Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-19
the Home Of Reviviing Metal Mines


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has been a paying proposition from
| the start The ore carries from 400
| to 200 ounces Of silver and from $40
| to $3.50 In gold. M. Dusseldorf, mana
| ger of the company, has made arrange
! inents to have the ore hauled speedily.
! He has strong hopes of yet finding the
| sensational ore valuese that made the
mine famous in early days, John Nc
rogue has the contract to do the ore
| hauling.
THE sIGN1IT MINING co.
The signet mining property. owned
by Salt Luke people, Is not being
| worked actively at present, though It
| is the intention of the company to be-
gin more extensive operations at once.
The Osborne Consolidated is idle,
though S. Osborne of Chicago, the
| owner, expects to commence activity
! at once.
The Camp Bird has discovered some
good iron groupings which 1t is be-
leved will terminate in some high
grade carbonate ore. Tho mine Is
owned by the Jones people of Salt
The Triple Yink Mining company Is
tho only mine under active operation
in the South fork OF American Fork
canyon. A small force OF men is con-
stantly employed.
THE SURPRISE LEASE,
The Surprise Lease which was idle
for some time on account of legal
action, is again shipping ore much to
the satisfaction OF q large number or
American Fork people who are heavily
interested and who have known that
paying ore is in sight.
THE CoAIsToCK.
The Constock, which lies close to the
Lone Pine is now working in some
very fine mineral ground known as the
Lone Pine vein. Five men. under tho
direction Of Alma Reese, are constants
Ily working with the hope OF finding rich
ore.
The American Fork Consolidated is
working q force of eight men under
John Armstrong. 1t Is a new company.
The Clipper and Silver King is being
worked under the direction OF James
Crystal. who hopes to tap small vein
of ore Mt short depth.
TIIE FUTURE OF THE CAMP.
AS mining camp American Fork
Is considered the poor mans country.
for land that can now be purchased for
s25 or $50 will eventually, perhaps, be
worth as many thousands!
DR.. Holden says that there Is twice
the activity in the camp that there was
last year; hundreds of men are eln-
ployed in the mines and nearly every
available team in tho neghhorhood or
American Fork finds ready employ
ment.
Much credit for the present prosperity
is due to the Tying brothers and to
Uncle" Jesse Knight, tho latter being
regarded as {, general benefactor. He
has spent $4,000 In tho installing of his
electric plant at Mineral Hill; and IN
many ways has given American Fork
a share of the general fair dealings for
which he is noted.
The future Of the camp necessarily
depends upon the nature and the ex-
tent of the development work done. AT
present the camp is making rapid
by men who have given the field only
a cursory visit. Everyone in American
Fork is talking mines and two Salt
Lake brokerage companies-Child, Cole
e Co., and and r. *. Cobb & Co..
have local branch offices Installed
within the last few months. George Il.
Henlphil has charge OF the Cobb COM
office and Randolph and Dunk
ley represent Child, Cole 6 Co. All of
these are efficient men who under
stand local conditions perfectly and can |
give q service that connects instan- |
taneously with the Salt Lake Mining |
exchange
MORE CAPITAL NEEDED.
OF course the greatest need of I
American Fork canyon at present Is |
outside capital and new energy. Men
ton has been made Of the fact that
new railroad up the canyon is contem-
plated, options on the wagonroad hav-
ing already been obtained.
In this connection It may be we'll
to mention one OF the agsravatne in
cldents Of visit to the canyon. The
toll road which is regarded as an en-
blem OF antiquity in the midst OF the
modern west! 1t wouldn't be SO annoy
ing, it is claimed, IL the road were In
any sense n good one; but many
canyon in Utah has n road far su-
perior and yet entirely free to tho pub
lie. People regard the toll road as an
injustice both to the visiting public
and to the miners themselves. Tying
brothers and other men who have oc-
casion to hire many teams, are paying
the toll company under protest with
the intention Of filing suit. Tho Tying
alone has contributed about
$4,000 to this farce.
Unfortunately the sulphide zone has
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