TWO SIGNS LEFT TO I.D. MINE, AS SPANISH, FRENCH, OR JESUIT.

[PROSPECTORMIKEL]

OKAY.
.. I NEED TO STOP POSTING ABOUT JESSIE FOR A WHILE, FOR A LOT OF REASONS. HE IS A GOOD FRIEND AND HE NEEDS HIS TIME IN COURT WITH OUT ME THROWING SAND IN THE AIR, HERE.

I HAD THE LONG AWAITED TALK WITH SAM, FROM THE PREVIOUS TRIP, ABOUT HIM NEEDING TO EXPOUND UPON HIS FEELINGS FROM THAT TRIP. LETS DO A QUICK CATCH UP 101. WE MADE THE TRIP FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE MOUNTAIN ONLY TO FIND THAT THE PREVIOUS WINTER SNOW STORM AND ICE STORM. THERE WERE MORE NEW SPROUTS AND DOWNED TREES AND DOWNED LIMBS AND MARKERS DAMAGED AND ABOVE ALL ELSE, THE BIG BEAR SIGNS.

SAM DIDN'T TAKE MY ADVICE ABOUT BRINGING HIS PISTOL, SO I WAS THE ONLY BEAR PROTECTION. THAT BY ITSELF IS ENOUGH FOR MOST FOLKS TO SAY, "I'M DONE, LET'S GO HOME", BUT HE AND HIS YOUNG SON PRESSED ON. AT ONE POINT I LOST MY ABILITY TO MOVE FORWARD, AND SAM MOVED AHEAD TO SPOT SOMETHING ABOVE THE BLUFF SO THAT I COULD GET MY HEADING SET TO FIND THE CODES ON THE BLUFF.
HE COULDN'T SPOT IT FOR THE SAME REASONS THAT WE COULDN'T GET THRU THE WOODS.

AS HE CAME DOWN FROM THE BLUFF HE COULD SEE HIS SON, TOO FAR FROM HIS PROTECTION. BETWEEN THAT POINT HE MADE GETTING TO ELI HIS TOP PRIORITY AND THEY MADE WAY BACK TO THE FOUR WHEELER. MY TRIP BACK WAS MUCH SLOWER. IT TOOK A WHILE.

THIS WAS THE SPAN OF TIME THAT SAM DIDN'T TELL ME WHAT HE WAS FEELING, OTHER THAN TOO MANY BEAR WALLOWS.
WE TALKED ABOUT GOING BACK FOR WEEKS. WE WERE WAITING FOR MY LEGS TO HEAL AND MY GENERAL LACK OF STRENGTH.

WHEN I GOT THRU THE CHAPTER ABOUT ALL OF THIS, I CALLED SAM TO GET PERMISSION TO USE PICTURES OF HIM AND ELI.
SAM TOLD ME THAT HE COULD ADD ANOTHER CHAPTER ABOUT HOW HE WAS FEELING THAT LAST DAY.

WE ARE CAUGHT UP NOW....

I FINALLY GOT CAUGHT UP TO HIM LAST NIGHT AND HE TRIED TO EXPLAIN HOW HE FELT ABOUT BEING THERE. I TRIED TO NOT LEAD HIM, BUT I HAD TO ASK A SIMPLE QUESTION FROM TIME TO TIME TO GET HIM TO DROP HIS GUARD.

WE GOT THERE IN DUE TIME. I WILL EXPLAIN IN MUCH MORE DETAIL IN THE BOOK BUT FOR HERE I'LL BOIL IT DOWN TO ... HE FELT UNWELCOME THERE, AND EXPRESSED THE FEELING THAT IF IT WERE IN REALM OF HAVING THE ABILITY TO LEAVE A CREATURE THERE TO WATCH OVER WHATEVER IS BURIED THERE, WHAT WOULD WORK BETTER THAN BEARS. NEITHER OF US BELIEVED THAT GHOSTS WERE GUARDING THE MINE. SAM IS THE MOST LEVEL HEADED, GOD FEARING, LORD LOVING MAN THAT I KNOW. HE THINKS GOING BACK WOULD BE FOOLISH.

I KNOW THAT THIS THREAD DOESN'T GUIDE IT'S READERS FROM POINT A TO POINT B. BUT THE END OF THE BOOK IS GOING TO PULL ALL OF THE STITCHES TOGETHER.

