Gold Hill Hotel & Miners lodge Investigation
Paranormal Observation Society of Tehachapi
The Gold Hill Hotel & Yellow Jacket Miners Lodge
Gold Hill , Nevada
The Gold Hill Hotel & Yellow Jacket Miners Lodge
Gold Hill , Nevada
The Gold Hill Hotel (GHH) in Gold Hill Nevada is one of the first and oldest hotels in it’s area ; dating back to 1862 when the first foundation was laid. It is situated amongst many mines where a wealth of silver created a boom in Virginia City (Gold Hill‘s Sister City).The GHH boasts beautifully preserved architecture , history , affordable rooms , great food and wonderful entertainment of different splendor . Around back from the hotel sits a small tin building which was once the lodge for the Miners of Yellow Jacket Mine. The mine itself sits directly behind the lodge , sealed off and gloomed with the memory of a terrible disaster that claimed the lives of over 35 Miners .
The year was 1875 , Miners of the Yellow Jacket Mine were in the process of shift change when a fire broke out at 800 feet within the mine . Even though the casualties reached a whopping 35 ; there could have been many more if not for the shift change . Survivors described a horrific scene of Fellow Miners desperately fighting for their lives . Tragically , of the 35 Miners that perished ; only of a few bodies were found . The fire quickly spread to neighboring mines , threatening the lives of many . In an effort to contain the fire , workers sealed off and confined this huge blaze that smoldered for years after the initial ignition . Because of this unfortunate event , Ghost Hunters from all around have attempted to make contact with these Miners that are presumed to haunt the Lodge . Most of the Guests “including paranormal investigators’’ have been frightened into sleeping in their cars instead of sleeping in the rooms in the lodge ! However the claims of paranormal activity don’t stop here . Apparently rooms #4 and #5 of the GHH are haunted as well. Guests , Employees and Spectators have each had their own paranormal encounter . These encounters include witnessing full bodied apparitions , hearing voices, beds shaking erratically during the early morning hours, and a feeling of misery or heart ache has accompanied the manifestations of Ghosts .
All of these claims have not been documented and there is very little hard proof evidence to deem it officially haunted.
P.O.S.T stayed three nights at the GHH , on the first night we stayed and investigated rooms 4 & 5 ; in an attempted to solidify the paranormal claims .
The second and third nights were spent in the Yellow Jacket Miners Lodge. In all, P.O.S.T had over 16 hours of video footage and audio recordings .
In both rooms 4 & 5 there was a sort of “fun house effect’’ , this is due to the aged structure and possibly because of a sinking foundation which makes the floors uneven in different areas. And so when one walks across the floor , there is sort of a woozy feeling and it sets off a Persons balance .This could contribute to the ‘’uneasy’’ feeling that has been associated with paranormal claims .
The claims in room # 5 are that of the bed shaking in the early morning hours .
However we noticed that in the spot where the bed was positioned , the floor was again uneven. Also , when someone walked across the floor , flushed the toilet and got into bed in room #4 (just next door) , the motions could be felt in room # 5 . This includes the bed . P.O.S.T spent a good deal of time walking the hallways , flushing the toilets, jumping into the bed located next door in room # 4 . All of this recreated a violent shaking of the bed in room 5 and in short ; we were able to recreate the claim, thus , debunking it. We noted no unusual or high levels of EMF (electromagnetic field) , the temperature remained steady throughout the entire investigation. And unfortunately, no personal experiences were noted . The audio recordings turned up with no EVP’S (electronic voice phenomenon) . Because we were unable to document or add validation to the many claims made by Honest People , we still do not want to discredit or make light of their personal encounters , it just so happened that we were unable to produce substantial evidence backing their claims .
