Finding The Mythical Seven Cities of Cibola

 

Original Article August 2020

Three years  ago I made an obscure announcement of the possible discovery of an ancient city buried as a result of cataclysmic even likely occurring about 900 AD, the evidences are many and to many to include in this article, today I am compelled to post it again. This project must be approached with kids gloves, as there are those who will stop at nothing to keep it from coming to light IF... I am right....

I just never really understood why a potential discovery like this is such a threat, when city after city is discovered year after year in south and central America... Why not North America?

Its going to take a rare group of interested parties to validate this, and even more so rare to bring it to light...

The Mythical Seven Cities of Cibola

The topic of this above title first came to my attention some 30 plus years ago, having a deep interest in the mysteries, legends and discoveries of odd origins, not to mention the unusual geography we have here in the west that explanation of, by geologic regurgitation has never set well with me.  At times there have been some who have come forth with opposing theories, I recall watching these over the years as they appeared in the television programming. The theories made sense, and stirred interest but opposition always seemed to stifle further presentation with seeming intellectual comments that amounted to nothing more than “your stupid for believing this” and with no evidence to refute the new perspective, it just disappeared.

 

Regarding the so called “Myth” of the 7 cities, I read through the various reports of which are touched upon in the writings of the all knowing WIKI, not only to I find what can only be intentional mis quotes, by a playing of words to cause the reader to coward for fear of falling from the good graces of orthodox thinking and opening themselves up to being among the stupid. No one likes to be part of the loosing team. The inability to exercise intellect enabling the ability to validate some theory does not constitute a myth. Designating some thing as a myth is a sure sign, whether true or not, of academic laziness, the Minders of the Mentors! Guardians of the Curriculum!  Its right up there with “recent studies show,” accompanied with no cites.

 

Why for near 200 years would cartographers of various countries continuously include the renditions and ideas of these 7 cities around a vast lake on their maps, if it were just a myth? Were these countries sharing this same idea and image for some unknown purpose? I don’t think so. There is so much more that could be said, but I am going to focus on the positive side, there is no myth until it is proven to be one, and how is anyone going to prove a myth unless they can prove that they themselves made it up? Beside, after obtaining its new academic title of myth, we find there was a lake? I wonder if we can also find that there were cities and maybe even 7.

 

If you have not yet read the article Finding the Legendary Lake Copala and the article The Mythology of Radio Carbon Dating, now would be a great time.

 

With this said and bringing the 7 cities back into the realm of reason and properly labeled as a plausible truth, legend or even a theory, we look at the many maps beginning in the early 1500’s and surviving until 1700. Many of these maps show the existence and very similar placement of locations, could this be to some degree accurate? If so, there should be some sort of evidence be it legend, myth mentioned in old publications or other. I admit, some of these locations do not have such evidence. However many things are now coming to light and suggestive evidences, publications of the past, geologic evidences and heaven forbid, common sense is beginning to emerge…

 

Without going into great detail concerning at least one location, it is suspect to sit in a semi populated area and has coexisted with the inhabitants without their awareness of its geologic makeup. Yes the geologist see it, have documented it and even confirmed its existence and its make up but none have attempted to explain its creation which does not fit with the accepted belief of having been created as a result of “The Last Ice Age” or due to glaciations. Although at this time I will not go into the details I will say,  that in order to have had a “Last” ice age, there would have had to been a first.

 

Another possible location is surrounded by suggestive evidence that most would never see, in fact the primary thing about it is what archaeologist label as “style.”  This suggestive evidence is none other than the typical Native American Glyphs found all around the area of Vernal Utah. This Style as they call it (Vernal Style) is not as a result of style at all. The reason it stands out from all other types of Glyphs is as a result of “subject matter” which if one could open the mind to possibilities rather than resort to the myth attitude, would see that it may have implications of what the area was best known for in ancient times and open the idea that there was no doubt a city nearby. The Vernal Style that these types of glyphs have been tagged as is largely as a result of the Trapezoid body design often found among the Vernal hieroglyphs. This symbol is actually two symbols put together, (symbol combination) which actually creates a symbol in and of itself. The trapezoid is a combination of the square and the slant line. The slant line in its application represents the base meaning of stopped or waiting or some derivative word depending on the panel’s subject matter. The square represents a designated place, man made object or again, some derivative meaning depending on the subject matter of the panel.

