Subterranean Bases

#28 — The following story was reported by John J. Robinson, a popular investigator of UFOs and other phenomena. It appeared on pages 6-8 of Tim Beckley’s book, “THE SUBTERRANEAN WORLD”: “After the conquest of South America by the Spanish Conquistadores, the Catholic priests who were attempting to convert the heathen Indians (to Romanism) discovered a cave entrance to what they called ‘Hell’. This entrance has since been sealed off with tons of rubble, dirt and huge stones and boulders. “The village of Liyobaa (or to translate it, ‘The Cavern of Death’) was located in the province of Zapoteca (the ‘Zapotec’ natives lived in the state of ‘Oaxaca’, Mexico – Branton) somewhere near the ancient […] Read More

#26 — Thy following information can be found on page 123 of Ellen Russell Emerson’s book. “INDIAN MYTHS”: “…It is to the Cubans we are indebted for the following version of man’s origin: “It was from the depths of a deep cavern in the earth that mankind issued. There were two apertures to this cavern, one large and the other small: out of the large aperture passed the men who are of tall, majestic proportions; and from the small issued the men of diminutive size…” ******* #27 — The following interesting information concerning the Aztecs can be found on pages 91-93 of “AMERICAN HERO-MYTHS”, by Daniel G. Brinton: “All through Mexico and Central America this […] Read More

#25 — The following Taino myth was recorded on the island of Haiti, or Hispaniola, by Fray Ramon Pane, a poor anchorite of the order of St. Jerome, at the bidding of Columbus, who ordered him to set down all their language and antiquities, because of his familiarity with their language. (From – “LATIN AMERICAN MYTHOLOGY”, by Hartley Burr Alexander., pp. 28-29): “The earliest Indians appeared, according to the legend, from two caverns of a certain mountain of Hispaniola — ‘moat of the people that first inhabited the island came out of Cacibagiagua,’ while the others emerged from Amaiauva (it is altogether likely that the two caves represent two races or tribal stocks). “Before the […] Read More

#24 — The following two ‘origin’ stories/legends can be found on page 95 of “THE PROBLEM OF ATLANTIS”, by Lewis Spence: “…More important are the flood legends of the Indians of South America. The Antis Indians of the Bolivian Alps, north-western Brazil, the Ipurimas, Yurukares, etc., say that the world was overtaken by a great flood and men were imprisoned by this deluge in a large cave. Fiery cataclysms followed, and (much of) humanity perished. “…The Arawaks of Gutana had a myth to the effect that Aimon Kondi, the Great Spirit, scourged the world with fire, from which the survivors sought refuge in underground caverns. A great flood followed, in which Marerewana and his followers […] Read More

#23 — Pages 46-49 of the Aug. 1958 issue of “SEARCH” magazine carried the following article by Jim Wentworth, titled – “THE MARGARET ROGERS STORY”: “…Few students of the ‘Shaver Mystery’ would find the story of Margaret Rogers uninteresting. For it was she who wrote a booklet in 1947 called ‘BEGINNING’ – which told, in seventy-seven pages, of her personal experiences in the ancient underground caverns that Richard Shaver claims exist to this day, for the most part in secret. “Margaret was also responsible for the true story ‘I Have Been In The Caves’ which appeared in the January 1947 issue of AMAZING STORIES. “Her story began on January 8, 1930, when she was thirty-nine years […] Read More

#22 — (From the same article…) “…On the road from Mexico City to Laredo, down the Montezuma river valley, is the Indian town of Tamazunchale. Twenty-five miles from this town, on a rough side road, is Xilitla, where the ruins of an old Spanish monastery lie surrounded by a wall of masonry.  On one side this wall is built against the side of a cliff. “Some years ago an earthquake shook the village and part of the ancient wall collapsed, revealing a tunnel cut into the cliff. “The sides of the tunnel bore mysterious inscriptions and figures of birds, snakes and curious unknown animals. The local Indians (natives) kept away from the passage, but one […] Read More

#21 — The two following accounts are taken from an article by Vincent H. Gaddis, titled “NOTES ON SUBTERRANEAN SHAFTS”, which appeared on pages 150-151 of the June 1947 issue of AMAZING STORIES magazine: “…Rising above the Pacific near Acapulco, Mexico, is a sheer rocky cliff, protected from the sea by jagged boulders that make a landing possible only by native canoe. In the face of this cliff is an (almost inaccessible) artificial tunnel, regarded with superstitious dread by the natives. Known as the ‘Cave of the Pirates,’ it was obviously made by a prehistoric, patient race, and since there are no safe anchorage spots nearby it is doubtful that pirates ever used it.  “It […] Read More

#20 — The following story appeared in a San Diego newspaper on Feb. 10, 1980.  It was later published on page 48 of the Summer, 1980 issue of the NEW ATLANTEAN JOURNAL (Pat & Joan O’Connell, editors).  This story also appeared in hundreds of other newspapers across the nation at the time: “SAN DIEGO – Every now and then Bill Robinson takes the 10-pound onion out of his freezer and contemplates it. Behind the gargantuan vegetable lies a strange tale, difficult to believe, of the wonderful farmer’s from outer space. Even if the explanation is nonsense, there is no denying the reality of the onion, or the photos Robinson has of cabbages 3 feet wide […] Read More

19B — The following letter was sent to Richard Shaver by Dr. Raymond Bernard himself.  Shaver, in turn, passed it along to Ray Palmer, who published it in the October 1959 issue of SEARCH Magazine, p.48: Dear Mr. Shaver: “I have discovered several ‘dero’ races, who live in subterranean cities. If you came here I could bring you to the dero people, but they are NOT malicious (Note: The subterranean’s that this individual met are probably NOT known as the ‘dero’, but by another name. – Branton).  “First of all, they are vegetarians, as they cannot keep animals where they live, and a vegetarian diet makes people peaceful. They are simply the ‘Nibelungs’ or dwarfs, and […] Read More

#19A — Page 26-29 of the March 1960 issue of SEARCH Magazine, carried the following fascinating story: I FOUND SHAVER’S CAVES! By “The, Inca” (Name withheld for reasons this account makes obvious) Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil c/o postal Box 485 “The editors of SEARCH present here a strange manuscript, or rather, a letter, received by us from a man who claims to be a descendant of the Incas. Although he signed his name, he has asked us to withhold it for reasons of safety for himself and his family. We present his information with no comment other than that it is presented as received. Without actually accepting the invitation of the Inca to go to […] Read More