The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-07-12

smelling companies which have treated
his rich ores | sent the telegram few
nights ago which secured thousands or
dollars for him from Chicago IN return
for shipments of ore recently MADE. lie
has the ore; I have seen 1t shipped re-
peatedly, have seen the returns and have
known Of the controversies with dlf-
ferent smelling companies. His ores are
so rich that it is often dificult 10 Sc
cure satisfactory settlements with COM
panieS
Reasons for Concealment.
"Why does he conceal his mines2 The
reasons have been good. They nave
been absolutely necessary, but now all
barriers are about to be removed and
Scotty will be able to come out into
the open and operate his mines freely
and unmolested a number of years ago
while Scotty was trick rider In Buff
falo Bill's Wild West show, while in
New York, the GIrards, New York bank
ers, became favorably impressed with
Scotty and grub -staked him with S450O
TO come to Death valley, upon repre-
sentations made to them by him. He
came, spent the money, but did not find
anything. He returned to New York
for more money, but they doubted the
refused Scotty further assistance.
Scotty secured another stake, and the
next time he found fabulous wealth.
With only a few tons of ore he bought
train and went to New York and
threw away money right under the noses
OF the Girards to taunt them for re-
fuslng money second time.
''This was Scotty's mistake. The
Girards drew forth their old grub-stake
contract and it was a sort Of life docu-
ment, and gave them half interest in
whatever Scotty might ever discover in
Nevada and California. They had the
money TO back them, of course, and in
camp on his trail until they found his
discoveries. Scotty de6ed them, They
have kept their word He has kept his
def, Each has spent thousands of
dollars. But they are now practically
at the point of settlement. The Girards
have demanded 100000. Scotty has
refused to pay this amount, for with
his high rolling and secret mining. with
only a few trusted friends in his en-
ploy, he has not been able to accumu-
late 100000 ready money at any one
time. But the Girards have come Go
terms and within the next fifteen or
twenty days n settlement will be reached
and Scotty will mine III the open.
'He VIII show me the mines but |
may not be able TO tell where they are
without breaking faith with him until
he makes a settlement with the Gil
rards. -
Scotty Was Restless.
Scotty was restless when in Rhyolite
He has ores, he claims, that he must
get out within given time, and 1t is
believed that these are for final set
Element with the Girards.
While no little sport has been made
Of Poet Prospector Eddy in his con
nection with Scotty's mines by some
hn ,nyn
poet and his prospecting, it is believed
that he has caused Scotty to come TO
q settlement with the Girards Eddy
ventured into the Panamints and 10,
Gated claims within few feet of what
is known as Scotty's country, A rush
has followed the poet s discovery. 1t
is believed that this rush will cause a
stampede in the early fall into all of
that portion of the Panamints
Scotty saw in this certain discovery,
and knowing that this would mean that
the Girards would by this means learn
of the whereabouts OF his mines, it is
believed that he has come to settle
ment with them.
Scotty and Eddy met in Rhyolite
yesterday. Although Scotty had denied
meeting Eddy before, he Immediately
recognized him, and said:
eyes, I know you; you gave me
some books one time, Did you ever go
over into the Windy Gap country' Did
You ever make the trip out from
Salt WellsH' inquired Scotty OF the
poet, uneasily.
Eddy afterward stated that Scotty
knew that he was close on his trail,
and wac uneasy.
Eddy No Trespasser.
~ have never attempted to trespass
upon Scotty's ground said Eddy.
.'There is plenty of good ground in the
Panamints beside that owned by
Scotty.'
Scotty met his foster mother in
Rhyolte yesterday after long separa-
ton She has taken up her abode in
,Rhy it is believed, because when
Scotty opens his mines he will make
this his headquarters. The woman, who
Is about 80 years of age, is non-com-
municative. She took Scotty up when
he was mere lad at Wells, New, and
reared him. She says Scotty has re-
paid her well for her trouble. as he has
always seen that she had plenty. She
is In home in the best portion of
Rhyolite, and Scotty saw that she was
well provided for before leaving on his
trip.
Scotty is native Of Kentucky, and
came to this country while a mere child.
His people still live in Kentucky, and
are said TO be we'll to do. The
woman here who claims to have
reared MIN bears the appearance Of re.
fnement. She says she would rather
not discuss Scotty's affairs until he is
ready, and for this reason will! not even
give her name.
Scotty and his party are expected in
Rhyolite within the next forty. eight
hours when Dunn Will tell Of what he
saw, if he does not tell where he saw it.
The mines are in Windy Gap, but
Windy Gap is seventy-fve miles long
II is in the Panamipts, however, on the
California side Of the line.
KNIGHTS CLOSE CONCLAyE