 

The trapezoid represents “burial place or tomb” and in short, each panel which these glyphs are found is the equivalency of a headstone and obituary all in one. The Vernal area is very similar to the Valley of the Kings; there is no doubt an ancient city nearby. This does NOT mean in any way that Egyptian came to America.

 

Back to the previous mentioned possible city location with geologic evidence. Keep in mind in any of my assessments I could be wrong, this is a reality but it is not a fear. The geo evidence in this case is supportive in two ways, one it is clear and a fact that a cataclysmic geologic event occurred at some point in the past. Due to the erroneous practices and conclusions of radio carbon dating however, geology would never consider the possibility of a city being buried alive, it is amazing how they ever found the city of Pompeii. Fortunately it was a well known event and city of the past, if not for this, geologist would have labeled the event as occurring millions of years ago. Unfortunately we don’t have the luxury here in the west to have a continuous written record of events and we all know that all previous cultures here upon this land were mere barbarians post Neanderthal hunter gathers who crossed some land bridge 10,000 years ago, 3,000 years prior to the existence of Adam, Right? Yes… I am being sarcastic.

 

Located in a quiet valley in Central Utah is a not so unusual feature to a majority, but to those who have eyes, it is quite unusual. A group of about 7 combined drumlins exists about a mile and a half wide and a little over a half mile in length with a height of 200 feet or more above the valley floor, and behind them an alluvial fan 100 feet thick containing boulders from football size to Volkswagen size. There are several of these deposits in the land around as evidence of this cataclysm. The question is, were their people here at the time? and how is it the combined 7 or so drumlins were not a continuous ridge line or better put all in one or did mother nature some how form an upheaval containing naturally 7 peaks prior to the event? I suppose it is possible and it cannot be ruled out.

 

The topography at this place is clear that prior to this event whether it was 1 million years ago or just a few hundred years, was in fact a nice clear almost flat valley. But clearly there was some obstruction evidenced by the creation of these odd drumlins. In order for a drumlin to form, whether by glacial melt or catastrophic flooding, it must encounter an immovable object in order to form. Was it a geographic upheaval of sort? Or was it a city with buildings serving as immovable objects needed in order for these drumlins to exist.

 

After reviewing the many French, Spanish and other maps showing the 7 cities locations, ranging from 1500 AD to 1700 AD and recreating the possible locations on Google Earth, one of the proposed city locations lands on top of this strange anomaly. According to the Aztec record regarding the place (Aztlan) in which they left some time after 900 AD, it is said they left in humility, could this be the reason they left? A Cataclysmic event that changed everything they knew? SEE: (The Colorado Plateau Uplift) 

Perhaps some day we will know. As for this suspect buried city thought to be one of the 7 “mythical” cities of Cibola, we can only wait for ample interest and the means in which to further investigate. If it turns out that the drumlins were as a result of a natural feature then so be it… but what if?... Can you imagine a lost city comparable to that of Teotihuacan with pyramids and temples found in Utah? Although possible, I admit… I admit I do not accept defeat very easily…

A hypothetic scenario 

Historic Giants of the World

 Original Article December 2018

Let me start this article with… Wow… I am amazed at the imaginations of the many out there, and ever since the internet has come and made the possibly to express one’s imaginative thoughts, it has gone way beyond belief… or has it? This is a topic I generally avoid simply because my beliefs are so far removed from the many perspectives of what the imaginations have created.

I recall reading long ago among the scriptures, (A Written History by the way) a verse or two that I at the time was unable to imagine just how far the delusion could really go… We find in…

Thessalonians Chapter 2: 9-12

9 Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,

10 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.

11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:

12 That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.

Now granted, this is based on the belief of a one true God of which is another thing that has been greatly diminished over these last few decades… and what is to follow flowing from my keyboard, will no doubt be considered as the same or a comparative delusion…

There are several statements that I will make that I will offer no explanation for, in all fairness my words should be regarded no more valid than the many delusional and imaginative theories out there today. With that said, let’s begin…

Nephilim, The Sons of Gods, who took upon them the daughter of men, against the will of God as it produced mighty men, giants comparatively speaking to those of the day, they became proud, controlling, destructive, ruthless to mankind, therefore they were destroyed.

