The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1914-12-26
Mining Development
Bringing Results
Active Development work Now Being
Done On Three Properties, Prom
ises With the Advent Of Spring to
Commence a Steady Stream OF Ore
Out Of the Canyon That VIII Make
This One OF the Livellest Cities In
the State.

That the time Is close for the great
awakening of the American Fork can
yon mines is the prediction of all who
are conversant with the activities now
going on up there The new strike in
the Mineral Flat seems to be holding
out well and promises to fulfill the
prophetic hopes of Uncle Jesse knight.
The work being done by Pete Mil
Ter and his Bingham associates on the
Pacific mine promises to open a fine
ledge at great depth, and Will demon
strate more than anything ever be-
fore attempted the permanency of the
big deposits supposed to lie deposited
there. The Bay State and other prom
Using properties are preparing to do
some vigorous prospecting In the
spring, and altogether indications are
that there will be moro activities In
the canyon in the coming year than
at any time since the bonanza days of
forty years ago.
Another district that has been ne
elected for years. but which promises
to be leading factor in the coming
awakening, In the Deer Creek section
where Mr.. j Il. Teeter and Salt Lake
associates are quietly developing tn,
old Stewart property, lying between
Deer Creek and Silver Lake Flat
Concerning this property a Salt LAX,
paper says:
-Four feet OF well mineralized veil
matter has been encountered In tn,
Stewart property in Deer Creek, Of
American Fork canyon, according I,
j. Il. Teeter, general manager of tn
company, who is down from the min
for few days The tunnel is now Il
a little over 200 feet and rapid pro
gress Is being made with the ne,
drills that have been installed. SUI
plies have been put In and it is tn
intention to work steadily all winte
The ground is breaking easily an
, recently round of six holes, each fiN
, and one-half feet, was put in With
an hour and 40 minutes A driller al
a helper is able to keep four me
- mucking at present.
The ore that was encountered
, heavy in pyrites. Mr., Teeter broug
In number of samples which he
having assayed. These he believes W
=. carry good values although the ave
i. age Of the ore, he expects, will be lo
:. grade The ore, he believes, will car
!. considerable gold and a small amou
= of silver.
The Stewart property has been WI
:" equipped with an engine, compress
+ and drills II is the intention to pu
v" the work on through the vein and 8
n | greater depth. AS soon as the tunr
n, has been extended few hundred Il
- more a cross cut will be sent out
open up one of the big assures II
cuts through the property In the {
workings the company has about
tons of ore sacked, which will ayera
no $40 ton. This ore was taken {
~ In doing development work
The property includes eight patel
ed claims and splendid mill site
Silver Fork canyon At some futu
date tunnel Is to be run in fr,
silver Fork which will crosscut I
es entire formation This will give
oe rect avenue for the transportation
ore to mill should the company
eide 10 build one
The Stewart property is one of /
old mines of the camp and shipmel
Of rich ore were made from It at
us time that Mai wilkes had SIN
no smelter at the mouth of Americ
Fork canyon"
"o We know OF nothing that will
ST. ylye business I'm this city and mcre,
us development moro than the op,
ing Of few good mines in the c,
yon.