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Show A YeTftMY i,ntn I I'. The lea al Hnm.a Italnge reaud In a cave. ton, IBM, W. Va., Feb. I.l.-l'enple are much eautted over a receul flud, which II le claimed, oleare up a myatery of Ihlrty-lwo yeara ataodltig Itie reinalne of four bunao betnge having beeu dlaoovered id an ahau-dnned ahau-dnned onal mine a mile eaal of hore. David Huyder haa aapiored the old rulue, which baa not hi-en worked aluoa lha alktlee, and dlacovered the human booee. One of lha ekelaluna wae ailtlng upright agalnat a ledge, llealde Dale ekeleloo waa found a flatk the! conialued notee explaining lha myaterioue dleappearanoe of John Kwlng, Hen Ayree, Torn Aokelaoo arid JuoUbney, Ihlrly-lwo yeara ano. The nolea wera written Id penoll, but are wall praaerved. Tbey read aa follow.: fol-low.: November 2, UH3.-Hbould Ibla aver reach the cuUlde world, let II be known that wa (glvlug namot) are prltonera hare, owing to lha oavlng-lb of lha mine. We are dtaertora and were hiding here whao the mlaa ceved III. J-ojd and water are all goue. Wa are doomed, ae no one outaide It aware of our whereabout!. Tme It about tba eighth uey ol our Imprleon nirul. November 4. John l.wlng and Tom Ackeltoa ha-e Juit killed iten Ayeri; are eellng blm. 1 bava already eateu my boot leg. The waler In the niioe la terrible. Our oil l! gelling eoan-e air becoming foul. I ouly know Ibe day of Iba month by my watch. November d. l.wlng baa Jual killed Aukelaun, Cut off ooa of hla Irai aud le eetlng II, denclng around and flourishing flour-ishing bla dlik-knile like a niaulai'. Nuvemtiar T. 1 am now alone with lha dead. 1 had to kill Kwlug Ineelf-defenee. Ineelf-defenee. I bava Jual aalea my tlber boot leg, Am aieepy. (iood-bye. I Inoloee ibla uole In tma flatk to pre. aerve It If poettole, ao that If aver found our aad lata will ba koown. Juaui'ii Oiikcv. Haverel of the old reeideule bera-abuott bera-abuott rememtier Ibeae men. It waa generally believed Ihey had been killed lu battle. |