The Haunting

By Robert F. (Bob) Turpin

The Haunting brings you three ghostly tales: 1) The Laughing Ghost – While searching for the Lost Recen brothers' silver mine, searchers were often confronted by the ghost of a giant mountain man and booming laughter that echoed through the deep canyons and rocky peaks. 2) The Ghost of El Dorado Canyon - The posse thought they were finished with outlaw Jim Jones; he came back from the grave to prove them wrong. 3) Haunted Island - The island is haunted by the ghosts of many murdered slaves. Maybe Big Foot, himself.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Lulu.com
• Release date: Jul 3, 2013
• ISBN: 9781304196866

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The Haunting

The Haunting

Copyright

© 2013 by Bob Turpin

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Dedication

To the folks who like to read

about the Old West.

The Laughing Ghost

If you’re a lucky son-of-a-gun, two long dead brothers will not keep you from finding the Lost Silver Mine in Gore Canyon, Colorado. Just keep reminding yourself you do not believe in ghosts.

No dang ghost is going to keep me from that silver. No siree!

The old prospector squinted at the dying flames of his campfire. He spat a stream of tobacco juice into the hot coals. Glancing around the area he seemed to be looking for something. He mumbled to himself, rubbing his gnarled hands together. He couldn’t help thinking about the legends surrounding Gore Canyon and the Recen lost silver mine. He grunted and the sound of his voice broke the evening stillness.

The old gent rose stiffly to his feet. He gathered the pile of dirty blankets laying beside the rotting log and wrapped them around him. He sat gazing at the blue wisps of smoke rising from the fire. It curled upward and faded into the darkness of the night. His eyes suddenly opened wide. His whiskery chin began to quiver. There before him stood a bluish white image of a huge mountain man. The