Show 1 t l A m V J Fi r r 1 1 r t I r e I 0 I ml V n t I l R J eV 6 tai r f if 1 e b iQ 1 1 fi p in tho Wasatch Utah lal lako Is E of the most prosperous pros cities In tho west American Fork l tho Homo Home of Reviving Minos Unos A ot Its It activity la Is a summary t of tho business conditions ot of much mu h hof ot of that district lying I n between Snit Salt Lake ant tor though American 1 iFor Fork la 13 not the only city cly Intervening its it four four thousand n possible greater strides than somo s mo moI I I other ot cr towns to are Ir capable of pleasant Grovo Crovo Is I miles mies to tho cast and andI Loh L hi tho same distance at ut the tho north I arid nl d In fact there is already a municipal municIpal pal economy existing between the i throe three cities i J It I is not generally known that the tho 1 earliest Bottlers of American Americ Fork J wont ent first to hat is now and becoming With there returned to to this oily J They J had been called out by Prost rost younS under und the tie colonizing original with wih that astute leader In n tho year years the tho Mormons had entered Uy them Stephen valley valc Among were ami Washburn Chipman Area Arza Adams Adam I John Singleton Greenwood John J hn and Horace Horco Rudo nudo luts of gf logs oss thatch t atch and dirt I Were cre constructed tor defense I was wn mado against o the tho Indians the meadow eras and the ho sagebrush were disturb ed d seeds planted and aud the tho village vl lle life lc begun beg n fri while child brn the tho vicinity Iel ly waa wa Aim nn Singleton n who died last Jast year ear in Emery county A small smal store t re was started 0 and ovon though gh butter eggs and anI grain grin constituted tho legal lesal I iem tender cl a 1 lively business bu was ls e l lc c 1 i YEARS YEAnS OLD Tuno i 1553 Uio Ufe city cily was in corpo atit the tl mayor being b L LE LE E Harrington who w l was at at the tho time timea a I In hoi ho state stale r tur lure which position ion lib io held J eld until Wm Vm Greenwood Gleenwood Arza Adams n member of the first city ly council I uh tho influence of or I r TS E Harrington a peculiar c provision r p I pea ed in the tho city chart rono I which for tor 19 10 years American Fork e among the tho thoI I ll s of f the the state stal The city was grunted power pov l to t run schools by local In charter this para iah Sec 1 r The city council shall have havo I power oeL find authority li to lo establish BUp t c n 11 ll schools to lh credit or the city j pr that no on ir l su y f ibo 1 ved On Ii greater Interest than 6 1101 tho In Inor or llon the th i of all al th un s borrowed i arid ard O I ever e r exceed ex d no of the revenue i assessed on the u real estI hs c CENTRAL S ST T school or Amerl can cati Fork s oie of the best hest in II the It IL l J r t n tho by I other districts tho has ha dono away awu Hio small scattered s t school t buildings b and lias brought hl all ai tho th grades together under a 1 supervision lon im 1 by tho old system s There arc aro largo Jargo school sch ol buU which oc occupy oc I cupy py JC iL central centra all of o them al f by b and an equipped eq with Improvements The primary r ls 1 known as Hall an 10 l s building Is f called caled Forbes hall so named l of Josephn Forbes who was tho to h t in tho t freo school and who has t taught school In American Fork for tor 42 and the tho high school building Is Isi i Science hall hul American Fork i 1 has lJ spuI t or In s slL lL which shows why Utah third In tho educational atonal honor honorof of the United Other l o Just j st as well wel hut but this shows r what a I city of people can do I Tho lJ present Jires board bo rd of trustees is com otmen long Instrumental or In por porI I ite system s stem of the B D Cunningham Ell EI J 1 1 and Joseph Joseph B D Forbes The Tho present number ot la lis 22 wIth salaries salares ranging from 0 to i W V Is principal Of f the tho high j school Osmond Ju I la Is dis district supervisor Miss rote Owens Is S r of ot music arid a d Arnold od of Van an Wood Ohio hl I super suPt of tho primary MUNICIPAL ROSTER r American Fork ranks s high cities s of Utah h n one c Iy the general i pC of its otI of officials Tho lh officers rs are ie as us follows f lows James J Gardner Ia l B D V Y Creon wood w d EH El JCl Lafayette John T lil Hunter r A K n council c unc John B Forbes recorder J SI Thornton Thorn Thornton ton treasurer S P L marshal George Cunningham of o the th peace These aro o al characteristics found push and amI ability In the administration of ovoy leading city There h ro Is 1 no n graft no quarrel quarreling ing cl no h m everyone is work working ing for American merIcan fork InA Tim he city enjoys nearly nomI all I 1 or of th mod ern improvements and It has an electric light l ht system 8 stem is II owned own d partly party by individuals Ind and a d part partly par ly Jy by American Fork Pleasant Grove Grovo I the sister cities The service at present comes from two plants which cost c st about b ul Thuy h are le boli Situated it In American Fork canyon A third power plat plant Is about to bo built bui at Alpine in The Tho po cr coming from these plants plan ts is used for various purposes s in and about tho three cities uh vc named It It Is carried even as far fir as IS Mam Mammoth Mammoth moth whore wh