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the semi-weekly miner (butte, mont.) 1882-1886 — vanished suddenly

Date of account: Newspaper page published 1883-10-20
Location: butte, montana, united states
Source: Chronicling America paranormal and anomalous-report excerpts
Reference: the semi-weekly miner (butte, mont.) 1882-1886 · 1883-10-20 · page 4
Rights: public_domain
Language: English OCR
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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A 1883-10-20 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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... waiting, when hope had nearly vanished, suddenly heard a rustle below us, behind a big stone We listen again with doubted atten tion in death-like silence. No, noth ing! Two moments more—two long moments of expectation—and lo! a splendid chamois creeps softly for wa d below me, its whole attention being fixed on the drive in the valle.y. "Attention, aim low," said Hobe nadel. "Fire?'' The animal stumbles, the left shoulder is hit, but too low. Another shot in the back of the fly ing deer, and it stands overwhelmed with pain, panting with terror, and undecided from whence the shot came. "Quick here jvitb the other gun!" And by a third shot at a ...

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