The Cary House Hotel is a photograph by David Millenheft which was uploaded on February 1st, 2014.
The Cary House Hotel
Since the era of 1800�s turbulence, the Cary House Hotel has emerged with an undeniable arrogance that can only be understood by the strong and... more
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The Cary House Hotel
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David Millenheft
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Photograph - Photography
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Since the era of 1800�s turbulence, the Cary House Hotel has emerged with an undeniable arrogance that can only be understood by the strong and unyielding. The Historic CARY HOUSE HOTEL is a survivor! As a glimpse of history, a brochure we picked up inside the front desk stated, �The Cary House Hotel� is �An elegant glimpse of the past featuring private baths, central heat and air conditioning with King and Queen suites available.� It is also reported �Cary House for nearly 150 years has been a resting place of the weary traveler visiting Placerville, the Gold Country, and points beyond. The hotel featured such luxuries as hot and cold running water, an elegant grand staircase and a lobby of handcrafter mahogany and cherry woods.�
�Echoes from a colorful history linger. In the early days, the Cary House was a regular stop for the stage lines bringing travelers to Placerville and picking up millions of dollars in bullion for transport to the mint in San Francisco. Horace Greeley gave a speech from the beautiful wrought-iron trimmed balcony. The world-renowned �Hangtown Fry� (oysters and scrambled eggs) was created at the Cary house at the request of a miner who had struck it rich.
During the 1980s and 1990s, the Milton family beautifully restored this important historic landmark for all the enjoy. In 2000, the new owners, the Cary Group, redecorated using subtle colors from the past and adding antiques to enrich and embellish this beautiful old hotel�
But these new owners of the hotel were not content to stop there. They heard of strange things happening in the building and wanted to explore the possibility that this historic edifice was also haunted. It was rich in ghostly lore. There had been a story or two�. Enter GOLD RUSH GHOSTS INTERNATIONAL PARANORMAL INVESTIGATIONS.
It was not long ago that a former manager of the Cary House Hotel called me. �Please come and explore and tell us what is in our building� she asked. She was very flattering when she said, �Nancy, you are the world renowned psychic and you are the right person for this job. After all, you wrote the book INCREDIBLE WORLD OF GOLD RUSH GHOSTS and coined the phrase GOLD RUSH GHOSTS and started the interest in the ghosts in the gold country. Can you do this for us?� Who could resist! In this initial investigation I was asked if the media could follow us around, and of course word got out that there was to be an investigation and the place booked with guests that were waiting to go along as well.
The investigation took place on a drizzly night. For some people that came to follow along that made the event even spookier. I was able to explain to them that water is a conductor for spirit and therefore they likely could expect the maximum in spirit communication on this visit, if indeed there were ghosts and spirits around. �Rainy nights are always good for spirit communication,� I told them. People came from as far away as New Jersey to the California gold country to experience the possibility of having an experience with a spirit or ghost at the Cary House.
I wanted to start the evening getting a feel for the area by walking down the storm-drenched Main Street where the Cary House is located on one corner. No one complained of the weather and interestingly, spirit was throwing coins in our path. I told the group to look down at their feet and see what they would find. The end result was that we retrieved 24 pennies, two dimes and a nickel. Not bad for a block walk. Many of the stores along the route opened up after hours so that the spirit energy could be felt and identified there as well. As we approached the Hangman�s Tree Bar (now closed) the juke-box went on by itself. Several glasses slipped from the shelf where no one was standing. Interesting! Another building on our route had the door slam and lock before we could open it. No hands were around to do this. The owner quickly ran to the door and unlocked it. Books came flying off his shelf as we approached. This was going to prove to be a very eventful evening. Generally, most all real paranormal groups will be honest enough to tell you that it is only one in about ever 8 to 12 investigations that proves to have undisputable activity. We had more than a great start here.
But I have to admit on this investigation the rewards came after dinner at the Cary House as I lead the group from room to room to identify the spirits that were already making themselves apparent. The complete Hotel showed activity, but to narrow it down, the lobby and rooms 208 and 406 showed the most activity. By the end of the evening, reports of sightings, things being moved with twists and turns were commonplace. One guest complained �All night I smelled perfume,� and Ron Williams, producer of the television show THE UFO ADVENTURE stated �I stayed in room 208. I had gone to bed around 3:30 in the morning soon after I set up two cameras on the fourth floor to cover the stairways. Our goal was to catch anything strange on film going up or down. After checking everything with the cameras to make sure they were taping properly I went back down to the lobby and I went to my room and went to bed.
�I was not in bed five minutes when someone (or something) put a key in the lock and tried to open the door to my room. I got up and opened the door and there was no one there. I went back to bed and as soon as I lay down, it started again. This time it was more forceful. Someone was trying to open the lock and turn the doorknob.�
Frustrated now, Williams again got out of bed. �I got up and went to the door, and again this time, there was no one there. After getting into bed, a few minutes later, there were footsteps by the foot of my bed.
�The next morning, we went upstairs to retrieve the cameras. We had left the door to the attic securely propped open. As I went in to get the equipment, the propped-up door slammed into me with great force. No one (living) was around.� Williams smiled at me. �I must say, what an amazing weekend!�
Room 406 turned out to have some great provable activity also. It was occupied by Alicia Garnica, her son David, and their friend Libby. �What I experienced was exceptional� she told GOLD RUSH GHOSTS. �I noticed that the hotel information folder I had previously left open on the bed was closed. At the time I thought nothing of it as I was in a hurry. Soon as I relaxed however, I felt that I had been poked in the back. At first I thought it was my husband, but there was no one behind me, just the wall. Then I felt something heavy putting pressure on my foot, actually on my toes. It felt like someone was stepping on them.� She called me to come upstairs. �I asked Nancy who it was and she said �His name is Stan and he lives in the lobby of the hotel. He was the lobby clerk there for many years, and he loves the place so he sticks around.� She then told him to get off my foot!�
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February 1st, 2014