Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-03-05
THE Warren Sentinel reports the


Nearly all our citizens are ac.
ouainted with the fortunate man
we regret that pledge to secrecy
prevents Us from giving the name
this week. For convenience, we
viii call him Mr.. 3, He is one OF
the oldest and most reliable citizens
Of this county. 1t is also a fact that
he has for Il number of years, been
engaged i'll prospecting for mineral
in this and other localities.
Last Monday, Mr.. B. in company
with another man, thought they
would open an old mineral hole, south
of Warren, and which had long ago
been abandoned by other parties.
They went to work about 10 o'clock
A. NJ, and found the soil dry and
easily removed and during the day
made good progress, though they
found DO mineral
Wednesday morning they again
commenced operation. Arriving on
the ground at 81 early hour they
set to work with will. About II
o'clock A. VI. las Mr.. B. was slashing
away right and left with his pick he
felt the earth giving way beneath
him. In alarm he shouted to his
partner that the side was coming in,
and selling the rope was soon on
terra .f,m9o.
They then procured candle
which they lighted and lowered
down into the hole to see if there
were any poisonus gass. At first
the candle burned brightly but was
soon extinguished by rush of air
from the bottom. They then secur-
cd ap oil lamp, and with the rope
around his body Mr.. B. again de-
scended. About ten feet below where
he had been at work, he found bot
tom, and 10y the aid of his lamp
found himself in an immense cave.
Astonished and almost ogerpowered
10y the discovery cried to his friend
to draw him out, and to him COM
municated his wonderful discovery,
They concluded to say nothing to
any one in the vicinity, but to pro-
coed at once to Warren, tell q few
chosen ones Of their secret, and to
return in the afternoon to further
and fully explore tile wonderful
opening; leading, 10 one could con-
lecture where.
They revealed their secret to
three other gentlemen, under a
solemn promise not to disclose what
they might learn. At , o'clock of
the same day the reader might have
seen the paHy'of five leaving town
in a big sleigh and very much of a
hurry. In less than an hour all
hands were on the spot, and at once
proceeded to explore the cavern.
When all but two were down they
cast lots to see which should remain
outside and attend the windlass.
Upon arriving at the bottom of
the cave the party were Mortified at
finding long row of skeletons,
seemingly guarding the enterence
to the cave, and whose grim ghastly
skulls seemed to say; "thus far shalt
thou go but 10 further" But that
party had started with the firm de-
termination to thoroughly explore
the cave, and they were bound to
see everything it contained. Mr.. B.
nd, well boys, there is no use Of
backing out on account of this pile
Of bones! Lets go in" and they
went.
The cave at the entrance was
about ten feet high by IL or Is feet
in width, but they had scarcely pro-
ceeded 70 feet before they were sat
listed That the further it went the
larger it grew. The rock upon the
\ sid were shelving, whether the
work OF art or not could not be de-
telmlned. One of them perceiving
4 omething round on one of the
4 shelves stopped the party, and they
q all proceeded to examine what had
8 been discovered, 1t appears to be
q an ancient coin, of curious and uni
n que design, and upon further search
y ing large number, some 200 or
n more, Were found.
& Mr.. B. then advanced further into
4 the cave and the party heard him
& 'N,laim; My God. can this be
u reality Or is it a dream And no
wonder he thus expressed himself,
4 lor upon arriving where he was the
Il party found the walls of the cave