Democratic Sentinel, Volume 19, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 April 1895 — Nevada’s Musical Mountain. [ARTICLE]

Nevada’s Musical Mountain.

In the old Truckee mining district, down the Truckee River, near Pyramid Lake, is situated Nevada’s musical mountain. This mountain was first discovered by the white settlers in 1863, at which time there was some excitement in regard to the mines found in the neighborhood. The discoverers were a party of prospectors from Cornstock. They had pitched their tent at the foot of the mountain, and for a few evenings thought themselves bewitched, says the Virginia City Enterprise. Each evening a little after dark, when the air was calm and all was quiet, a mysterious concert began. Out from the face of the big mountain were wafted soft strains that seemed to cause the whole atmosphere to quiver as they floated over the camp. The music then appeared to pass over until it was far, far away, and almost lost in the distance, when, beginning with a twinkling as of many little silver bells, there would be a fresh gust of sweet notes from the mountain.