gistfile1.yml

# top.sls

base:
  '*':
    - testing
    - testing2

# testing.sls

ship:
  oil: yes
  paper: yes
  front: no

# testing2.sls
ship:
  metal: yes
  paper: no
  front: yes

# salt dan-test-1 pillar.get ship

dan-test-1:
    ----------
    front:
        True
    metal:
        True
    oil:
        True
    paper:
        False

# salt '*' pillar.get ship| egrep -v '(True|False|front|metal|paper)'
# salt '*' grains.get saltversion

Correct response received from minions running:
    0.15.3
    0.16.4
    2014.1.0-599-g9897da6
    2014.1.0-837-g4fa777c

No response received from two minions, both running 0.16.4, both show right results when queried directly with pillar.items.