I'M NOT DONE FOR. I'M JUST DONE WITH CLIMBING. THE THOUGHT OF NOT HAVING TO CLIMB AND CRAWL AROUND THAT BLUFF, HAS HELPED ME MOVE FORWARD WITH THE REST OF MY LIFE. THAT'S PRICELESS.

MIKEL
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[PROSPECTORMIKEL]

WELL, HERE IS THE LATEST CHANGE FOR THE COVER. IT IS MORE INLINE WITH THE LACK OF TANGIBLE / PROFITABLE PROOF.

I KNOW THAT IT IS THERE, BUT I JUST CANNOT GO BACK. IF BY CHANCE MY EFFORTS COME TO FRUITION, I WILL CHANGE THE COVER ONCE AGAIN.

GIVE ME SOME IDEA OF WHAT YOU THINK. IT REALLY IS MORE IMPORTANT TO ME THAN YOU THINK.
A THUMBS UP/DOWN, OR OR A "LIKE".
THANKS

MIKEL
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[Cleveland B.]

Great cover. I was looking at your second picture from post #44
and was wondering if you were able to use the info from it, like as a pointer.
It would not surprise me if the second photo is a man made sign of some sort.
Obviously the liesegang formations are under it and on the first photo, but the top looks
like a relief sculpture of a pointer to me.

 

[PROSPECTORMIKEL]

THANKS CLEVELAND B.

I APPRECIATE FEEDBACK ON MY ATTEMPTS AT CREATING THE BOOK COVER(S). I AM TOO CLOSE TO THE SUBJECT MATTER TO SEE WHAT OTHERS CAN SEE.

ABOUT POST #44... YOU MADE ME DO A BUNCH OF HOMEWORK ON THE SUBJECT. IT IS GOOD FOR MY BRAIN TO GO BACK FROM TIME TO TIME. IT WAS YOU THAT INFORMED ME ABOUT THE LIESENGANG IN THE NEXT POST. WHEN I WAS CHECKING THE INFO ON THAT POST, I NOTICED THE USE OF A PENTEL PENCIL ON THE FORMATION TO USE AS A SCALE. FIVE YEARS LATER I SEE IT CLEARLY, NOW.

I HAD TO GO BACK TO THE ORIGINAL PICS TO FIGURE OUT WHERE THEY WERE FROM EACH OTHER. IF MY MEMORY WORKED LIKE IT ONCE DID, I MIGHT HAVE HAD A READY ANSWER. THE TWO PICS WERE TAKEN AN HOUR AND TWENTY ONE MINUTES APART. WE WERE MOVING FROM EAST TO WEST, WITH AN ELDERLY MAN THAT WAS FAMILIAR WITH THE AREA, FROM HIS CHILDHOOD. WE WERE MOVING SLOWLY, SO NOBODY WOULD GET HURT.
I DO REMEMBER THAT THE LIESENGANG WAS A FREESTANDING STONE. I HAD A THOUGHT OF TRYING TO RETRIEVE IT THAT PASSED QUICKLY.

I DO AGREE WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF THE ARROW HEAD BEING MAN MADE. THE HOLES IN THE TOP LEFT QUARTER OF THE PIC HAS TWO HOLES THAT LOOK LIKE EYES IN A SKULL.

AH, THE RAMBLINGS OF MAD RESEARCH SCIENTIST!

THANKS AGAIN AND HAPPY HUNTING.

MIKEL
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[PROSPECTORMIKEL]

NEW IMAGE IN AN OLDER PHOTO.

OKAY FOLKS.

THIS IMAGE IS ALMOST TOO DARK TO SEE. IT IS INSIDE A CAVE, THAT IS AT THE BASE OF THE BLUFF THAT HAS THE LARGE SKULL.

IT IS IN THE BACK OF THE CAVE, JUST ABOUT THE DEAD CENTER. THE IMAGE IS A SKULL, WITH AN ARROW POINTING ABOUT FIVE O-CLOCK,JUST A LITTLE BIT BELOW, AND WHAT LOOKS LIKE A SHOVEL HANDLE AT ABOUT NINE O-CLOCK.

