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Show Little Snow In Mountains Mines (Scncrnlly descried und Pros peelers Come Out For the Winter. American Fork canyon now contains con-tains about two and one-halt feet of snow up nt the Pnclflc mine. Tho road is well beaten and thero Is good sleighing nil tho wny up tho canyon. The snow nt tho Miller hill usually reaches n depth of from four to six feet, but those best ncqunlntcd say that, thero Is plenty of tlmo for snow yot. Often tho greatest quantity falls after tho first of tho year. Bd Hinds, tho veteran prospector of tho canyon, predicts a light snow fall this season Tho latest Information states that tho canyon Is settling down to its regular winter program. nut two properties oro continuing work In the main canyon. Tho lcasors on the Mineral Flat will' continue to block out oro during tho winter months, nnd the Pacific leasers nro continuing pushing tho deep tunnel Into the hill at tho rato of about two and one.half feet per day. At present the face Is lu hard quurujlte, making progress rather slow. Nick Iverson, tho veteran vet-eran canyon saw mill man, Is yet hauling lumber from his mill up at tho head of tho canyon, but after the noxt big snow storm tho camp will bo snowed in and there will bo no more news till the spring snows be. gin to melt. , o |