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Show 7C0LKJ f ilLLS DURNED 0!3 Self Lc!.e Leaimcrk, Long Deserted, Goes Up in Smoke. t .-. One of the old , landmarks of ,Salt Lake county went up in smoke yesterday yester-day afternoon, when the old Deseret woolen mill, located near the State prison, was destroyed by fire. The mill was built in 1850. Daniel H. Wells being superintendent of construction. con-struction. For many years it turned out a large part of the woolen goods used by the people of this city, and was In active operation until after the woolen mills were built at Provo. The .origin of yesterday's fire is not known, nor was it discovered until It had made such headway that it was Impossible to check the flames. The walls remain standing, but on account of their unsafe condition it Is likely that they will be razed to the ground at once. The property Is owned by Salt Lake City. .. , |