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Navada's Wonderful Cave.
XILIJONS UPON MILLIONS OF PUEE GOLD
AND SILVER.
CARSON, Nov. 21.-For many years
there has been living in the Walker
river range ( f mountains a man
uamed Algernon B. Grant, who very
rarel sought the haunts or habita
tions of white men. His aetensible
(ccupation was prospecting for pre
clots metals, but. the fact of long
and uninterrupted resistence in these
wilds sj)Ohtted to the fact of his non.
uecess in that direction. Mr. Grant
was int1his city a few days bince, and
tho toloviig id in extract from lhis
woidrtil and initerestittg histoiy:
le is a native of Bourbon conm)ty,
Kentucky, having been borni khere
Iin'1825.
lHe wAs sent to UIa ard College,
where he gradiiated in 1846, second
in his class. In 1861 he was admit
ted to practice in the S.reime Court
of Kentucky. Tie enjoyed a lucra
tive practice in the State, until the
breaking ont of the rebellion, when
She enttereddthe Confederate service,
reci:iving a commission as Major in
one of the Kenmucky regiments. In
~the . meauntime, he had married and
gathered a lit tle family around him.
A,'ee~ he, at that time, had taken to
the Southern portion of Kent ucky and
. placed them uder the protection of
natives.
When the war ended he pictured
% to himself in rapturous delight the
biappiness that would figll to his lot
when he could once again gaze upo:
the facew of his loving wife and dear
>& pildren. He took passage for South--.
e rn Kentneky. Upon arriving at
.& the spot wh ere his hopes and happi
- eso were centred, there awaited him
%ting but a mass of -charred ruins.
T strong man dismounted from his
hof6se and sat downt upon the ground,
weepigg like a child. Lie learned
21 tat abont a year before the close of
I14te war a small band of straggling
-troops had infested that portion of
k Kenitcky, and that the family of
?&Gran,t had beeni murdered, and the
Sincendiary torch was brought into
play. In the early spring of 1866
ha enigaged passage In a mule train
wh1ech was- then about crossing the
.i'plaint, and afterward arrived in this
S tate, and emigrated to the most ex.
Strierne southern end of the Walk er
' liver piountains, w hero lhe has been,
~j~exiting ever since, only at rare in
tis-lseeeing the detested lace of a
Anumber of the Walkeg River
looked tup to him with great
,~~iteoe, opposing him to be en
~~ onpernatural powers.
~ onths ago one of these
'A Mt%.~t1Q d been g r'eciient of
~~~ AbIanda of Grant,
I ~ hI#tAtitZud,
the mountains, and ie would show
Im a cave wonderfully. rich with
gold and silver. What 'direction, of
the compass the party followed,
Grant is relnitnt about revealing.
At all events, after travelitg about
twg days and a half, our hero and
his companion arrived at * dusk one
evening in a narrow cannon, or
mountain gorge, enclosed on either
sidq by rogged, steep mountains. In
this vicinity, the Indian said, the
cave was located. A cOmp fire was
lighted, and while Grant was cook
ing supper his companion - went in
search of the exact location of the
cave, so that no time would be lost
in finding it in the morning. The
Indian returned with j(sy imprinted
upon his copper-colored features, and
iliparted to Grant the satisfactory
tidings that he had found the cave
without difficulty, and tbat, notwith,
standing the darkness which then
prevailed, the interior of this won
dei-tul vault was as light as noonday.
At an early hour next mpornihg, after
traveling in ihis. vaion, which is
many miles in length, for an hour,
or may be a little less, the Indiai
pointed to'a pile of granite of im
wense weight, stacked up against t.e
ci agged side of a monster m'ountain,
and told Grant that by removing
the toulders an entrance to the cave
would be effected. Thd two men
immediately set to work at their her
Callean task, which occupied themu
iiearly two. bouis. When the *ob
struction was removed, all that could
be seen was anl oe)Cninlr leading ito
thle mlounitaill, (it dimentsionis only
great enough to admit the bodies of
two largely developed men; but the
interior " as ms dark as Erebus.
