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Show AMERICAN FORK. THE MUNICIPAL ELECTION IN PROGRESS PROG-RESS THERE TODAY. The Mine Preparing- for m Season of Unprecedented Un-precedented Activity and Jroduo-tlTenata Jroduo-tlTenata The New Hotel Com-Dieted Com-Dieted and to be Opened. Harry Timmons one of the patriarchs of American Fork is up from the miniature minia-ture metropolis and says preparations are in progress on all sides for the most active season that has ever been experienced in that thriving locality. Prospecting during the winter has been steadily progressing while the mines have maintained a degree of activity that portends the most gratifying results. re-sults. The output at present, he re-potts, re-potts, is necessarily limited owing to the condition of the roads and large amounts of ore are being binnei preparatory to the spring opening. Amoug the oid mine's are the Consolidated Treasure, Pittsburg, North Star, Dutchman, Osborne Os-borne No. 1, Baby and Milkmaid. All of these show strong ore bodies and will begin to contribute to the smelters early in the spring. It is understood that the M iller mine one of the oldest in the district, will resume re-sume work in a short time under direction direc-tion of the owners who include Judge Baskin and others. The mine has been productive of large amounts of ore in the past, and as there is a large amount of virgin territory it may reasonably be expected that the new campaign will be as profitable as any-in any-in its history. The new hotel that was erected by Mr. Timmons and a stock company and which goes to Mr. Hyram Pomeroy late of Montrose on a lease, is completed complet-ed and is now being furnished. The formal opening will take place about F'ebruary 22d at which time a large delegation del-egation of Zionites will be present to take part iu the festivities. The city election is in progress today and as there is but one ticket in the field everything is passing off quietly aud uneventfully. George Cunningham is being enthusiastically enthusias-tically endorsed for mayor, while Tom Kelley is receiving similar endorsement under the nomination for city marshal. The nominees for the council include, among others, James Chipman. Thomas Parker, Bob Procter and Alva Green. |