THE STORY
Reported Haunting
The Mine Shaft Tavern occupies one of New Mexico's oldest continuously operating saloons and is said to be haunted by former miners and longtime patrons. Employees and visitors have reported apparitions, unexplained footsteps, voices, and objects moving without explanation.
The original Mine Shaft Tavern was destroyed by fire on Christmas Day, 1945. The current one has been operating since 1947 and is rumored to be haunted by a spirit who has developed an attachment to employee there. According to the employee, it greeted her with a stroke on the cheek each day, and if she didn’t tell is “Good morning,” it would shove her or take coffee cups from her hands.