Il banner year for ore ship
ments, the bulk of which, however,
was sent down by the Wyoming
mine. This property alone is reported
TO have sacked and ready for transpor-
! tation to the cars at this place
orc estimated at Sl50,000, They were
! the last people to discontinue shipping
| this winter, being compelled TO on ac
count OF the deep snow, which even
now makes the roads through the can
yon impossible, much of the distance
being made on snowshoes.
| The Mountain Dell company, in
which arc interested Judge Baskin, the
| Goodsell brothers and other mining
men of Salt Lake City, as well as local
! people, is reported to have uncovered
some ore that will be shipped GU the
| opening of the canyon roads. The
operators have been following up An ore
vein which has now developed into one
| of large size and good quality. This
| has made the interested parties feel
| onf
winter campaign, This property repre-
sents the consolidation Of the Good.
sell Mining company and the Hotstuff
! property. both Of which has been con
sidcred likely shippers;
Officers of the Midnight Bell Min
ing company visited their property on
Monday, taking with them an expert
from Eureka, who was taken up with
a view Of securing his ideas as to the
proper course they should pursue in the
continuing Of their present develop
ments. The Midnight Bell is located
( in the Alpine mining district, near the
little town OF Alpine, and was dis
the latter place. This property is being
watched very carefully by local mining
men, as it has. tho reputation Of
being very promising. Tho ore vein
was discovered directly in the bottom
of the BoXelder canyon, and is over
. twenty IccI Wlnp, DelnR DlpnlN min"
eralizcd, most of which is of average
quality. The location of the prospect
will make IT. one of easy operation
when the time comes for the shipment
of ore.
The Shamrock property, which is
owned by Judge r. n. Baskin of Salt
Lake City, and is located in the Ameri-
can Fork canyon, Will he operated dur
ing the coming summer by leasers.
This prospect was operated most of
last season under the same plan, and
received considerable development.
This property is located on the Millar
Hill, near that Of the Wyoming mine.
+. j. Wilds, who has been working
the Dutchman mine on lease, has
made some very encouraging dis
covcries. For some time past he has
been sacking ore ready for shipment.
but the recent showings disclose a
larger amount of ore and of better
quality.
The Dutchman mine is the property
which was formerly leased by Spring
Vile mining men, who worked the old
dump over, and made a pocket full of
money. The values of the old dump
were not extraordinary, but were in
sufficient quantity TO make it very
valuable lease. During the old days
Of operation for the Dutchman mine
much ore went over the dump that was
bH'u wv ~" G''''N w 'N MOI hNNN'
proftably
The Pacific Gold Mining and Milling
company have been operating their
property during the past winter, and
Will continue during the summer
months. This property consists of the
Blue Rock prospects, and has, during
its development period. received more
attention than probably any other
prospect i'll the American Fork district
moro than 1900 feet of tunnels and
drifts having been run.
The leasers of the Surprise mining
property, on the Millar Hill. is hard al
. work, and have been during the past
winter. They are blocking out ore foi
early summer shipment, This com
|. pauy recently uncovered one of the
largest ore bodies ever discovered ii
the canyon district, but were restrained
,, from handling it because of it be
ing contested by Ting brothers, who
, claim that it is on their property
an Injunction being issued, which is re
turnablc this month. when the matter
will be settled one way or another, sc
that the orc can be marketed, II
, the Tying brothers are successful in
establishing their claim to the orc body
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