Something in the Wind: Spirits, Spooks and Sprites of the San Juans

by Martin, Maryjoy

• ISBN13: 9780871089137
• ISBN10: 0871089130
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-04-01
• Publisher: Ingram Pub Services

Summary

Be introduced to the old-timers of the San Juan region--"miners, barmaids, and men in search of fortune--"who have been around at least since the Gold Rush and are still going about thier business.

Table of Contents

Illustrations	ix
Acknowledgments	xiii
Preface	xv
Introduction: Something in the Wind	xxi
The Gaping Grave
Haunted Cemeteries & Lonely Burial Sites	1	(12)
Music in the Mountains
The Strange Phenomenon of Ghostly Music Across the San Juan	13	(20)
The Unholy Throng
Spirits Full of Savage Rage & Sites Where Anger is Palpable	33	(12)
Waiting for the Stage
Haunted Wagons & Ghostly Coaches	45	(8)
An Open Door
Spooks in Barns, Boardinghouses, Saloons, Courthouses, & Outhouses	53	(16)
The Swinging Lantern
Wraiths of the Rails	69	(8)
Demons and Darkness
Entities Born of Darkness From Beyond The Realm of Nature	77	(16)
The Shadow of the Rope
Hauntings Produced	93	(12)
Mob Justice
In the Bowels of the Earth
Spirits of Mining Men	105	(22)
Dead Frog Walking
Animal Spooks and Poultry Ghosts	127	(14)
A Gold Spot in the Corner
Ethereal Guests Who Refuse to Check Out of Hotels	141	(12)
Guardians of the Ancient Way
Entities of the Ute, Dinesh, & Ancient Puebloan Tribes	153	(10)
Women of the Wind
Elementals, Witches, & Banshees	163	(12)
Bibliography	175