The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-06-11

with his two daughters in state of CO.
habitation He and they seemed to see
nothing wrong in it. He is elderly and
very repulsive, as / have already de-
scribed and the two girls are Young
and not altogether ugly. Their mother
died number of years ago, as | under
stood il from Bill, the chief. and his
men, and Bill took his two daughters 10
wife.
Eddy claims to have struck it rich in
the Panamints and has determines 10
make as many newspaper men as he can
rich. He says that III the two former
fortunes he made in prospecting lie took
bankers in with him and they got rich
Off of his discoveries and then froze hlm
out, This time he proposes to take the
newspaper men in with him, and SAYS
they have never loved the filthy lure
sufficiently we'll TO overthrow Il friend
for it, He was backed in the original
proposition by Salt Lake newspaper
men, and since they have secured four
teen of the best claims in the district,
Eddy is now plotting the representatives
of the Rhyolite newspaper men into the
country to give them the best that is
left. Eddy and his Salt Lake party have
located the water rights in the immedi.
ate neighborhood Of his discovery and
tho Rhyolite newspaper men will cstnb-
lish a townsite, beside locating n number
of claims
Eddy found a ledge twelve feet wide
which crops out for miles along the side
of Telescope peak. The average assays
showed in Rhyolitc from S2S to S5l in
gold. From the bulk of the orc it is be-
lieved that it will surpass Greenwater
and Skidoo as camp, Gold, silver and
copper abound ms we'll rs lead and other
minerals, The news here was so ia
vorably received that several parties
were organized. who watched Eddy two
days before his departure and then fol-
lowed his trail. It is believed to be the
initiatory TO the greatest rush Of the
season. General excitement prevails.
But despite the rush it Will be news
paper enterprise and newspaper camp.
The newspaper men will have the first
forty or 6fty claims, the water rights
and the townsite. The name of the new
camp will be "Shadow Mountain. - This
was suggested by the dark lava rock
upon the side of the peak above the
camp which gives the appearance If n
deep shadow in the distance.
Even the names of the claims located
have the newspaper mark, and are tne
oddest ever heard of in mining camp.
For instance claims. bear the following
=, - Pick, Up" .'Thirty,n Composing
- Proof, NComnosinp stone :,
Chase, - "Shooting Stick "Mal-
let. Devil. " :" Press" and a number
of newspapers are named in fhe list, IN
cluding the Bullfrog Miner and Rhvoiitc
Herald. The new camp is within three
miles of Scotty's main camp, and all of
those who have been shown Eddy as
says now believe that the newspaper
fraternity who have been given
chance in the new camp stand good
chance to get rich. There is the fullest
confidence here in the discovery.
Free gold not only has been found in
the ledges discovered by Eddy. but t.
has been found at the grass roots along
the contact and in the bed Of the can,
yon near the place. II is believed that
placer mining viii result from the dis
eovery. The newspaper men will locate
placer mines in the district. Warer is
abundant. as it comes from the snow.
peaks Just above the camp. The camc is
at an altitude Of 5000 feet. When E.ldv
meets Scotty he intends to extend lis
hand in the name of the newspapers
which are behind him, and he thinks
this will result in an amicable settle.
ment, as Scotty has been treated well
by the fraternity The newspaper rep
representatives expect to be absent ten
davs