rc if It is used in tho mines at times it I Is utilized in pumping water r from tOI Utah lake l le into Inlo tho Salt Lake canal al Tho lh people pay pay a r reasonable rate for f r their th light service receiving 10 16 candle power lights per mouth for 1 Tho city is lf receIves enough enoi from streets Us Is Interest h in the te company cOI p ny to light tho tw PURE luE WATER YATER SUPPLY From the tho bod bel o of American Fork Fori creel creek at uJ t point just j qt above tho city cit comes tho pure p water used by b tho town In a 1 system that has cost to date A tract has hM just been heon purchased Immediately above the tho city ly In order to tap some springs This new supply the total water r s for a population n of at 75 and besides tho springs aru aro of ot Such Bu h height that EO 50 foot more pressure will wil ba bo added de l nu the i pressure 2 feet Tim ono ono sees sc s In n many IUn ways wi s American Am Fork Frk Is I pro pr paring for greater gr future which wise wl e and have h c long foreseen Inny of ot the larger business bs houses hOlse III ii American Fork l orl have hao paved tho walks walts in front also som of tho th walka walts on 01 tho side streets aro paved The ho school sch Ol district alone alono spent 1500 hi n this direction last year and uri un the tho city will vl soon give tho mater serious s consideration on When a 11 ton has iv a population of the size Of American t Invariably begins b to present t a metropolitan Already AmerIcan Fork has two city el parks one of 30 acres acrel on tho east o side and ind another of 11 1 acres acres the west westside side sio It I Is not unlikely that In the tho near ncr future a railroad will wi be bo constructed from rom American Fork F r up tho canyon lib matter m already having been boen con considered i 1 by Mr Ir Jacobs acobs i ld others ther of ot Salt SiU who have h vo ly d options on the tho old wagon road Years ago In ISiO there is a n railroad up the canyon but with ha he decline ot oC ruining activity a tiit the road was wm aban abandoned alln torn tom p and ami sold for old Jd iron RESOURCES nr Tho ho resources s about American Fork about consist moty of f farming farming as sugar beets hay ha potatoes poaches and Dapples There are not many big bit farms in II tho community but most of o othe the tho people se m to bo be prosperous Land 1111 is Js selling fast fasl In this the tho reviving of o tho minus leading many to believe that American Fork will wil bo be como ono one of ot tho principal business cl Ics of the thc stator f r ACTIVITY IN MINING Very little has been said of late lato years 01 American Forks l mines that Is which Is about 23 miles mies from the city but tho taking place there makes the subject of o special interest In fact the tho general public has hB never sufficiently s Interested to make a thorough investigation of and this is the th secret of tho wealth amassed am ss d by h a afew few tew American Fork Individuals They u I I i j I t Il TX 1 L DUY AND A M 0 O BROKERAGE CO AMERI AMERICAN CAN CA PORK FR ith the advent of o increased mining l activity l in American Fork l orIc canyon can on a anew aJ new J brokerage oker e company compan as in i tho city consisting con of Cf two men J who arc arci adapted to give all al i to by dealers 1 stocks stocK 1 They are arc In fact export experts M 1 9 L Randolph nal 1 T p TJ Dunkley y Oro nt these hese men mel woh conduct the branch it pf ot Child Cole Company tl Salt Salt j DJos Ta well brokers brok rs The rh Ran n company has lu elegantly l j ln Id net of tr In I tho t li r sl l c i by with the Salt Sail Lake itin I s exchange ge Of course cou s they ht give special attention to American Fork I Isto stocks sto but can Instant service on any In Salt Lake Luko exchange stock Mr 1 Dunkley Dunkle who has ha been ben In busi busl business ness AmerIcan 11 Fork for seven years is one of the promoters of the tho Pacific lacIc I Gold lining Milling company compan while Sir Mr Randolph was wa Instrumental In pro prom m the Clipper and ald Silver Siver King of American Fork canyon The rhe company also has on II sate salo some of the th Carey act lands of ot Milliard coun ty t 00 O miles mies south of the th city In ever way Wll tho members of tho Brokerage company complY are ar efficient and a n successful future Is undoubtedly ln lorel for tem 7 i X W X X 1 z z C y zy z I t z I Iz y z zY zy z 1 Y y f fy y y y y yz z y y y y y y M My Mr Ml MM y l X r r rc h M ut at Dutchman AM 0 IO C oN lh worked they studied while tho passed tho matter mater by b For the past 30 r years work carried oh o 11 th only In Ina a 1 disinterested fashion by small oper operators and leasers who were encouraged oy only a fc fe y unimportant shipments It I Is to say therefore condition surprise of bf tho district now Iso great i LOCATION OF Tho mining district lies los along alon tha th backbone of tho Wasatch range at nt tho head licad of an Fork canyon Park Palk City bing 10 miles to tho northeast and Ind AHa Ja i a few fow Iov r the divide to The Mountain Lake Lako property Is In fact just ju t over oyer tho mountain at the tho roat east SOME MINING HISTORY camps have havo gone gono through ho tho same that th havo char chari i tho of tho thoi i American Fork mines abnormal ac a a ar of However How there thoro havo hac boon