The Nephilim are NOT the same as the Giants that were observed by the Spies of Moses, not even close, this kind of misunderstanding is what happens as time goes on with men reaching a point in which they believe they are wiser than those who first translated the scriptures, and even those who wrote them, then they create things such as the NEW Revised Standard Version of the Bible, this is where some of the delusion begins… was there something wrong with the Old unchanged standard Bible?

In the first days of Adam and possibly until the time of the flood, men were of an average height compared to our measurement standards today, and average 12 to 15 feet tall. Did they know they would someday be considered as a giant among the people of today? My doubts are high, and I am sure they saw themselves as we do ourselves… so IF this is the case, just how large were the Nephilim giants that were among them? And the answer to that is using our standard form of measurement, 28 to 32 foot in height, these were the Nephilim. It would be like comparing a 6 foot man today with a man 12 feet tall, Dinosaurs to the average man of those days, were not much different comparatively speaking than man today compared to an Alligator, Komodo Dragons etc… The Largest dinosaur in the days of an average man height of 15 feet would be like man today compared to an African Elephant.

How is this possible? I am reminded of the statement made by Frank the Pug in the movie Men in Black, “You humans, when are you going to realize size doesn’t matter.” The further this planet moves away from its creation origins, the smaller living matter becomes and it has moved at least twice in the past and not necessarily all at once.

So if an average man in the days of Adam had his little pet Horned Toad as we call them, like I had as a child, and it developed according to those same principles which regulate all living then and as we know it now… and to that man it was comparably like it is today… and his little pet dies, and the Adamic man takes his little pet and builds a little sepulcher for his beloved pet placing it within… time goes on, things happen, several thousand years pass and today, some man of our time happens upon this little sepulcher, but it isn’t so little and we might call it a Dolman, and he excavates it and finds… a Ankylosaurs dinosaur… Are you beginning to understand the construction of Stonehenge and the Pyramids yet?

Was Noah a Giant? Compared to us today I would dare say he was much larger, but I believe the principles which regulates all living things was gradually decreasing in effects over the first 1000 years where in a great change took place and continued to diminish from that time. I’d bet if they could find his body, it would be quite large, but you would never know that because it would be hidden from the world...

What about the Egyptians you say? What about them I say? I have never seen such a culture risen to a point of worship as has been done by those of the archaeological world, and yet when they learn the truth of the Egyptian, they will find, most of what they think they know, is delusion created by imaginative men, dripping with pride and envy… but… we were talking about giants right?…

 I do not think this planet moved away from the governing planets overnight. This is one of those things that would take much explanation, however I will ease the mind a bit and leave you with this. I believe we as children of a God, were given a pattern in all things, that we may not be deceived… Look around you, take the time to see what we are taught to not to see, the principles are the same and can be seen in every living thing if you would just look…

Moses was instructed to send spies to the land of Cannan, and while they were there, they encountered what they called Giants, they were no doubt larger than the people in the days of Moses, but we honestly do not know the average height of a man in the days of Moses., My personal belief is that man at this time was average 7 to 9 Foot or so, however I would suspect the height of what is called a giant to be 10 to 12 feet at that time.

A presumed 9 foot skeleton found near southern Utah
This is NOT a Nephilim giant...

One giant skeleton found in the same area was shown to my friend in its burial site where it remains today, my trusted friend said the femur bone when one end was placed on the ground standing next to his foot, it reached nearly to his waist, he has plans to return to get comparative photos. The Femur bone represents approximately 25% the height of a man, my friend who is not quite as tall as I, using his waist height and by his description, the bone was 32" up to 36"

Many accounts have occurred where in Spanish and other explorers have encountered what seemed to be giants, The Catalina Island Queen and her sister said to be 8 to 9 feet tall just to name one, oh wait, she had a sister, make that two, but to find these accounts one has to do some in depth research as the more modern writings have omitted them.

The Aztec also have their accounts, like the Paiute of Nevada, they had their run-ins with what they called giants and eventually they lured them into one place and annihilated them. In the case of the Paiutes before it received too much attention one could go see the skulls of these “giants” that the Paiute killed. After my friend Adam took this well-known photo below, and placed them on the internet and after many would be experts who had something to say about giants used his photos circulating them on the internet, suddenly the powers that be descended upon the bearer of the skulls and forbid them from showing them again least they lose their funding… why? Ask Adam who is now working on his archaeologist degree if he thinks the Paiute legends were stretching the truth…

The legends of the Choctaw Nahullo, and those of my own ancestors, the Lenape, have their traditions of the Alligewi, as opposed to Talligewi which are often confused.

