Subject: [ParanormalSinCity] Saturdays Exploration At Historic Virginia City......
Date: 2/7/2012 1:28:13 P.M. Pacific Standard Time
From:LordOfThyNight@aol.com
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This past Saturday was a huge milestone for our paranormal group and I must say everytime I visit Virginia City it is never a disappointment. Everything has a story and with history comes its ghosts. I am working very hard to bring our viewers investigations from all over the Comstock Lode. Sometimes as a paranormal investigator you just have to get out there and find new places. Not everything can be researched on the Internet you have to sometimes live it to understand it.

These three investigations were preliminary tours I have not investigated them completely yet. I will return to them soon though to build a case involving its haunting's and trust me they are golden in every way. Everytime I tour Virginia City I drink a new brew, eat a new dish and shop for something cool all in amidst investigating the unknown. How can anyone ask for more as a ghosthunter? You wine, dine and seek out the spirits when the west was wild.

My journey would take me to Donovan's Mill, Washoe Club and The Union Mill. It would also take me to other well known sites including tunnel #4 which we already investigated in October and some of the old foundations which surround it. I crawled through tunnels, climbed walls and even visited the old haunted hospital site. Being a paranormal investigator is not just about the unknown its also about forming memories that last a life time. 

I will be returning to Virginia City a couple more times this month to take more photos and build case files. I also met some of the local business owners where our PGS cards can be found at. Everyone I have met has been so helpful and hospitable towards our society. Nobody judges my top hat, black nails or pro 420 shirts. This may be due to the fact that Virginia City was a place of lust, sin, life, death and even the unknown.  Back in the day the miners lived there lives to the fullest they never knew if they would live or die from day to day. Back in the 1800's the locals drank merry, gambled and they sang. Not much has changed today the vibe and the feel are still much of the same. Dogs still roam the streets some of them are seen in the saloons and everyone of them I just about pet on the head.

Its a big month for us we have so much going on such as a trip to San Francisco and more work to do coming up out in Virginia City. Its a really good year for us and it just keeps getting more and more exciting. Our adventure would began at a place called Donovan's Mill a rather large historical site with much to see and explore.

Donovan's Mill

I have been stopping by the mill for awhile just didn't get around to actually exploring it. Imagine an old creepy mill with all kinds of buildings attached the highest being 5 stories high. The mill has allot of broken windows while the grass around it is extremely overgrown. There is a small cottage on site along with lots of debris scattered on the hillside.  There was an assay office, black smith and machine shop on the property. I seen a few other sites I didnt visit at this 20 stamp mill site but nonetheless I was there just admire its history as it was afterall the first cyanide mill in the Comstock.

When I went between the buildings I went up into this long tunnel following a conveyor belt. The boards were very loose and through the cracks I could see myself elevating higher with each step. I followed the belt where ore once was transferred for processing when it led me this giant open area. All that separated me from falling over was a few wood rails down a narrow passage.

It appeared the mill was split into two sections the first was the warehouse area the second was the industrial area. All of it I could see from above including wheels and machinery larger then life. Back in the 1800's this machinery was made out of iron it was massive and it was designed with the intent of separate minerals from the ore.

There was a stairwell that went down to the bottom of the mill however the dark passage made me think twice since I left my flashlight back at the truck. I noticed from what I could see a drop off of 30' so I decided to come back when I was better equipped.

I didn't really paranormal investigate the mill this was more of a safety exploration to get some external and internal photos as most of these old mills are being dismantled. The only oddity that did happen to me was an owl flew right out in front of me landed on a wood railing and we met eyes. I didn't know it was an owl at first all I could see is this giant wing span of about 4' as the owl flew to each posts eventually calming down to check me out.

When I went back on the hillside I found all sorts of cool remnants scattered amongst the brush. There was ore carts, stoves, metal cans, mining machinery parts etc including a little bunk house with a chute for ore to come down from the top then land onto the conveyor belts. There were also two large cyanide takes both were deplorable but they still are standing from back in the day when they used the cyanide to separate the gold from the ore.

My last few stops would be in one of the mining offices, visiting an old ore wagon and wood cabin. There was a group of people that pulled up in an SUV and walked around the property to take photos. They were much older then me so its obvious that many people visit the site just to explore around. Of course little do these people ever look into the sites history and so thus very few ever know what it is they are even photographing or exploring. 

It appeared that the Donovan site has allot of history and so much more to see. But what I learned is where to go here and not to go these mines and old mills are dangerous. Allot of the locals explore them for the same reason I do which is to admire their history sometimes even its ghosts.

It was obvious that nobody had been in the mill for a long time cob webs were around ever turn and I cannot wait to return here. When I do return will get some night vision going, EMF readings and EVP's. Then we will close our case with the mill leaving only time to do as she will with it. I have to admit its a pretty spooky place I went inside by myself the hairs were standing up on my neck as only a little sun shined through the wooden cracks.

I would also make stops after the mill at two other milling sites near Tunnel #4 one of them being the east yellow jacket mill. The area is littered with mills some still stand such as Donovan's while others are just foundations of stone and piles of debris. Tammy told me when I was crawling through one of the tunnels she seen three rats scurrying near me running into the stone cracks.

At one time these stone foundations were much like Donovan's Mill they had machinery in them and a shell of sheet metal with wood beams to hold it all up. Most of these mills from my experience are more haunted then allot of locations that I tend to visit. Whether the miners haunt these sites or energy left of the past it is never a dull moment exploring these locations. After my excitement of exploring some mills along the V&T railroad tracks we decided it was time to head into the heart of Virginia City to the Washoe Club.

Lord Rick

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