The next two nights were spent in the Yellow Jacket Miners Lodge (situated behind the main hotel) . With a camera in every room , including a full spectrum digital still camera , full spectrum video camera , 4 IR (infrared) stationary cameras , audio recorders left running in various areas ,as well as motion sensors ,a PX box , two EMF detectors and a digital temperature gauge ; P.O.S.T had the place well covered . We spent hours conducting EVP sessions , asking the Entity(s) to move something or give a sign their presence . At one point , while conducting an EVP sessions in the living room , I strapped a small Spirit bell around my finger , held out my hand in the air letting the bell dangle free . I asked the Spirit to touch , move or ring the bell . Stunningly , the bell slipped about a half inch down my finger . Another bizarre detail took place when the three members of P.O.S.T decided to take a break and head over to the store for a late night snack . We left the four IR cameras and digital voice recorders running . Three minutes after we had locked the door behind us , something broke the beam and set off the motion detector . The beam, was at a waist high level, so we conclude that it couldn’t have been a mouse or rat running across the floor. When we reviewed the multiple camera recordings there was nothing out of the ordinary that was caught crossing the beam.
The most memorable experiences occurred on both nights , both taking place around three o’clock in the morning . Jason awoken out of a slumber . He could hear people talking in the kitchen and thought it was Ryan & I . As He got out of bed and entered into the kitchen , He was shocked to find that no one was in there . On edge , Jason came into Our room where Ryan and I were both sound asleep , He woke us up and told us about what He had heard . As Jason left Our room , I heard a male Entity with a very ruff & malevolent voice call out my name . I was stunned ! We checked the outside , no one was near ! I did elaborate to Ryan about this incident and in the morning , Jason was explaining what he had heard and He & I both described hearing the same ruff , malevolent voice !
At this time , our audio recorders were not running and so this occurrence remains a personal experience with no hard proof evidence to back it up. On the second night , Jason was again asleep in his bed when he was awoken to a big crash or boom sound , followed by a loud grown as if someone had just fallen or taken a blow . He thought that Ryan or I had fallen off the bed . He came into Our room to check on us and He found both Ryan and I sound asleep !
We also captured a very strange orb like sphere in the view of one of our IR (infrared ) cameras . We at P.O.S.T are not typically wowed or amused by orbs as they almost always tend to be lens flairs or dust particles that are illuminated by some sort of light near by or dust kicked up from general motion or wind.
However this Orb is distinct and nothing like I have ever seen before . It almost appears to be a bubble . You will have to see it for yourself to critique . It did make me wonder if this orb was what had set off the motion detector . it’s a good possibility . However nothing turned up in recordings at the time that the motion sensor went off …. In any event , We enjoyed our stay at the Gold Hill Hotel and plans are in the making for a second investigation .
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The year was 1875 , Miners of the Yellow Jacket Mine were in the process of shift change when a fire broke out at 800 feet within the mine . Even though the casualties reached a whopping 35 ; there could have been many more if not for the shift change . Survivors described a horrific scene of Fellow Miners desperately fighting for their lives . Tragically , of the 35 Miners that perished ; only of a few bodies were found . The fire quickly spread to neighboring mines , threatening the lives of many . In an effort to contain the fire , workers sealed off and confined this huge blaze that smoldered for years after the initial ignition . Because of this unfortunate event , Ghost Hunters from all around have attempted to make contact with these Miners that are presumed to haunt the Lodge . Most of the Guests “including paranormal investigators’’ have been frightened into sleeping in their cars instead of sleeping in the rooms in the lodge ! However the claims of paranormal activity don’t stop here . Apparently rooms #4 and #5 of the GHH are haunted as well. Guests , Employees and Spectators have each had their own paranormal encounter . These encounters include witnessing full bodied apparitions , hearing voices, beds shaking erratically during the early morning hours, and a feeling of misery or heart ache has accompanied the manifestations of Ghosts .
All of these claims have not been documented and there is very little hard proof evidence to deem it officially haunted.
P.O.S.T stayed three nights at the GHH , on the first night we stayed and investigated rooms 4 & 5 ; in an attempted to solidify the paranormal claims .
The second and third nights were spent in the Yellow Jacket Miners Lodge. In all, P.O.S.T had over 16 hours of video footage and audio recordings .