The following is just one of the many accounts which remain among the writings of the modern accounts, it is humorous however to see the choice of words in order to diminish or make it unbelievable. Regardless of the many accounts and perceptions, the first Americans were an average height of 9 feet at a time roughly 600 BC, many grave sites in southern Utah and Northern Arizona confirm this to a degree. Today we only need look at the Alaskan tribes the Inupiat, Aluet, etc, The Navajo, Dine, or most closely related to these first Americans giants are non other than the Altai Mongolian.

Altai Mongolian Eagle Hunters

I wonder where the Native Americans got there fascination with Eagles from?

Had you ever heard of the Patagonian Giants?

From the All Knowing Wiki…

The Patagones or Patagonian giants are a mythological race of people, who first began to appear in early European accounts of the then little-known region and coastline of Patagonia. They were supposed to have exceeded at least double normal human height, some accounts giving heights of 12 to 15 feet (3.7 to 4.6 m) or more. [I have not yet found one account to validate this statement of 15 feet] Tales of these people would take a hold over European concepts of the region for some 250 years.

First mention of these people came from the voyage of Ferdinand Magellan and his crew, who claimed to have seen them while exploring the coastline of South America en route to the Maluku Islands in their circumnavigation of the world in the 1520s. Antonio Pigafetta, one of the expedition's few survivors and the chronicler of Magellan's expedition, wrote in his account about their encounter with natives twice a normal person's height:

One day we suddenly saw a naked man of giant stature on the shore of the port, dancing, singing, and throwing dust on his head. The captain-general [i.e., Magellan] sent one of our men to the giant so that he might perform the same actions as a sign of peace. Having done that, the man led the giant to an islet where the captain-general was waiting. When the giant was in the captain-general's and our presence he marveled greatly, and made signs with one finger raised upward, believing that we had come from the sky. He was so tall that we reached only to his waist, and he was well proportioned… [Likely 7 to 9 foot]

Pigafetta also recorded that Magellan had bestowed on these people the name "Patagão" (i.e. "Patagon", or Patagoni in Pigafetta's Italian plural), but he did not further elaborate on his reasons for doing so. The original word would probably be in Ferdinand Magellan's native Portuguese (patagão) or the Spanish of his men (patagón). Since Pigafetta's time the assumption that this derived from pata or foot took hold, and "Patagonia" was interpreted to mean "Land of the Bigfeet". However, this etymology remains questionable, since amongst other things the meaning of the suffix -gon is unclear. It is now understood that the etymology refers to a literary character in a Spanish novel of the early 16th century. Nevertheless, the name "Patagonia" stuck, as did the notion that the local inhabitants were giants. Early maps of the New World afterwards would sometimes attach the label regio gigantum ("region of giants") to the area.

In 1579, Francis Drake's ship chaplain, Francis Fletcher, wrote about meeting very tall Patagonians.

In the 1590s, Anthony Knivet claimed he had seen dead bodies 12 feet (3.7 m) long in Patagonia.

Also in the 1590s, William Adams, an Englishman aboard a Dutch ship rounding Tierra del Fuego, reported a violent encounter between his ship's crew and unnaturally tall natives.

In 1766, a rumour leaked out upon their return to the United Kingdom that the crew of HMS Dolphin, captained by Commodore John Byron, had seen a tribe of 9-foot-tall (2.7 m) natives in Patagonia when they passed by there on their circumnavigation of the globe. However, when a newly edited revised account of the voyage came out in 1873, the Patagonians were recorded as being 6 feet 6 inches (1.98 m)—very tall, but by no means giants.

The people encountered by Byron were in all likelihood the Tehuelches, indigenous to the region. ---->Later writers<---- [WIKI Sources] consider the Patagonian giants to have been a hoax, or at least an exaggeration and mis-telling of earlier European accounts of the region.

These accounts may also refer to the Selk'nam people. A photo of a seven foot tall Selk'nam ("Ona") man can be found in the Library of Congress.

WIKI, Defined... 1. the act of regurgitating indoctrination, citing the opinions of writers of recent origins, writers of who in turn did the same rather than seek original source material, this practice is considered as intelligence.

2. a controlled form of writing regulated at times directly or indirectly by the curriculum of Smithsonian and designed to lead the reader to believe that because pretended educated men RE-wrote it, it must therefore be true.

