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Show THE AMERICAN FORK CITIZEN AYMAR 30, 1950 PAGE THRE3 Discovery oh Miller Hill ; get Off Mining Boom in '68 Centennial Fetus-. Fetus-. Mrs. Earl Larson l.nnlal Publicity Committee . h,,sv were the settlers In riWrk in the early days, merican ?. At time from W 'u 7a of erowlne :roP ,0y.h on the Drcs- fi that roamed the nearby .. iks Miner uiuuren IaS miners, had come upon to American Fork canyon aiu j K a mnnntftln of ttt seemea w '.did ore. . f rfdent Brlgham xoung naa Ltt his people to stay close C hi fields, while we uppiy m feS wis Srt and develop the 3 " rinse at hand the re rame as a surprise itM 0' 01,1 ' 'to the settlers, The Miller brotners' discovery m 1868 proved to be a rich one:, it was reported they could use L,.u tn kcood ud the ore from Crface and load It Into wagons, a cruae omcicci ww Q to reduce the ore and it was then hauled from the can yons In wagons to the railroad terminal ana snipped to. the smelter for further processing and refining. In 1871, the Miller Hill mine was sold- to the Asplnwall company, com-pany, a concern backed by east ern capital. The new company were so optimist? about the Miller brothers' Drosisect that they set to work immediately tc Duna a rauroaa up tnrcanyon to make It easier and faster to haul the ore from the mine- The road bed was completed 'for the railroad rail-road as far as Deer Creek in 1872, which was Just a year before the Southern Pacific rallrlod came in to American Fork. It was necessary neces-sary to haul the train engine for the new railroad on skids from the railroad terminal at Lehi. So great was the excitement over the arrival of the engine at Lehl, that many children walked to Lehi to see the engine transported transport-ed to American Fork on skids. After the eneine was Dut on the track, the ore was hauled to Deer Creek In waeons and then loaded In the ore cars. With only a brakeman riding the train, it would come down the canyon on its own power. Returning the empty cars up the canyon was quite another story for the little old engine. Another rich vein of ore was 9 wtf. "v. .vl'-'" 'i X 0 r 1 EXTENSION OF OUR PANSY PLANT SALE 4 Dozen $1.00 Fine Giant Pansy Plants Ready Now Also Bleading Hearts 50c, 75c, and $1.00 each Hardy Ferns 50c each Bowen and Noble Flower Gardens 433 East State Road American Fork -' -jp" H 0 !;;&&3&$!&' ll fa American Fork Canyon Railroad constructed in 1872 discovered in less than a mile's distance due west from the Miller mine and lower in the canyon. The new discovery became known as the Yankee mine. It has been reported that in the last 30 years, well over a million dollars worth of ore was taken out of this mine. A facinating character of this early-day mining period was Ed Hines, a young college graduate from the east who came out and worked for the men running, the Yankee mine as a bookkeeper. In time he became so interested in the mining business that he made it his life's work and did considerable prospecting and for over 50 years he lived in this area alone almost as a hermit. His little cabin was a. place that was welcomed by men traveling back and forth to the mines to work. Willard Cleghorn, present mayor of American Fork, tells of spending many hours In the lit tie cabin of this man and enjoy ing the hospitality that was un- equaled in the mountains. PROTECTION FOR CROPS and LIVESTOCK BEAUTY FOR HOMES and FARMS TWVWPWVNAAAWVVVVWvWJ f 1 U 11 I I mM. J J J I 1 V :mmmi:- :::::::::::::::::flpffl::: -a -"-rSS-Ssr J ---few- PJI Mr. Hines spent winter and summer in his retreat, leaving only long enough to go to the nearby cities to purchase sup-piles sup-piles and return without delay to his humble log cabin. After a particularly severe winter In the canyon, he died in early spring. The following winter a snow slide completely swept away every trace of his little cabin as it crashed down the. mountain side where a slide had never traveled before. At the turn of the century, the Miller mine was leased by George Tyng, a Texan and a relative of stockholders in the Asplnwall company. The ' Asplnwall Interests Inter-ests had persuaded Mr. Tyng to come and investigate the area and explore the possibilities for development of a larger mine. George Tyng operated the mine for several years and another rich vein of ore was discovered which made millions of dollars lor the Tyng Interests. He met his death in a snow slide and he was buried on Miller Hill in a spot of which he was very fond. After the death of elder Tyng, his sons, Charles and Francis, continued to operate the mine until the ore petered out and It became unprofitable to operate. By 1878, the railroad was no longer of use and was abandoned and the rails taken up. Parts of the old road bed can still be seen in the canyon. In 1871, a smelter was built in the canyon along with a rather primitive saw mill. With the development de-velopment of these two indust ries, a, thriving little city was started which became known as Forest City. The population in its heydey totaled about 150 peo pie. There