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Show History of Old Lehi Grist Mill Construction in Utah County Shows Decrease Building construction activity in Utah County was 38 per cent below the same period a year ago as the first quarter of 1960 closed, The following cases were listaccording to figures released by the Bureau of Economic and Busi- ed as complete on the docket book ness Research of the University, of Lehi City Judge Leland Powell of Utah. Total construction record- for the past weeks: ed in the county during the Arthur Smith, Orem, speeding, period, excluding public $20:- - Wayne Peterson, Lehi, disworks and utilities construction, turbing the peace, change of was valued at $21 million. Utah Jerald. Anderson, Salt Lake, County's performance can be com- speeding, $15; Keith Cox, Ogden. pared with the entire state during speeding. $15; Alma Jensen, the first quarter when $28.9 milspeeding, $10. lion worth of construction was Smith, American Fork, Dean a started, a 20 per cent drop from $10; Kenneth Walters, speeding, year ago Orem; speeding, $10; Kean PeterResidential construction in Utah son, Springville, run red light, $20; County fell both in the number of John Zamor, Provo, no license, new dwelling units authorized and $25 Keith Ward, Orem, speeding. their valuation. The 110 new units $15. started this year had a valuation Kent Huff, Provo, speeding, $10; of $1.2 million, as compared with Ivan Webb, Lehi, speeding, $10; 163 units for last year valued at Daniel Gines, Lehi, driving under State-wide residenmillion. $L7 Seytial construction also fell. Near- the influence of alcohol, $125; $15; mour Belkin, Calif., speeding, new were started homes 1,500 ly Provo, speeding, during the quarter, but this was Lynn Jefferes, sun 6 per cent below last years $15. Verl Stone, Spanish Fork, speedfirst quarter total. ing, .$10; Harold Beecher, Salt to the university's According Call, bureau release, construction of Lake, speeding, $10; Henry Carl $10; Bountiful1, speeding, new buildings in Fuerstner, Provo, speeding, $15; the county decreased 52 per cent Joe Espinose, Helper, speeding. buildto $563,500, $10. as a in state the construction ing Joe Zils, Magna, speeding, $10; whole fell 43 per cent from the Melvin Thompson, Lehi, assault previous year to a total of $9 and battery, on bond of $25; John Curnette, Manti, speeding, $15; Charles Dart, Ogden, speeding, ttorn'n, Judge three-mon- th ven-ur- e; Fair-vie- . Kennecott Announces New Development Kennecott Copper Corporation announced here today that it will begin . shortly development work at the Burgin shaft in the East Tintic "District of Utah. Permission has recently been obtained from the Utah State Mine Inspector for sinking an interior winze passageway to develop ore found by drilling ., below the present leveL , Exploration work in the area bv Kenneeott's subsidiary, Bear Creek has been in Mining Company,progress for more than three years. Underground exploration from the 1,100-foBurgin shift has been conducted bv means of - ot cross-cuttin- g on the 1 .OliO-f- ot level and by diamond drilling below the level. The leases under which Bear Creek has been working are being acquired by Kennecott from its subsidiary. Exploration on the leased ground in the district will be continued by Bear Creek. $15; Birdie Boorman, Provo, speed ing, $15. George Swane, Provo, speeding, $15; Tad Leslie, Springville, speeding, $10; Frank Miles, Provo, speeding, $10; John Noster Jr., Provo, speeding, $10. Trysa Butter, Springville, expired license, $10; Eugene Hechtle, Provo, speeding, $10; Burnell Bowers, American Fork, speeding, $10; Konrad Lukerr, Salt Lake, speeding, $10. Egbert Ludenau, Salt lake, speeding, $10; David Mangelson, Levan, speeding, $15; Floyd Lake, speeding, $10; Mary Bernardo, Midvale, speeding, $10; Stewart - Lynn, Provo, speeding, $10; Heden Cuttler, Salt Lake, speeding, $15; Lynn Nelson, American Fork, speeding, $10; William Whitener, Lehi, driving under the influence of alcohol. $175; Henry Merclihof-fer- , Salt Lake, speeding. $20; HarMurray, speeding. Springmeyer, ry Lehi, Lehmberg, $10; Charles $20. failure to yield Floyd Jensen, Axtet, run red light, $15; Hyrum Anderson, fail$20: ure to yield Stanword Shelley, Lehi, lack of proper clearance in backing, $10; Clifton Ludwig, Salt Lake, speeding, $10. right-of-wa- fun-stoc- It was erected by Samuel Midline?, a