An original translated account of the Magellon account written by Pigafetta

Even Hubert Howe Bancroft himself lists several 

sources mentioning giants in the following... 

Oh, I see the problem, Mr. Bancroft wasn't a "Later Writer"

In closing I will say we have a very fine example of a very large man in a collection today, however I will not speak of it until a team is ready to conduct honest tests to confirm or deny its authenticity, because if I spoke now concerning it, it would no doubt disappear from existence as do all things that do not fit the criteria and controlled agenda of Smithsonian.

Here are just a few of the many so called exaggerations...

Read More by following the link below...

An Account of the Giants as told by the Aztec and relayed by Diego Duran from the Aztec Record 1581

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Chad Adams

 I regret to inform my Treasure hunting friends and those who knew and loved him, Chad Adams, is no longer with us...

Thank You Chad! for all you so selflessly did for my family....

Rest in Peace my friend! 

Espejo Update

 

Well another year has almost gone by and as it would seem my efforts of bringing forth knowledge of Antonio de Espejo and his adventures into the Utah mountains as far back as 1583, are beginning to pay off. Thanks to a few good men who has been a part of the exploration that has occurred this year. And one man who has seen to it that I could actually escape my prison to be able to venture deeper into this project, Thank you Michael for all you have done and contributed making these things possible and Chad for his selfless act which continues to bless us…

To brush up on the story of Antonio please re-read…

Roman Vaults in the Uinta Mountains?           originally posted 2018

Massive trees growing out of the second mine dump location

Very old (1480) Spanish coin found while digging out the second mine location

      

In the last two years focus has been upon finding points upon the Espejo Map in order to validate its authenticity, this was accomplished quite smoothly, validation is now a moot point, however finding the mine sites, amour caches or Vaults would be the ultimate, and I am going to keep moving in that direction as circumstances allow. 

The first mine validated was in some ways accidental as the finder did not know of the Espejo map when he found that mine, it wasn’t until years later that it was realized what it was. Many portions of the old trails has been validated as well especially last year. The second mine was to me the most exciting, after months and years of studying the map and fine tuning my understanding of what drainages were intended, one mine location caught my attention and using all I could to pin point it’s location once I was certain, I called one of my best colleagues and he without haste went to visit the site which wasn’t exactly easy to get to, and sure enough he found it! Much has occurred since in the effort to open a mine that likely hasn’t seen the light of day in near 450 years.

Yesterday was a big day for me. After discovery of the second mine, my focus changed to another area of a 3^rd mine, careful consideration and planning was made and early last week I and Michael made our way into the area, I having some limitations, Michael did all the work. The day ended with us not being to much wiser and plans made to return just a few days later were made. We arrived at the site yesterday morning and planned our course for the day. A better path chosen made it much easier for me to get closer in however again Michael did most of the searching but with the benefit of the old trail present. Standing way above the search area and tracking Michaels moves, I spotted a small clearing and flat spot below, this I would use as a point in order to see his positioning. The more I looked at it the more I could see that it was likely what we came to find. After seeing it up close and much investigation I am for the most part certain it is what we think it is… keep in mind after 450 years, an old mine dump is well on its way to merging back in with mother nature and can in some ways be difficult to see even if you are standing on it, further investigation is in the works.

I wish I had some pictures for you, but over growth made it pointless, I’ll see what I can do next trip.

Who knows, I may even have time to find a 4^th location this year… we’ll see… maybe one of the Vaults. I hate the cold and the leaves are beginning to change… Michael just couldn’t get enough of the beautiful landscapes… I will never doubt the off-road abilities of the Lexus. ;-)

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A Letter from my friend Steve... Rest in Peace

 

Several times have I written in my articles about “a friend” who has shared information with me… some of you know well and good who it is… but others don’t really need to know do they? 

a clip from the Espiritu Santo Minas Map of 1588

Received June 15^th 2013

Dan,

In the years after I returned from my stint in the Army I ventured out into the Uinta Basin once again having missed my friends and Ute companions. Meeting with those people was and always will be something I will keep close to my heart.

Richard Riddley was a man of integrity and honesty. He would never tell just anyone something to appease them. He used to play tricks on Rhoades all the time and he and I would laugh when Rhoades would take the bait. I never told Rhoades of the trickery because to Richard it was an honorable thing to do to you enemies. Richard never liked Rhoades but tolerated him because Rhoades was friends with his youngest son Hoby. He treated me like a son.

