Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-09-15
A MUSICAL MOUNTAIN,
Sweet Sounds like the Thinking Of Delis.
Made There.

Sweet Sounds like the Thinking Of nelis.
Made There.
In the old Truckee mining district,
down the Truckee kiver, near Pyra.
mid Lake, is situated Ncvada's mu.
steal mountain. This mountain was
first discovered by the white settlers
In 1863, at which time there was
some excitement In regard TO the
mines found In the neighborhOod.
The discoveries were q party Of pros.
pectOrs from the ComstOck.
They had pitched their tent ut the
foot OF the mountain, and for a few
evenings thought themselves q be.
witched, says the VI. GINA City En-
terprise. zach evening, q little af.
ter dark, when the air was calm and
all was quiet, u mysterious concert
began. Out from the face of the bio
mountain were waited soft strains
that seemed to cause the whole at.
mOsphcre TO culver as they f,oated
over the camp. The music then an.
peared to pass over IL until II was
far, tar away, and almost lost in tho
distance, when, beginning with q
tinkling as Of many little silver bells,
there would tie a fresh gust Of sweet
notes from the mountain
During the daylight hours little of
the mysterious music was heard and
it was settled that IL was not caused
by the wind. A spring near which
the explorers had pitched their tent
afforded the only vOod camping
grounds In the neighborhood, and as
each new party OF prOspectors arrived
at the spot the wonder grew.
Some Piute Indians who came
along ana camped at The spring were
found to be acquainted with the pc.
culiar musical character OF tho
mountain. They called IL the .'sing.
ing mountain"
Some Of the men collected in the
camp became more interested in tho
mountain than in prospecting and
gave most OF their time to an investi.
CATION OF the mystery Of the musical
sounds heard To proceed from 1t.
They found that the whole face OF
the mountain was covered with thin
flakes OF hard crystalline rock.
There were great beds of tho flakes.
The investigators concluded that the
musical sounds heard proceeded from
loose material. huge drifts Of which
seemed to be gradually working their
way down the steep face of the mount.
ain.
At all events the strains heard nc
the foot OF the mountain In the even
lng's stiffness seemed to bc produced
by the uniting and blending OF the
myralds OF Deil.likc tinklings pro.
ceeding from the immense beds of
slaty debris creeping glacier.likc down
the slope.
The solution OF the mystery of the
musical mountain Is the only one
worthy Of notice. As no mines OF
value were found the district was
soon deserted and has since SELDOM
been visited. Therefore few excep0
the old-t!me prospectors know much
about the singing mountain"
Natural Rights and the Suffrage
There Is q controversy on womaa
suffrage In the Century. Senator
1lOar believes that women should
vote, and lev. Dr. Buckley says they
should MT. Tho latter writes:
Whether the suffrage shall be con.
fcrrcd upon any cla's men or WON
en- cannot be decided exclusively upon
tho question OF natural rights These
do, indeed, require the protection OF
all IN the enjoyment OF life. liberty,
and the pursuit Of happiness, SO long
As the same are exercised in q man.
ner compatible with the rights OF
others The arrival OF u second man
upon u de .ert island would necessi.
tate q whole series OF compromises
which, II not accepted, would result
In the abjcct submission OF the
weaker, his Hight, or war to the
death.
In this country 1t Is agreed that
the ma GRITTY OF voters shall rule.
What fundamental principle gives to
two millions the absolute right to
rule over two millions less one? AS ut
the aye OF seventeen some are better
qualified for the suffrage than many
ut forty, what absolute natural right
DEGREES that none shall exercise the
franchise until twenty.One years old'
These, ana many other provisions,
are compromises to which the people
submit for the sake OF the results
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