New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-12
EiETH'S WETRDEST SPOT.
THE BIOOD-CURDLING WONDERLAND OF SUPER
STITION MOUNTAINS.

From The San Francisco Call.
The most uncanny spot on the face Of the earth
Is very likely Within the boundaries CT the SUPER
stition Mountains in Arizona. The name was given
never was name more appropriate OF course the
educated man of to-day knows that all or the
strange and weird phenomena 70 be seen there are
the result of natural and can be easily ex-
things can hardly be blamed for having whole
some fear OF any Part OF the range s.,.r..,,,o,
Mountains would take months to REPEAT out the
that the Arch Fiend who presides over the domain
has hatred OF the red man; and Is constantly -ay-
OF horror do so at the risk of never coming back
and all who do come back have some new ,als 20
things told of are the swinging stones that turn
OUT from the walls of a canyon and crush the
dance; trees that reach out their branches and
entange AL Who come near d tne aess are gay
that make the strangest sounds. Wild animals by
FISHES With legs come from the lakes and drown
all within their reach Fire and smoke and horri-
oT see tbe o weird ASPECT OF this uncanny re-
glon It is best to select that time OF the month
G tom is i'm in canyon that oocns on The north Side
the range and II an explorer will manage to get
about ten miles into this during the day time. and
after selecting quiet spot wait for me moon 20
get But don't 20 unless your nerves are strong
In most parts of the world silence comes with the
Sup,rstuion Mountains: or Is ms imagnaton! :
But suddenly the air is rent with the most I'M
and again 1t comes. and rolls and echoes through
the canyons, getting weirder with each reverbera-
ton. The cry Is taken Up on all sides until the
mountains seem like pandemonIum.
But nerve yourself and pass on: Keep 10 the
bottom OF tho canyon ana you Will be In no danger
OF "A fall silence Will come again. and II you keep
on you will e-shapcd mountain ris-
ing before you. Approach closer and castle as
perfect as any on the banks OF the Rhine will APP
pear perched on its summit. When near enough a
soft muffed sound of footsteps will be heard.
What is it? by looking carefully procession OF
panthers be seen walking around the cone
shaped mountain as If guarding the castle its
summit.
Hound and round they go. looking neither TO
msde ,Hey will not notice H. Many old Hunters
say that II is possible for a man To walk right
across the line and the panthers will not attack
him
Further, up the canyon are numerous guches.
into which the moonlight falls; One OF them has a
sort OF overhanging ledge and beneath IL appears
a crowd OF men. Surely they are talking Fer
their arms appear TO move their heads turn from
side 10 side. Some have on white clothes and
others appear 10 be of different colors peculiar
sound IKE the murmur Of voices nlls the air
startling sight in the mountain b. seen. Surely
T. Is n15 OF ms World. The canyon suddenly
side At first sight it is only an abyss of inky
can be heard and from the profound depth u white
ROBBED figure Will appear Then another and an
other. until there is whole procession OF ghosts
passing over the brink
oning the observer While this is going on. clouds
viii appear to float In from the sides, and perhaps
thunder will be heard In the distance. But the pro.
cossion moves on and passes up "A canyon and
finally disappears over elm. silence will follow;
be traversed further, but by turning lack ana
entering small valley on the ether s,ae s, Inrs
close to tree and their attitudes show them to be
Interested in what one Of them Is saying, o,c mn,
behind II al Intervals can be seen flashes OF ight
Thunder follows and the earth 6eneath your zee,
You 10 The ground and you hear the kissing OF
Serpents near by. II you happen to be In the