ONCE YOU SEE THE IMAGE, LOOK AT THE ROCK WALL JUST A FEW FEET TO THE RIGHT.
IT LOOKS TO ME TO BE A MAN MADE.

CHECK IT OUT AND LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK.


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MIKEL

 

[Clueman]

Mikel...........Have you detected the direction of the arrow? Do you need a shovel? If you are legal on the site, Carroll County hunters can help you.
Is there just a skull, or skull and bones? Where is the skull looking? If it's a shovel handle, what direction would the blade be pointing? Were there feathers
on the arrow?

I ask because I really can't see what you are describing. It sounds like directions for the final stages . I am hoping you are successful .
Clueman

 

[civil_war22]

I don't see a darn thing..

 

[PROSPECTORMIKEL]

OKAY, I'M WORKING ON A BETTER, MORE CONTRASTED, VERSION OF THAT PHOTO. I KNOW THAT EARLIER, I COULD EXPAND THE COPIED PHOTO, WITHIN THIS FORMAT. I TRIED TO SEE WHAT I KNOW IS THERE [FROM T-NET SOFTWARE] , AND I CANNOT CLEAN IT UP WELL ENOUGH. SO I WILL RE POST THE PHOTO AS SOON AS I CAN.

IN THE MEAN TIME, I NOTICED ANOTHER MYSTERY, IN THE FOREGROUND OF THE SAME PHOTO. IF YOU LOOK AT THE BOTTOM OF THAT PHOTO YOU CAN SEE WHAT WAS AT SOME TIME IN TH PAST, A LARGE SMOOTH STONE. SOMEONE REMOVED THE CORNER OF THAT STONE BY FORCE. IF YOU LOOK IN THE 'NOW' EMPTY SPOT, YOU WILL SEE REMNANTS OF THE CLAY-LIKE COVERING LEFT BEHIND. THERE ARE OTHER PIECES THAT WERE BROKEN AND MOVED A LITTLE BIT IN THE PROCESS OF MOVING THE ONE THAT THEY TOOK.

IF LUCK IS WITH ME, WHEN AND IF I CAN GET BACK TO THAT SPOT, I WILL FIND IT OR THEM SCATTERED ABOUT, OR BROKEN AND WITHIN THE REALM OF POSSIBILITIES OF RE-ASSEMBLING THEM, TO SEE IF THERE ARE SIGNS OR SYMBOLS ABOUT DEATH TRAPS, [IF THERE ARE ANY.] WITH A ROCK WALL, SO CLOSE TO THE FRONT OF THE CAVE, THE MISSING ROCK MAY BE VERY IMPORTANT TO PROTECT LIFE AND LIMB.

CLUEMAN, I ONLY WORK ON LAND WITH PERMISSION, IT IS PRIVATELY OWNED LAND. I HAVE A CONTRACT WITH THE OWNER. HE PASSED AWAY, BUT HIS WIDOW HAS GRANTED PERMISSION TO ME ON THE SAME TERMS OF PROTECTING THE LAND. I ALSO HAVE CONTRACTS WITH OTHERS CONNECTING WITH HER LAND.

AS TO YOUR QUESTIONS ABOUT FEATHERS... I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO SEE THEM YET. THE SHOVEL HANDLE IS A "T" HANDLE [ AS OPPOSED TO A "D" HANDLE, WHICH WOULD BE THE MODERN VERSION ] I HAVENOT BEEN ABLE TO ADJUST THE CONTRAST TO SEE THE SHOVEL HEAD, BUT THE HANDLE IS POINTED THRU THE SKULL THEN AT THE ROCK WALL.

THERE IS NOTHING ON THAT WALL , THAT LOOKS LIKE IT HAS BEEN CLAY COVERED AND BAKED, TO HIDE IT WELL.

IF I HAD BEEN MORE AWARE OF THESE PRACTICES BACK WHEN I WAS THERE I WOULD HAVE GONE FARTHER INTO THE CAVE AND MAYBE FOUND A CACHE.

IT MAY TAKE ME A FEW DAYS TO GET AROUND TO TOUCHING UP THE PHOTO. I HOPE I CAN MAKE IT LARGER BEFORE I POST IT.

