Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-05-10
Discovered a Cave.
LClifton Corr. Lordsbnrg Liberal.

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 On Wednesday Messrs. Mclaughlin, DOrsy and Branlio Rodriguez went out ol prospecting and hnnting trip They went in an easterly direction which led them into the southern end of the MOgollons. About days ride from here after they had struck the hills, while going up canyon MT. Mclaughlin discovered q cave. There was a beautiful spring of water close al hand and it being about camping time they camped. Alter doing SO the party proceeded to explore the cave anu found many curious things in the way of Indian signs which the anti quarian would pronounce ancient and interesting. The party report that the cave was about 125 feet in length and about 60 feet in depth and about Is feet high, that the walls were GOV cred with characters (hierOglyphics) in different colored paints, represent ing numerous exploits of Indian raids
 One represented where in the new of the moon they had killed a white man riding a large horse. The char acters were . crescent (new mOon) big horse shoe and an Indian in the act of scnlping. They had river or stream marked oif and Mir McLaugh- lin says he thinks from the characters that the group of signs alluded to was to convey the information to others what had been done and that the war party were going down some river, likely the Gila. Another place rep resented that they had staid four moons.
 MT. Mclaughlin says there were any amount Of metate and that at the base of the walls there were holes III the rocks resembling crucibles. Those Mr. Rodriguez says, were used for the purpose of making meScal. He said there was any amount of broken pot tery and a hard, flinty glass substance resembling Obsidian, from which the Indians had been making arrow heads. Mir. Betemp, the jeweler, pronounces the material black onyx.
 From the account given the spot must be il most interesting one, and perhaps if some one who knows how to real such Indian characters could study il a most interesting and likely a most horrible history would be un- folded. "It is painted all round," said Mir. Mclaughlin, "but is covered with a coating of dust that perhaps has been accumnlating for years, and hence we oouid not tell what were the different historical feats represented as record. Above this large cave was a smaller one, and l believe that is where the tribe buried their dead"
 The country is exceedingly rough, in fact impossible above the cave. The formation is granite and shale Upon being asked if they had found any mineral they said they had not but believed that there is mineral bell in the south, and that north Of there everything seemed to be malapai and consequently nonmineral
 The next time the party goes out they will stay for couple of weeks; and when they do, they intend to thoroughly explore the caves
 They remarked one peouliarity in the cave and that was, that no matter where a fire was started the smoke would pass out at one certain point On stamping on the floor of the cave it gave 2 hollow sound and the boys seem to think that beneath the floor it is hollow and that there can be dis covered a way to get into it.