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the helena independent (helena, mont.) 1875-1943 — vanished suddenly

Date of account: Newspaper page published 1890-06-15
Location: helena, montana, united states
Source: Chronicling America paranormal and anomalous-report excerpts
Reference: the helena independent (helena, mont.) 1875-1943 · 1890-06-15 · page 09
Rights: public_domain
Language: English OCR
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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A 1890-06-15 newspaper page contains wording relevant to “vanished suddenly”. This is historical reporting or commentary preserved by the Library of Congress; it is not treated as verification that the described event occurred.

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... a" towering cliff. Still another vanishing suddenly into thin air at a picket shot or a bugle puff. All these su perstitious stories amounted to nothing. A short distance up the valley there stood a planter's house. It stood alone. It was built of wood, was of generous size and large enough to accommodate many per sons. It stood on the edge of a large planta tion, in the midst of large grounds, oov ered with dense shrubbery through which wos.'s unnD..RoUNn BETBRIAT. wound paths. This house was for the most part concealed from the view of a person approaching it by large old trees and thick Sfolia. It was a lonely spot. It stood ...

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