SHORT STACK... IF YOU ARE READING THIS, YOU HAVE MY PERMISSION TO WORK YOUR MAGIC ON THIS PHOTO. YOU HAVE A KNACK FOR BRINGING STUFF TO THE LIGHT OF DAY.

I'LL HAVE MORE LATER.
MIKEL
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[PROSPECTORMIKEL]

OKAY, I FOUND THE MISSING ROCK, IN ANOTHER PHOTO. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO BRING OUT THE IMAGE OF THE SKULL.



THIS IS THE FIRST PICTURE THAT I TOOK, AS I ENTERED THE CAVE. I DIDN'T LOOK AT IT CLOSELY ENOUGH TO NOTICE THE ROCK THAT I DESCRIBED AS MISSING FROM THE LEDGE. IT HAS BEEN MOVED OVER TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE PHOTO.

I HAVE OPENED THESE TWO PHOTOS IN THREE DIFFERENT FORMATS AND STILL CANNOT BRING THE SKULL INTO THE LIGHT.

TWO THINGS STAND OUT IN BOTH PHOTOS. THE "BUILT" LEDGE ON THE LEFT SIDE, AND THE BUILT ROCK WALL IN THE BACK OF THE CAVE.

IT IS JUST ANOTHER MYSTERY TO CALL TO ME IN MY DREAMS.

IF I EVER GET BACK TO THAT MOUNTAIN, I PLAN TO DOCUMENT THE TRIANGLE AND WORK IT TO ITS SOLUTION. THAT IS A BRAVE STATEMENT TO MAKE. I HOPE THAT I FIND A WAY TO FINISH THE WORK THERE. JESSIE STILL WANTS TO GO BACK AND WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT WHAT TO EXPECT IF WE DO. WE WILL NEED TO MAKE A VAGUE "MOCK" SETUP AND RUN THRU THE PACES BEFORE WE TRY TO DO ANY OF IT ON THE SITE. THERE IS A DIFFICULT, SHORT CLIMB AND THEN THE WORK WILL BE IN A CRAWL SPACE.

THERE IS MORE TO DO THAN I AM READY TO DO AT THIS POINT. I WILL HATE MYSELF IF ANY HARM COMES TO ANYONE CONNECTED TO IT.

MORE, LATER.
HAPPY HUNTING.

MIKEL
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[civil_war22]

I still don't see a rock wall? I may be over looking something. Sometimes things we think that look man made are a part of nature.

 

[Quinoa]

I saw the skull you were talking about. Because of the location of it, it was probably natural. I have seen a few photos do this to me as well. Most skulls I have seen use sun and shadow. It could have been a "painted" on one though. A more likely place would have been on the outside of the cave, and it would likely be a partial one seen from a distance away.
And you should stay out of easily seen open holes like this you find, there is nothing in them other than maybe Indian artifacts. That is why they are open and visible. They are likely old crypts, shelters or mine locations that were easily found and got looted out. The stuff left behind got buried deep and stayed buried. If it's an open hole, someone's already been in it unless you are in some remote unexplored land or it's up in some dangerous cliff location only accessible by ropes. Even then, someone else had the same idea as you and probably already checked it out. You have plenty of good locations you are working around, you just need to figure out the "alignments" in them.

 

[hadji009]

no wall no skull,get this stupid book done so people will come back to posting!!!!!!!!!!

 

[civil_war22]

no wall no skull,get this stupid book done so people will come back to posting!!!!!!!!!!

That's what I am saying. And try and go back and get some better pics and better lighting. We want to see a book;(

 

[PROSPECTORMIKEL]

OKAY FOLKS, I HEAR YOU.
AND PLEASE, DO POST HERE. IF IT IS ON YOUR MIND, IT IS PROBABLY ON MINE AS WELL. I HAVE A HARD TIME SEEING WHAT OTHERS SEE, ON A REGULAR BASIS. YOUR INPUT IS VALUABLE TO ME.

THE TRIANGLE SOLUTION IS AT THE TOP OF MY "TO DO" LIST. THE REASON TO PAUSE AND LOOK IN THE SMALL CAVE IS, THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ITS LOCATION, RELATIVE TO THE SKULL AT THE TOP OF THE BLUFF, ( POST #124 ON THIS THREAD ).
THE CAVE IS 120 FEET BELOW THE BLUFF-TOP SKULL.

