Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-10-26
SANDY o1RsoN,s GOLD.

Dc III remembered, tnat SANDY 1lDSOn
is dead, There are numbers of Clusters
most reputable citizens who would be
willing to hold up their hands and tes-
tify to that fact, and since some parts of
this story may provoke doubts in skep-
tical minds as to its unvarnished verac-
ity let us set down as fact, indisput-
able, and beyond all preadventure that
Sandy Gibson is dead, and was buried
some four years ago.
Sandy, during his lifetime, was pac-
er miner, and in the gulches around
many an old prospect hole yet remains
to bear silent witness TO his long aud un
firing search for the rich pay streaks,
OF his history, but little was known, for
he was not of communicative nature.
He would come into town with his lit.
tie sack Of dust, and changing it for coin,
would purchase his supplies, stay in
town for a few days, and shouldering
his pick and shovel would again resume
his search for gold.
The dwellers in certain house in this
town have for some time past been hear
ing strange noises of nights. When all
was still, the sound of bucksaw, saving
up cord wood, would be distinctly
heard but search of the room would
fail to show any cause for the myster-
Gus sounds not even particle Of saw
dust would be found on the floor, only
the sound of the saving, which would
always stop when anyone entered the
room. The perplexed people told some
of their friends about the noises that
were disturbing them, and party as
sembIed one evening last week to try to
clear up the mystery.
AS the hour drew late they distinctly
heard from the haunted room the sound
of the ghostly bucksaw, and the fall Of
the wood upon the floor as the cord
wood sticks were cut up, one by one.
Taking lights, the whole party searched
the room thoroughly, but nothing could
be found to account for the noises they
had so clearly heard.
Then it dawned upon one Of the party
who was versed in the WAYS of the spir-
it world, that this might be caused by
wandering spirit who had message to
impart, and who could not rest easy un-
Til that message was delivered so sol
emnly addressing the spirit, it was ad-
monished, that, if it were spirit in that
unhappy plight, it should rap three
times upon the table, The lights were
extinguished, and as the party sat in
anxious silence, there came three raps,
slow, distant, nndeniable. 1t was only
necessary to agree upon a code, where
by one rap should mean yes aud two
raps no, and they were in communica
tion will: the spirit world.
Now, it is obvious. that conversation
to which one of the parties only ans
wers, yes and no, can only be carried on
by long series of questors, necessar-
ily, more or less leading in their char
acter, but such is the well known limit
alton of spirit communications. and un
til the spirits learn to do their rapping
on typewriter, they will remain ham
pered thus in their efforts to talk to
their friends on earth. In this case, by
judicious questions and raps, the party
learned the following facts. and remem-
berng their origin, let none presume to
doubt them.
Sandy. before his death, had buried
beneath the house quantity of gold
dust, Of the value Of several thousands
of dollars, which, it was his wish should
be dug up and shared by the parties to
whom the communication was given.
This done. his spirit will find rest, and
can cease from saving cord wood Of
nights.
An excavation, in the spot Indicated,
was commenced this week. Until the
reasure has been unearthed, it would !
De unfair to the parties TO whom the in.
was thus given to reveal the
hiding place Of Sandy Gibson's gold.
HAIRY WAY ,