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Show I OUR MINES IN AMERICAN FORK DISTRICT. Machine Drills Now Working. Tho first round of holes by the big mtchlnc drills at the Mineral Fiat mine wero drove Tuesday, with power from tho new power plant. Everything worked perfectly and it is expected tho development work in this property will now go ahead without a hitch. Tho power plant which has been built by "Undo" Jesse Knights nt ft cost of about $10,000 to furnish power for his canyon mines has been no Bmall undertaking. Heavy machinery had to be taken to tho canyon, pipe lines laid, power house built and all tho work had to be accomplished in nbout fojr months time, before the heavy now was upon them. J. C Jensen, manager of the company has kept all availablo men and teams busy, not stopping on n wago consideration, considera-tion, and for tho past month it has been dilllcult to seruro sufficient teams to I mul to tho canyon when paid $0 per ton. The work has been accomplished accom-plished and the plant is now in operation. opera-tion. The plant is sufficient to handle 'all the needs of tho Knights Interests in th's district, which at the present timo cc mists of thrco largo properties, viz'. Mineral Flat, Major Evnns and tho Miller Hill Consolidated, tho later of which has not yet been incorporated. Tho Mineral Flat for tha past year h is been engaged in driving a tunnel Borne 1,200 feet in length, through which tho company expect to tap at a ggoat depth a fine vein of ca'enn ore which waa uncovered on top, and which appeared to be of a permanent character. charac-ter. The tunnel is tho largest in size of any that has been driven in this dia-. trlct. i Duo to tho extremely high altitude of tho Mineral Flat, everything necessary nec-essary to a wintor'a campaign Is J)lne rushed to the ground, it being impossible impossi-ble to reach this place during a part of the winter. i |