Show RICH STRIKE OF GOLD i v IS REPORTED REPORT ED IN UTAH Throngs Flocking to Sta Stake k e Out 0 a t Claims Cia ims in Utah County Canyon Rush Starts on News of Discovery r Of Ore Running From To 1700 a Ton Special to The Telegram 2 AMERICAN FORK Aug 11 the Gold Gold the m magic gic word wora that has sent men meir meon menon meiron on expeditions to the Klondike and to far away Africa cast Africa cast its spell over this community today sending scores to the site of a new reported rich gold strike in Tank canyon near here Tank canyon canon which branches from front American Fork canyon at a point known biown as Hanging Rock was a typical frontier mining TRifling town today The steep jagged canyon canon walls were dotted everywhere with temporary tents where large numbers of townspeople have hurried to slake stake claims clajus in what is reported to be he the new Klondike of the west The new strike was made about two weeks ago by Royal Roal Duncan Gardner Gard Gard- ncr ner mining milling engineer of 1184 Michigan l avenue Salt SaIL Lake and anti his bis son Kenneth Ken Ken- neth according to L. L W. W Gardner of Provo a cousin two Fifty assays assas on the theare theore theore ore are have lave shown gold values running from to 1700 per pcr ton on one well- well defined vein cin vein while another vein cill on the other oilier side of the canyon assays assas as high as per ton toil L. L W. W Gardner said Behind the reported gold strike however there lies a saga of or relentless relentless relent relent- less se searching which dates ns as far tar back as 1880 PREDICTION COME COl TRUE Pioneer residents of the community community community claim It Is a prediction of Brigham Brigham Brigham Brig- Brig ham Young come true But everywhere everywhere everywhere every every- where there Is excitement as everyone everyone everyone every every- one seeks grub stakes and nd sets set out with pack hor horse e and pick In search of The history of the spot pot on which It Itis itis itis is claimed Midas has bestowed his magic touch dates back Into the pioneer pio pIo- pio- pio acer neer da days s 's of ot this district when American Fork was ViaS an outpost and when lumber mills thrived in m the canyons can ons Bishop Archibald Gardner owned and md operated a number of ot sawmills in many many canyons In Salt Lake and Utah ovall valleys ys among them one in m American Fork canyon Just below Hanging Rock operated by ills Ids son Rawsel Bradford Gardner Young Gardner took many logs loes from rom the thc rocky slopes of A Fork canyon and finally penetrated far into a branch canyon canon which be he named Gardner canyon canon Later residents rest resi dents changed th the name nam to Tank canyon can can- yon yon the the scene of the new activity FOU FOUND D RICH ROCK Tank canyon which branches north from the main ravine yielded much good timber but one day as young Gardner and his fellow workmen workmen workmen work work- men were walking down it It they stumbled on a a. a. a huge rock unusually usual p rich in minerals according to legends legends legends leg leg- ends and nd determined to find the source It was the busy season eason of or the year for lumbermen however howe and nd the rock was burled for the time being and it was decided that a prospecting prost tour would be organized the next spring Winter came and with it heavy rains and snows followed by spring floods snow slides and rock slides The for the boulder was wa started started start start- ed in the spring but the contour of the canyon canon had been so chang changed changed that In n spite of days of searching the rock could be he found nowhere Rawsel Gardner had saved several several sev sty eral pieces of or the huge boulder and Continued on n Pace Face Six THRONGS SEEK GOlD GOlDIN GOLDIN IN UTAH C CANYON NYON Continued from froni Page PU One in the spring sent a 3 brother Joseph with a bagful to Lehi where it was assayed MADE I VAIN SEARCH When the assay revealed the bitran bits bit ran as high as per ton i in ingold ingold gold he immediately organized n a prospecting party and combed th the hills of TanK canyon In a vain search for tor the outcrop Rawsel Gardner his brothers Joseph Joseph Jo Joseph Jo- Jo seph Heber and Robert were not ma ed however and year after year yea th they v spent months searching an and s searching for the gold they they knew knew must b be there Soon the prospecting expedition became a family reunion and Gardners Gard Card ners from many towns near b by Joined in the futile search for th the precious metal The men organized prospecting parties while the tho women and children picnicked in the coo cool canyon The search went on year after year yea and still sUll no gold was wa-s found The Th Gardners still held mid firm in their be belief belief be- be lief that there was gold there and to better fortify themselves for the their battle baUle against Mother Nature who defied them to find tind her rich cache several sons Eons were educated to be mining mining min mm- ing rig engineers Again the cliffs and ravines were combed scientifically inch by inch but It was not until two weeks ago that Royal Duncan Gardner one o othe of the family discovered disco the outcrop and opened what Is claimed to be a awell awen wen well defined vein 12 FEET WIDE The fissure on one side zide of at the canyon camon is 12 feet wide and Is by far the richest ore according to reports reports' while on the other side of at the canyon another mother continuation of at the vein 1 is reported to run almost as high In gold sold content Immediately on discovery of or the rep reported strike Royal Duncan Gardner Gardner Gard Gard- ner ncr formed the American Fork Gold Mining company compan and according to toan toan toan an announcement today plans are arc being made for the construction o oa of ofa a a. tramway to bring the ore are down the main canyon At present Tank canyon canyon canyon can can- yon is 15 accessible only to pack horses W. W L. L Gardner of Provo and William Wil Wil- liam Birch also of at Provo Prove are as associated associated as- as sedated with Royal Roal Duncan Gardner Gardner Gard Gard- ner ncr hi In the venture and since news o othe of at atthe the strike has reached this co mu- mu as many as fifty men have climbed the trail dally daily to view the reported deposit and to stake claims L L. L W. W Gardner said TELL OF RICHNESS All Alt who have seen the vein have brought back stories of the richness and permanency of at the vein ein which is s said roid to be found near the contact contact con- con tact act of at white quartzite and black limestone a striking contrast In coor co- co color col col- or or Mr Gardner said A crew of ot six sL men are reported report working on the development of ot the vein and are now flOW engaged in hi taking out a small quantity of at ore are Mr Gardner said Officials of o the company com corn pany the staff would be enlarged in the near future The dream of at wealth and gold which kept the Gardners searching for the rich flon was not to be realized by Gardner whose hose lot It was to discover dis- dis cover over the f first ore He died two years ago still sun firm in the belief that the Gardners would win THREE STILL LIVING Three brothers however Including includIng Ing ng the one who hauled the first samples amples to the assay office still stUl are living Iving Heber Gardner now resides in n West Jordan Robert Gardner lives In Ul American Fork and Joseph Gardner Gardner Gard Gard- ner ncr Is a resident of at Salt Lake The reported strike is the second within a few months to spread its magic touch over this town to Early in inJune inJune inJune June discovery of at a new deposit In inthe inthe the he Yankee mine In American Fork anyon canyon sent prospectors into the hills |