Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1892-11-04
A GOLDEN DREAM.
A Two Weeks Visit to Arizona
in the Spirit.
A Kansas Man MysterlousIy lnflu-
enoed Discovers a Long Lost
Brother and a Gold Mine.

A gold mine of prospective and al
most certain fabulous wealth was re.
Gently discovered in Yavapai county
about sixty miles west of Prescott
through a supernatural agency. The
discoverer Mr.. A. B. Ellet of Nemeha
county, Kansas, is temporarily a resident
OF Phoenix. His remarkable expert
ence will furnish an interesting study
TO the student of hypnotic influence.
Forty years ago there lived in Neme-
ha county, Kansas, two brothers A. b.
and Luther Ellet. In 1859 Luther went
west, was not heard from aiterward and
was believed to be dead. After ten
years he was remembered only as q
dead man and his relatives hgd ceased
to regard him in any other light.
About three years ago his remaining
brother was taken violently i'll at So
betha, Kansas, and was taken to his
home some fifteen miles away where he
lay for two weeks in stupor relieved
at brief intervals by delirium. At the
end of that time he recovered conscious
ness but talked incoherently OF having
been on visit to his brother who lived
at Prescott, Arizona. He did no regard
his illusion as dream but as
an actual experience and related
numerous incidents OF his visit to
his long lost brother, the most
important Of which was the dis
covery Of valuable gold mine. His
brother, it appeared to him, was inter
ested in a mine some distance from
Prescott and he had accompanied him
to it. In his dream Mr.. Ellet believed
he had walked fifty rods west from the
shaft of his brothers. mine and from
that point proceeded fifty yards south
to larps fiat rock, which stood at the
top OF an incline which led down to a
deep gulch.
This he dreamed, if his experience
may be called dream. was directly
above limitless deposit OF rich ore,
from which small ledge OF quartz ran
nearly to the side OF the gulch.
The impression OF this dream was in
effacesble and Mr.. Ellet believed that
his brother was still alive and he also
believed the gold mine was thing of
reality.
About nine months afterward he
received letter from his lost brother,
who singusrly enough lived at Pres
colt. This circumstance did not
strengthen Mr.. Ellet's impression, for
he was absolutely sure of it beforehand.
After correspondence of six months,
in the course OF which he learned that
his brother was interested in gold
mine, Mr.. Ellet wrote him about the
other mine which he had discovered in
his stupor. He also sent him direc-
tions a. to its location along with
rough map OF the country as it had APP
peared to the dreamer.
The directions were imperfectly I'M
ierstood by his brother, Luther, who
had little faith in the dream and
nothing came OF desultory search for
the mysterious mine,
bout about a month ago Mr.. Ellet,
who had been in i'll health for some
years, determined TO visit Arizona, in
body this time. Accordingly he came
by his wife, prepared to
stay until the hidden mine had been
developed. He was met at Prescott
by his brother and after resting
4 day or two the bothers started
in search of the mine. They first
proceeded to the shaft CT the old
mine. The country through which they
passed, the BUR roundings and every
hing were perfectly familiar TO Mr..
Ellet, who continually remarked that
nothing ought to seem strange, for
hadn't he been there in spirit, little
more than three years ago?
Provided with compass and meas
airing line they went fifty rods west
rom the shaft Of the old mine, thence
Fifty yards south and stood on large fiat
rock on the edge of the gulch.
The brother was overcome with be.
and though he WAS an old |
devoid OF sentiment and be-
lief in dreams, he sat down and gazed
about, swed by the correctness OF Mr..
Ellet's mysterious impression.
On the opposite side OF the gulch they
discovered a ledge of rich quartz, at |
which the brother was much elated.
Never mind that" said Mr.. Ellet,
that isn't the mine came to Arizona
% show you" and then explained about
he thin white quartz cropping which |
must be discovered on the side of the |
.ulch on which they were standing. |
they we're unprovided with pick and
hovel, and made no further attempt |
hat day to find it. Mr.. Ellet furnished
,s brother money to employ help in |
developing the find, and week ago |
anne to Phoenix as confident of success
Is if the product of the mine we're
.lready coined into 500 gold pieces and |
placed to his credit in a bank Of de-
1ost
The brother went on with the work,
md after two DAYS OF exploration found |
he little white streak, which affected |
Tim much the same as il he had found |
ghost. After he had followed it about
en- feet terrible storm began to rage
md he and his assistants were driven
,ut by ice and snow. He secured specl-
mems of the rock, with which
he reached the city yesterday.
The ore will be examined by an as
aver, but whatever may be the result
# the assay, Mr.. Eliet entertains no
loubt of the marvellous deposit at the
,ther end of the white streak OF quartz.
A stranger occurrence than this is
without record and all the details are
ully vouched for. The story OF the
Iream was published three years ago in
he local papers OF northeastern Kan
AS, though at that time the only re-
feature recognized was the
discovery Of the brother who had been