I AGREE THAT IT NEEDS BETTER PHOTOS. IF I EVER GET BACK THERE, I WILL GET THEM. I DID SAY "IF".

BELIEVE ME, NOBODY WANTS THE BOOK DONE MORE THAN ME. THE FULL STORY HAS NOT BEEN DISPLAYED HERE. IT IS IN THE BOOK.

KEEP POSTING YOUR THOUGHTS!

THANKS.

MIKEL
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[PROSPECTORMIKEL]

OKAY GUYS AND GALS... ABOUT 150 TO 200 OF YOU CHECK IN, ABOUT EVERY WEEK OR SO.
SO, WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR. BE A PART OF IT.
I'M GOING TO GO BACK AN PM A LOT OF YOU, FOR ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FOR YOUR DONATIONS. I KNOW THAT MOST OF YOU HAD PMed ME WITH PERMISSION AND HOW YOU WANT YOUR NAME / PAGE NAME OR WHAT YOUR WIFE CALLS YOU. T'NET DECIDED TO CLEAR OUT MY INBOX, SO I AM STARTING AGAIN. JUST BAD TIMING.

I'VE GOT A DR APPOINTMENT TODAY TO GET CHECKED OUT TO SEE IF I WILL SURVIVE ANOTHER TRIP TO FINISH WHAT I CAN. WISH ME LUCK OR BETTER YET, PRAYERS. MY NECK IS GIVING ME HECK, EVERY TIME THAT I START TO HUG MY WIFE I STOP AND REPOSITION... YOU CAN ONLY DO THAT A CERTAIN NUMBER OF TIMES BEFORE SHE STARTS GETTING A BAD FEELING. SO I HOPE DOC CAN FIX IT. OR AT LEAST SEND ME A NOTE HOME TO EXCUSE ME FROM HUGS FOR A FEW WEEKS.
THAT SHOULD GET ME OUT OF THE DOG HOUSE FOR A FEW DAYS ANYWAY. JESSIE AND I WILL BE SETTING UP A MOCK SETUP TO GO THRU WHILE WE CAN SIT AND MARK AND MEASURE AND NUMERATE. AND RE-NUMERATE.

THE REAL DEAL WILL BE A TOUGH AREA AND A SHORT BUT DIFFICULT CLIMB,(I HOPE I CAN BORROW A LADDER FOR THE DAY. THAT WILL HELP A LOT.

I'VE BEEN IN OVER MY HEAD TRYING TO FORMAT AND REBUILD MY WIFE'S COMPUTER FOR THREE WEEKS, AND I ASKED HER THE OTHER DAY IF SHE HAD SAVED THE INSTRUCTION BOOKLETS FILED AWAY SOMEWHERE AND SHE SAID "WELL YEAH!, DO YOU THINK THEY WILL HELP, THERE ARE ABOUT 5 OR6 DISCS IN THE BAG WITH THEM. "DO YOU WANT THEM TOO?

GUESS WHAT I SAID. I TRIED TO BE CIVIL, BUT SHE DIDN'T THINK THAT I TRIED HARD ENOUGH. SHEESH!!! I GOT IT ALL LOADED EXCEPT FOR ONE DRIVER FOR THE WIFI BUTTON. NOW I GOTTA TRY TO MAKE SURE THAT I GET IT THIS TIME.

SHE CAN'T BE HAPPY THAT I AM GETTING IT DONE RIGHT, SHE JUST WANTS IT DONE YESTERDAY. IT'S NOT LIKE I'M GETTING PAID FOR IT. THERE IS A SIGN THAT IS IN A TIRE SHOP THAT I SHOULD BORROW FOR TIMES LIKE THESE; IT SAYS
"FAST SERVICE...QUALITY SERVICE...LOW PRICES." ... PICK TWO!

BACK TO THE MATTER AT HAND... POST YOUR QUESTIONS, YOUR IMPRESSIONS, YOUR IDEAS, YOUR SUPERSTITIONS,THIS ISN'T A BLOG ITS AN OPEN THREAD.