In both rooms 4 & 5 there was a sort of “fun house effect’’ , this is due to the aged structure and possibly because of a sinking foundation which makes the floors uneven in different areas. And so when one walks across the floor , there is sort of a woozy feeling and it sets off a Persons balance .This could contribute to the ‘’uneasy’’ feeling that has been associated with paranormal claims .
The claims in room # 5 are that of the bed shaking in the early morning hours .
However we noticed that in the spot where the bed was positioned , the floor was again uneven. Also , when someone walked across the floor , flushed the toilet and got into bed in room #4 (just next door) , the motions could be felt in room # 5 . This includes the bed . P.O.S.T spent a good deal of time walking the hallways , flushing the toilets, jumping into the bed located next door in room # 4 . All of this recreated a violent shaking of the bed in room 5 and in short ; we were able to recreate the claim, thus , debunking it. We noted no unusual or high levels of EMF (electromagnetic field) , the temperature remained steady throughout the entire investigation. And unfortunately, no personal experiences were noted . The audio recordings turned up with no EVP’S (electronic voice phenomenon) . Because we were unable to document or add validation to the many claims made by Honest People , we still do not want to discredit or make light of their personal encounters , it just so happened that we were unable to produce substantial evidence backing their claims .
The next two nights were spent in the Yellow Jacket Miners Lodge (situated behind the main hotel) . With a camera in every room , including a full spectrum digital still camera , full spectrum video camera , 4 IR (infrared) stationary cameras , audio recorders left running in various areas ,as well as motion sensors ,a PX box , two EMF detectors and a digital temperature gauge ; P.O.S.T had the place well covered . We spent hours conducting EVP sessions , asking the Entity(s) to move something or give a sign their presence . At one point , while conducting an EVP sessions in the living room , I strapped a small Spirit bell around my finger , held out my hand in the air letting the bell dangle free . I asked the Spirit to touch , move or ring the bell . Stunningly , the bell slipped about a half inch down my finger . Another bizarre detail took place when the three members of P.O.S.T decided to take a break and head over to the store for a late night snack . We left the four IR cameras and digital voice recorders running . Three minutes after we had locked the door behind us , something broke the beam and set off the motion detector . The beam, was at a waist high level, so we conclude that it couldn’t have been a mouse or rat running across the floor. When we reviewed the multiple camera recordings there was nothing out of the ordinary that was caught crossing the beam.
The most memorable experiences occurred on both nights , both taking place around three o’clock in the morning . Jason awoken out of a slumber . He could hear people talking in the kitchen and thought it was Ryan & I . As He got out of bed and entered into the kitchen , He was shocked to find that no one was in there . On edge , Jason came into Our room where Ryan and I were both sound asleep , He woke us up and told us about what He had heard . As Jason left Our room , I heard a male Entity with a very ruff & malevolent voice call out my name . I was stunned ! We checked the outside , no one was near ! I did elaborate to Ryan about this incident and in the morning , Jason was explaining what he had heard and He & I both described hearing the same ruff , malevolent voice !
At this time , our audio recorders were not running and so this occurrence remains a personal experience with no hard proof evidence to back it up. On the second night , Jason was again asleep in his bed when he was awoken to a big crash or boom sound , followed by a loud grown as if someone had just fallen or taken a blow . He thought that Ryan or I had fallen off the bed . He came into Our room to check on us and He found both Ryan and I sound asleep !
We also captured a very strange orb like sphere in the view of one of our IR (infrared ) cameras . We at P.O.S.T are not typically wowed or amused by orbs as they almost always tend to be lens flairs or dust particles that are illuminated by some sort of light near by or dust kicked up from general motion or wind.
However this Orb is distinct and nothing like I have ever seen before . It almost appears to be a bubble . You will have to see it for yourself to critique . It did make me wonder if this orb was what had set off the motion detector . it’s a good possibility . However nothing turned up in recordings at the time that the motion sensor went off …. In any event , We enjoyed our stay at the Gold Hill Hotel and plans are in the making for a second investigation .
End Report
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