Graut ventured in tbis opening to
the distance of about ton feet, blit
the inenEity of the darkness preclu
dod him from seeing hio hands be
fore his face. Ile cried out to his
companion for some burning sage,
brush, which was immediateiy thrust
into the cave, but, strange to relate,
this artificial light would not illni
inate the darkness. Ilere was a
nice pass. Grant emerged from his
subterreauneau visit and consulted
with his semi-satvage comparnion as
to the most expedient mieans to be
eltpployed in the emergency; it was
useless to seek for' gold or' anything
else in so daiik a place where at tifi
cial light proved of no avail. The
Indiant then repeated his story of the
ill uination, which he saw in the
cave the proceeding night. Al
though this yarn sounded rather im
probable in the ears of an tutellig'ent
white man, y'et the .Indian'was so
earnest and siincerE, to all outward
appearances, that our hero decided
to remain until the stars came out,
and determi: e whether there was
any truthb in his com panion's fabn
Ious narration. 'They returned to the
camping ground of' the. pieyfons
night and brought their traps to the
mouth of the mysterious cave. It
seemed as if that day never would
draw to a close, so great was Grant's
impatience; but as twilight was ap
proaching a light glimmer wasdis
cernible at the miouth of the vault,
yet the blackest darkness mortal ever
beheld was still holding swvay there
in. But gradually, as night was titl
ling, an unnaturai light was making
itself apparent, and at 9 o'uiock that
evening a ray of brilliart noonday
light shot out frm the opening of
that w'onderful subterranean pausage.
For the Birst time in many years
G rant gav wen t to a shout oh delight
The Indian's, tale of seeirng fiction
and improbability was true. The
sight was so grand,oo wonderu, and
so magninecent, J.f *fwm
mente Grant was d ~rennd
by a combisatior 4
mniratIQ A fter aM
hh WNdi edlef it
see nothing; their vision seemed to be
lost; but gradually their eyes became
accustomed to the unnatural bril
liancy of light, and the sight which
met their gaze no person can depict.
The walls and ceilings of this passage
were covered with burnished gold
and silver, the bulk of which com4.
prised thousands of tons. Grant re
lates that the first ight of these
treasures terrified him, but, after re
gaining his self-possession, he and
the Indian made a tour of explora
tion. This cave is about one mile in
length, 150 feet in width, and seven
ty feet high. The interior of this
immense grotto is arched similar to
an old gothic 'church, supported by
large alabaster-like pillars, entwined
by heavy golden and silver wire of
the dimensions of a man's finger, like
the growth of ivy, and in a style ot
grandeur and magnificence that
could never be produced by human
hands. These pillars seem to have
been placed in position by a provi
dent nature, to supporf the heavy
ceilings of the grotto incrusted by
thousands of tous of gold and silver
wire and ingots wrought in the most
fantastic shapes. Besides the incal
culable treasures, this vast cave Con.
tains chambers and domes of the
most grotesque architectural designs,
marvellous avenues and little lakes,
the latter alive With fish of every
color of the rainbow, a gorgeous and
in)describable sight, indeed.
Uita all reads like an improbable
tale, but Gratit vows that his state
ment is one of absolute veracIty,
f.omn Alpha to Ooga. One of.the
most umvecc-luntable fea'ures about
this ca1ve is, the unnatural light at
night, w hich, Grant says, is not phos
phiorscent (Io being somiewhat of a
scientist), and the unheard of and
imipene rable darkriesi during the
day. Grant asserta that there are
millions upon m1ilions ot pur.e gold
and silver in that vatult, and ie means
to share with those who have been
kind to himm in bygone days. IIe is
no0w en route for Louisville, Ky.,
and has with hmim several hundred
pounds of gold, takeni from the cave,
to seek out some o' ihi8'old friends
whom he will b,ring out here as early
as possible.- Nevada Enter prise.
Hell.
There are - preachers in England
as well as in A.mericai, now,-a days,
declaring themselves disbelievers in
hell- No one hais a right to discard
the Word of God. If' hell does not
actually exist, then there is no heav
en, and tihe Bible is a mnere myth.
It is a very p)leasant doctrine to some
poplle to discar'd hell and advocate
heaven. TIhere would be no justice
to the upright and pure if they were
p)a~ced upon an equal foo ting after'
death with the nicked and depraved.
Hleavenm it.self would th:en be a hell.
Tile beauttiful life of Jesus, and the
immortal teachings of His apostles
and followers will never be blotted
from the face of the ear-tbhby all the
ingennity and skill of men. But the
tr'ue 'iisters of the Truth will have
to fortify themselves and combat the
errors of infidelity that are even try,
ing to creep in) the very chnrch oif
thu Most High. With lightniing
speed Jo the errors and false teach-,
ings of' mnen spread over' the world.
Men love falsehood, it seems bettor
than truth. What wickedness, what
blackness, what darkness, what cor
ruption, what rettenness, what death
lurks in the hearts of men who seek
to under'min~e the religion of Christ.
There is beautiful precept, which
he who has received an injury or
who thinks that he has, would for
his own sake do well to follow: Ex
se~ half apd forgive the rest.
Chemberlain and Leslie.
