Subject: Our 3's A Charm Investigation Saturday Night Up In Comstock Country.......
Date: 3/5/2012 8:35:07 P.M. Pacific Standard Time
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Comstock Trail
Investigation 2

When I arrived in Virginia City it literally was a ghost town not one single car was on the road. The temperatures up here were much cooler I could smell peoples fireplaces burning. I had one main goal in mind which was to visit the old pioneer burial grounds and maybe a few other very relevant sites that I felt would close the deal that this location is haunted.

Tammy and I packed up our gear and made preparations as this would not be an easy hike. We would be hiking above Virginia City in the pitch black of night down into ravines, near mine shafts and through the ice. We were well prepped and dressed fairly warm I of course put on the ole top hat wanted to at least feel as if I belonged here lol.

It was very chilly the first mile of the hike as we left Virginia City behind us. I seen a fast shadow cross the trail and the same headless rabbit as we made our ascension. We would pass the Sutro tunnel ventilation shaft and mill site.

I descended on into a ravine while Tammy explored other options as her light fading away from me. The ravine had sheer edges to the right and a hill to the left. It was scattered with a bunch of debris such as old TNT boxes, pipes and rusted aluminum. There was also allot of sage brush and sticker bushes that I had to push my way through.

I am glad it was not warm outside its probably rattle snake heaven down here. I found allot of broken beer bottles it was apparent that others had hiked down here looking for the pioneer cemetery. Their was allot of erosion so even if their were grave markers they probably were gone. The hillside to the left which I spent sometime on may have been the cemetery as it was treeless and had only grass knolls. You have to be careful there are holes you can fall in and nobody will find you.  In the ravine I seen a set of eyes look at me then blink maybe a bobcat or rabbit it was not very large but still I was not alone down there!

I made my way back up to Tammy where she had found an unmarked trail leading to another hidden area with a few large trees surrounding it. She pointed out three stone piles which was not uncommon in miner burial sites. The mounds looked like gravesites maybe they were not but what went from a nice warm canyon turned icy cold when I started to talk about miners being buried here. So cold it was colder then death itself and trust me I been doing this a long time so I know when an entity is passing through. For me it feels like a storm as it slowly passes through me then dissipates its kind of an odd feeling but I told Tammy that we are not alone and we were not.

Not to far from these possible gravesites I found an old beige colored brick and an arrow made of titanium. I took photos of both including a bone we found which probably from an animal. This area seemed to be littered with goodies although who would use a crossbow out here and leave there arrow behind is an ass. The arrow was razor sharp any kid could have gotten a hold of it and cut themselves.

Tammy and I hiked up to another area which is a vista overlooking Virginia City. This vista is quite large just a flat grassy plain with a few filled in shafts, foundations and sheet metal remnants. It was a nice view of the town below but at the same time we didn't find any other gravesites. The fact of the matter is that if this trail is haunted it may be due to the fact that these miners were never given a proper burial. Nobody knows who they are all you have are piles of stones with no name to go on.

Our final spot on the trail would be at the Sutro air shaft and mill ruins. I drank a brew and toasted to the miners buried along the Comstock Trail. I also threw a big rock down the air shaft as it kept going as if it was a pit to hell. I took a really awesome photo of the shaft at night looking down as I crossed over the first fence looking over some chicken wire down this pit to the underworld of Virginia Cities subterranean world.

Although EMF was weak I do remember it at one point going off briefly on the trail even though at the time it was in Tammy's pocket it was fairly consistent going off for as long as it did. Other then that besides my shadow sighting and the major 20 degree drop in Temperature near the old burial grounds the Comstock trail at night was very peaceful. I kept thinking in the back of my head about how I might run into a hungry mountain lion. Tammy thinks I am joking when I tell her that I will fight the beast anytime bring it but their is no way I have plans anytime soon to be eaten and come out some big kitties ass so there ya go!

On our way back to the truck I stepped over a sheet of ice and well it collapsed as my shoes became submerged in icy cold water. Trust me if I was not feeling cold hiking at this point I did now but it happens. The last time we were out on the trail a couple weeks ago the ice was solid and the trail was muddy. This time around the terrain was different as the ice sheets were very brittle over the pot holes thus they cracked very easily.

Rumor has it the ghost of the miners haunt this trail and id believe it. I had experiences both during the day and the night. I cannot wait to actually share the trail on our website because its going to include everything from scenic photos, evps, videos, mines, mills, shafts, history and content all relevant to the Comstock Lode which surrounds the Virginia City area. This is going to be a beautiful update on our site as it was a big project.

There are other areas I do eventually want to investigate that are off of the Comstock Trail such as places down in six-mile canyon or unmarked trails that lead to other large mill sites. Who knows what sort of mysteries sites like that hold. When you view the day photos you will see a very vast high desert one that very few ever get to see for those who tour VC and never make it to the cities back hills.

My goal is to try and give our viewers a day and a night perspective of these locations surrounding the Comstock Lode. We want everyone to enjoy the ghosts, history and beauty of these locations in the region. However from my experience some things remain better as a mystery. Nobody knows what is down below in the tunnels to those shafts. Rumor has it even today the ghost of the miners still haunt them roaming these subterranean tunnels. These men died in those mines and immediately were buried on a hillside overlooking Virginia City right along the very trail we hiked at.

All in all it was a nice night hiking down that lonely mining road under a starry sky and looking below at the town. We have nothing except love for what we do sure getting wet, stickers in your legs and cold are some of the less fun perks but I would not miss it for the world. I am sure one can imagine seeing me hiking with a beer in one hand, top hat and calling out to the unknown even though we cannot see they are right there in front of us.Not to mention that every little pipe, brick, TNT box or foundation is a piece of history that helped shaped the very town below. I find it a fun area to explore whether we experience the paranormal or we find a piece of history hidden in the brush. I told Tammy I was worried about maybe stepping on some skulls or something sifting through the high brush.

At anytime a shadow may cross the trail or watch you from within its dark ravines. You never know what secrets the trail holds. At times you do not feel alone then there are other times it feels to lonely walking them old mining roads under a moonlit sky.

We would finally make it back to the truck where we would amp up for our most spooky investigation of the night at a place called Donovan's Mill. This place will scare you or make you jump out of your boots believe me when I say that. Your looking at over a century of milling history all on a lonesome hillside and our grand finale would soon began.

Lord Rick
Founder

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