cooltone23
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Tought this was pretty cool.
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cooltone23 said:Tought this was pretty cool.
cooltone23 said:Shaw said:TheHarleyMan2 said:hey Shaw I live just North of Austin. I too have been researching Ben Sublet and his gold. I hope to make it there sometime this summer before it gets hot or sometime in September/October. If you want to come along you can. The average distance that a pack team pulling a wagon in 1880's is about 15 to 20 miles a day due to the terrain. I have read that he would be gone for several days to weeks. I think the location may be closer than people realize with the average distance he rode. Now he could have some of his gold from the mine stashed closer to Odessa to shorten some of his trips. If you look at google earth close enough to the ground you can actually see the stage coach trails going to the stage stop. Google earth is pretty cool, you can look at all the roads from Mexico and all over Texas that has no modern roads. If you look west from Odessa, you can actually see the trails heading westward by some of the south side of the main highways.
I am leaving for Fort Dix, NJ this Friday and will be gone until the first week in March. I have some motorcycle rallies to work this year and in between most of them I have plenty of time, but I am going to plan sometime this year to get out that way. If you like you are welcome to come along as I said. I will most likely stay 2-3 days, (roughing it), scouring over the area and trying to get a good picture of where I would go if I was Ole Ben.
Thanks for the info and I agree on the mid way stashing. It would have been a great thing to do logically.
I am in for a camping, hiking trip sometime then. Keep me posted. I need to dust off the old camping gear.
Jason
Guys, keep me in mind too. Wouldn't mind doing a bit of camping and hiking. Doc says I need the excersise
.............................................No .............Ben did not get his wish...............He is buried in Odessa..................150 miles away from the Guadalupe Mountains...............Joetxkickergirl said:Did Ben get his wish about being buried where he wanted to? If so I would locate the grave and the start searching and expanding the circle out from there. It possible he tells you exactly where the mine is in that quote.
...............................................FUNNY..........................STRANGE...................THAT I STARTED THIS THREAD.....................AND NO ONE IS INCLUDING ME IN THE PLANS FOR THE TRIP............................................I already said that I am planning a trip in the Spring or Summer.............................GUESS THAT I'M GOING BY MYSELF...................LOL.............JOEcooltone23 said:Shaw said:TheHarleyMan2 said:hey Shaw I live just North of Austin. I too have been researching Ben Sublet and his gold. I hope to make it there sometime this summer before it gets hot or sometime in September/October. If you want to come along you can. The average distance that a pack team pulling a wagon in 1880's is about 15 to 20 miles a day due to the terrain. I have read that he would be gone for several days to weeks. I think the location may be closer than people realize with the average distance he rode. Now he could have some of his gold from the mine stashed closer to Odessa to shorten some of his trips. If you look at google earth close enough to the ground you can actually see the stage coach trails going to the stage stop. Google earth is pretty cool, you can look at all the roads from Mexico and all over Texas that has no modern roads. If you look west from Odessa, you can actually see the trails heading westward by some of the south side of the main highways.
I am leaving for Fort Dix, NJ this Friday and will be gone until the first week in March. I have some motorcycle rallies to work this year and in between most of them I have plenty of time, but I am going to plan sometime this year to get out that way. If you like you are welcome to come along as I said. I will most likely stay 2-3 days, (roughing it), scouring over the area and trying to get a good picture of where I would go if I was Ole Ben.
Thanks for the info and I agree on the mid way stashing. It would have been a great thing to do logically.
I am in for a camping, hiking trip sometime then. Keep me posted. I need to dust off the old camping gear.
Jason
Guys, keep me in mind too. Wouldn't mind doing a bit of camping and hiking. Doc says I need the excersise
Joe(TX) said:...............................................FUNNY..........................STRANGE...................THAT I STARTED THIS THREAD.....................AND NO ONE IS INCLUDING ME IN THE PLANS FOR THE TRIP............................................I already said that I am planning a trip in the Spring or Summer.............................GUESS THAT I'M GOING BY MYSELF...................LOL.............JOEcooltone23 said:Shaw said:TheHarleyMan2 said:hey Shaw I live just North of Austin. I too have been researching Ben Sublet and his gold. I hope to make it there sometime this summer before it gets hot or sometime in September/October. If you want to come along you can. The average distance that a pack team pulling a wagon in 1880's is about 15 to 20 miles a day due to the terrain. I have read that he would be gone for several days to weeks. I think the location may be closer than people realize with the average distance he rode. Now he could have some of his gold from the mine stashed closer to Odessa to shorten some of his trips. If you look at google earth close enough to the ground you can actually see the stage coach trails going to the stage stop. Google earth is pretty cool, you can look at all the roads from Mexico and all over Texas that has no modern roads. If you look west from Odessa, you can actually see the trails heading westward by some of the south side of the main highways.
I am leaving for Fort Dix, NJ this Friday and will be gone until the first week in March. I have some motorcycle rallies to work this year and in between most of them I have plenty of time, but I am going to plan sometime this year to get out that way. If you like you are welcome to come along as I said. I will most likely stay 2-3 days, (roughing it), scouring over the area and trying to get a good picture of where I would go if I was Ole Ben.
Thanks for the info and I agree on the mid way stashing. It would have been a great thing to do logically.
I am in for a camping, hiking trip sometime then. Keep me posted. I need to dust off the old camping gear.
Jason
Guys, keep me in mind too. Wouldn't mind doing a bit of camping and hiking. Doc says I need the excersise
cooltone23 said:I'm packed
redwolf74 said:Just got back from the Pecos. From all the research I have done the mine is likely not in the NP area. It is most likely in one of the draws or creeks running down from the mountains into the Pecos River. The Owl Hills area has always looked pretty good to me. Lot of very proud land owners round there. Not to interested in letting any one on their property. I think Shaw has the right idea of going aerial.
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I have a few contacts in aerial, I am seriously thinking about a few fly overs in the area. Just checking now with regs and such. This may be something for a group of us to delve into in the Spring or early Summer.
Also have a background in covert operations, if the owners don't want to cooperate. (I kid) or do I.
There is much open territory. It could be a collaboration of a hunt here. (field, research, interviews, leads.)
Including JOETX!
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