Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-08-22
WALTER SCOTT|S
HERE FROM OGDEN
Death Valleys Mysterious Miner
Comes in on Special
Train.
HURRIES UP TOWN IN AUTO.
'Scoots" Around the City Remaining
undiscovered" Like His Mine
Going to New York.

Walter Scott, otherwise known as
death Valley Scott" and "scootin'
scotty." paid his initial visit to Salt
Lake this morning. He scooted down
from Ogden over the Oregon Short Line
on a special train consisting OF one
car and engine; scooted UP town In an
automobile and scooted around seeing
Salt Lake. lie remained out of sight
unintenionally, of course. but complete
~, and newspaper men DESTROYS OF get
ting an interview with this famous
knight of the desert had a merry but
unsuccessful chase. "Scotty" as he
is known the country over, arrived in
Ogden last night, en- route to New
York He announced his intention OF
remaining In ogden for several days.
He has heard of Ogden canyon, he ex-
planned, in that city. and will take a
drive through 1t before continuing on
his trip east. After Il short visit In
Americas greatest city he will return
to the mines--.to his mine that no one
but himself Is said 10 have ever seen.
HOW HE DOES THINGS.
"Scotty" has attained more newspa-
per notoriety than probably any living
miner. He delights In doing unusual
things which represent lavish eXpendi-
lures OF mysterious origin. 1t has been
said that he has no mine; that his gold
when he is 40 fond of showing and
spending. is purchased. But "scotty"
lie almost vehement in his declarations
that he has fsbulously rich gold mine
In Death valley. and every ounce of
gold he throws to the winds in his reck-
less spending comes from It, one OF
his chief delights is to tear into the
Nevada camps in an automobile loaded
down with the precious yellow dust. He
announces his arrival by setting EN-
up" to the town "a large crowd gathers
around him Immediately upon his ar
rivaD. Then he throws 20-dollar pieces
to the street urchins just to see them
scramble. with other tricks just as
wild and wooley he keeps the camp on
tip-toe with expectation and wonder.
when hia supply of dust is exhausted
he starts out for his mine" disappear
ing from sight as completely as if he
had the power of rendering himself in
visible.
RUMoR RUNS RIOT.
Attempts have been made to follow
him. by persons curious to learn the To-
cation of N mine. Talese of flying bull
lets have been the only thing the
would be- trailers ever bring back TO
camp Following "Scotty' into Death
valley has become known as an un-
healthful occupation and one not gem
orally liked From time to time Some
one announces that he has found Scot
tvs" mine, bur its location is still
mystery. Some believe he has discov-
cred a small but exceedingly rich vein
of gold ore and during his absence from
camp gougese out few good sized
boulders. breaks them up to get the
flake and grain gold, and then covers
the hole over. AT any rate, "Scotty"
spends more gold dust in Nevada IN
a month than any one in the state.
CHARTERS SPECIAL TRAIN.
This mysterious Individual often
strays out of NeVada's boundaries to
find ways and means OF Kidding him.
self of his wealth. once, not long
ago. he chartered a special train and
tried to charter another to make the
triI clear through to the river. Spend
ers may come and splenders may go
but "Scotty" remains the real, spend
ing spender. Whatevr he sees and
thinks he would like to own. he buys, |
regardless OF the price imposed, Yet
he pays no attention to fashionable
dress 4 long coat soft shirt, red tie
and wide brimmed hat composed his
outfit for such a long time that he
" as recognized wherever he went.
Now that there Is a Mrs Walter Scott |
who Is dainty little woman. ne
dresses within ordinary taste but ac-
cording to- all reports has not yielded
10 the tortures OF stiff, white collar. |
When word spread that the eccentric |
Sevadan was IN town "spongers" and |
he curious Joined In the search for |
him. At last report he was still un-
discovered.