Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-12-10
MYSTERIOUS MESSAGES.
They Come from the uuknown and
are Observation-Disclosures ssd
Conclusions.

Next to the mystery Of life itself is
that Of thought Its agent. That the two
have common camping ground in the
brain complicatss rather than solves
their mysteries. Still. mystery is but
another name for ignorance; and over
aud around IL not through the unknown,
thought often plays like the lambert
aame about the heads Of ancient saints
and heroes, illuminating though but
iaiutly the future. and disclosing though
but dimly coming events. $4,000.
1t seems that. after all. mankind ID 10
4 measure responsible for much OF the
ignorance and many Of the mysteries
Which attach to existence. Would some
one stop and think and remember and
range round his daily life event after
event, autscedsnt and consequent 40
we'll as cause and effect. II is more than
possible, il IL even probable that be
would soon DO able with feeble steps and
slow to pace across the borders Of the
known into the unknown. though such
crossings might be but here and there
and ut rare and radiant intervals. Yet,
even such experiences might be OF use to
his fellow creatures and hold much sin
and suffering in allegiance II not Danish
them forever.
GOLD HILL MEMORANDA.
Charles Richards was killed in the
Forman shaft December 9th. He had
been at work there but fifteen days. He
told his friends after the first shift that
somehow he did not like it there |; he
could not feel at ease; be was startled at
every little occurrence while at work.
and drew a breath OF relief when out
and 90 his way home. Still the neces-
slies Of home urged him TO keep his
Job, and be laid down his life as O sacri.
tics to an unheeded inner warning.
Neil Gallagher was killed by the sad
accident ut the Yellow Jacket mine.
Tho night before be went to work for
the last time he heard strange sounds
and felt depressed aud i'll At ease, aud
almost made up his mind not to go to
work on that fatal day ; but the fear Of
ridiculs amons his friends II he yielded
to what he felt to be q warning was
stronger than even the fear OF death,
aud be went sternly to meet his fate.
The night o! that terrible accident OF
the Con. Imperial shaft. Mrs. Winnie
was startled, while yet awake. by the
appariliou at her bedside OF the form Of
her husband all manelsd and torn and
bloody. She arose and went to the
mine, hoping against hope OF every step.
and there obtained knowledge Of the
broken cable. the plunge Of the cage
down the shaft. and the death OF her hus-
band and seven Of the eight Of his fellow
miners.
DISTANCES similar to the foregoing
have been numerous on the Comstock,
but their evidence would only be cumu.
lativs. Each has been well authrnti.
Gated. yet none have been needed.
Fatality has attended every one Of thea.
| The miners OF the Comstock are brave
10 meet death. They defy him every
day; yet are not brave enough to bear =
taunt from those about them.
CONCLUSIONS.
II, as is clearly proved in the case OF
Mrs. Winnie. there 10 communication
under any conditions. and however mys-
teriously. between the here and the
hereafter f: IL, ss would from the other
instances cited seem possible. unseen
i~ntelligencss are even at times near the
living, aud can make oil impression ON
the sense OF sight or hearing. or are able
by the magnetism OF their presence to
cast even upon thought the shadow Of
events which with visions eleansed they
are able to see approaching. q little at.
tsntion to those things can certainly do
no harm. and may avert danger.