Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-19

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AMEdlCAN FUNK IAN yum.
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located 211s miles up the canyon from
| American Fork; and adjoins Mineral
Flat, the knight property, still further
onward. THE Bog" consists of IS
claims, 10 of which have been patent
ed; and in every respect It seems to
be the intention of the company to
make a mine. In fact the mine Is some,
| what noted for the fine specimens
| which are highly lnineraliZed and some
Of the best In the state. Assays have
been made as high as Is hundred
ounces in silver with practically pure
lead and zinc OF course the property
fact. shipments have been made and
| the only requisite now is such O show
ing as will assure steady production.
The main tunnel has been driven for
| a distance of 800 feet, stringers having
been followed along the entire distance
and high grade ore discovered. Eighty
| five feet from the tunnel portal a cross
| in fact with better than any previous
| showings. Taken all in all The Bog
| mine Is very encouraging to tho
| owners, among whom should first be
mentioned DIR. Holden and his son
Harry.
| THE WYOMING MINE.
The Tying lease Of the Wyoming mine
has been tho sensation Of the camp.
The property is located directly on top
! of Miller Hill. For the past two years
1t has been a steady producer, the ore
being q good carbonate averaging S67
| to the ton and containing iron in such
| amount as to make it desirable for use
| by the shelters.
The property Is opened by four tun-
| nels only one OF which Is now In use.
In this main tunnel great quantities of
| carbonates have been encountered and
extracted with all available speed
The discovery OF tho wyoming" was
singular. The tunnel was driven, as
| was afterwards seen, just above tho
| ore; in placing tie a miner removed
a characteristic hard rib and struck
his pick into the soft carbonates. Since
| that moment, the company has always
| property was under lease, record
breaking speed was used in extracting
tho mineral. For over two years the
average output was seven, 50-ton cars
per week, in the hauling Of which down
the canyon 81 teams were used.
Francis and Charles Tying were the
lucky owners of tho lease which has
left them both of Independent means.
THE PACIFIC NINE.
The Pacific mine, locally known as
the Blue Rock group" is among the
favorable prospects Of the camp. It Is
located on the east side OF the hill be-
low the Wyoming, and comprises five
patented claims and four unpatented
the whole being developed by about
$500 feet of workings. Four men arc
constantly employed; and the cost Of
developing has already amounted to
$4,000.
A strike has recently been made in
the Pacific which has resulted In
shipment which assays 45 per cent lead
and GA ounces OF silver. In fact fine
galena ore body has been encountered;
and there are large resources Of silver,
gold, lead and zinc ore in sight. This
fine showing may alter the plans Of the
company which had intended to con-
street, at the mine, mill to handle the
low grade ors that has heretofore been
produced.
Much money has been spent on tho
Pacific; yet 1t Is the determination OF
the company to make a mine. j. T..
Craig joint freight agent OF the Salt
Lake Route and the 0. S. l.. railroad,
Is president of the company; G. M.
Beck is vice president: Fl. G. johnson
Of American Fork Is secretary and
treasurer and these with A. 3. Stevens
son and j. F. Crompton compose the
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THE MERRILL GROUP.
The Merrill group Of claims in Mary
Ellen gulch. owned by q Salt Lake
company Is being operated under n
bond and lease by American Fork peo-
pie, among whom may be mentioned Fl.
D. Boley, John Cleghorn, Ned Wild and
Fl. c. Johnson. At present the lessecs
are working force of three shifts to
determine whether q recently discov-
cred showing Is only surface strike
No end OF excitement has been caused
and indeed when tho lessees set on sale
100000 shares Of stock it was subscribed
for in very short time. It appears
from the reports of those who have
visited the mine. that the company
has struck one of the biggest surface
showings ever seen In the carYon, The
ore is in ledge OF lime about 20 feet
Wide and carries exceptionally good
values. One sample which represented
an average OF the whole vein assayed
$50 in lead, silver and copper. Picked
samples ran as high as s1,50n In value.
The Merrill group, which joins the
Live Yankee, was one Of the big pro-
ducers In the early days OF American
Fork canyon.
THE LIVE YANKEE.
The Live Yankee mine, which is oper-
ated by a company consisting mostly Of
those who lease the Merrill group, IS
producing some good ore, there being
on the dump at the present writing, !
800 sacks OF ore which will assay from
$40 to $I5 per ton In gold, silver. and
lead
MINERAL FLAT.
Probably the most active mining
property in the district at the present |
time is the Mineral Flat mine, which 1
is owned by Uncle Jesse Knight the
"Iintic Wizard tunnel it under /
way which will It is hoped top at a
thousand foot depth, lead silver
vein, The tunnel itself IS the largest |
in the district and will undoubtedly |
be of great service IN developing the
hundred or more claims which the
Knight company has acquired
AT the present time. the company
is engaged in building power plant
near the property, to furnish power
for a large compressor which is being
Installed The plans for the new