The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-07-12
SC0TTY HAS REASON
TO HIDE HIS NINE
Grub Stake Contract With
Gerards of New York Tied
Him Up.
NOW KEEPING A PROMISE
MADE TO HORACE DUNN
Expected Back to RhyoIite
Within 4S Hours With
Abundant Proof.
Special to The Tribune.

| "Pe'i"i 10 lne Tribune.
RH fOLlTE, New, July l1-All Of
the mysteries Of Walter Scott will bs
solved within the next few hours. If be
Keeps faith with close friend of two
years standing He has gone to show
thls friend, Horace A. Dunn. editor of
tho Goldield Chronicle, his mines, and
mas already cleared up the mystery of
why he has concealed the mines all OF
these years. The mines are in the Pana.
mint mountains and are doubtless lust
as rich as Scotty has represented them
TO be, and this, he says, he will prove
by the word of Mr.. Dunn, who will be
gwen an opportunity TO investigate
tnem and report accordingly
Two years ago he met Mr.. Dunn in
San Francisco while Dunn was news
eqltor of the San Francisco Bulletin.
he walked into the Bulletin Office while
on one of his wild cscapades and threw
down roll of bills upon Mr. Dunn &
desk,
whats this forl'' asked Dunn in.
dlgnantly, 1t being has first meeting
with Scotty
To buy tho drinks for the crowd -
replied the cowboy
eve don't drink here during busi-
ness hours, - replied Dunn.
Ihen smoke, said Scotty
We neither. drink nor smoke during
Then keep it, - said Scotty
We don't want it. unless we give
value received for it, replied Dunn.
Then what do you want, or what
would YOU takeP' inquired the man
from Death valley.
1--WE want the news; we will always
take story replied Dunn proudly
/ 81
marked Scotty, and he sat down and
Dunn wormed story from him.
80 You are the first man that [ have
ever met who refused money. Say.
Young teller, | have the richest mines
in the. world over in Nevada. One of
and show them to you and give You a
rich claim. m no iosher. but man
that won I take a drink, won t take Il
cigar, won't take money. Will do to
tie to, and as You are the first that
has ever refused money J will give
YOU hrst sight of my mines and-irst
slice off OF them.
Dunn laughed and Scotty made his
departure. But for two years they have
been in constant communication with
each other. Scotty always called on
Dunn when in San Francisco and often
took dinner at Dunn IS house.
Ready at Last.
week ago Scotty drove his auto
mobile up TO Dunn s house i'll Gold
ield late at night and waSened him.
Sect up said Scotty, 81 we come
20 take you to my mines. We been
'low to carry out my promise, but
I'm at last ready.
Dunn dressed and the two started
mt with others for Scottys mines.
They arrived in Rhyolite next morn
ng and spent the day here W. Il,
Vas also III the party, and with two
$500. worth of supplies.
wo chauffcurs and Jim Titus, desert
at, who worked III the Comstock years
go, they left for Scotty s mines. They
eturned a few days later with the
eport that they had run into the sand
unes Of Death valley, and would later
lake the trip behind mules.
Yesterday the same party arrived in
hyolite, and again left for The mines.
hey had two automobiles, and this
me Scotty was driven by Arch Ho1-
", daredevil Aying machine man
nd chauffeur of recognized ability and
hyolite were skcptical. They have
card so much of Scotty's mines that
ley look upon them as a huge Joke,
,spite the fact that he always has
oney by tie thousands and seems to
I'VE no other resource. Dunn thought
proper to break q little confidence
vi gave ont the first reliable infor-
alton which indicates that Scotty has
ines and also gave the reason for
otty's mysterious conduct lust be
re leaving for the journey into
cath valley.
scotty Not Faking.
No, Scotty is not taking said
Inn. He may not get to the mines
is trip, but l am satisfied that I
ii ultimately see them. and l be-
We | Will see them within the next
" hours. The last trip was gen
ic failure, and there was no fauit
the part Of Scotty. I know he has
, mines and ] know his reasons for
of tins mystery about them Tor the
81 few Years. The time is nearly
@ now to divulge the whole secret
] it will be done within the next
Y weeks. When il is done there Will
the greatest rush to the Panamiuts
'ry heard of IN any mining excite
mt. He has the mines and they Will
thrown open in II short time
THE country is doubtless very rich
around them, and when he gives
location every inch of ground then
be stakcd at once. He NAV not
NIT me to tell where they are whom
first come out, but he viii in IA short
e. He will probably make a trip
New York city before he gives their
ltlon.
Ir, Dunn then proceeded to tell about
first meeting with Scotty, his two
rs acquaintance, his confidential re-
ons with the man Of mystery. The
lences which he had of Scotty's
IS and sort of inside history Of
man.
Scotty has the mines and they are
Z rich, said Dunn. 81 have as.
ID him IN settling difficulties with