New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-18
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| If Jules Verne wishes an enduring renown as dr
! imaginative writer he should come TO this country
and sit at the feet of the Western miner and hunter
they can. in the vernaeular give HIM points In see
ing visions and IN dreaming dreams they have fer
tility of resource which remains unparalleled. Not
long since we told of Western miner who
ciawled into n cave in some lonely mountain Now
most men would have emply lied about the size of
the cave, its stalactites and snlterranean lake.
But the Imagination Of the Western brother scared
above such hackueyed themes. lie electrified his
gaping friends with tale of marvellous image
seated in the cave the figure OF man. composed OF
gold silver and copper. wearing helmet. Nor was
this sufficiently mystic and wonderful. He went on
to tell of bright flame IssuIng from the mouth of
the image. Then he probably remarked that he
wOud take his straight" and expressed his ability
to knock ont - any other liar in one round.
Bur the golden gss-jet has been eAtugiished by
the appearance oil 2 "c;IIi-dwelsr' in New.Nexlco.
il appear, that some three weeks ago several men
were hunting N tie vicinity of the ancient ave
dwellings near Espanola, ~ NJ They ft 10
enter one of those caves Tor the purpose Of eating
lunch. The local chronicer. whose account is
nearly remarkable rs the apparition. states that
they drank both beer and champagne. Now had
they remained aithiul to the usual whiskey OF the
West they would have encountered nothing worse
than snakes. But their unhallowed mixture OF
beverages led 10 IN appalling result. AT the en-
trance to the cave stood a wild, weird uuearthy
looking being" Now comes his description
Our informant n coo headed. el-poised mau. and
q mount,!urcr OF two scores Of years standing
AYERS that he was net whit under eight feet in
height. li. head. which was bare was elongated
and rose conc-l, To NJ least ten inches above the
hair line This would appear to be an account OF
mountain with no pay streaks above timber line
but II isn't. His eyes were rreternaturally large
aud shonc with light whose viyidnrss sent queer
thrill to every startled hunter OF the little group no
looked into their flame Int depths Now, that We
cuusiler really affecting. especially the "quecr
thrill and "tLe lamr-lit depths His hands
aud feet we're also enormous The upper part
of hlo body was clothed IN short wraps consisting
OF skins dressed by some art now unknown.
lie carried club of enormous size the smaller
end sharpcued. seemed ron.Ippcd' But lust
as our interest rises to the boiling pOint
are told that he bounded away up the almost per
pendcular face OF the mountain and disappeared
Then the writer grnvely goes TO remark that this
appearance is incomprcheusible unless somewhere
III impossible mOuutan Businesses the remnants of
the prehistoric dwollers exist 1t is stated that
the first impulse OF one OF the hunters WAS t.
shoot the cndweller but he refralLed ana mis- self
denial cannon be too highly extoled."
There was once "a college professor who. IN mo-
ments easy social intercourse WAS wont to cnun-
ciate the aputhegm Gentlemen, never mix your
drinks" 1t is evident that the progress OF cyIza-
ton has not proved an unmlxeu good to the West
The replacing of tanglefoot' with beer and
champagne and the introduction of Jules Verne
" orks must be held responsible for these remark
able apparitons. lt 10 II cold day when the Inuo-
cent brother from the Far West is unable to pro-
duco "A tale of craven images wild clItl.dwcllers
bhzzaris or incidentally rich mines