Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-03-21

n aniqus anu tensAtiuhai'
ly Interesting exhibition Is presented
to the lovers Of art and the marvellous
at San Francisco at the present time,
which Is more fully announced and de-
scribed In our advertising columns to.
day. It Is nothing less than a gallery
OF lifs-slzs portraits, drawn by spirit
artists, Of notables famed In history,
rs we'll as prehistoric, who lived hum
dreds and Thousands Of years ago.
There are twenty-elght OF them, and
among them are included Confuclus,
the great Chinese philosopher; Hiram
Abltf, one Of the greatest OF the Grand
Masters Of ancient Free Masonry ;
Plutarch, tho learned Greek writer
aud historian Alfred the Great, ono
Of the most illustrious monarchs that
ever swayed the sceptro OF Great Brit
ain Cranmsr. Archbishop OF Canter-
bury. martyred by burning ut the
stake In the reign OF Mary ; Guatama,
father OF Buddhism Pladar, tho an
Client Greek poet Sir Francis Bacon,
Lsrd High Chancellor OF England UNI
der James 1 Mazaleel, Priest OF Sln-
eyeh; Abelard and Helolse, the cell
ebrated unfortunate lovers whose
romantic history has been the theme
OF poet and novelist for over 700
years Vandyks, tho famous Flemish
painter, etc. All these are represented
arrayed In tho peculiar costumes Of
their day aud generation, aud each pic-
ture Is executed In q very spirited,
life-like style, forming q very strange
as we'll as beautiful collection. These
were all drawn BY wslla and Pet An
derson, spirit artists Of acknowledged
ability. the most elaborate picture OF
the collection taking but tive hours Of
actual working tlmo, while many Of
them wore executed In half MI hour or
less, tho artists sitting together In q
trance state, and holding the pencil by
turns.
As to how this particular group Of
strange pictures came to be thus pro-
duccd and placed before the Vision OF
US OF the nineteenth century, the San
Francisco Post gives the following:
"Mr. j. Winchester Is a middle aged
gentleman. who came to California la
lSi9. In 80 and VI he was the State
Printer, and the editor Of the Daily
Pacific Ne,rs, published In this city,
and the Daily argus, Of San jose, then
the Capital OF this State. lie Is one Of
the State Central Committee Of Lib.
sral Republicans, and q very %lntslll.
gent man, genial and kind. hearted.
lie 10 also an ardent Spiritualist, and
soon after Mr.. and Mrs. Anderson,
spirit artists. came to this city, he con-
ceived the Idea Of engaging them to
take the likenesses OF his guardian
spirits. A curious looking lot OF
heads Is the result-heads purpoItlng
to be likcnesses OF Mohammed, Confu-
cius, Cranmer, aud even Of persons
who lived sixteen thousand years
ago."
These ancient notables must have n
peculiar affinity for the society OF this
old journalistic "%forty.niner." Tho
spiritual attendants Of some others we
know Of might prove Interesting thui
to look at. We have been favored with
q sight of n full set Of cabinet size pho.
tographs OF these marvellous pictures.
aud consider them n valuable aud very
Interesting curiosity In that line, which
most any one would desire to possess.
This photographs are Of both card and
cabinet Size, and the prices can DO seen
I'm tho advertisement.