The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-01-18
Alone IL, :. Deserted Mise
s,3ANGE AND STARTLING SIGHTS N>' 'N>','''
From, tie Nevada Enterprise

"a, ,,.,,:,S, H.. SAYS no small sum would ~
i'o., w.. ~, - r.rca,. owing 20 the great dan
.,,,, thr,.c is of being crushed or siitil III y!
ss.,,.e5-,,o; that there is anything csSc 10 10
E.,y,h--oh, no! Being impressed with t'l'
;Ir, that he could find paying ore III one 81
nrr mines 1--WE are not 1t liberty to say VIVA
o-,n\. in which no regular work h'a ne'''
done for some years, he dcterm'ic9 "p' 'a,'
stolen trip Of inspection into Tue viz :', ';,<
of the old workings. He caTrieG Wv" ; al
bu. a small prospecting picK, ny -, - tow
der. about sixteen fee. in ch2Hh. .,a''
c,n,i!eS. and box OF matches. n'',,HT';
ned. he boldly entered ''''''ei ''' ~. =
into the old works upon u VIZ. I.,r az ,h,.
dcD.h of several hundred iT,,' ",' ,,,.;a ~,
surface, Upon reaching. 'hf ,.n,,.,
oh chandler, followed oli' a',"S
.',n IN the vein. there rrGa"d Sl!ch ai''"i'-
,,rn,siyf. silence that. a, he stood !!olc III wv
rnt,,a,, ~ ono. Of tie gr;:: governors oi"i!-
;,''e'.,,,d ,cId Iorf his candle, he coiiia IaIo-
i''-,,,',,,;I ,non him elf 10 move. As la'
'',l,;,s:pr,. Of the ,lacc settled down upon ms
Lrgrl and penetrated lis clothing: 30 "'n III,
manner of sllporSti!ions iclr3 se'tf' h''i'''
his heart and penetrate his soul. AZ ever!
elc,, The Oh door gave our 4 h"iio"' '"'.N
i'.,t .,,,,l and he could hardly move i7t'
ward a dozen PAGES before hc vas o.e'co'i'
IL. = feeling that some person OF th'h5 WA
following him. Ashamed Of such WcaN!!oH7'
A.. worlI try 10 shake OIL the ihou%ht-nV-
fling was following. and !; WoiIG Nr 'h''"i>h
10 I1a;; arountl--it would hc%n2ct M'"Sc,N''
unworthy Of Il man. \ step or 100 ai.' III
ugly. raw cratincii under Ills it'4, "H' ~
uir,lItly M answering clE!ii!ch bc''''' mn,
He mast look this time hi!i does 30 VIZ"
=, ,,;,.ilc--,itc!I a. oac would siili'e III"
Inf
Amor u,auy facing. :,i.nnt t'!lS WAY
ana ,h,t he in some dcgrc" shakes Oh tht
r.rlinr Of being followed, and VIVA Niih
,n;rrh1 he called tempered I"idncsS, lf'NS''
fi.rn,rr;1 several old chambers and arrives II
,hn 1,r, mouth OF All old incline. !lkihg "
s,yarniu.e look in al directions 10 sec tiH''
ti,.r. i, nothing bad in sight, he enters lih
,lyuir,.s incline AMI faces the iAky dai'kt'cN>
and li,e chill, misty mir tiia! ii>c> ifo'h WIS.,
RANGES Of rtv.rnS below. DJ"n he cF'W'@'
only siopi.ig unr" t. assure i'!H*"!i ~ on"
GOOD lri<:Irrir look TINT nothing + sl'l"iAS
II The mouth of1hc incline gazing iowa upon
him. Down, down he goes, pecr!lis no" u
the rr!r. nos To- the lett, into great :s'iiieri"'
~ he pa>,..s them. till at lust the sir ''"roilcN
misty with the moisture 1t carries. ahn oe!o"
he hears the dripping OF water.
Loud and Musical the >onnn rings 'iiIo'o!'
the great clyrlflp,i> place when >ilrtf:aN on
in ali directions from the ioIt OF Inc lhciihc'
at which !ie !i,!s III last arrived, ana where IL
.rn:s himself 10 rest a!ii gather resolution.
