The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-23

The indications are that Utahnians
viii soon have another bonanza mine
to which they can point with merited
pride, the property in question being
the Hercules at Stockton, which is
owned exclusively by mining man,
a railroader and a Nebraska tenderfoot
farmer, the personnel of the trio be-
ing Ed Kitchener, a. L. Benton and
II. E. Zerbe.
Mention was made in these columns
some time ago relative TO an lm9ort-
ant strike made in this Stockton prop
erty, but since then another and what
appears to be a greater discovery has
been made, and the indications are that
these three gentlemen are on the high
way to wealth, and that in the near
future they can wear diamonds galore,
il they so desire. as there is no doubt
but that the Her cules is the making of
a mammoth producer of high grade ore
and q good paying proposition.
In the original strike, chronicled a
few weeks ago. an upraise has been
made on the vein for so feet, while a
Wine has been sunk on the ore body
for 20 feet. the bottom showing three
and a half feet of solid ore. while the
zcne is gaining in size as depth is at
tained. the recent shipment of 81 tons
The new strike. made a few days ago,
was disclosed in what is called the
Provo canyon drift, and is from the
east drift from the bottom of the shaft,
and although the extent of the deposit
has not been determined as yet, all
of three feet and a half of solid block
galena ore has been uncovered, which
Will carry values of about so per cent
lead. 25 ounces silver. and from $40 to
S12 in gold to the ton; finer looking ore
being a rarity in any mining country;
and The Herald is informed that it is
the intention of the management to
break down and market at least 100
tons of this character of rock within
the next 80 days. and it is the prevail
ing opinion that the new find will open
out into q body of mineral such as
have made millionaires out of owners
of other mines in this western coun-
try.
Messrs. Zerbe and Benton and Harry
Gushing made a visit to the Hercules
the first of the week, and were shown
through the property by Superintend-
ent Kitchener. and to say that they
were pleased with the showing would
be putting it mild; and Cushing, the
travelling passenger agent of the d. &
r. c.. who claims this as his first visit
to the property, saw a sight that made
his eyes water, and which caused a
wish to spring up within him that he
was a party to the good fortune which
had befallen his companions but, as n
sort of consider. he brought back with
him a beautiful chunk of solid galena
ore, upon which. on account of its
shape and resemblance TO a ship, he
has bestowed the name of THE Ore
gon," and this splendid specimen of
mineral is now in use on his Office desk
as a paper weight.
: There may be those who viii envy
the Messrs. Benton. Zerbe and Mitche-
ner their good fortune. but it must be
remembered that before they disclosed
these fine bodies of pay ore they ex-
pended thousands of dollars in doing
development and other work. and that
at times the outlook for ultimate sue
cess was so gloomy that men with less
perseverance and pluck would have
Jumped the job
As it is, however, they are evidently
the possesSors of a bonanza, in conSe-
quence of which they are now the re-
cipients Of congratulations at every
hand-and they deserve them.