Something in the Wind
Spirits, Spooks, and Sprites of the San Juan
Author: MaryJoy Martin
Media: Paperback
Price: $18.95
ISBN: 0-87108-913-0
Pages: 212 Size: 6 x 9
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Let this book introduce you to the old-timers of San Juan County, Colorado. They are a colourful lot of characters — miners, barmaids, men in search of fortune, and brave pioneers — who have been around since the Gold Rush and are still going about their business. During the early 1800s, people from around the world left their homelands, said goodbye to their sweethearts, and flocked to America with gold fever. Along with their belongings, they brought native folklore. Tommyknockers sprang from Cornish gripsacks. Banshees and leprechauns slipped out of Irish satchels. Poltergeists and kobolds escaped German trunks, and domoviks squeezed out of Russian apron pockets.
Some of these souls continue to search for their fortune, and others will not rest in peace until being reunited with their lost lovers from a land faraway. Tommyknockers are still working the mines up around the Old Hundred properties, watching out for the living miners and forewarning them of life-threatening cave-ins. Outside Virginius, you might hear the soul-soothing music of Scotty, a Highland piper, who was discovered frozen to death in the snow. These tales and more from the San Juan weave a unique tapestry, matching the mystery and majesty of the mountains.
About the Author
Author MaryJoy Martin lives in Montrose, Colorado. Known to some as the Ghost Lady of Central City, she writes for the San Juan Horseshoe and is author of Twilight Dwellers (also published by Pruett).
