The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-03


her the new incarnation Of Christ. But for
all this Mrs. Chynoweth seems to care ve.y
little. "Icannot help it," she says, "that my
followers regard me as they do. There is
no sacrilege in my thought, and l intend
none in my speech or action, for know
that of myself I am nothing and can do
nothing. Here in our home we live the
right life, my family and ~
Wealth and Business Capacity.
Mrs. Chynoweth is a very rich woman. A
moderate estimate of her wealth puts it at
S5,0OO,0OO. And each of her two sons, E.
and ]. Hayes, who live with her, is worth
as much more. And all of these $15, ,OO0, 900
have been piled up, she firmly believes,
through the guiding power of the Holy
Ghost.
She is about So years old, is tall and thin
in person and wears rich and elegant cloth
ing, with a very little jewelry. She has
small, bright, piercing brown eyes, brown
hair slightly streaked with gray, and a sal
low, tanned complexion. The expression
of her face is strange and striking mix
ture of gentleness, love and tenderness and
shrewd, hard business capacity.
This influence which directs my life, :"
Mrs. Chynoweth said, land which l be-
lieve to be the Holy Ghost, has been N y
constant guide for nearly 40 years. Before
it came upon me was a skeptic-I did not
believe in the Christian religion, nor in the
Immortality of the SOUL nor the Bible. But
the first time that it came upon me strong
enough so that l preached without know
ing what l spoke quoted texts from the
Bible which l had never read. Now am
q Christian.
Her Mental Atmosphere.
'Years ago, when was a young girl in
my old home in Wisconsin, and before any
one except my own family knew of this in
fuence that was always about me, there
came to our house some people who were
deeply troubled. They slept in my room,
and the next morning the woman said:
There is something strange about that
room. What is it, The moment entered
1t a deep peace fellupon me. slept sound
ly, and this morning l awakened feeling
happy and content, with my troubles all
gone.' And that is only one of many SINH
lar experiences which people have had who
have entered my room or been much in my
presence. 1t is the mental atmosphere in
which l constantly live"
Then Mrs. Chynoweth told how she made
the iron mine discovery which formed the
beginning of her wealth. 1t was while she
was widow after the death of her first
husband. Her two sons were prosperous
lawyers in Ashland, Wis, and had been in
vesting their money in pine lands. One day
the influence came upon her and made her
go to their Office and tell them to invest in
iron mines instead of timber land. She
did so, and at once all three of them, the
mother still subject to the strange influence
and leading the party, set forth and went
to Hurley, some 80 or 40 miles away. A
number of companies had been long work
ing there, spending much money on test
pits, but with no success.
Better Than the Divining Rod.
Mrs. Chynoweth and her sons walked
over the fields until, without any volition
of her own and entirely in subsection to the
mysterious power which was directing her
actions, she came to a sudden stop. She
told mining man of long experience who
was with them that she would make her
location there. He laughed at her, said
there was no possibility OF one in that place
and strongly advised another location. But
she ordered shaft to be sunk without the
usual preliminary of a test pit. A good
grade of bessemer iron ore was found, the
lode being shaped like the roof Of house,
the apex directly under the point at which
she stood. They called this mine the Ash
land, and she and her sons still own the
whole of it. They also own half interest
in the Germania, situated near by, and
which was another of her locations.
Other people came TO ask her assistance
when her wonderful success became known,
and she never failed 10 lead them to the
right spot, even though she walked over
several feet of snow in making the location.
One of her sons was made superintendent
of the mine, although he was entirely with
out experience. But she guided all of his
actions through the power which influenced
her, even telling him, when he went east to
sell their mine products. What firms =
though she had never heard their names
before-he should deal with and what prices
he should ask.
Mrs. Chynoweth's Home.
Six years ago Mrs. Chynoweth. her sons
and their families came TO California sup
posing that they were merely taking
pleasure trip. But on the way il was re-
vealed to her that they must make their
home In this state Acting under the di-
rections of the guiding spirit, they Travelled
all over the state and finally bought 40
acres of land near San jose, on the road 10
Monterey.
Even considering nothing but the out
ward appearances of the ranch, i Is not