The Tiew York Sun prints a long
letter from Columbia givirig the gist
of some evidence elicited by the in
vestigating committee implicating
ex.Governor Chamterlain in the
land commission fraud. The witness
es were 0. 0. Bowen, ex-Governor
Moses, John B. Dennis, Niles G.
Parker, J. L. Neagle and others. Af
ter describing the indignation of the]
negro Radical leaders at finding that
Land Commissioner Leslie and his
white associates were enjoying a mo.
nopoly of the land commission steal.
ing, the letter goes on to say:
It was rnanimously determined
that Leslie must be got rid of and
Delarge appointed in his place. Mos
es was requested to go and bring
Leslie to the meeting After he had
returned with the latter, Chamberlain
(as the special fr-iend and supporter
of Leslie) unfolded to him what was
proposed, and asked that, in view of
the danger which stared them in the
face, he (Leslie) should - consent to
hand in his resignation. But, to the
consternation of all of them, Leslie
indignantly refused to do any
such thing. His answer, as contain
ed in the testimony given before the
committee, is as nearly as possible in
the following words:
"Gentlemen, I positively refuse to
resign. My acts as land cominiasion
er I am willing to have investigated.
As you all know, I have never
bought for the State onie acre ot land
accept on the Written approval of a
majority of yourselves, who co com
pose the advisory board; and, so Jar
ns any ill vestigat ionl inlto the affairs
of the financial board ,s concerned, I
have nothing to fear frorn that. It'
you have committed frand, you mil5
protect your01selves, and not ask me
to resign my office to protect yon."
The c,inspirators were all con
pletely astounded at this unexpected
reply, and for a time silence prevailed
Finally Neagie, knowing the char
acter of the man with whom hie had
t.o deal, looked up and asked:
"Lesile, how mirch will J on take
to resigun?"
"Ahl that is another matter," re
plied Leslie. "Doctor, you under
stand business, and I am wvilling to
listen to you on that line. for I am
d-d anxious to get rid of all associa
tion with such mieni as you are
afraid of your own shadows. I own
one shaire in your Greenville and
Columbia Railroad corporation, esti..
mzated value $20,000. If you will
take that off my bands at that price,
in cash, pay me, besides, in cash,
$25,000, and also pay to Kiimpton
$3000 borrowed money which I owe
Limn, I will make any arrangement
reference to my resignation which
you~ may suggest. Or I will do this:
If you accept my ter'ms I will write
out my resignation, place it in the
hands of Chamberlain, who is the
only one of your number whom I
trust as my friend, to be0 kept by him
ni 1til the money or its equivalent is
paid to me, and then he may present
it to the advosary board, and Delarge
may be appointed."
T'his proposition of Leslie's was
acceded to, and Scott, Chamberlain
and Parker agreed to pay him the
$48,000 demanded.
As this money had to c>me out of
the treasury of the State, it was ne
cessary to decide how it could be
raised, and to what fund it should be
charged. After long consultation
Leslie agreed to sign as hind corn
missioner such a number: as they
might desire of the blanks used in
the purchase of land, and it was de
termuined that on these blanks value
less lands should be bought at a very
low prica and charged to the State at
a very high price, so that the margmn
between the two prices abould cover
baok, and used in the purehase of the
famous "Bell-Hole Swamp" tract of
land, where the State paid over $90,
000 for land that Is not worth $20,s
000. -
The scheme having been arranged,
the parties then separated, and met
again at Chamberlain's house the
next morning, where their number
was increased by the presence of
Kimpton, the financial agent. Three
drafts for $48',000 were drawn by
Kimpton, as financial agent, on Park
er as State Treasurer, payable to
Kimpton's order. These drafts were
three, payable at intervals of ten
days at the Carolina National Bak in
Columbia, and were deposited in
said bank in person by Chamberlain,
who in peison drew the money as the
drafts became due and turned it over
to Leslie. The latter's resignation
was promulgated, Delarg was ap
pointed in his stead, the General As
sembly adjourned without ordering
an investigation, and the members of
the financial board obtained a new
lease of opportunity to defraud the
State.
Chamberlain's deposit and collec
tion of these drafts at the Carolina
National Bank were fully proved be
fore thr conmittee from the books
and records of the bank.
Girls.
Ghls do- not always know their
power. It is far greater than they
think; and were they true and brave
enough to exert it they might almost,
in a generation, revolutionize society,
about them. Exert your power for
good npon the young men who are
p)rivileged to enjoy your society.
Gentl6 aid good, be also brave &nd
true. Try to exhibit the ideal of a
wornan-a pure and good woman
whose life is mighty as wull as beau
liful in its maidenly diguity and at
tractive loyeliness. Do not let it
oven seem that dress and frivolty
constitute your only thoughts, but let
the elevation of your character and
the usecfuliness (of your life hift up the
young mau who walks by your side.
