Cochise review., 1900-08-30
A REMARKABLE MINE
Unique Discovery by "Rey." ). C.
 StdehIe, of Tombstone.
Strange MineralOgiCaI Formation and Deposit of Very Valuable
 Substances.

J. c. Staehle, who has for many
 years been a continuous and steadfast
 resident of Tombstone, who is some-
 times addressed as the "Rev. Mir.
 Staehle," is accused of considerable
 knowledge of the law, and who at ire quent intervals disposes of chunks of said knowledge at so much per chunk,
 narrated to the correspondent of the
 REVIEW, a few days ago, the particu- lars of most remarkable discovery he
 has made in the low hills to the west of Tombstone, in the immediate vicinity of the imposing Schieffelin munument.
 It will be noted that MT. Staehle was
 peculiarly fortunate in making his dis covery in the neighborhood of the last
 resting place of the famous prospector
 who discovered the rich silver mines
 of the Tombstone district, as this To-
 cation will tend to establish and fortify
 the remarkable story told by the rev
 erend gentleman of his unique dis covery. The story as told by MT.
 Staehle is as follows:
 While taking stroll one afternoon in the low, boulderstrewn hills about
 mile west of town, in search of recre- ation and for exercise, he struck into a gully, with banks about ten feet high. His hat vas suddenly taken off his head by a strong current of air, and turning his head sn the direction whence his hat went he saw his head covering and vagrant jack rabbit dis appear together in large opening in the bank, apparently sucked in by a strong current of air. This was some what astonishing, and MT. Staehle, be- ing fearless man, started into the cavity to investigate, and incidentally to recover his hat. On entering the cavity he found himself in long pass age somewhat resembling a tunnel, but more irregular in form, and of a height barely sufficient to allow a person to walk upright. As the explorer ad- vanced the passage increased in width and heigth, until at distance of about half mile from the entrance it had en- larged into cavern, with high, vaulted, irregular ceiling, but singular ly smooth and regular walls. The cave is dimly lighted, but the source of the light could not be determined.
 From the ceiling depended large, regularly formed stalactites, of a beauti- full brown color and waxen consisterce. The reverend gentleman reached out and grasped the end of one of the sta lactites. It broke of in his hand, and while handling it the substance became sticky from the warmth of his hand and familiar odor arose. An idea struck him. He placed piece of it in his mouth, and he found it was mo- lasses candy. Here was revelation of a strange freak in mineralogy. It ex- cited his wonder, and after a careful examination of several days he found that all these stalactit are formed of clarified molasses candy.
 In his wanderings from side to side of the cavern he made two other start ling and important discoveries. Both walls have an unusual appearance. Af- ter considerable trouble he dug out some small chunks, and on tasting them found one wall to be composed of mince meat and the other of solidified Irish stew. Here were all the necessities for luxurious exist ence and he determined to stay and make further investigations. He re- mained several days and made one more unusual discovery. The cavern is of great length and he did not get to the end of 1t, although he travelled sev- eral miles. At one point there is an opening in one of the walls from W hich issues large stream of amber colored liquid, bearing on its surface large blocks of translucent substance. On tasting the liquid he found it to be sar saparilla and iron, and on examining one of the strange looking blocks that had become stranded on the shore he found it to be petrified ice. One cir constance disturbed the discoverer. On this chunk were the initials "M. G." which plainly mean Martin Cos tello, and as the latter gentleman is a democrat, Staehle considers that he had no right to be interested in an ice trust.
 Being of sooiable nature, Mir. Staehle finally tired of wandering alone in this wonderful cave and walked back to the entrance and went home. He told the story to Allen English and Charley Weiser and offered to let them h on locating the ground for the Con- solidated Mince Pie and Irish Stew company. But, notwithstand- Ing persistent hunting, they have been Dnah1e to find the entrance to the nava |