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COAL VI F}! CHOST RANCH <br />So named because of a Ghost (or Ghosts) which xe sax one dark night <br />years ago. It xas a clear dark night at about 1966 that the Ghost first <br />made itself knoxn to us. Allie and I xere standing on the north bank of <br />the Yampa River and xe saw a light appear near the cld house across the <br />river. It started dancing slowly from side to side and up and down as <br />it moved sloxly toxazd us. The volley ball sized light xas as a dim <br />sparkler flashing on and off as it moved over the xater, staying 3' above <br />it. The light turned up river, xhen it reached the :enter, finally disap- <br />pearing from view. <br />We stood on the bank a feu minutes longer contemplating the light. <br />I surmised that it could be car lights on US 40, reflecting from rocks <br />on the cliffs. Allle of course pointed out that there xere no cazs. As <br />xe xalked sloxly back about 50' xe stopped to look at the stars and con- <br />sidered the light. A fex moments later xe noticed it coming back down <br />the river. When the flashing, bobbing, xeaving light reached the point <br />xhere it had turned before, it turned and came toxards us again. Nox <br />Allie is not a fast runner, but had I started running toxard our trailer, <br />I'm sure I'd have lost the race. We both stood our ground, xhy? <br />Probably because xe couldn't move. Anyxay the dancing dim flashing light <br />reached the river bank rising as it did so. We still stood our ground. <br />As it moved toxard us xe tried to see xhat• it xas. We sax no form of <br />any kind, only a dim sparkler-like light flashing on and off. When the <br />light got xithin about 20' of us, it turned and xent up the trail, disap- <br />peazing from our vi ex. <br />Allie saw the Ghost {or whatever) again several years later 1~2 mile <br />doxn river on the old abandoned US 40 road. The Ghost acted the same <br />xay. It scared our dog Daisey who ran under the tr?.iler. Allie tried <br />to see more of the Ghost by running to get a flash~.ght (she said), but <br />the batteries xould not xork. Some excuse: <br />The Ghost xas again seen this past summer (1988) by Ron and Laura <br />Stevenson, persons xho are living in a trailer parked next to the last <br />house on Old Bear River. Oh yes, the Ghost Toxn of Coal Vi ex is approxi- <br />mately 1 1~2 miles up the canyon xhere Allie and I first sax the Chost. <br />If anyone desires to knox more or has any theories on the Ghost of <br />Coal View Ranch, please write or call. For stcry about the "Performing <br />Bear of Coal Viex" send $1.00. <br />John A. EYlts <br />COAL VIEII GHOST RANCH <br />565 SANDROCK Ifft. <br />cRAIC, co 81625 <br />(303) 824-6148 <br />~Q. ~~~~ <br />