TRIANGLES
THANKS FOR THE RAPID RESPONSE, FOLKS!!
HERE IS WHAT I AM DEALING WITH, AND WHAT I HAVE TO WORK WITH.
I HAVE A SCALED DOWN TRIANGLE, IN A CAVE LIKE AREA, INSIDE THE BLUFF NEAR THE INFAMOUS MYSTERY S/S. I BELIEVE THAT I HAVE SOLVED THE THREE SIGNS. THEY ARE A MATH EQUATION.
IT READS LIKE ( 2 + 3 = THE SUM OF ALL.) THEY ARE REFERRING TO THE TRIANGLE IN THE CAVE. ( I HOPE!)
THE TRIANGLE IS BUILT WITH STONES. EACH OF THE THREE POINTS ARE BUILT (ROUGHLY) WITH A SHOE BOX SIZE STONE ON THE BOTTOM, AND A BRICK SIZE STONE ON TOP. CLEARLY MAN MADE.
THERE IS NOT ROOM IN THE OPENING TO STAND UP, AND I HAVE NOT CRAWLED BACK INTO THE AREA. I HAVE ONLY CLIMBED UP ENOUGH TO SEE THEM FROM THE EDGE. I AM FAIRLY SURE THAT I CANNOT SIT UP IN THE SPACE. GETTING AROUND IN IT WILL BE A GREAT UNDERTAKING, IN MY PRESENT HEALTH, BUT I AM GOING TO PUT GREAT EFFORT INTO MEASURING AND GETTING MY COMPASS DIRECTIONS CORRECT THE FIRST TIME. IT WILL PROBABLY PUT ME IN BED FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS, BUT I HAVE TEN YEARS OF WORK AND RESEARCH INVESTED AND A BOOK THAT IS WAITING FOR ME TO GET THIS INFO.
SOOOOOO... I WANT TO GET AS MUCH GOOD INTEL INTO MY FIELD GUIDE AS I CAN. EVEN IF THERE ARE MULTIPLE THEORIES.
SO, DON'T BE AFRAID TO PUT YOUR THEORIES OUT THERE. YOURS MAY BE THE MAGIC FORMULA.
NOW... IF I TAKE THE MATH FROM THE BLUFF, I THINK THAT IT MAY SHOW ME THE MOTHER STONE.
FROM THERE I WILL MAKE MEASUREMENTS WITH A REGULAR S.A.E. TAPE MEASURE, AND WITH A
[ BURGOS LAW, VARA TAPE ( IT HAS THE ACTUAL MEASUREMENTS THAT WERE SET IN THE 1500'S WHEN THE SPANISH WERE FIRST EXPLORING THE AMERICAS.) THE TAPE IS BROKEN DOWN INTO THREE SPANISH FEET, AND SIX SESMAS (SEXMAS) AND FORTY EIGHT DEDOS.] THE OVER ALL MEASUREMENT IS ONLY A FEW ONE HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH DIFFERENT THAN THOSE USING PULGOTOS RATHER THAN DEDOS.
BURGOS WAS THE REIGNING CAPITOL OF SPAIN IN THAT TIME. IT MAY STILL BE, I AM NOT SURE.
ONCE I AM OUT OF THE HOLE I WILL SET A G.P.S. POINT AND MAP IT OUT ON MY TOPO MAP.
THIS IS WHERE I AM GREATLY LACKING!!
I AM NOT SURE HOW TO READ THE THREE IDENTICAL STONE MARKERS. IF THEY WERE ONLY SINGLE STONES I FEEL THAT I COULD FIGURE IT OUT, BUT I HAVE NOT SEEN ANY INFO ON THE STACKING AND PLACEMENT OF SHAPED STONES.
I HOPE I CAN FIND INFO CUT INTO THE FLOOR OR WALLS, BUT I CAN'T COUNT ON IT.
IN A NUTSHELL, I CAN GET MEASUREMENTS AS SMALL AS DEDOS [FORTY EIGHT DEDOS] PER VARA OR SIXTEEN DEDOS PER SPANISH FOOT (PIE)] AND MULTIPLY OR SESMAS [ ONE SIXTH OF A VARA]
GETTING THAT INFORMATION WAS A REAL PAIN IN THE NECK FOR A LONG TIME, BUT I FINALLY FOUND IT BY GOOGLING BURGOS "LAW". I HAD TO MAKE MY OWN TAPE AND ATTACHED IT TO A "ONE VARA" LONG WALKING STICK. I AM HOPING THAT IT WILL SIMPLIFY THE PROCESS ONCE I KNOW HOW TO ACTUALLY PROCESS THE INFORMATION.
WOW. THAT WAS A LOT OF INFO, BUT THAT IS WHAT I HAVE TO WORK WITH.
NOW IT IS YOUR TURNS TO STEER ME IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.



THANKS IN ADVANCE.
MIKEL
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