Bishop Arrowchis was the same. He took more of a liking to Rhoades than Riddley did. Richard and Bishop were cousins and rode as Ute Rangers back in the 40's and 50's. They knew were many mines, treasures and battles took place.

Paul Cornpeach was of the same cut. I first met him while prospecting Rock Creek back in 1969 when he came upon me near Miners Gulch. We met several times after that.

Neil Wyaskit was another one that taught me much. I met him back in 1965 and rode with him in the Uinta Mountains to mines he used to work. He showed me smelters, massacre sites, mines and cache sites, mostly on tribal land. He once took me to a site where an old Spanish barrack once stood. All that was left was the foundation but around the area were pieces of armor sticking up out of the ground. He told that the Ute's rode up the hill and killed the Spaniards while they slept. They took a large cannon that was there and pushed it down hill into an old air shaft where it remains today. I was taken to the shaft but it is full of derbies.

Richard Mountain was another man of knowledge but not to be trusted. He tolerated me but did show me and tell me a few things. He was a Ute Ranger as well. We met when I was poking around Treasure Hill back in the early 70's. The reservation wasn't so closed up as it is today.

Tabiune was another. He took me to smelters up Dry Gulch now called lime Kiln Springs. The were still pretty much intact then. He told me how the Spaniards built them and why. A few miles upstream were two mines that they gold good gold from. At that time water ran down the wash were the smelters are, but today it is dry.

I still have friends out there but most have gone the way of the spirit. I am blood brothers with some and one not of the Utes but of the Apache. I have kept my word with them for years by not showing or telling anyone what I have seen and what I've been told. I laugh at those who THINK they know when I know full well they don't! But I keep my mouth shut and let them rave on making fools of themselves. Richard and Bishop taught me how to read Spanish signs and symbols. Gale Rhoades taught me as well. The Indians were taught by their fathers who learned from the Spaniards themselves.

          This sets the stage of two of the many mines I've either been shown or told about. These two stories will give you something to look for. It won't be easy but I can give you some clues to help you. I've looked for one but not the other.

Excerpt from Bishop: "Someone - when surveying the Indian boundary line of the west side of the _______ River found a small opening or hole and inside was found a lot of gold bullion & artifacts stacked up. This was found by Indians and then left as was found. The cave or hole is just off the line...on Forest Ground. They stacked rocks over the hole but first laid medium sized trees down."

          I hiked that fence line several times and then one day as I was walking the fence line and keeping my head down with eyes fixed so as to notice anything out of the ordinary an Indian came up on me from the thick trees before I even heard him. He was on horseback too. He stopped and asked "What are doing?" I said, "Looking for gold." He looked at me for a moment they added "You are too far down, you need to go higher up" "Why" I asked.  "You are a friend of the Arrowchis' so I tell you, you are too far down, go up."  I said, thank you and asked his name. He said it didn't matter and then wished me luck. I did go further up but darkness over took me so I abandoned that venture. Time, money and other things got in my way so I never did go back.

<Hand Drawn Map>

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                                    Arrowchis' map drawn by his wife for me.

<USGS Map>

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The Indian Fence line and where I think the hole might be. I was 1/4 mile short of the ridge.

          Riddley told me about a mine that was once worked by Aaron Daniels and maybe Caleb Rhoades however he did not know about the later.

          He said that when he was a boy the Daniels' sons and grandsons used to look for the Lost Rhoades Mine but he said "They were way off.".  He took me to a place up in ______ Creek not from the _______. There in a hillside he pointed and said "Look there, this is a old Spanish mine that Daniels worked and got much gold out of, however I think it might be behind us because some old Indians say he drew the map like Indians do, always in reverse."

          I asked him if he was sure about this. He said, "I know what came out of the mine and I know what is still in the mine because of Daniels telling his wife and her people know. I don't know if the mine is there or behind us."

          Dan, these two sites should produce good gold for you. I leave these in your hands. I hope you can benefit by them. I know it will be a burden to go after these but if you do and spend the time needed you'll find them.

<USGS Map>

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                   Two possible sites for the Daniels' Mine dubbed #3 on his map.

 

It has only been recently that I discovered that the mines in question are located on the Espiritu Santo Minas Map of 1588 If we can find them, we will have two more locations found on the previous mentioned map, aka Antonio De Espejo Map.