Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-03-08


sithe Hsss- "A Dsssssa sfosieh-
silver.
A reporter Of the San Francisco Cda
has found a little nine year old boy.
John Palmer. residing with his
parents in hat dty. whose eyes Possesses
The peculiar property Of seeing only as
immensely long distances. They are
gagged. % 10 speak. 70 . focus OF not
less than 2io, 900 miles. therefore all
objects nearer are eomminglsd into ons
great blur. The boy has been consid.
cred TO BE- blind. and therefore 10 kept
In . darkened room, bat . few nights
ago be accidentally got . peep ct the
moon. and his ordinations Of delight.
a. well - description Of what he saw,
directly convinced his fond parents that
hs possessed povets Of vision beyond
ordinary humans. The attention OF
the California Collsgsoi Sciences. whose
members comprise zone Of the most
.I.,,,e. -.,,,,s.. a. ,h.. s.c.ion. h.inu
subsequently, s'u.c'sa 10 'ne pn
non. the boy and his wonderful sight b.
came . deeply interesting subject fol
Investigation. The Cal reporter also
interviewed the ooy' mo M long wv
column and . half article psblished In
that sps OF sunday last, dives q full
sccount Of the scientific investigation OF
vhat the boy says no . in the moon.
We extract the following:
Tn. Iuns,i.n. ara mot formed n all
m. "r,s.i,.s Thsv ara lsss In beicht.
III s,,oa.,h.r NJ . dia.r.pt snpsarance'
Wh.n mil, r,ovn- thsv rsssmbie some.
-, . shs,;ot vhssl, with four spores.
.ansss,;ns A M csntrs or a.le. They
have ionr syss in he head. which ia ths
a,ls 40 10 snsak. and ali the limbs branch
~, d;,sc,iv from ths eeutre- liz rome
~. so,ws inovn A sRadIatsa" THEY
mo,a nv turuino rspidly Ike a Wheel.
nj ,,sy.I y. f,st M bird through I'M
a. Ths chilJren r. undeyeIoped n
so,m and - ~psrfectlv rouud. ike 4
nnmrl;n or or,nce. A. thsy srov olde,
Nv s.sm 10 cron or absorb the rotun.
J;,s MN. vhoie ho8v anil finally a..
anna The sp-oesrsno, Of chariot wheel.
Tbsy are Of difsrsnt color. or nation.
aIiti,s-brieht r,d. orange and blue Be.
NsS
- In Isrgs m.ioritv. Thsy do mo
-o,l Init AL sysry four or ave hour,
TS.-hs.. M hon:s. and mead none
H. 49,. M ciothino ana a. moi NJ.
an;,s ~ Ths,s bs;nc no nioht on M,
IN" a. 80, %t,cnt;ns M ann AMI
~ ~. ~ ~ onno.is. 80 MI m. IN,
ssss.s,s. %.nr.,srsI~ n eiy:n ,ion.i ii
80. Uni form into yast srmies. anS
49, IN my,;.d. ~ IN s~leepipo ground,
on re- .h:dov.sids of ths pianst. Thsy
AZ mot appsar 10 no very far over III.
ds,l rim for thsy r,sppsar In immsns.
nl.toons In a few hour. and soor
sp,ssa tbsmsslvss over the illuminated
.p,f.csI Thsv sIeep and wake about
n, simss in ons ordin.rv d.v of twenty.
,or, hor,s Tbsir occnnationa csnno,
a;ss"-n.a-,h.v mu.t bs totally am.
80, 49, .nv,hirc rnon ths ssyth'
tn. .n.s.ss ~ M. mo.n h an hir
..5Isnon IT, -. IN, s.v ,.,sl
NJ. ~. I. 49, a., v.t., ,;.;hls
~" 4. .,n,c.. :. ,.an.a an
r.. 4. ~ A.
nens nyuiossa -. .ns ,o,,.no.s
% 49, ~ A.. ,rhsIi,sr,.
o 4, a,..;n. .sm.. M
S"-.S.. I=r...d;,a ,S.n.i... into
Ss"A" .ss,.iss sna oths,
d"r.,,s., AM. Thsv move Il.
4. 1T ..o.J. No ops or tvo
.s.n ssns,sisd rom ths main
s",;.. Ths childrsn 30 6oci I'm
-. .nd ...m 10 b. All of one family.
IsS.-;sn.rsm i. nrLro~n Th.v ...m
sH.-. : Min. ~ .h.d NJ N h.
op~sM.h.ss 49, /. ,r..n IN
us.,s. = ~. ao,Y., .on.
myIa NMAE.ss
o'uon ~.~as ~. s..ai.s.S
ia srs.h samhinssions Az niscs' iiLs
= .,om. In . l,lsiJo.cons. No Other
1870 ~ .nimsl. bird. or bsinp exists
- an. ;nnmins,.a s,e. of IA neon.
Ths sh,rhhsry nd yeoetation Of The
ucnr n. an msssnic vsost.hls lifs no
-hs,s %,.i.ts. but ths lorna Of soms Of
,hs shrubs and trees are exceedingly
hssutifuI. tn. hiehsst trsss do not eI-
ceed tventy.ays feet, and they appear 70
have ali ACQUIRED their full growth. The
oround h strevn with flowers, but thsy
sre an formed Of mstals-eold, silver,
ooppsr. and tin prsdominating. But
thsrs h a nav hind Of metal seen every
re-, an trss. shrub and flower. no
vhsrs Known ON ths ssrth. II n of a
h,ieht ysrmilion color. and IN semi
sranspsrspt. IN. mountains are all Of
bar, and burnt granite, and appear 10
have been melted With Ere. The COM
mistss called the attention OF The boy TO
the bright "ssa Of glass" lately OBJ
served near the northern rim Of the
moon. and inquired Of what Il ID COM
posed. He examined II carefully. and
gave such Q minute description Of IL that
Il became apparent a. once 70 the oom-
quicksilver. The rssssn Why u has
y. .s.y iSo'nuy .a ss r.
snpssr, eloss up TO ths linz Of deuar.
cation separating the Light and shadow
upon the moons disc; and on closer In
spection q diettnet cntAract OF ne mud