Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-08-18
AN OILY FRAUD.
He StufrS Himself With Roast Chick.
en- and His Dupes With
FalSehOOds.

! q cioth Il ms man apparently IN
an exhausted condition came to the
house Of Mr.. George Day, living on
a farm about Z mile southwest Of
kanosh. He told n doleful tale Of
his experience in tramping from
Antelope Springs, thirty miles
away, where his horse broke loose
from him with the bride on, after
being relieved Of the saddle, halter
and other traps for the purpose Of
giving il n drink.
Mr.. Day and his kind-hearted wife
dill all they could TO relieve and
make comfortable the unfortunate
stranger, who, after being rested
ami refreshed, proved to be 4 man
Of great l0quacity and 10 mean pre-
tensions. His host and hostess were
Informed that he had a special mi.
sion into this nrighhOrhooi from
capitalists in san Francisco, 10
discover and purchase a mining
prospect that was said % be near by.
This Information was given TO two
" our citizens who have for year,
had some experience In making
holes in the ground. The speech
and manner Of this unknown tramp
satisfied our friends that there was
money behind IL all. They drove
out 10 an old digging where some Of
your correspondents muscle had
been wasted, tut II vas not the place
indicated on the chart. After r.
turning 10 the hous,. Of our miner
friend and, looking over the speci-
mems, he seized the very kind Of
rock he was seeking, aud which ne
hal seen two or three sacks full OF
in California before leaving.
Vow Il must be business. n he
had been from there about thirty
days and had only n given numbcr
% return in. lie was driven out 10
this harren hole, about 60 feet
deep, and his eyes were fIl,-I
with delight. Il was ~, Oh
iect % his search, for which he
hal come near losing his life. through |
the loss Of his fractions steed. And /
now. boys, It must lie business whit.
out los OF Time. "Name your
figures, " VAS the commanding re-
quest Of the representative Of
the great mining syndicate in san
Fmn-iscO. After consideration
The price was fixed at S3l. Ol1.
Its high boys, but IN do the hest
| can for you.'
He was driven hack 10 eat some
n Brother Days chickens. etc
and express his great anxiety lest
Inc boys should go back on the
largain. BY and by he walked
AZ 70 town 10 tell them that he
TOuld like the mine 1t their figures.
md they must lie ready next morn.
ng TO take him on TO the county
'eat lEiilmOrel there they could
each the Telegraph and name The
ank in salt Lake City in which
he money was 10 be deposited.
he further engaged them to
laul one % the tsrminus Of Tn.
all road at literal figures, started
nto the stores inquiring the price'of
pods at wholesale, arranged for
hipping lumber from Nephi 10
.uild a smei,er, and calculated the
oct Of piping a spring n long dis
lnce.
He was taken suddenly sick and
0uld not ride TO Fillmore last sat
rday morning. Liquor was hunted
y aud administered, and he wished
, iispel their anxiety by declaring
hat he would ''be on deck in the
Forming boys, ready to run you a
ve mile race AMI repeat" But he
'Oula like % get that saddle and
alter len at Antelope Spring ami
'0uld give friend Day $40 10 70 aud
Itch them, giving n minute dtscrip- 7
on OF their location. The ha,t.r !
as in a certain corner with n IittI,. I
llnure kicked over ii. Day struck !
VI on horseback, and during !
&c night the representative 7
millions struck out on foot, tax [
x Days boots and shirt with him. 4
ur mining friends got on his /
'ack. coming in this direction, and a
ave sought him Sin the highest, v
he lowest and lOneliest spot,D but n
le chicken, the man, the money, /,
nd the boots are all gone, and only v
en- with broken fortunes and the
Die in the grUund remain with
The last heard Of this consum- >
ate blk was from the Partridge a
Id, above this town, where he o
lyed on Sunday night last, and n
X and crooked potatoes. When the n
" discovered him he talked -
IDLY Of being lost coming from p
; mining prospects in the Of
0untains above, aud offered a {
cket knife in pay for the stolen N
iatots, as he had no smaller n
ange than a so bill. The q
egraph has been freely used TO N
cover him. He is thought 10 be -
king through the mountains into a
vier County. He Is OF medium "
ture, about 50 years old, has a u
lstaehe sprinklei with gray, Is
lex with the Pen, and a gentle IN
In by manners. eS
Day, Of course, found neither u
idle nor halter at Antelope u
-ings. came back and found that
guest had gone. He rode on
eniy-fve miles north, trying TO
cover the man and the boots, and "a
IL had found them there would tic
re been 4 dance. We hope this or,
undrel will be seized before he co
ches the next county. ON
here Is quite a fiutter in real DO
tie here, caused by the sale OF iat
I've or fifteen Thousand dollars Id,
TN from Mr.Almon Robson to the ov
lard County Investment Com ID.
" Of