was no form of gov ernment, so the lives of the peo ple who lived there was colorful if notprecarious for a few years The lumber mill erected in the canyon at that time was built by Worthy Nash and he employed a goodly sized crew of loggers, sawyers saw-yers and millmen. In addition he had a herd of dairy cows and supplied the people of the little colony with dairy products they needed. Richard T. Booth, from Alpine, kept books for Mr. Nash, and his daughter Jennie Booth did the cooking for the men at the mill during one summer to earn money to attend the University of Utah the following winter Mrs. Jennie Booth Lane, as she is known now, has reached the enviable age of 95 years and loves to reminisce and tell of her early day experience here in American Fork and at the lumber camp In the canyon. The first saw mill operated In American Fork was built toy James Shelley and sons and was located In the place where Ray Lee now lives at 130 North Center street. Turning out lumber from this mill involved consider' able manual exertion but that was something the workers did not shy away from. A large pit was dug in the ground and a man with his large rip-saw would take his place in the pit. A log was then placed over the pit and another an-other sawyer seated above it joined with the man in the pit to saw up and down through the log. It was said that two good pit sawyers could- cut 500 feet of lumber a day. This was the same type mill that was used in American Amer-ican Fork canyon at the mine. A third saw mill was built by Lorenzo Hatch and Nathan Packer Pack-er at the mouth of American Fork canyon, but it was soon abandoned as a sawmill and was sold and put to use as a cording mill for wool. GALVANIZED STEEL FENCE Ideal, oil-purpose fencing. Suitable far horn or farm use. Wires are heayy gauge, twisted or spot-welded for greater great-er strength, triple-galvanized for rust-resistance and long-life. SQUARE MESH STOCK FENCE 36 in. Picket Loop 23i 48 in. Height $1(37 48 in. Picket Loop 28 60 in. Hieght - $1.70 STEfcT finest quality el. Heavy galvanized. gal-vanized. Angle plate holds post 'irmly. 5 ft. 100 dAKOCU WIRE Doubletwlst. Heavy duty. Welded barbs. Heavy line coating. coat-ing. 80 rod spool. 950 POULTRY MESH Hex-style mesh for coops, poultry runs. Galvanized. Double twist top and bottom. 48 in. per roll 13 00 STAPLES STRETCHERS FENCING SUPPLIES CEDAR POSTS COUPLINGS - ' ''nonce Farm or fiome Improvements on Easy Monthly Terms ORNAMENTAL CHAIN LINK Utmost protection for homes, parks, estates. Extra heavy. m . Available JnlBIo" 34 to 6 feet. 30i ALUMINUM SHEETING Excellent for roofs,, siding, partitions, and doors, light weight, rust-proof, and fireproof. fire-proof. .019 gouge. 26"' x 6 to 12 feet iclT SCHOOliUEVyS ( -J rV by Mclvin Roundy the piano and the vocal offerings of Mary Vance, Miss Richards said. : :. , . Tommy Meranda Is the announcer an-nouncer for the - Capers' program pro-gram and Frank Nlcholes handles the sports news, while Miss Richards Rich-ards presents the social items. The program will feature Caveman Cave-man talent, sports and 'features, Miss Richards said. Debaters Named American Fork members of the 'orenslc League snared four berths last week to . the state forensic meet to be held Friday and Saturday at the University of Utah. At the Region Three meet held at Pleasant Grove last Saturday, Coral Varney and Charles Orr were named as one debate team while Richard Devey and Dorothy Moore got the nod as the other debate team. Eldon Haag was selected to enter the state competition in extemporaneous speaking and Frank Bampton will be the repre sentative cn the legislative forum. Ramah Peterson and Joan Chadwick will attend the meet as an alternate debate team, and Guy Conder will be the alternate for the legislative forum division. Representing American Fork at the forensic meet Saturday were the following In addition to those mentioned above: Doris Laursen, Carol Beckstrand, Col leen Howarth, Carma Conder, Merlin Johnson, Joan Gerber, Don Mecham and Jerry Pulley. Luther Giddings is debate coach for the local students and Miss Peterson Is president of the forensic league and is debate manager. r.iiiiimiii!u.i ENJOTTHJS BREST STBfllQDT nnnnnnn 'A pr n fix ai a GOOD OLD LOW PRICE Radio Program "The . uffJ Bourlon Buy Jfl J ini of the Century' z 1 M at WSi m ill i&f j 'M "Cavemen Capers" a weekly 15- mlnute radio program will be produced and presented by the high school over station KOVO at 11:00 on Saturdays, Carol Richard, program continuity writer, announced thi3 week. The first program was broad cast last Saturday at 1:30 p. m.l Straight Bourbon. Whiskey 86 Proof and featured Lois Humphries on National Distillers Products Corp, It Y What's Best lor BABY?...; Spaf ford's Homogenized MILK! WHY? Because it's FRESHER Baby Likes It. Also -Fresh- Eggs Cream Cottage Cheese ' Buttermilk Spaf ford's Dairy For that Neitt Trip . Coach Travel Saves Money Union Pacific offers the restful, care-free, care-free, economical way . East or. 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