The sun., 1884-05-04
SALT FOR THE pROtEssOR.
KIe Buys Mine In the Liaek luiiis an Ters,s
Advantageous 10 tie sellers.

POTATO GULCTT, Black Hills, Dakota, April
29.-A. Il. Jonos tout that ls not his real namc)
professor Of geology. came to the Hills In tho
interest Of cO,n npany Of capitalists to pur-
chase n mine for the purpose Of putting II on
tho market In the East. llo went about from
ono claim to another getting prospects." Ho
was bnited" " for several times. but eaoh time
nude OF with tho salt !" and turned the play
on the players. lIo remarked that he was too
wide awake to be taken In BY the sailing
process. and hlnted that the woat athcr would be
remarkable for It's Arctic severity when q
miner got the bstter Of him. Tho boys whom
the Professor had done out OF several ounces
Of salt" dust were wild over the turn matters
hnd taken. and began casting about for means
Of revenge.
Away up tho Guch Is an old deposit claim.
Call 1t tho Bald Eiiglo mine. 1t really bears u
name viii ich was celebrated. 1t was worked by
pile. But now 1t was played om.. and not, u
pari icle nf color was to l!s s,s,n. The men who
Professor raid tho Bald E.gs visit. They
VIII. evening. A couple Of blasts had lust been
| put on and tho tunnel was nll OF smoke: ho
| womd have 20 wait until morning.
That night tho proprietnrs Of the Bald Engle
held u consultation in their cabin. Tho lroins-
| sor. as hO said ri himself was up to snun, To
| one corner OF tho cabin were number Of fine
aprcimens from tho Cheyenne, Do Smet. HID
den treasure. ROno. and Ella mines. These
snlt showed = quantity ~ coarse xo,d dust.
THIS was emptie'l into u pouch carried by one
| Of the miners and mixed up with scraps Of to-
| bncco.
Esxt morning tho Professor was on the
| ground. AMI going into tho tunnel. scraped up
| q painful Of dirt and loose rock. The process OF
| pnnninH" H. rather d,sngreeable. and. us had
been .xpsct.'i. the fastid,ous Profsssnr asked
| one OF tho proprctors to pan Tor him.. The man
| Of tho tobacco pouch volunteered. As he
stepprd into the water he crammed u handful
| pan was handed to him. As he wOrksd 1t abou,
under water he elected mood OF TOBACCO juice
directly over the pan. and to cover 1t begar
humming:
with the mud up to my knees
| And hugs - big as billyRoAts
| A.nghtin' with the h.ss.'
and an atchea. Of other favorite mining songs
ending by dropping his Quid In the water
When the pan was handed up for inspsctio!
the Professor regarded the prospect" with III
concealed delight He went to the tunnel fo
took y fresh chew. winked enoouragt tngly at hi
parla. and. when the Professor returned. wa
bawinx Salmon River" at the top OF his voice
while the hills sent him back an echo on th
Pun after pan Of dirt WAS brought out AM
washed, the man In the water refreshing him
self with a fresh guild Of tobacco at each painful
and VI tho end Of an hour or two the Professo
declared himself sa! ti.d with the result. TIL
owners Of the Bald Eagle were satisfied, too.
"A bond for 33. QUO for tn rty daya on the Bali
sn ~ IhRt ,ms Mns hs Three M shsrps we're on hs
way TO Daadwood wi til checks In their clothe
for 81 900 each on the bank tbero. The Bal
E,sgla was not put on the market. Tho Pro
thing that he didn't lot his company in. bu
made II n sOrt OF side transaction. paying for
from his private account.