The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1914-08-22
Six Canyon Mines
Now Shipping Ore
American Fork Canyon Showing
More Actlyity Than for Years.

pohn McTague, the veteran ore haul
err came down from the canyon Tues
day with load of ore from the Bog
mine. which property he declares Is
showing Improvement with every
,hot The bottom of the winze is
now all in nice second class ore with
good punches of high grade ore max
ing i'm IT, which latter is being sacked
and hauled down for shipment. The
pog has been held back because OF
water. but the installation Of pump
ia enabling the making of better pro-
gress.
Messrs Armstrong and Granthum,
lessees of the Yankee, have had
trouble with cave-ins and running
ground, but have shipment Of good
ore about ready to send to the smell
ter.
Ted King came down from the
Water Fall mine this week, on which
Mcssrs Jacob Greenwood, Tim Smith
and Burt Durrant have a lease. These
gentlemen have cleaned out the old
workings, and besides taking out ore
from several exposed veins, are also
,orting and gigging the dump. They
nave several hundred sacks toward
4 shipment and are daily adding more
sacks. The Water Fall Is the highest
mine operating In the canyon this
summer, and contains some OF the
highest class ore now coming out OF
the canyon.
The Tylers, father and son, now
working the Bay State, report ship
ment of good ore almost ready to
Dad on the cars. John McTague came
own with another load yesterday.
rhe Bay State is one of the uncer-
ain propositions, but from present
indications II has one Of the bright
est futures In the canyon. It's de-
velopment is being watched with
much interest by local people.
The Wadleys, lessees of the old Mil
err mine, are not making much noise,
mt have shipment now hauled down
o Pleasant Grove ready 30 load n
he car. They too are having much
trouble with running ground and have
to drive tagging with almost every
inch of progress made. They also
AVE q big tonnage of second class ore
hat could be turned into bunch OF
,oney II there was a custom mill In
the canyon TO treat II.
The Wild Bros. In the Dutchman
nine, are still pegging away and add
ng few sacks daily towards an
ther shipment. They still have faith
in making another strike that will be
reminder of olden times.
The North Star people, In the Sill
| ger Lake district, are showing con-
| siderable activity and ale sending
some ore down the canyon.
Ihe salt Lake people who have un-
! ,ertaken the development OF the Old
stewart property in Deer Creep, this
eek came down to get eight or ten
ons Of machinery which will be used
TO operate some hurley drills which
| WI be used to push long tunnel
deep under the present workings. The
plans for opening this promising pro-
perty include a campaign covering
several years
The Bingham lessees OF the Pacific
ave taken of several men the past
week because OF the slowing down
Of mining operations In the big cop
per camp. They. however, are con-
.nuing as many men as can conven-
emily work in We shaft being sunk
on the big low grade vein. They
nave power now to both pump the
water out Of the shaft and to operate
The hurley drills.
Mcssrs James Chapman and II. c.
chnson spent Sunday visiting sew
re. OF the above properties and de-
clare that not for years has there
necn so many properties working, nor
so hopeful a feeling as now posses the
any miners working there.