| Show I I TWO IO O IMPORTANT IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENTS IN AMERICAN FORK I Tw Two Important discoveries have hwo given Riven Riv Ih en tn the old camp of ot American Fork con- con te prominence In the eyes of ot mining men during during- the past Sew few weeks They are are- the tho cutting of or ore arc In the long tunnel of or tho the Pacific and the pl picking up of at the thc ore beds In the old Miller filter company Both leam to be moro morn than ordinary occurrences occurrence The ore aro In tho the tiller Miller Hill I. I Is le a a. fine grade frade of at galena and It la le found In tho the sloe side sl e of ot tho the hill opposite of at where Charles Charl 8 Tyng Tyng- and as associates as- as are arc said ld to have extracted several years ears ago go Relative e to the Pacific operations tho the American Fork Citizen says that probably the most acceptable now newt that has como come from American Fork Jork canyon for tor years yau was tho the report this week that Peter r Miller had cut tho big biff fissure In the tho de deep p tunnel on the Pacific mine The vein Is at least five thc feet wide of at good milling ore are with bunches of ot shipping ore Ire mixed all through It James Chipman Jr and II henry Johnson on visited the tha property and report seeing seeing- the glistening galena exposed In various parts of ot the upraise In Jn pleasing contrast to tho thousand tt feet t of at dull gray quartzite through which the tunnel was driven cn Mr Miller over o the telephone expresses ex- ex presses prents pleasure with the character r rand and 1111 of tho the vein and says saye that work ork will now nob be started t r once on the tho upraise upraise up up- raise to connect with tho the upper workings workings work work- ings for tor air As soon Eoon as 11 this connection connection connection tion Is 18 made then three shifts will bo be started each way WRY from tio tunnel driftIng drifting drift drUt- ing on the vein oln to prove prote ro e up Its value alue and In a short time ho expects to have o hnot t twenty tnt or thirty men at Rt work t No 0 cort effort cf- cf fort Jort ort will be made at nt present to t take takeout takeout ko koout out ore ort only as ns It Is encountered In prospecting prospecting- the vein If Ir It opens up as as' those best acquainted with tho the property prop- prop ert erty anticipate there thero will bo be a Do concentrating concentrating concen concen- mill erected to treat tho the oro for tor or shipment Wonderful History Tho Pacific Pacific- mine has Ins a n. wonderful his his- ot lory For sixteen years ears the owners have done development work with hardly an Interruption five Fifty IrIsh Ir Ir Irish ish lab have been ben p paid ld which has h raised about for develop meat ment purposes In the meantime mN ore oreto oreto oreto to tho the alue value o of about 2 2000 has hns been taken out of ot tho the property This Thie too has been put back Into the property for tor development purposes The Tho leasing company compan who now V has the property have o expended ltd about J making a total of ot approximately th that t has been spent spent spent-On t. t on t the h property The Tho development work consists of ot three tunnels The upper upper one Is 00 r i In i I ii na A IB to 1000 t feet t and th the lower one nb about t the the same There TherEl Is a a. shaft feet teet deep deop two 5 25 and 65 66 feet teet and numerous drifts cross cuts and upraises The deep tunnel Is about In the tho center of the comp company's holdings and whore where theore the tho theore ore was encountered It Is about fe feet t from the tho apex of at the tho vein eln on Its Ite dip and over feet along Its strike an nn abundance of at working ground Experienced mining men 53 say that the tho striking striking- of ot tho oro ore at nt depth proves pro that American Fork canyon Is not a gross grass root camp I also flO that big permanent permanent permanent per per- manent veins make In the Quartzite Some think that the strike will T cause the Miller Hill company who own the theold theold old Goodsel property to extend their tunnel and catch the Pacific vein nt at the samo sarno depth as Indications are that the tho same vein traverses their grounds Contrary to previous reports the leasers do not trot have o a n bond on In tho the property prop prop- erty but anI only a n. year five lease with t the privilege of at renewal The stock In Inthe Inthe Inthe the mine proper Is largely owned b by local people who with the tho leasers wo hope hop will now become wealthy wealth Tho The district led In production production production tion with pounds of ot copper against pounds in 1913 pounds In 1912 and pounds In 1911 The TIntic district yielded pounds In 1914 against Rg pounds In ht 1913 and pounds In 1913 The Park Ctt City region in In Summit and anti Wasatch counties produced pro pro- pounds In 1914 against pounds In 1913 and 9 pounds In 1912 Beaver count county yielded 1 pounds In 1914 1914 1114 against 23 pounds In 1912 and pounds In 1912 In 1914 there thero were three pro- pro A. A 1 DDt Yn 1 ft a 1 u u vv which yielded pounds of or copper against t pounds In 1913 and pounds In 1912 The lead contained In Utah ores produced produced produced pro pro- In 1914 aggregated pounds against pounds In 1913 and pounds in 1912 Of Ot tho the output In 1911 44 H 6 62 per cent w was s derived ed from tram the tho mines In the Bingham district which produced pounds n against pounds In 1913 and pounds In 1912 The Park City re region lon produced pounds In 1914 against pounds In 1913 1313 or IS 1837 37 per cent of or tho the total output The Tho Tintic district yielded yield yield- ed pounds in 1914 pounds In 1913 and pounds in 1912 Heaver Hc Co County County- Gain Gains The zinc zinc production of Utah figured as spelter aggregated pounds In 1914 against pounds In 1913 Beaver county again I eclipsed all previous records by yielding yield yield- Ing 16 pounds against pounds In 1913 and led all mining districts districts districts dis dis- In 1914 Bingham ham district WAR was second yielding pounds In 1914 against pounds in 1913 and 2711 pounds In 1912 and the mines In the Park City region yielded pounds In 1914 1 against pounds In 1913 1313 and pounds in 1912 1012 Mines lInes In tho Rush al alIe alley Ie Icy ley and acid North orth districts yielded pounds in 1914 against pounds in 1913 In 1914 the larger Jarger part of at tho zinc was contained In sulphide ore ore principally zinc lead ore ore which was RS concentrated The smaller part was obtained from zinc ore and zinc lead-zinc oro and was shipped directly to zinc smelters Crude zinc ore and l zinc lead d ore oro shipped produced pounds of ot spelter and the tho concentrates produced pro pro- pounds 20 04 Utah Producers rw There were producers of or ere ro In 1914 1814 producers In 1913 Productive work woric was done at seven se placers pIncers I In Iz i 1914 Tho The total quantity of ot ore are sold or tre treated In 1914 W was s short tons tors against tons In 1913 The average total recoverable value per ton was as 3 in 1914 against In n 1913 I The Tho output put of ot copper ore ores orCA s tons tans in 1914 aggregated against i tons In 1913 Th The Tho quantity of ot siliceous ore treated by the cyanide process decreased from tons In 1913 to 1613 tons in 1914 Concentrating Concentrating Con Con- mill reduced tons of or ore oro to SS tons of or concentrates which with tons of ot crude crud ore were ero sent to smelters Salt Lake county count as shown n by the tho table continues continue to produce tho the largest part or at 69 52 per cent of tho the total output out put b by value chiefly chien tram front copper having having hav hav- In ing furnished per cent of the t total tal production of or th that t metal and percent per por percent cent of Ir f the total tonnage pf ore treated |