many many about the Amerl cai district that distinguish It I from flor Fac back back In 1370 1870 or or thereabout a aman man named nl l d Miller Investigated the tho properties of tho canyon and and ly Jy organized od 1119 tho 1101 Smelter company compan Judge K n N Boa Ba kin of Salt Luke Lake Col of ot York and others oth rr prominent In II mining circles being connected with him In tho o The Tho center conter ofa was what has hl known as Miller Hill H which still receives most moat of the attention given n tho district district Tho project In 1870 was Wis of course course considered gigantic and necessarily created quite a I flurry furry in tho mining world The Tho ex x nt was augmented by tho cx ox p improvements a d extravagant nt expenditure mado by Col Col aon lon who had been ben sent out to man manago manago ago the property Among tho m e son accomplished was WiS the tho of both a and a 1 rail railroad ral road thoi latter latel extending liS us far aa Deer creek Many men who have JUVe stu studied died cled the Uie situation ton attribute the th final f 11 the Miller er Mining Smelt Smelter Sm lt lter er company to t those these hasty and lavish expenditures Near al tho smeller a town sprang up tp with mushroom m rapidity several ho hotels and boarding houses a brewery and a a bowling alley aloy all appearing rnA to I meet the tho demands of o the particular I class cIa s of that are ale usually found in such places Twenty years ago a flood fool camo camo and in a day tho whole city was wis wiped out ut The main ore oro body hody dwindled and finally disappeared I in interest Interest terest lagged and finally the tho smelter was WI closed never nAVr again to resume op operations The Th railroad and smelter were finally fn J torn up and sold for scrap Iron and amI all al that was loft of the tho camp was an old coke colto oven as a a monument nt had been beon expended In financing Ins ing the enterprise and nd all al that was over oler realized was wa a little over only ono car cr of bullion bulon over ever having been shipped over tho railroad It I must be c borne pomo In mind however that this stupendous failure was due to no lack laok of merit In the property but rath rather rth er 0 to 10 a lack of executive ability and GEOLOGICAL FORMATION FORMATIN Geologically G American Fork resembles resembles bles the Alta Ala and a ni Purl Park City sections There are few fow limes and ld and all tho granite zone appears very near noar the tho surface Tho ho upper lino Ino resembles closely that of ot Alta AHa but the Is much harder bardel The whole formation Is rather rathel flat In comparison with that of other districts tho dip averages about 20 degrees First comes a n cap capping cappIng ping of blue lima 90 foot in thickness then another of the tha same extent after which comes a zone zore a thin shale shalo and granite Running nearly north and south are alO a series of por porphyry ph rY Intrusions intersected by cross fissures The Tho pay ore usually a car carbonate bonate In 10 found In the tho upper lime but below this In 11 the tho shalo and quartzite appears the tho sulphides which however aru aro not ordinarily In paying payl quantities being and Impregnated with wih much muel zinc There Thero true truo 1 Ii never nevertheless open to Investigation aton as al nn no has hns ever been undertaken en in the tho halo and quart quartzite zite ziteA A has h taken placa In American and amI once again popular Interest Is causing many to Invest their money there Within VI thin the tho last Jast half dozen oz n years fortunes have hven been n made mado many times the amount originally taken from tho district havo been shipped II and altogether a mild boom bool Is II astir a tr Some Somo of the principal properties may ma well wel be considered TIm THE DUTCHMAN MINE The Dutchman mine on Hill HI has haR b cn a a small 1 al producer arid ard probably ably tho most extensively worked mine In the tho district Its ls discovery is I report reported ed ell to have been wholly accidental u 1 travelers horse stumbled d and Md exposed the tho ledge lele The lh property has been b en opened up by bya a main tunnel foot ct In length and amI much lIch drifting and Ind toning sloping has been done dOle The rho tunnel however being too to low for the tho carbonates and too high for the tl sulphides has been abandoned though Just jUHt above U I leasers I atc fol following followIng lowing lowIng I i promising stringer of good oro and have hll a a good gooI showing It Ils is intention of o the company to sink a a toot foot which it is will wil intersect a 11 large vein ven of zinc Work Vor will 1 begin In his direction tho first part of ot the season Tho he writer Is Informed by Dr W J Holden ot Cleveland Ohio who con troll the te property that tho mints Is 13 at present producing n high grade Aude of Carbonate ore which assays assas 16 ounces of ot silver slY r and from fm 30 to 40 p ir r cent of lead leal with some copper COPner and gold The mine constantly constant employs eight I men and 1 In lu view of the fact fUet that It is IsI feet louer than than the Miller mine mine I In fact most moat accessible of or nil al the canyon properties and has has produced pro practically since June Junc a a thousand tons of aC ore or worth In the aggregate |