Mystery Mystery ??

Is this a hokes or is it true???

This is from the 12 July 1884 Milan Exchange Newspaper Milan Gibson County, Tennessee.

How could something like this found near Jacksboro Tennessee and for all practical purposes hidden from any history I have seen of this place. Was searching some old newspapers and found this. I am presenting it word for word the way it was printed in this 1884 newspaper. If anyone has any information or what ever please share it with us.

FROM THE NEWSPAPER - - A natural curiosity that bids far to out rival the famous Mammoth Cave of Kentucky has just been discovered on the farm of JOHN DAVIS who resides six miles east of JACKSBORO CAMPBELL COUNTY TENN. This cave judging from reports, "takes the cake" and promises to pan out a satisfactory dish for the curiosity seekers.

Only one chamber has been explored thus far, and that only partly in which prehistoric mummies, with sandals on their feet in excellent state of preservation have been found, some petrified others preserved by the salt of the cave.

The walls of the chamber are decorated with paintings of extinct or imaginary animals. A large stream abounds with blind fish. A portion of the chamber contains pieces of crucibles, and indications of the work in metal.

Mr. Davis has captured a species of jackal or red fox, and the cave seems to be alive with both animal and vegetable. Crickets as large as English sparrows hop or leisurely walk off when alarmed, and rats as large as jack rabbets run about in semi domesticated recognition. Foot prints of exquisite mold are well defined in the hardened mud, and miniature forests along the banks of the river are clothed in snow-white foilage and sensitive flowers.

NOTE FROM ME.... I found this news story while searching old newspapers from the Library Of Congress. I found this in two other newspapers one as far away as Sacramento, California.  I posted this on Facebook, and had so much response I decided to post it on my blog for those who are not on Facebook. Is this true????

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