Some of you are in intimate associa
tions, which, under exchanged prom.
ise, look forward to a nearier and
more enduring relation.
"I will not learn a trade," said the
the young Chicaigo blood to his lath
er. But this businees of learning a
trade is only a matter of time, for
witbin a year thiat young man was
study irg harness making in the State
Prison.
A Raidical is a Republican politi..
cian- who is not ashamed of the name,
and an Independent is a Republican
who is ashamed of the name, and
who denies being a Radical when
talking to Democrats, but admits It
when talking to Rlepublicans. In
other words, an Independent is a
cross between a mean Democrat and
a mangy Republican, who cannot be
trusted by either'.-Br'adon, (Miss.,)
Republican.
PAars, Feb. 4.-A telegram dated
Shanghai, China, yeeterday, Febru
ary 3, has beeni published here, an.,
niounicing that an asylum for women
arnd children at the city of Tientein
has been burned and that over 2,000
persons pet Ished in the tire.
FLUsHING GAME-While the Uouse
of Representatives at Columbia was
discussing tho game law the other
day, the members were startled out
of their propriety by the unexpected
appearance of a verny large covey of
gay and brilliant plumage, being no
less than fifty of the young ladies of
the Methodist College, who had come
under the care of their president% the
Hon. J. L. Jones, to see what law.
making and more especially-what the
law makers were like.
He Had, Just Had Owe
One day General (nE*
Gordon and I were ordor 't
General Grent's lines near
burg, and we accordinoly Uov'f7
toward the front. Gordon, you
is a preacber,'and a man of.d
tional habits. Just before the ao
began, be said to me, "Geuerab
fore we go into action would It t0
be well to engage in prayer'.de
tainly," I replie-', and he and uie
staff retired into a little buildin
the roadside, and I and my stafE4ed
pared to follow. Just.then I a
3ight of my brother, who was w1W1
some artillery a little way down
road, and thinking to have him
us, I called out to him by name.
'Come, said I, pointing to the bul
ing we were just entering.
thank you," lie answered, "I've juok
bad one."-Gen. Harry Heth.
The New York Tribune, in a re
-ont article upon delicate ladies, reo
3ommended that instead of the reomw
fined medical treatment they receive
in their luxuriant parlors they should:-'
be banged abo.ut by Swedish move.
inent cures and kneaded by steam?'.
ollers. The Chicago Alliance, goes
till further in this matter, and as
ierts that a powerful cause of:that
tact called frail women is a want-of
intellectual force. There are mAny
men and women who are ill fron
want of brains. They suffer a vo-.
luntary decline becauise tbey*do not.'.
possess the brain power that offers
the blood any inducement to circu 4,
late. Following out this argument,q''
the same writer remarks that pluqk
is a wondertul agent in throwing,off
disease, and that will power will. sr.
pass pill-power 'in nine cases out of,
'en. ~<
At a camp meeting a number of
adios continued standing on. the -
>enohes, notwithstanding the fh equont,
iints from the minister to sit dow,
A reverend old gentlema~n, fori4s
good humor, arose and said: "I think r'
i those ladies know that they ha4
iolos in their stookings, they woutd
sit down." 9I his address had the de.
nred effect-there was an immendiaIe
sinking into seoats. A young minis-.
or standing beside him, and bhishing4
to the temples, said: "Oh, brotien
now, could you say that?" "Say
that?" said the old gentleman, "it is C
tact-if they hadn't holes In their
itockings, I'd like to know how they'd.
A newspaper is a window thron~i'
which meni look out on what is going *
n in the world. Without a ne .
pa per a man is shut up in a sma
room, and knows little or noting
what is happening outside of.himself'
[n our day, the newspaper will keep~
a sensible man in sympathy with the
world's current history. It is an noe
Folding encyclopedia and unbound' '
book, forever issuing and never fli4
ished. Always 'bear this in mInd~
imd never fail to take, and wore pa
ticularly, pay for your 'home paper..'
The last words which Sam. BoWIe.
sp)oke to senator Dawes of Ma,sav
abuset ts were: "Dr'op on your knees,.
Dawes, thank God you have done e
little good in this world, and ask'
His forgiveness that you have dade'
no more." ~
A St. Louis man has been ost ai
cised b)y an indignant community W.
cause he shot at a lightning rod mats\,
and missed him. ___
A woman in Fairfield, Maine,k ha
a growth ot natural baic eIitfo fe
and one Inch long, and has refna~d
*2,000 for It. tier frIends oehdin'~*
that she baa the longest b>air tt tb~
world, but the retunsn are udt ~Ib
~yet.