pioneer of Lehi, in 1854. He came to Lehi looking for a home site. He was told one of the disadvantages . of living and farming here was the fact that there was no grist null for grinding the grain and making flour. The nearest mill was at the mouth of American Fork Canyon or in Salt Lake Valley. With that in view, he began looking for a good millstone. He found, what he thought would make a good water power site. He then got in touch with Brigham Young and arranged for him to come to Lehi and look over the proposition. They found a number of springs flowing into a ravine and down into Utah Lake. President Young suggested that build a dam across the ravine where the stream from the springs came together, thus forming a pond to supply water power for a mill. He also agreed to send men from Salt Lake City to help - , Mul-lin- er The Samuel Mulliner home was an adobe house built a short distance west of the mill. Mr. Mulliner and his family lived there for many years. Before the railway company built their track across the .mill pond, it was a favorite swimming free-for-a- t ? NOV.. .you can let your hair wako up and be lovely! fcV tu A' iT. nETti q (Sv m1! Oft l"r, If. "Tit? -- amazing new triumph of science that helps REVIVE the natural beauty oi your hair by actually PENETRATING the hair shaft iself! 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Population has increased 63 from 550,310 in 1940 to approximately 900,000 today, while total per0 sonal income has increased 507 from to an estimated $1,632,000,000! This startling expansion can be traced to one factor the enormous growth of business opportunities within our borders. As a result, eager, ambitious young people can realize their dreams for the future right here at home" Copper has maintained its position as a career manmetal in Utah because of forward-lookin- g in is agement. Copper production as young spirit and as vigorous today as when born in our state more than half a century ago. Young men whose eyes are set on careers as engineers, scientists, chemists or specialists in such varied fields as electronics, management or production can achieve their goals in Utah. Kennecott, like many other businesses in Utah, looks to new high school and college graduates as the foundation for even greater industrial growth in the future. tioning System and Don't Know It! 8 p.m. If you are one of the fortunate There will be a swap table and persons (and there are millions of door prizes. A display of fluoreswho has central forced air cent materials is also being ar- them) home heating, you are well on ranged. the way to summertime air conAmong the displays will be ditioning as well. gemstones and mineral specimens Why? from Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, NevBecause now there is air conand states western ada "and other ditioning equipment on the marsome imported materials. There ket that makes use of the heatwill also be fossil and Indian arti- ing blower, air- filters and air facts on exhibit. ducts. For instance, the Lennox Furnace Company has announced a whole new line of "package" air Con est conditioners for this very purpose. These small "package" units can be installed above, or beside a fur30 nace. They can be in the basement, Plans have been laid for the closet, utility room, attic, or crawl election and crowning of the rodeo space under the house. This new method brings, comqueen for the Pleasant Grove air conditioning within reach celebration. plete Strawberry Days homeowner. He The contest will be held May of the average or two. The cost room a Just Pleasant 30, at 8 p.m., at the entire house, the for joys cooling Grove arena. Girls desiring to comless than for a comis appreciably 16 old, least at be years pete must new system. married or single. The girl must plete GUNTHER'S, your local Lennox furnish her own mount and she that summer air conwill be judged on horsemanship, dealer, says a sound Investment for is ditioning Ridpersonality, poise and mount. the home as well as for comfort ing apparel will not be judged. because the air conditioner That's Other qualifications of the queen increases the value of the home, entries are, she must be able to according to Gunther's Most famappear and speak in public, as the ilies prefer to Invest in air condiwinners will appear on television tioning on a time playment plan. and at social events. Installation