Anyways as some of you know I am in the Marine Corps
Reserve and have been back from Afghanistan for about 6 months now. I have been drilling again for a few months. Now the drills haven't been really that hard as far as being out in the field training. We have basically been in admin mode since we have been back. We have shot weapons 1 time and that was only half the Marines here. I love the Marine Corps and joined so that I could blow stuff up and hopefully in the next 6 months we shoot more and are out in the field more. That is what I like about the Marines and I hate the paperwork part.Onto the next thing, I have been really researching about the lost mines in Utah. I haven't been able to go mine exploring because of the winter snow so I research instead. There is a lot of proof that there were Spanish gold mines in Utah. At the very least the Old Spanish Trail in southern Utah is now a national monument so that shows that the Spanish did travel through Utah.
Now I have read a lot about the Lost Rhoades mines
, The Josephine mine, Carre-Shinob
and many others. I have only started my research on these but do believe that they have existed but whether they are still lost or not is still up in the air for me. Out of the thousands of people that have searched for these mines you would think that 1 person would have found them. Also the thousands of people that go hunting in those mountains might have come across one of these mines. I have read stories of people finding what they say are these mines but didn't find the lost gold. So as far as whether I believe that the mines are lost and that the plethora of gold is still there, maybe. Further research is needed. These are interesting stories and there could very well still be a single gold bar hiding out in some cave or hidden alcove but untold riches maybe not. I am going to try my hand at finding some of these hidden mines. I would also like to see what an old Spanish mine looks like.The next thing that I am going to try over the summer is panning for gold. I guess I have a little gold fever. I have not found any gold anywhere but I know of places this summer that I should be able to find some gold. It's not going to make me rich but it will be an experience that I can share with people and it will give me something to put on the wall. It will also be an excuse to get up in the mountains and spend some time in the beauty that is nature.
Well I should be able to write in this blog more and will be better about it.
