Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-05-22
A PEEP INTO
THE CURTAIN ROLLED AWAY.
Eureka-Its Mines, and Its Future
Prospects.

To sit on the corner on a sunny day
and battle in old Sol's rays is
contenment; to boss an excursion
and appear as if the weight of the
whole thing rested on ones shoulders
is satisfaction; to be pointed out as the
Teller what made a pile in stocks last
week" is enjoyment; it is pleasure to
cut another fellow out of his girl, and
be complimented on one's lady-kil!ing
powers. All these are among the
good things of the world, but they are
nothing in comparison to the ability to
peer into the womb of the future; gaze,
as it were, beyond the domains of the
actual and grasp the knowledge CT
the veal OF roe to come. We have
been there; we have tackled a seeress-
a real live fortune-teller-and what we
don't know about future happenings is
not worth inquiring into.
OUR VISIT.
We sauntered along up Main street,
in the direction of the Richmond
works, until the sign "Clairvoyant
Physician" suddenly came into view,
and as it was salary day we ventured
in. There was nothing in the sur
roundings that would have induced
one to believe that he was IN tho pres
nee Of a priestess of fate; in fact the
place looked Ikea small restaurant, an
illusion that was heightened by the
presiding genius of the room. A large
notwithstanding woman blandly in
quired if we would take some nice to-
mato soup. We disclaimed all inten-
ton of taking anything, and limited
that we might be mistaken in the
shop; that We were looking for a first
class article of second sight-an uplift-
ing of the veil of Isis, as il were. The
effect WAS magical. Selling us by
the hand she exclaimed: "Young
man, your unerring instincts haven't
fooled you this time. l run a restau.
rant-no Chinainsn employed-as a
sort Of back action to my regular bust
ness; but | am the only real, bang-up
seventh sister TO a seventh son that ever
smiled on Eureka. Walk right into
the sitting room; by the-by, one look
at your noble c"ountenance tells me
that l shall be o Dlpelled to adhere
strictly to the regular terms, lash in
advance" Complying with the re
quest of the voluble lady, we were
usliered into a neat room, accompa-
MED by the woman, who threw her
self back into an easy chair, and with
very little effort was soon in that me-
diumistic state denominated a trance,
aud thus proceeded to unfold the
screed on which our future was en-
rolled.
PAST AND FUTURE.
With upliited finger and stony glare,
she delivered the following: "Sir,
turning my eye inward, l see that
your criminal career has continued up
till the present time with great success.
You have grazed the county Jail several
times, and twice been in imminent
danger of an enforced seclusion in the
State Prison. You saved yourself by
bribery"
But, madam, we interrupted, this is
no news to us; the future is what W.
are anxious about. The fact was we
were getting a little uneasy under these
revelations.
"Hush!" she exclaimed, Z" / am but
the child of destiny, and the auguries
that l utter are beyond my control.
You have crowned your Infamous
career by becoming a local reporter.
You possess all the necessary qualif-
cations but cheek. You are too mod.
est for the business. Your retiring
disposition receives rude checks daily.
The Sheriff has an eye upon you. and
you feel uneasy. Take my advice: GO
study law under Captain Hubbard,
associate with Pete Caravan, emulate
your worthy Senior, read up on Nor
man horses, get sweet on a grass
widow-these are sources whereby you
may harden your epirdermis and sue
coed in your profession. AS to the
future, | can give you but little encour-
agement. You were not born TO be
drowned. Your death will be caused
by a sudden fall. A platform will give
away, and your descent will be violent.
ly checked. But you have one copso.
lation: your deathbed will be attended
with unusual ceremonies; the county
officials will attend it in force, and
your funeral expenses will be no AK
on your friends"
ANOTHER f GONE.
She ceased, and with a slight shiver
her eyes lost their petritied look, and
she regained her normal condition.
We had grave doubts as to the utility
of u investment, and so informed
her; but she declared she was not to
blame, she knew nothing of her utter.
ances, which we sincerely hope may
be the case. Seeing that we were
somewhat chagrined at our fortune,
she offered TO take another peep into
the future, and tell us of the mines,
the outlook of the city, and other items
of interest. 1t was not really doing
justice to our creditors, but we handed
over another silver dollar, and we be.
iieve we got our moneys worth. She
&C .nmenced as follows: some thous-
and feet further in depth will develop
ore bodies beside which those already
found will sink into insignificance.
Not only will these be found, but the
fact will be demonstrated that the Eu-
reka Is the great ore vein of the world.
The space intervening between the
Jackson and Atlas will become one of