The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-06-10
"SCOTTY'' Has
BLUFF CALLED
GoIdfieId Operator Makes the
Death Valley Miner
Back Down.

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| tv' of high splurging fame, the self
| intoxicated MINER who is ambitious te
pose as the greatest spender IN the
world, was called, and called hard, ac
cording to a group of Rhyolite opera
tors who were discussing that spec
/ tacular individual in the cafe of the
Fairmont the other day, says writer
| in San Francisco's Town Talk.
'Scotty' behind four jumping mules
and cloud of dust had just whirled
| into Rhyolite from the desert whence
, he had come from a visit to his ia
nous Hhidden mine - It was the re-
| turn from that conspicuous trip on
which Scotty had promised to show
his wife the wonders and riches of his
much-discussed treasure crypt. Mrs.
Scotty descended from the wagon IN
an irritable frame of mind because at
the last moment her husband had
weakened on betraying his secret and
had left her out on the desert while
he drove off alone to fill his pockets
and several canvas bags from the rich
specimens littering his treasure house.
AS usual he was bubbling over with
animal spirits and self-assurance and
invited all Rhyolite to take the first
drink with him.
That evening he drifted over to the
leading saloon where he butted into
group of operators among whom was
Louis Schloss, just in from Goldfeld,
to look over some of his holdings.
SchIoss was in the act of peeling
$40 bank note signed by Malcolm Mac
Donald off small wad of bills. . What
are those things good for?' demand
ed "Scotty,' affecting curiosity.
" Money responded Sehloss, simply.
"They IL buy most anything. y Well,
they re poor specimens of what money
ought to be- returned ''Scotty"
glibly. ''Now here's the real thing,
and as usual his hands dived into his
capacious pockets and brought out two
fstfufls of ore fairly brfstling with
sparkling gold ''That' S the kind OF
stuff you can't mistake. There no
chance of fake about that, and lie
scattered them ostentatiously over the
bar with his usual air of triumphant
brayado. Then he added significantly,
!" and there's plenty more where that
came from, implying as usual that
he had the wealth OF Golconda safely
slowed away within his fingers reach
YES, its the real thing sure
enough, - responded Schloss in his cool
fashion, ''but IN not so sure about
the fake. IN tell you what III do,
Scotty,' he went on, calmly diving
one hand into an inside pocket and
producing roll of bills that would
have paid his way around the world
several times over. He peeled off
$1,000 bill and tossed it on the bar.
81 II tell you what I'll do, 'Scotty.
IL put that thousand against your
specimens and shake you for the lot
one rattle out or the box. The crowd
craned closer and fScotty's' face be-
gan to set fxedly. "Just to keep up
the fun, IL go further,' continued
Schloss, coolly peeling off another $1,000
bill and tossing it next its fellow on
the bar. "Dig up some more speci
mems and I'll put that against them
and we1l shake for the bunch-one
rattle out of the box. And Just to
make it a trife more interesting and
to keep up the fun go dig up the fancy
gold samples you say you've got in
the canvas bags you We just brought
to town and I'll put this wad against
them and shake you for the lot-one
rattle out of the box
"Scotty's face was study for
caricaturist Opper. A broad grin be-
gan to break over the intent faces of
the increasing crowd, for the electric
whisper had shot through the town that
"Scotty" was being called for show
down. "I1l go further than that,
'Scotty'; just to keep up the fun, !"
went on Schloss, imperturbably. Set
price on this hidden mine of yours
and I'll send an expert to examine it
and if he says your figures are any
where within reason III dig up the
price of the mine and shake you for
the whole blamed outft-one rattle out
of the box "Scotty' gulped some
thing and slowly began to gather up
the specimens scattered over the bar
You're bIuffing," he said, weakly, but
his coeksure air was gone. The crowd
laughed.
. Scotty' bluff, - said Schloss to
a small group of his friends afterwards
II always thought so after | had a
chance to examine some of the ore
specimens he flashes so freely on the
| public. Any man who knows Nevada
ore and the way it is worked can tell
| at glance how 'Scotty' manufactures
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