The Savannah morning news., 1900-06-09
GOLD SEEN IN DREAMS.
Miners Much Influenced by CIairVOy.
ants and Mediums.

Miners Much Influenced by CIairVOy-
ants and Mediums
| Denver (ColD Letter to Chicago Record.
Superstition plays a large part in gold
mining. If the facts were generally known
it would be proved that a majority of the
mines in this state are being operated as
much on account of some hint from I'M
seen forces as from the advice of material
experts
First and foremost, The Colorado pros
pector puts faith in his own judgment.
but he is not averse 10 having that iudg-
I ment backed by Spiritualisic advice, so,
! as soon as he stakes out his claim, he
frequently seeks a medium, and has
| reading over piece of surface ore.
| On account of the large patronage from
| the ranks of the prospectors and miners
Colorado supports an immense number of
! clairvoyants and seers of every descrip-
ton, and all of them claim to be able to
tell wha, is many feet below the surface
/, OF the ground merely by looking at.
piece of ore that is taken from the top.
Perhaps che most notable example of
! mine poeraJing largely on the strength of
| Spritualistic advise is found in the Gey-
| ser mine a Silver Cliff Col. This Is the
deepest mine in Colorado, being 2,250 feet
| below the surface. The mine takes its
name from its peculiar geological torma-
ton. It is being sunk in the center of
| what was evidently once a volcano era
Ter. When the work was started years
| ago the miners found round, hard stones
almost like the hard heads" which are
usced for paving city streets. When these
were cracked open small kernel of gold
| ore was found in the center. This kerr
mel did not run high in value, being in
| fnitesimal. hu it encouraged the pros
| pectCrs TO keep on. Ii was figured that
| these rocks We're formed when the last
eruption took place in the volcano crater.
il was estimated that as the shaft was
, sunk deeper lar2er rocks and compare
lively larger gold kernels would be found.
| On this theory the work was carried on
until depth of several hpndred feet was
reached. Then capital gave out, and the
mine would probably have been abandon
ed had no. a clairVoyant claimed to have
received informa ton that If the work was
pushed so much deeper fabulous values
would he struck.
| Armed with this information the pro-
motors went East Boston capitalists were
Interested and it is claimed that they
were also given first hand the spiritualisttc
information about the reward awaiting
those who perseVered in the work. With
plenty of capital back of the mine, an i'm
mense hoist built, the elevator being
unique In that it contains passenger sec
ton for the use of the stockholders or Off
cials who may wish to visit the mine. The
work was pushed vigorously, though there
was no ore in sight and the determined
| promoters sunk ! 100 feet without strik-
ing a sign of encouragement. At last, how
ever, ore bodies were opened up. and now
it liz reported that the mine is on the
road TO prosperity. though no statement
has been given out as to whether the
prophecies of The spritualistc adviser
have been fully realized.
| similar has n nllhliQ a
zion near Boulder, COL, Thomas j. Shell
| ton of vibration" fame. having located
| a mine near that city ana having secured
capital to work The property through an
/ alleged vision. Shelton is a Kentu1klan.
! VINO has been engaged in many different
enterprises. including newspaper work and
! preaching. While engaged in the publish
ing business in Little Rock, Ark, it is
said, he had a dream which brought him
| to Colorado. In his dream he sa " spot
on the slope of n mountain. near Boulder
| The spot was firmly impressed on his
memory, and in 1898 he located claim on
mountain slope thai seemed TO corre-
spond in every way with the location pic
tured in his mind. No difficulty was ex-
perenced in raising capital, and the work
| of developing the property has progressed
steadily, though no ore Of any promise has
been encountered. In spite of this dis
couraging circumstance, the promoter Is
not worried particle, as he claims to
have been told, TO fraction or foot at
what depth the pay ore would be struck
This depth has not yet been reached, so
| it is claimed.
Besides his Corper Rock mine as the
properly is called. Shelton operates wi
braton" office. Through the influence of
his mind he claims TO be able to give peo-
pie advice that viii result in wealth and
| fame. He has an office force that is kept
| busy detailing answers to correspondents
| in all parts of the world who want these
| vibrations" The letters are said to CON
tain the vibrations" Nobody can see
them, but the promoter says they are
| there and he has convinced so many per-
sons that he IS speaking the truth that
he is making a large income at 81 per
| vibration"
Another DREAM miner. who created
quite sensation in Colorado few years
ago and who Is still convinced that he
has untold wealth in sight as the result
Of advice from mysterious sources, is
Joseph Carey Of Rockford, ILL., Carey new
| er had any expe reuce in mining. but "A
few years ago he claims he was visited
in dream by The spirit Of an Indian
| squaw The squaw appeared three times
| and each tifne she told Carey that there
was wealth awaiting him IN an unpros-
pected and apparently barren field near
| Golden.
Col. Carey after the third dream lost
no time in coming TO Colorado. He went
| directly GolGen ana then followed up
| what is known as Indian gulch. west of
| the town. After proceeding a short dis
| tance up the gulch he located his claim
IN the exact SPOT which was pointed out
by the squaw. He began 10 sink shaft,
but soon had TO suspend work on account
If lack OF capital for development. Trou-
be also arose over the question OF his
right to the property. This was finally
smoothed over and Carey has worked dog
gedly en- his claim, in spite Of the sneers
| Of old miners who s8y that gold will
never be found 50 far down in the foot
hills. He says he has but little way 10
| proceed when. according to the dream
prophet he will open up an immense vein
| Of gold-hesring ore.
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