The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-06-11
Mysterious Prospector and the
Poet-ProspectOr Are Bound
for Same Place.
SHADOW MOUNTAIN
NAME OF NEW CAMP
thrush of Rhyolite Talent Has
Already Started to New
Diggings.
Special to The Tribune.

Special to The Tribune.
RHYOLITE, New, June 10" Deatt
Valley Scotty'' and "'Poet -Prospec
tori Clarence f. Eddy will doubtles.
meet somewhere in Death Valley, ncaI
tho foot of the Panamnt range oi
mountains, within the next few days
Scotty is on his way to his camp in
an automobile, accompanied by New
York adventurer, and the poet-pros
pector is headed toward the same point
accompanied by two men representing
number of newspapers. Scotty left
Goldhel6 for the Panamints via Ben
nett s well, and Eddy left Rhyolite fol
the Panamints via the same watering
place, SO Tint IL is predicted here that
they will probably meet ut the wells
The members of both parties are heav'
ily armed. and some predict that when
they come together there VIII be serl
Gus clash. as Scotty's S name is terror
10 the prospoctors of the desert, while
Eddy and the men whom he has with
MIN know not the meaning or the word
fear.
Scotty claims that tho nervy poet.
prospector has invaded his territory,
and he is on his way with ''blood in
maintains that il is a free country and
that he has only stakcd out what the
government allows to any of its citi.
zenS Eddy's greatest fear is for the
safety of his brother, Ralph, whom he
left on guard at his camp in the Pana-
mints n week ago. when he came out
for fresh supplies and men. He says
there will he no trouble, however, be-
tween him and Scotty should they
oh Z, Tb.t tho tall; ~ out
siders has involved him and the men
of Death Valley in a war of words
which in reality they never uttered
that he has found valuable mineral in
dcatiOns near one of Scotty's camps,
and has made a number of locations,
but that they do not conflict with
Scotty's possessions, and that he does
not expect to trespass upon Scotty s
territory.
That will come later, but I will
not he the one," said Eddy before
leaving Rhyolite. "When it is learned
what ! have found in the Panamints
there VIII be an unprecedented rush
into that country; il will be then that
the overflow will reach out all over the
Papamint7 and Scotty'7 possessions
viii no longer be held by his men with
arms. or by the terror Of Scotty s
name. The crowds that go in there
Will completely swamp the country, and
Scotty's limited number of friends Will
have TO retire before the rush. y
Eddy only spent two days in Rhyo
litc the last trip. He was constantly
in fear for his brother 5 safety while
he was here After he and Z. c. Could
were warned by the Indian chief 10
leave the country, he came TO Rhvo-
lite and secured the aid of his brother
and the three men, armed to the teeth,
and mounted on swift horses, again
invaded the country. They arrived un-
expcctedly TO the chief and his dozen
warriors, and their boldness as we'll as
kindness, completely captivated the
red men. After Eddy had constructed
his monuments Gould was taken sick
and he had 10 come out with him,
Fearing that the Indians would change
their minds aud destroy the monu-
ments. Ralph Eddy was left on guard
with a Winchester rifle and two revol-
vers and forty rounds of ammunition.
Gould went to Los Angeles TO enter a
hospital, and Eddy secured the serv-
ices Of representatives Of the Rhyo-
lite newspaper men, and returned TO
the Panamints 10 establish a newspa-
per camp, lay out a towpsitc and be-
gin the work of developing the water
rights which he laid claim to on his
second trip, In addition to fourteen
quartz claims.
Eddy's account of how he made
peace with his late antagonist. the
I Mexican chief OF the Indian band, was
an illustration of the red man S sus-
eeptibility to the mysterious. The
poet-prospector had gone into the dis
trict prepared. to treat rattlcsnake bites
should such i'll luck befall anv of his
men. 4 Rhvolite druggist had pre-.
pared small vial filed with the an
tidote for the bite for each of the pros
pectors. One Of the men had his hand
scratched on the way out and it was
considerably inhamed Eddy. after
reaching camp and while holding a son.
sultation with the Indian leader. WAS
applying some Of the rattlesnake anti
Gote to the wound of his companion g
hand. This interested the Indiar. who
made such anxious inquiries in his
broken English in reference TO the use
Of the medicine that Eddy gave full
explanation Of its uses in case of snake
bites.
The chief placed more value on the
discovery than he did upon all of the
gold of the i'ana1nints, and Eddy was
quick 10 grasp the situation and gave
him bottle Of the antidote. This
made peace with the Indians. Tn,
chief carcfully wrapped 49, aottle in
several layers Of cloth. placed it in a
pocket or his clothing and gave an cx-
preston of gratitude. which showed
that he not only felt that he was tho
owner of Il Valuable discovery, but thai
he bad suddenly become a great medi.
cine man, as well as chief OF his trihe
He ,mnediqteiy devoted his services
TO Eddl and his men and showed then,
every courtesy possible But knowino
thcir troarhery Eddy was afraid Thai
they might DESTROY his monuments and
also feared tl.tt they might attack his
brother during his absence.
"These Indians are the most deprave6
| ever saw said the poet prospector
Indian Bill, who is beastly looking
fellow, goes further than any Indiai
custom | ever beard Of in regard TO hi,
marriage relations. lie made no conceal
ment about the fact that he was livin.