The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-23
TOLD BY THE GOSSIPS.

Come in, Come I'M The show is just
about to begin. Here you win see the
wonderful moving pictures-the greatest
invention of the age. Here you win see
the Utah artillery going into action at
Manila and the charge of the Utah cav
airy up the hill at Santiago.
The above is a portion of the harangue
that greeted the ears Of all who happened
along Main street yesterday afternoon
One Of Joe Gaines babies happened
low, who, by the way, is a new hand at
the show he said: Say feller. don't you
know that the Utah cavalry wasn't at
Santiag0?'
The crier paused moment and eyed
the ex-trOoper from head to foot.
You're one of them smart alexis Chat
know everything. aren your he yelled
out. then continued:
Come in. ladies. as well as gents. See
the charge Of the Utah cavalry up the
hill at Santiago and the Utah artillery
going into action at Manila
Ben ButIar. Jack Dufheld Copper Nor
ris and N. c. Smith were talking mines at
tho Cullen. BUtlar had just told to the
crowd OF the immense treasures hidden IN
the group of claims that bears his name;
Dufleld had gone him one better with the
tale of a property IN Deep Creek in which
he was interested that had a vein eight
feet thick of gold ore that ran away up
and that cropped out on the surface.
Ia locating the Silver King. Bill Lawn
was standing in the doorway listening and
was on the point of starting out on one OF
his incorporates when a quiet looking
stranger who, through It all, had been
seated in the corner. broke in,
I've been listening, he said in an
apologize tone of voice. to the remarks
You have been making, and take 1t that
you are miners. I do something at the
work myself, and I've seen a few big
things in my life. too. Did you ever
hear of Hank BTadheld, who used to pros
pect in Neveda in the old ComstOck
days?"
None had. and the stranger continued:
Well Hank and I went on a prospect
ing tour in the early Cos and struck a
mOuntain in central Arizona that capped
anything I ever saw. There was VEN
on that mountain which we opened up
that was thirty feet wide ana assayed
$500, Geo to the ton, eighteen kaTats nne-
Did you locate it, they asked IN a
well. no. You see it was like this:
knew If that lead was mined. gold would
be so plentiful that all the mines III the
world would be valuelesS. Hank and L
lust covered it up and came away. We
hadn't the heart to cause q panic IN tho
money market" He paused for breath
when LAWN heaved a sigh and sauntered
up to Hogle's.
Deputy Sheriff McDuT the other day
cleared p car quicker than a man could
say the prOverbial Jack Robinson. he
boarded the car for home and when the
conductor was takipg fares he happened
to ask McDuff about the smallpox Nc
Duff made answer that he had Just con-
Quoted patient to the pest mouse nat
was enough. The ear was emptied in
about fifteen seconds.
small boy from the country was
standing on the corner of Second south
and Main with his uncle who lives in the
city.
WHO'S that man dressed so niee?' the
youngster asked, pointing out denlZen OF
Commercial street.
He! Oh. he's a gambler the uncle
answered absently.
Just then another passed by VINO is
he uncle2' asked the boy aSaln.
He's a gambler. too?
A short time later two others passed.
( The lad pulled at his uncle coat ana teI
the third time asked who they We're
"Oh. they're two more gamblers, ne
/ answered with a smile
What are gamblers, uncle! the boy
asked innOcently.
replied. excepting that they generallS
hold tours TO the other fellows ful
house.
The boy looked up wOndeTlngiyi out ulu
not press the question further, only re
marking that when he WAS man he q
/ be gambler and 20 dressed up too.
On the way up the street they met tW'
/ gentlemen walking leisurely along.
My eyesi" sid the boy, AFTER they nae
I passed What heaps of gamblers Iner'
! is in Salt Lake. aren't they. uncleE
The men who called forth this reInaFt
was noted evangelist now in the city
and the pastor of an east side cnurcn-