The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-04-05
TWO UNIQUE pRosk roRs.
P1ucky TO . Fault and Honest to nm Eecen
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~ can tell you a story about a prospector
that, in its way, will equal any thing you ever
heard from Nevada or California" said James
H.. Bacon, President Of the Bank Of Salt Lake.
while talking TO a SUN reporter at the Holland
House yesterday. ut Is the discovery of the
Dalton and Lark mines in the West Mountain
district, not far from Salt Lake. Of which The
sun has made occasional mention.
"About'six years ago j. Schenck and H.. II.
Rea were In the real estate business in Salt
Lake. They were having a fair trade. but
Schenck, who was an elderly man and had had
considerable experience as a prospector on the
east side of the range. got restless and told his
partner he would go out and hunt up a mine
where they could strike 1t rich. SO he went
over to the West Mountain district to lock
over the ground. There were already three
great mines in operation there: the old Jor-
dan, from which about S15.000,OOo has been
taken; the Spanish, that has yielded $4,000
600, and the Old Telegraph. that is credited
with $40. 900. 900. These were all located on
what was called the Brooklyn lode, II limestone
formation between q~unrtzite walls, and 1t was
reasonable to suppose that all extensions or
these properties, if any extension existed,
would have been located ana worked long pe-
fore SchenCk went there.
However, Schenck had his own Ideas about
groupings and trends and dips, ana an tnose Sc
matters that gray haired prospectors IKE 10
talk about AS we'll, and he paid no. attention 10
what Others might have done before him, eXI
cept that lie made u study of the successful
workings and then took Off across the hills
beyond the patented claims in the direction
in which he thought the limestone should bg
found. Sure enough, the reef did extend
where he had calculated that he would find 1t:
There was, in fact. IA lire of limestone That
could be traced by an expert all the way. and
after n time he etaked some claims on The reet
and went to work sinking n SHAFT.
Now to appreciate fully the pluck OF the
man, as well as another good characteristic,
Of w irSi1o ! ,b am going 4 TO ys,n 1e Of i Som m%s. on hh2 2is
claim, with q~uartzite for the country rouk'
there wasn't a trace of ore in the limestone: MT:
Schenck was betting his pile On the prospect
of finding ore by going down OH the limestone,
as had been done in the Old Jordan. and the
others: 1t was in the latter part OF the SUN
mer Of 1890 that Schenck aud Rea began SINK.
| ing their sieft, and for one year they kept ~
work. Every dollar that they could make
hole, and after a while they began putting
The deeper they got-and they went down
hundreds of feet-the nearer they were TO ne
ore, as the bel believed G1d but but a noI lat "a d tiere cH WDs' q
day when they were absolutely bankrupt. ana
had nothing to show for all their money ana
labor and worry save a barren hole, say too
feet deep, between limestone and quartzite.
Under almost all circumstances that ends
Schenck and Rca had just one more chance;
They had never swindled any one In the real
sition to make money by slick devices, and
they knew, knew their manner OF DONG Pusi,
Rfssii mo aasS FAMILY rami 70 telling ell %s'U what they had
done. how they had spent their money. what
they hoped for. and why hey had hope; l
and after taking Il night to think about 1t,
said TO them they could have the money as fast
as they needed 1t up to the limit asked for, IT
each would pledge his word TO pay the loan
when he could. They were greatly pleased, of
time their checks came In until about $500 had
been overdrawn, am then a blast at the , nrs'
hut whether good or door no eye COUlu TELL.
A average chunk was hurried away 70 the
s sss, ,Gs o S1a m ths se ess y stood h@a VIM sltie the Spi sweat eat
pouring. down his face IN streams while ne
watched the process, until at last a ai3 Eut nuS,
that showed at least twenty-ounce and
the long strain, was over. TwentyIounce ore
fence via tho Rio Grande Western Railroad To
of what / want to tell you. When they came
sold so iet the mine. they would do it through me,
that is, ! should make the commission on tne
forgot all about the promise, although l oitch
saw them II. n business way; ~
They paid me their debt In 1901; From
erty-sinEing shafts and running levels and
up rises to G1iock out the ore, you know. The
90 that from three and a half feet Of ore run
ming from twenty 10 thirty ounces they, event,
ran from nfty to one hundred ounces, and tho
rest from thirty to forty in. short, IL had
proved TO be lust such a valuable property as
SChcnCk had foresecn after his Inspection OF
The old workings elsewhere ON the lode. They
had been at work developing their property
with the proceeds of the, ore for, about four
years that l. TO say, until last fall when one
day n man came To me 10 say that he had n
chance To sci, this property 70 responsible buy
ers, but that Schcnck and ket, although sat,
isned with the prize offered, had refused 70 sell
unless made a commission on the sale.
Was astounded. ! told the man 50, and that
lad no Interest In the mine, and that they did
not owe me e. cent. and that he might 20 and
tell them had no claim for n commission. lie
did 10. aud then Schenck came to N" and t"ld
me Of the promise he had made, when, paying
ne tuc $500 ! had lent them, and he added;
" II was sou that got tho property for us,
AMI it Is not going 10 he sold unless you get n
'Nnd IL wasn't sold. either. although 81.
900, 900 was the price offered, and | freely told
him he was In no way bound by the promise.