Hundred. of fee. below the SI'r!a"r ANA 'c~
low ,i,c nearest lr,v Of the ~i;i, he seemed
seated rpon Tie brink Of that other "o!!':
l,lir,i l., exist within The Quite shell % ON
uH,,. The thoUSand tiny, trirkEiM% streams
and showers Of heavier dri!p'i&GS from OH
l,i"ll--lf0n ti!r up Iarr"" Wines and ooIil&
from he broad faces OF tic toi'E lode, 1'ii'i%
into up0iS AL aIIut--vut ahfoit 4 >nuii"
which i now is Of children ii i!&F, cH'hH&
to each other ut distance; nnW - al p'ii'.
with the in!rImin"Iin@ 81 llul"-tlkc voice.,
aud arIju like tirmIv->pundcd random notes
ilpnn 4 piano. Gusts OF ar. ln'ticd Nith
darkness and filed with dianpn">--Sccih-
in.Ir the weary hrcIthinSS oil TIE pace
come aid 20: Il halo !niln> about iI' camille
10 keel, back Ii" cncro"chin4 nh>i|. Ill"
iakci all iii atl seems no piacc for mortal nan.
ilrrr upon this floor is where Il" hopes /"
make 4ali,r iiSnoyery-h"pc- II lind brhlnu
i!!r diltpihitra iigging IL the end OF some
tliI. ia ihr tlrc II e"lnt chamber. = Vc!tl ~
III. pi,.ripi!. ore that escaped III" N"!k!i"h
ui .UlGrr yr1rS. Here is the place, h!lt now
his courage i almost gone lie remembers
AL The stories hr has heard from TIE Ger
njlu n.tci% Ui their tOha. "I'"l1@ .!
.tnoln4 OF ull!,rranc.n devil, which, clothed
- miners. are seen in the lonely driE!iS o!
In" lniac<. Gliding ;.ho:,t the chambers ana
,,"rin. o,,t from :inOn" the TIMERS, oi Ai'
heard to scream. 10 groaH pit!tl!iiH, or t.
lu.n wildly. He also Remembered ;!r't
NOR. than one poor fellow hid mel hi
death il, the very level that lay before mia.
Vet. remembering al! l!lr>.' things, Ii" had
HE ,.olrrt.:c to rise up and venture ior,l
lirpu he rc>kintr and rotten Old ilooE>.
tio,aA he was obliged 10 turn and LOOK 10
sac tn.,t nothing followed in after him from
the hatum OF the Mci,r.
4 chastity place he to;:iil ttc level. III"
1imb2r< were hung with great lcSt0on> C! i
peculiar fungus. resembling the mos q! ihc
liy. oak, !,ut White ~ s,:oW. Upon these
l;.stau!r rested glGhlll~7 Ui moisture which
were transparent ~ distilled water, an;;
which s,urkcd in the bri 5hI light !iH2 lay
ri ~, ot diamonds. All these groWl&. now
ever. were not OF The form Described. Some
rescmblcd exaggerated mushrooms, lad stems
Il ward long, that twisted aboGl like rams
horns, and wore crowns of the size of 4 broad
hat-riln They mingled with the NOISY for
nation, grew pendant from the roof OF the
drifts. hung ont from the "lag@ing," and
srr"utcd up from the base of the side SUP
rpIt>--ia Short, Ill places 80 E!lcd the "i!
deltS that il WAS necessary To crush Through
th.m. For IN hour or more our adventurcr
wlnGvr d through the mazcs OF the level,
more intricate than the labyrinlhs OF Crete,
or least than that OF Woodstock, III
which, rs the story goes, Fair Rosa
m0na was imprisoned, but no store OF
precious ore could ia find. At length
in crowdn% lis way through some laitch
1inhrrs in tumlle-down chamber, the
whole came down behind him, followed ''$
= trr,ut;rdo,,s cave OF earth, which Die" ou'
his candle and blocked the way behind MN,
c,nplr,ely cutting oil his retreat. inns hr
saw when he rciightcd his candle Ihl> nc
,;,l.nI drove out of his head al fear OF dead
men and shreking, mockng ioDail. ii"
En.w that he must now give up all hope OF
tiudin" ore, and must Use I'LL his wits Ill md
Ing . way out OF the mine. Walking t. amt
fro. and taking the bearings Of The place IL
swell ~ he conla, he searched about tli.lil h'
found I'm opening leading down to The loor
lciow. Descending by meats oil lis rope
ladder through the opening he passed under
the cave. and after wandering for Il time lii
the dismal, rocking place i'll which he found
himself, he came upon M old rottcu ladder.
mn which he clawled to the floor from which
ne Ind descended. thanking his stars That he
S,as aguin free. He now started TO lind the
mouth Of the incline, aud was congratnla-
tiny himself that he had recovered from his
former childish fears Of goblins, when, upon
c,cya,ing his candle above his head to peer
as fur ;,s possible into the narrow passage in
advance, there suddenly arose before him
,,,.St frightful apparition. uttering Il help
less, smothcred shriek-which seemed to he
ansyerc,, by still more dcSpairnS slriekS
from eYely cavern in the mine--he
Irnupcd lis candle. Standing slllarely