OH YEAH, TADJI009, THAT WAS COLD, MY FRIEND. IT'S NOT A "STUPID BOOK". I'VE SPENT A LOT OF YEARS RESEARCHING THAT SIGHT AND TRACKING DOWN WHAT THE SIGNS MEANT. I'M WORKING WITH A BRAIN LIKE SCRAMBLED EGGS, AND A RAPIDLY DETERIORATING MEMORY. TRY TO WORD YOUR FRUSTRATIONS, A LITTLE LESS NEGATIVITY IF YOU WOULD PLEASE.
I GOT THE MESSAGE.

THAT'S ALL FOR NOW. SOME OF YOU READERS HAVE GOOD INFO THAT YOU COULD SHARE WITH THE BROTHERHOOD OF TREASURE HUNTERS.

HAPPY HUNTING.

MIKEL
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[Treasure_Hunter]

When did you lose the PMs, TN doesn't clean out inboxes, when they are full members have to clean them out.

 

[hadji009]

if u need help climbing around this hill as u call it and getting more info pm me i am few hours away my site is n missouri and would love to help.am healthy and willing to do the dirty work,got to hurry b4 the woods come alive.

 

[PROSPECTORMIKEL]

TREASURE HUNTER, I VERY HAPPILY STAND CORRECTED!

THE NOTIFICATIONS CLEARED OUT, THAT I WAS ABLE TO SEE. I THOUGHT THE PMs WENT WITH THE NUMBERS, AND DIDN'T LOOK TO SEE...

IF YOU HAD NOT POSTED THAT, I MIGHT HAVE GOTTEN STARTED ON ALL OF THOSE PMs TO THOSE FINE FOLKS THAT HAVE BEEN SO MUCH HELP TO ME OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS.

I JUST THOUGHT THAT THEY WERE JUST CATCHING DUST AND THERE WAS A SPRING CLEANIN'.

BRING ON THE "CROW", ROASTED OVER HICKORY, IF YOU WILL.

I SAVED THEM TO MAKE SURE THAT I HAD THERE PERMISSION TO THANK THEM IN PRINT. I DON'T REMEMBER EVER ENJOYING, BEING WRONG UNTIL TODAY.

I APPRECIATE THE NOTICE AND POST.

THANK YOU.

MIKEL
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[PROSPECTORMIKEL]

HADJI009, THANK YOU FOR THE OFFER, BUT THIS FINAL TRIP HAS BEEN PROMISED TO JESSIE.

I AM NOT SURE ABOUT GOING BACK. MY WIFE, WHOM I DEARLY LOVE, HAS BEEN IN TEARS OVER MY PLANS TO RETURN.
WHO'S HEART SHALL I BREAK, HER'S, AFTER NEARLY FOUR DECADES OF LOVE AND DEVOTION, OR MINE, AFTER THIRTEEN YEARS OF DOCUMENTING AND DISCOVERIES, NOT TO MENTION A DECADE OF WRITING A BOOK THAT HAS NO END, OTHER THAN I TAKE ALL OF THIS TO MY GRAVE WITHOUT DOCUMENTING THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT SIGN.

I AM SICK FROM THE STRESS. IT IS CRUSHING THE AIR FROM MY LUNGS AND PLACES THE WEIGHT OF ALL OF THOSE BOULDERS ON MY HEART.

I AM TOO TIRED TO THINK ABOUT IT FOR A WHILE. SHE DOES NOT UNDERSTAND HOW IMPORTANT THIS IS TO ME, AND THOSE OF YOU THAT READ MY POSTS, WAITING TO HEAR THE ANSWER.

I THINK THAT I WILL SPEND SOME TIME IN A CLOSET PRAYING FOR AN ANSWER, AND HOPING THAT I HAVE THE STRENGTH TO LIVE WITH THE ANSWER TO THAT PRAYER.

I HOPE THAT YOU ALL WILL UNDERSTAND, WHICH ANSWER I RESPOND WITH.

TILL THEN......

MIKEL
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[Crosse De Sign]

Hi PROSPECTORMIKEL,

You being that close to Branson, makes me think of
the 'Baldknobbers', and Jesse James. As I think the
James gang, had to have rode thru that country
quite a bit, when they went their way, back
and forth, wanderin' an pullin' robberies,
and hidin' out, thru 'The Indian Nations'...

Hope that you have peace with the answers,
and wisdom, for dealing well, with the solutions...

Take care my friend, uroc (spirit) be with you...