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Goldfield being studied as an historic site

GOLDFIELD, Nev. (AP) — "Elizabeth? Are you there, Elizabeth?" Virginia Ridgway asks quietly as she walks slowly into Room 109 of the long-closed Goldfield Hotel. "I come with friends."

Ridgway points out a yellow daisy in a vase in the dark room. Elizabeth, she says, will speak through the flower.

"How are you feeling today, Elizabeth?" she asks.

The petals on the flower move slightly....

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