The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-01-17

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Vii river can be bought in this neigh.
,or ri, at from So to 3 per acre, with goou
improvements thereon.
, ,,o,,.,s secret..-A TAKE OF the
Yosemite.
While yac,tionizing in California E'S' SUIT
,,o, VII, Harry St. John. all old cnlhi o. III!
lilo course we spcnt several DAYS III '.'e
G,r.t,,r,cd valley Of the Yosemite. III NV
midst of these marvellous natural pc't't h;"f
,y, one day met witt. an hdF'h.u'e n, IN"
,,.n ,,cr,r shall FORGET, revealing ~ o,',, -.
newer and weakness, the grandeur '''o '0"''
moss. of man. But / anticipate. ,rore q.
one beautiful afternoon "hi'e w ,,tont;o,,
usunI. exploring the region, o"' ~ 60 thn ~.
was arrested by what scciiico " w
france of a cave III t,ic 'u'i'os' p ' Ell
ia" ~ ,hc valley. Though partially hiica
,'';,, 5.,y,r;s. carefully built walls OF stone al
DO side cave evidence of human handiworN;
No dc,Srmined to explore the cave, aho
n,y;nw provided ourselves "ith the necessary
',r,irlrs far so doing, entered the subtelreheab
We were disappointed in our expectations d.
of its size, fer it was no larger 'ia,i oon'
mon house. but its beauty exceeded our an
, .;'G' i'H II was ouatilanguIar in form,
and tbc walls were thiclly STUDDED VIII
beautiful crystals. From the 'ael.e c ioo'
d.n.ndcd n,unbeilcss stalactitcs, While CUT
responding stalagmiies rose from the hool.
One of the latter bore close reSclilolalIcc -
an altar, and another formed al almost per
feet statue of man. In one corner iuu',
tiraDlace had been constructed, anu Ia az
I,hnr ,yer.. the remains Of bed. with Varl-
o,Is ,,iercs of earthcn, glassware, anu rust!
iron. In the midst OF these ruins III! Il sheIe-
tnu it's hony fingers grasping glass pottio
with roll Of parchment inside. men tAe
Unavoidable shock which followed tins ols-
roycrv had passed away we despollco tlls
image of death of its treasure ana oole II Nv w
the light of day for examination, iohuls
imagining that we had discoVercd cue "
the location of buried fortunes. Inc manu-.
..-i,t proved to he written III spanish, III
beautiful chirography, and Harry, VINO sl,eah'
u hcrnaoSa hnyud like natifc oon' seI mn
( If TO perusing it, giving me running
,r,,,lition We were SO much interested III
- +,,t yye determined to translate it for pub
lication. 1t runs as follows: n
In the name OF Heaven, amen. l, ION
Carlos aI,u:lIo. of the province OF Andalllsl,
nv birth q gentleman, by education clerk,
Nv profession soldier, by inclination q;
traveller and student, being at the point OF
death. vet in full possession of all my lnchEal
.,c,Iltrs. desire to give some account 10 my
,r,Iow-mcn of wonderful discovery, when
= BENIGN Providence has permitted me 10
make. being nothing else than the long
c,urht elixir of life. Having tried the plea
,,lrcs and yanitics of the world for fifty years
in 10th hemisphcrcS, receiving therein my
nm Share of its honors. being Disguised with
IFS ,icIIcncss and talScness, retired TO tli'e
secluded spot to pass the rest Of my days III
communion with nature and the spiritual
world. and in the prosecution of my lavorllc
s,udics. Being regarded by the rude sayases
.,ro,iud me as a great "medicinc man. my
life has been secure, and so many presents o;
food have they made me for assisting them
when sick that have scarcely needed 10 lak'
any trouble TO procure subsistence. 30 III!
time has been free for study, ana iS'e i.ot
sought for the secrets OF nature III Naln'
Knowing that all the various phcnollieha
which we call life are dependent on the sup
rly and energy of the nervous force, SET
myself to discover some artificial nclhou oi
Generating this source Of growth ana motlon
and thought. Aware Of the strange sum.
Erity between this force ana eiectriclty,
made many experiments III that oIcctloll'
hut for years without success.
At last fortune-or shall say Providence
smiled upon me, and the great secret Of na-
tlrc was revealed. discovered Il reStora-
i've which. / am fully convinced, will take
Inc place OF food and sleep, and give those
Who employ it perpetual youth and beauty.
| am now old in years, but, until the unhap-
nv accident which will soon end my days
hrGl me. cnioyed the elasticity and HlSor OF
n hov. i have been without food amt sleep
for months mt time, and, with this wonder
full stimulus to support me, have felt no nced
of either. | reioiced i'll continual acliHlt!
such rs The spirits Of the beSt enjoy i'll Pii:l-
disc. In fact, my vigor has proved Fatal.
While scaling q prccipice i fell and iroke
both legs. by superhuman eNerl'"''s ste
cerdel in crawling TO my cave, where III ap-
p!iyation of my wonderful restorative COM
ulc,clv revived me. But / was unable to
procure food. Ny poor friends, the Indians,
lave been lately driven away by the Alnerl-
cans. and nv stock of materials for producing
the elixir gave out, so am slowly passing
away. ], who once fUndly deemed mySel!
immortal must bow to the universal dc
sroyer.
But will cndeavor to revenge myself by
promulStting my discovery to my 1clloW-
mortaI5. Ny strength is rapidly falling, ana
il | wish to reveal my secret, what L have 10
do must be done quickly. A current OF elec-
trici,y from a powerful magnet in rapid revo-
LUTON i, to be combined-here follows seve-
rl illcsible lines). A galvanie battery, form
ing IN electro-magnet Of great force, the Sc
cond;uy current from whlehwlSe !sS al .E IL,
cunscl. The anode. is to be applied TO the
hack of the neck. as the first ccrrical verte-
bra and the cathode to the extremity of the
spinal column for pminutes in each twenty
I solsaaay -eDjjoin3 upon the finder hereof,
for the love or Mary, eyer-blessed Virgin, to
reveal it to the world. CARLOS MrklLLo.
II month, 1860.
It seems unfortunate that fuller account
could not have been given of this asserted
discovery, and perhaps some one may supply
the missing threads which are needed to com.
pletc the clue TO the secret of the hermit OF
.ihe Yosemite. WILL WILLS.
A Romance of History.