can be made now, and A cash prize and trophy will be the first payment does not come awarded to the winner and she due until summer. GUNTHER'S ask you to call will reign during the three-da- y for details. rodeo during Strawberry Days, SKyline June 9, 10 and 11. All girls Interested should contact Kenneth R-- Gillman, chairman of the rodeo committee. SHEET METAL COMPANY American Fork $269,-000,00- - Queen For Strawberry Days Set May en-n- GUNTHER'S It Pays to Advertise hand-power- y, Show at Provo from throughout Rockhounds the state are expected to participate in the second annual rock and mineral show being sponsored by the Timpanogos Gem and Mineral Society of Provo May 27, 28 and 29. More than 100 cases of mineral specimens and cut and polished gemstones are to be on display at the Utah National Guard Armory in the exhibit which will be free to the public. On Friday the exhibit will be open from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.; on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., and Sunday, 9 a.m. to hood. The first threshing machine that came to Lehi did only the thresh ing, and did not separate the chaff from the grain. The separating was done by a fan ning mill After the wheat was ground between the stones, the material was elevated upstairs where the screens and bolters separated the bran and shorts from the flour. A power corn shelling machine was installed in the milL Farmers this machine and take back their could bring ear corn, run it thru shelled com and corn cobs, if they could use them. Otherwise, the cobs were fed into the large heat er that kept the mill warm dar ing the winter. The millers operating this grist mill were: Estram Kelsey, Elisha H. Davis, Sr., Bill Robinson, Alfred Dunkley, George Webb, C. C. Hackett, and Brigham Y. Mullin-e- r. hole for the boys, no bath house. Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Manning no swimming trunks. In the win iand Mr. and Mrs. Orville Krantz ter the old pond became a fine (Elma Higgensenl of Salt Lake skating rink. Every pleasant Satwho are former Lehi resiCity, urday in winter it was covered vith young skaters from Ameri- dents, were in Lehi Saturday and can Fork and Lehi. At least once visited the Hutchings Museum. a year, the pleasant party would They toured the museum with a ll between the end in a group from the National Letter boys from these two towns. Carriers Association. After the passing of the mill, the glamour of the old pond faded What the world has to eradicate is fear and ignorance. away. y, right-of-wa- that 27. 28. 29 The ground on which the Lehi Sugar Factory was built was also famous as being the site of the first grist mill in this neighbor- build the dam and form what is now known as the Mil Por.J. It furnished an abundanc? of water to propel the mill as well as supply a sizeable stream of wa ter to Spring Creek ditch which was surveyed by W. D. S. Willes, from the Mill Pond to the lower fields. Not having a spirit level, he made one out of a piece of wood with a groove cut in the top, which he filled with water. k After the pond wa$ made a was built at. the dam so a water wheel could be installed. Here was the power; the next question was getting the mill. Lumber was hard to get, so was machinery. Most of the buildings going up. then were built of adobes. These were made in the pastures some distance west of the pond and used to build the walls. Mill stones were secured and placed in position. The two stones were of sand stone, about six feet in diameter, the bottom one permanently placed with the grinding side up'. The top one was placed in a frame so it could revolve above the other stone. The grain was ground between these stones. The power was carried into the mill by an iron shaft under the floor. The pulleys and most of the equipment on the shaft were made of hardwood. The man who did this work was an expert in wood working. A machine was installed to clean and screen the grain, as nothing but clean wheat must go into the mill to make flour. THURSDAY, MAY 26, 1960 Lar-sen.S- Rock, Mineral June The following is an account from the pn of Walter L. Webb, secretary of the Lehi Chapter, Sons of Utah Pioneers, who compiled it from his own memory and from the file of authentic record. THE LEHI, FREE PRESS ot Utah Copper Division Ml Kennecott Copper Corporation PROUDTO BE PART OF A GROWING UTAH u a c |
