Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-07-14
SCOTTY IN GOOFIELD
WITH CHUNKS OF MONEY

Coming bac k to his old haunts
from which many a curious miner
has trailed him in vain over the
Funeral range into the valley that
gave him his name, Death Valley
Scotty reappeared here today
without warning and created a
sensation.
Scotty has $1,000 in paper
money and an air of secrecy which
he promises to cast off after
August when he proposes to
reveal the location of his alleged
fabulous wealth following another
spectacular whirlwind dash across
the continent in a special train.
Scotty declares that he has co.
coo tons of high grade which he
will shorty crumble into coin of
the realm with the aid of hand
stamp mill he purposes to erect.
He claims that he now has classy
mine" running an ounce of gold to
the pound in the highgrade streaks.
or $40, 200 a ton and that the
average ore cross his dump will
run not less than S4O0 to the ton.
Scotty appeared in Goldfield,
coming without herald or advance
no ice and leaving no trace of his
origin. He was accompanied by j.
j. Ketcham, who is said to be an
expert treater of ore.
AS an earnest of the truth of his
statements, Scntty exhibited to
correspondent of the The Journal
his roll of bills. They were in
de- niiItiI MS of fifties and hunders
aid were counted out by the cor
esponednt. totaling S1l 900.
Tomorrow or next day." said
Scotty, 81 leave for San Francisco
to arrange for special train to
take me 10 New York. When |
return | will tell where my mining
district is, but before that ! will
take care of my friends who have
stood by me and had confidence in
me.
my days of foolishness and
spending money are over, said
ScOtty. ! have shot more cham
payne corks into the air than all
the bullets ia the Mexican war
aud the education has been ex-
pensive, | have learned enough
and now a m going to look out for
Scotty."
Tam not busted yet nor will l
be. continued the man of
mystery. "but | am going to hold
on to what have and settle down
to Legitimate mining have more
money hidcn in the valley and
will be able to live for quite a
while yet"
Speaking Of his recent ex-
perience at National when
Clarence Sage and group of
deputies stopped him and made
search for hlghgrade, Scotty said:
81 have been accused of stealing
and have been arretsed SO times on
different pretexts. but nothing
stolen has ever been fund on me.
| say that have never stolen
anything. People that don't know
me say that I must have stolen to
get what money have shown. II
| am a thief Fam certainly
smart one to beat thirty-eight
arrests"
Tie history Of Death Valley
Scotty's meteoric career began
over six years ago when he
blazed up in spectacular dash in
a SPECIAL train to Chicago and New
York. Scotiy at that time claimed
to be the possessor of a wonderful
mine in Death valley which was
known only to himself and
number of Indians who kept the
secret. The nearest any one has
been to the secret was a man who
is now hack driver in Goldfield.
On several occasions he drove
Scotty far into the desert but II
always happened that night fell
before the journey ended and
Scotty alighted from the stage and
told the driver TO go back, dis.
appearing in the darkness. II is
supposed he then travelled on,
meeting his Indian and searching
himself in the spot of refuge.