Pages 61-62 of Timothy Green Beckley’s book, “THE SHAVER MYSTERY AND THE INNER EARTH”, carry the following interesting account:
“Near McAlester, Oklahoma, is a cave that is reported to have large steps going down to an unknown
depth. The steps, from all information, are 18 inches high, 10 feet from side to side, and about a Yard broad. From what has been reported, the cave has been penetrated for about a mile without finding an end to the steps. There is also a ‘bottomless’ pit along one side of these stairs.
“There were three persons in the party which penetrated the entrance. They had only one small flashlight so they turned back for more supplies. Just as they were nearing the top of the entrance, a few feet from the outside, they were attacked by a strange form of animal resembling a man, yet, not a man. One of the three had a colt .45 with him and began shooting at the beast. As he did so, the other two escaped outside just as a slide covered the entrance. The man with the gun was trapped inside. The other two who had escaped began to dig him out and it took only a few minutes since the entrance was not badly covered with dirt and rocks. In the meanwhile the first rush by the beast was stopped, and there was time to reload the gun. After the entrance was cleared and the man inside was about to be helped out, the beast grabbed him by the foot and others appeared and began to pounce on him. He shot one point blank and in desperation, and fright, emptied his gun in a hurry.
“The three managed to get away from the area and in the melee the person with the gun had noticed even in his fright, a strange yellowish fluid which he assumed to be the blood of the beast which he had just shot at close range.
“At the entrance to the cave was three small mounds and at the bottom of one of these mounds is a cross placed there by a preacher long ago. The owner of the land where the cavern is located does not talk about it and shows no alarm when cattle or other animals mysteriously vanish.
“These three young men (whose names this writer has on file) later entered the Korean War and the last I heard is that they were planning to return to this cave one day: this time better prepared to fight off any attackers. Whether they did or not I cannot say.
“Of all those living in this territory only a handful have made investigations of these incidents. One such person is our good friend Charles A. Marcoux who until contact was broken with him some two years ago (Marcoux passed-on in the late 1980’s if I recall correctly – Branton), was living in the vicinity of Phoenix. As a result of his investigations and experiences during his many explorations, he concluded that many entrances to the underworld existed in this region. His discoveries include the fact that many caverns in Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Colorado, Nevada and California are linked by tunnels which appear to be centrally located in Arizona.
“Several large openings which I have found, but not explored (so far they have not been entered by white men, nor are known to them), have great possibilities; but due to inexperienced help, or no help at all, these openings have been wisely left alone until further investigation can be carried out. I am sure that one of these leads to an area somewhere in the Grand Canyon. During my recent visit to the Grand Canyon, investigation showed me that it was not formed by time and erosion, but rather by earthquakes, the sharp edges that drop a sheer mile to the floor definitely is evidence of a sudden opening and swallowing up of the land. I believe that the remains of an ancient civilization can still be found there, and that their underground tunnels spread out, throughout the Southwest. The Hopi legend claims that the tribe came from the underworld. Somewhere from the Colorado river, they left their underworld civilization…”
