The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-04-29
ON THE UNDERGROUND.
Interesting Notes from Hidden
Sources by an Old Friend.
BADGER HOLE BASIN,
NEAR THE TOP OF THE RIDGE,
IINDERGROUND RAIIwAY.

NEAR THE Tor. OF THE RIDGE,
UNDERGROUND RAILWAY.
DEAR HERALD:
l called my second wife together, a
few days ago, and informed her if she
would turn the grindstone, would put
hasty summer-edge on the ak, allow
my side whiskers razor vacation and
put in few months spare time pros
pecting for Captain Kidd's concealed
treasures-supp to be hidden some
where between the Atlantic ocean and
Puget Sound. Before taking the affec-
tionate and final anti-Edmunds kiss,
advised my supposed Mary Ann if she
was subp9naed by United States Mar
shall and put in an appearance before
the Grand Jury, she need tell only about
half the truth as that would be ample
for all purposes of conviction; also adj
vised her in taking in washing. in view
of probable search warrants, to studi-
ously avoid leaving around the prem
ises any sundry paraphernalia of in
FAINT underwear. While the accep-
ted honorableneSs of the doctrine
of the old adage of having everything
on the square" may. at one time,
have been all right, question the pro-
priety of it in my case just now.
l had complimentary pass on the
Underground special drawn by two
calves (calves of my leg) and where the
grade was not too heavy and deputy
marshals were in sight l made good
time. In locating this line the surveyors
seemed to have had in view one main
idea-to run as expeditiously as possible
from one beautiful clump of shrubbery
and underbrush to the nearest adjoin-
ing one.
At Hedge Hog Crevasse 1 found,
Brother Van Natti who had snapped his
ticket at DlcKson's Hollow for blue,
sore backed mule, had discovered new
rock quarry and was drilling a 16-foOt
hole for an Edmunds blast under the
Hoar amendment.
Sixteen miles further up the gulch |
struck A. Miner. He had the first and
second volumes of Greenleaf on Evil
dence, and was then just starting for
third volume which is supposed to con-
tain mckay on Opportunities" with
an addenda.
This is very healthy locality. Nature
with spring garments is strutting around
in green and the wild onions and gar
lies watt the perfumes of Arabia into the
roots of our noses. Segoes are ripe, and
we are after them with a sharp stick;
we could get them with subpoena, but
it all amounts to the same thing. A COM
motion was made in camp yesterday
when one of our excursionists reported
finding the track of a deputy marshal
on the side track near our depot. Our
fears were euieted when the experts de-
cided it was the track of skunk. There
seems to be a difference in the track of
the two, but not perceptibly in the
smell.
We have grub enough at this depot to
last us for two or three hours, and think
now of sending three men to the Wind
River Agency, disguised as Indians, to
get supply = myself as Sarah
Winnemucca, Miner as Poca
hontas and Van Nattl as Jibb 'nainosay.
Our faces may need little
yellow ochre or vermillion, but our
wardrobe will answer the bill.
Will communicate again by the down
train if one goes this summer.
April, 1885. Yours,
SAXEY.
P. S.-Will enclose you a couple of
pants which need half soleing in the
rear-have Female Relief Society hold
caucus on them and return by first
messenger. 5.