The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-12-07
NEVADA'S WONDERFUL CAVE
MILLIONS IRON MILLIONS or PURE
GOLD hND Sitter.
A Gentle r,nr and Soldier who Turned Her
NIT Led to the Tren-ure Mountain by
AN India Gsuide-An Astounding Spectacle.


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Prom h, pirrint. lf,1ni~.
c.,soS Nov 81 ~, many voara tbcro
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has been living in the walker river range OF
moup,,ins n mnn named Alccrnon Is Grant
,''.U ..'' ''" n,'h, ,t ho,n,s or bah,,o'
VINO 'crS I"rVi' sp"su' ''' NUNS VI ""o'"
lions Of white men. His ost'nsible occupation
wna ,rosrc,tinv for preeious metals but the
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iaeo' ms "ne "ha ""'.'.i, ,, :"
these wilds pointed 10 Oh. fat OF his non-suc-
cess IN 'na' direction nf ,n "' ,1' was !" ',s
c'y ~" u",H e'"'' ",' Wv '.." Us V W"
tcrv. IIr IL "A nutiyc of Bourbon county. Ken.
tu'ky. having peeh porn there III 1870 IL" was
sent to Harvard College where he graduated In
1916 second in his class In 1851 he was ad-
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Kentucky. lio enjoyed lucrative practice in
Tim, ci,y until tho hreak mr. ont of the r.b,llion
, a., ..,..t a., ., ,o.o,, s.,.i ~,
"ncn nc 'h'er'u 'no 'on',,'cr"'o Sci''o". re-
ccivng commission as MAJOR in ono OF tho
Kentucky regiments In the moan time Grant
h,I ,n, ,,,,,ra, ~, ii,,Io ,.,,,,,, round
h"u 'nntri'u "hu s"u'''u" nun i"ihl'' "io"n"
him. ThesH he M that time had taken 10 the
Southern portion OF Kcniua Ky aud placed them
UNDER the protection II rNatives .
When the war ended he pictured 70 himself
IN rnpiurous delight the happiness that would
uIon The faces oi his loving wife and dear
children lie took pa~sag' for Southern Ken
turky. Upon arriving at tho spot where his
hopes and happiness were centred. there
awaited him notainS but mas Of charrcd
I
hors' and sat down upon the ground. weeping
liLc 4 chlid. lie harmed that about = year bc-
Cling troops had infested that portion Of Ken
turkN. and that tho family Of Grant had been
huuHt' "il M, ii,vh iII'nr {"i'm wv, ME
h. rnsn.Di g. ~sis" 10 u inul" train when was
th"u nhout .ios-ing the plains ind ailrrward
arrived IN III IS state. ana "ugrHt"d to the most
extreme southern end of the Walker river
mountains. where b. has been existing eyer
since, only NJ rar" intervals seeing the detestcj
face OF white man.
4 numh.r OF tn" walker river tribe looked up
to- him VIA great r,Nrrt noe, supposing him to
hr endowed with supernatural powers. About
two months ago one Of these Indians. who had
been n recipient of special fayors ut the hands
OF Grant DESTROYS of exhibiting his gratitude.
Ielrestcd 9nr 7, 70 To accompany him on two
days ramhlc through the mountains. and he
would show him. a cave wonderfully rich with
gold aud silver. What direction ~ the compass
two days and u hall. our hero and his com
panion arrived at dusk one evening in Il mar
either aide 10y rugged steep mountains. In
III vicinity. tho Indian said. the cave was To-
WIS cooking supper his companion went in
no time would be lost in finding IL in the morn
In. The Indian returned with Joy imprinted
upon his copper-cOlorrd features and impaired
To- Grant the satisfactory tidings that lie had
wlthstandins the dark ness which then prevail
light "a MONDAY. At an early hour next morn
Ing alter travelling In this canon. which is
little less the Indian pointed to n pile
OF granite Of immense weight stacked
mountain. md toLi Grant that by removing the
bouldrrs An entrance to tho cave could be
effected. The two men Immediately set To work
at their herculcan task which occupied them
nearly two hours When the obstruction wns
removed all that could be sacn was an op.ning
leading into tine mountain II dimensions only
great enough to admit the bodies If two largely
dtwcpei men bat IN. lnterlcr %as as dark as
the di-tanrr of about ten feet. but the intensity
hands before his face He cried out 10 his com.
panion for some burning sarebrush which was
TO relate. this artificial light would not illumi-
nato the dark mess Here was "A uir. ms
Grnnt emerged from his subtcrrancnn visit am
consulted with his semi-savape companion as
To- the most .xpedient means 10 be cmtloy.,l in
tho emergency; II was useless t, sock for gold
or anything Else In so dark u place where art-
icial light proved n no await The Indian then
repeated his story of the Illumination which 10
this yarn sounded rather Improbable in ihe
ears of an intellgen, white man. yet the
ward appearances that our hero decided L. re-
main until the stars came out, and determine
aou. narra Ms 6S "' MN T Hp i H.
camping ground Of the previous night and
brought their traps To the mouth Of the mystr-
would draw t. . close So greatw Grants in :
pIg;ttsn ,., t a. twIlsht W. approaching
the vault, yet ~. blackrst darkness mortal ever
bcheld was stii holding sway therein But
light wn- making itself apparent and AT o
O'Clock that evening ray OF brilliant MONDAY
light shot out from the opening II that wonder
ful suh"rranean passage. For tho ilrst timc in
many years Grant gave vent a. - shout ui de-
light. Tho Indians tale ui seeming fiction and
improhahiiiiy was true. The sight was 50
grand. 80 wonderful and So mag nlc.nt. that
Tor "a tcw moments Grant was rooted 10 the
ground hy 4 comb nation ol terror and admirn-
hon. Aftera while he and companion entered
the cave but tho light was 50 piercing and bril-
liant that for a few seconds the pair could see
nothing; their vision seemed to he lost: tut