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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1909
Page
8
Articles of incorporation filed in Utah County for the American Fork Central Mining Company with principal office in Provo. Capital is 30000 dollars, 60000 shares at six cents each. Directors include John Markick, W F Gammon, B E Cartman, C D Armstrong, John Armstrong. Shaft at 200 feet shows mineralized quartz. cross-cutting planned east and west.
Reports from Tintic district indicate rapid progress on the new shaft and tunnel on the Tintle Empire property. The tunnel aims to intercept a vein near the outcrop within about 100 feet, likely reaching 300 feet depth, with a shaft on the north end to access the Lilly web on the Tintle Combination property.
Manager B. H. Bullock says the Tintje district drift on the 210 foot level has advanced 90 feet into a highly mineralized copper country near the Aspinwall vein. He predicts a strong strike as drilling opens likely ore bodies and notes two veins crossed in the present drift with one about two feet wide.
The report notes a good amount of shipping ore and a vein about four feet wide with indications that the next vein to be cut may be larger. All work is directed toward the west drift with no activity on the east drift at present.
Work at the Decker canyon property northwest of Charleston progresses rapidly with assays showing indications of good ore bodies. Parley Hindmarsh, secretary of the new company, shows fine specimens in Provo while old tunnels reveal a cave face just inside the mine.
New York hosts the American Style and Fashion Show with merch ant tailors from across the United States. Experts predict plain soft well tailored summer garments, avoiding gingerbread effects, while high end buyers seek true tailoring. Exhibits include an oversized Taft overcoat and a smoky salt color coat from Pittsburg, with Kansas City waist coats drawing attention. Pingrey and Keller promote cut prices.
Leadville reports the death of Wallace Arens a pioneer who served as the attorney for Levi Lester and Leo Stevens. Lester owned the ground where Leadville stands and Arens signed every deed to the town’s lots ensuring legal transfers.
George Kent of Kent's livery stable in Victoria British Columbia was badly injured when a fire was stirred in an office stove with a whaling harpoon. The blast destroyed a long dormant charge, and the man will lose an eye as a result. The harpoon was found in a vacant field behind the stable.
State Engineer Caleb Tanner in Salt Lake City announces Cheater BE Coulter of Ogden has applied under Utah law to divert two cubic feet per second from Weber County springs. Water would irrigate 120 acres near Section 43, Township 6 North, Range 1 West from April 1 to November 1 plus year round domestic use. Public protest due within 20 days after publication.
Six Pasadena men on the balloon America ascended from Tournament Park. A blizzard drove them across the Sierra Nevada for three days before landing near Strawberry Peak. Captain Augusta Mueller and the crew reached Switzer's camp on foot then Pasadena, all unharmed despite severe cold and a mountain ordeal.
The head of the department hints at a large display of fabrics and a catalog with many choices. A bold money offer claims five dollars easily and up to a thousand dollars with Mr Bigelow, promising returns and hints at broad participation for women.
Washington reports President Taft issued an executive order changing the spelling of the La Salle National Forest in southeastern Utah to La Sal to reflect local usage of the Salt Mountains name. The prior spelling followed a misunderstanding linking it to the French explorer La Salle.
New York March 24. William Reddy, 18, employed in the Standard Oil Company’s Oilling department in Brooklyn, confessed to setting fires at the Kent Avenue plant on several occasions. He said his aim was to impress superiors with his alertness for promotion to director.
The Rev Jos Dilner of Nassau Bahamas arrived in New York to work off by labor a debt to a New York wholesale grocer named ROC William. Dilner owed the grocer for a business venture in Nassau that left him indebted and he seeks repayment through work.
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