Sometime in the Mid to late 1980's a Cat hunter who my friend Rick use to hunt with, was running his dogs on a mountain pass when the dogs caught scent of lion. The dogs disappeared into the forest with the sound of their barking fading. I believe he was using a tracker of sort and eventually it began to loose signal also... Looking over the situation he knew the dogs had descended down into the main canyon and decided in order to find them he needed to drive down off the mountain traveling around and into the main canyon. Reaching a point in the canyon and beginning to get sketchy signals, he chose his route to hike up to the suspect location. He and his daughter started off on their steep hike up the mountain side. After some time of tracking he could faintly hear the dogs and when he finally caught up with them he found them going in and out of a cave. Making his way in he notice on the side walls was some of the strangest writings he had ever seen painted all along the walls. In relaying the story he said it was not Indian writing, Chinese, Egyptian or any other he knew of. Making his way a little further back into the cave he could barley see the cave opening up into a sort of cavern and high upon a ledge within, the cat sat. He abandon the cat hunt and gathered the dogs. He said he always wanted to go back and explore the cave but not many years later he passed away. Rick has spoke with his daughter but she says she couldn't find it again in that to many years have passed.
Now of course we have better instructions than what is told in the previous... but as in all stories passed along we always hope for some validation, better understanding of direction or more information to urge us even more so. Rick and I have discussed this one many times conjuring up different ideas on how to find the cave again... but without the resources needed this one will end up urban legend in not many years and just another story found flowing from the regurgitating lips of a wanna be treasure hunter in some future rendezvous.
Now as I mentioned above in that we always hope for some form of validation... Whenever you hear stories such as this you wonder.... not many days ago a new found friend shared an experience he was familiar with, having no prior knowledge of the previously written account of the Cat Hunter, and he told me the following....
His son had a friend who was apparently one of them die hard hunters, I know a few of them and have found them to be my best hikers... It was during the Elk hunt likely in the same or near time frame as the cat hunter... after hiking a steep draw or mountain side he saw in the distance a cave opening... being the curious type he ventured across the draw to investigate... Entering the cave in which he said, in plain view standing in the entrance, was a spectacular treasure! Nephite relics and piles of Gold Bars! He gather a few things up and I am sure with every intent to return when suddenly a very large man appeared on the scene, no description was given... He was told to put the things back that he had taken and to leave and never return nor talk about the location or description or he would be killed. He was a young man of his 30's and in great shape, but within the month he dies of a massive heart attack.
Are these two accounts the same cave? Are there two different caves of the same cavern system? The instructions to get to the location are near identical.
Now although on a different mountain I am reminded of the STRIPLING WARRIOR CAVE and also the SUGAR LOAF GOLD story which is NOT where everyone presumes it to be... and even the MUMMY CAVE and several other discoveries of the past... the trick in which is to develop the ability and understand what it means to read between the lines and think outside the box... and it isn't as subtle as some would think... and always remember who is in control... In the last 30 plus years I have discovered things regarding these mountains here in Utah that helps me to understand why so many spectacular things remain hidden within them even with all the trails, roads, technology, hunters and such, if only the people here in Utah who should already know... knew of the things that have transpired in the past in their own back yard, those things which are seemingly sealed... and unobtainable by most... but not everyone... not many days will pass when these things will begin to come to light to some... some already have... that which is said to be sealed is recoverable... without breaking said seal...
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