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lovelock tribune (lovelock, nev.) 1898-1912 — sulphur smell

Date of account: Newspaper page published 1905-08-18
Location: lovelock, nevada, united states
Source: Chronicling America paranormal and anomalous-report excerpts
Reference: lovelock tribune (lovelock, nev.) 1898-1912 · 1905-08-18 · page 3
Rights: public_domain
Language: English OCR
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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A 1905-08-18 newspaper page contains wording relevant to “sulphur smell”. 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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... seemed be the center. The sulphur smell was so strong we could not get our face over or near I the point from which the fumes were arising. After satisfy ing ourself that the heat was from some action underneath the surface and not from the sun shining upon the rocks, we made tracks to join our companions and get back to Black canyon, for we were twenty miles from a water supply but, seemingly near the infernal regions. After driving in the moonlight until ten o’clock, we reached the hospitable camp j of P. N. Marker in Black canyon. Our tongues were not “swolen,” but we w'ere mighty thirsty and “dead tired.” The trip ...

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