The "Bearded Ones", very interesting. There are also stories in both North and South America of a "White teacher" (maybe bearded) in the native tribe's oral history. Before you throw the baby out with the bath water could they have been referring to the "Bearded Ones" possibly?
In Treasure of the Valley of Secrets, von Mueller mentions a Cave of Gold in southern Utah in the Monument Valley. I've never heard a cave of gold legend for that region.
Could be, but he sounds like one person, the bearded people the Spanish refer to are a tribe of Indians, I think Shoshone but they have also been called the "bearded Utes". It's interesting because the codex you posted shows bearded people.
Then possibly it's related back to "shot Put Man" who is located in Southern Utah. IMHO, the oldest oral stories or field signs mark a beginning point to find the 7 (or more) lost locations. Mr. Mueller may have had additional clues/signs, etc. he never put in print, so ?
I remember the stories as you said, now. it was a single entity not a group. See, what happens when you think you can remember all this and not take many notes. LOL, But he was white and possibly had a beard.
I don't know, but if there are no Cave of Gold legends in the Monument Valley, there might be something else there of interest to a Mason. The Three Sisters are geological formations consisting of three large rock columns. Three columns, or pillars, are a part of Masonic lore.
How do you feel about northern Utah and the Carre-Shinob as the place of the seven caves of the Aztecs?
I think there is enough Aztec sign there to consider it possibly valid. Similar to the Sups. With that much smoke (field sign, oral history, etc.) there must still be some fire left. Speaking of fire, ever hear any stories about openings in the Sups and when you look in magma can be seen. But then they go back and nothing. Lava tubes could explain a lot of things, no?
I've never heard of that, but I've never been to Arizona.
The Chicomoztoc-Cibola-et al, Mexican "seven caves legends" are linked to "treasure" locations north of the Aztec Empire, but as far as I know the individual locations haven't been identified, so we have to speculate based on certain traditions of alleged subsurface gold and Aztec-related evidence (carvings, trade goods, local legends, etc). Utah has at least two - the Carre-Shinob site in the Uinta Mountains and Freddy Crystal's Montezuma treasure in Johnson Canyon, near Kanab. Arizona's Superstition Mountains legends, including Lost Dutchman lore, may all stem from the RG Babcock Chicomoztoc cave there. The one I mentioned in New Mexico allegedly consists of a cavern system that originates in the Pinos Altos Range and extends south all the way into Mexico. That's four possibilities that more or less fit. They may or may not be connected to the Mexican legends.
I thought you might find this interesting.
Sdcfia gave me these locations years ago. I don't know if any new stones have been found. I don't know the origin.
This makes me think of the lost tribe (or was it tribes) of Israel story.
