Montezuma's Treasure Vault?, Stone Ruins Discovered While Prospecting |
Montezuma's Treasure Vault?, Stone Ruins Discovered While Prospecting |
Jan 24 2015, 01:43 PM
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Rock Bar! Group: Members Posts: 613 Joined: 16-October 08 From: Central Colorado Member No.: 6,813 |
My wife and I discovered an ancient stone ruins site while prospecting for gold back in 2013.
The site consists of three structures that are constructed onto the natural steep slope of the side of a dry arroyo leading down to a river a few miles away. A query to U.S. Department of Interior returns no knowledge of any previous investigation or other documentation of this site. My first impression was that it may have been a mining or homestead site, a kiln or storage area in the shelter of the arroyo. After looking it over closely, it was apparent that it was built long ago due to the 10 foot depth of erosion observed from the base of the structures to the present bottom of the channel. There isn’t a historic wagon road or trail to the site. There is no near source of water. It appeared to me to resemble the cliff dwellings in SW Colorado more than anything else I’ve seen. The largest of the ruins is a round structure of crude unshaped natural stone blocks, essentially forming a tower with a solid flat top. The mortar material of the 'tower' and the smaller rectangular structures nearby appears to be a kind of course cement made up of pebbles and gravel found locally. The possible ceremonial aspect that gets my attention is the platform at the base that points towards a notch in the horizon at 245 degree (m), the near angle of the summer solstice sunset. There is a possibility that the tower covers an underground tunnel dug into the soft siltstone-shale that forms the bank of the arroyo. The structures might have been covered over after being built by simply pushing down the steep slope some of the fill and alluvial materials found uphill of the ruins. There is still much to be learned at this site and I would appreciate any ideas that you might have. Presently, I am looking into the possibility that these stone ruins may have been constructed by one of the 7 caravans that traveled north with Montezuma’s Aztec Treasure. For sure, the Conquistadors were present in this area spanning many decades after Cortez’s activity in present day Mexico. -------------------- Annual Dues Paying Member Since 2008
Tonko Mining Company "Some day this crater is going to be a greatly talked about place, and if the above credit is due, as is certainly the case, I would like to have it generally known for the sake of the children." Daniel Moreau Barringer 2/1/1912 in a letter about the Barringer Meteorite Crater, Arizona USA |
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Feb 25 2019, 07:57 PM
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Rock Bar! Group: Members Posts: 613 Joined: 16-October 08 From: Central Colorado Member No.: 6,813 |
Hi Everyone,
It's been a few years since I've posted anything new on this thread. I hope you find this update interesting. My archaeologist friend found a bead that eroded from the steep creek bank at the Tower site. He sent me these photos; I'm thinking that it is possible that this "green" trade bead is associated with Chief Cuerno Verde (translated from Spanish to Greenhorn). The Spanish named him, Cuerno Verde because of his remarkable bison-horned headdress. In late October of 1768, 500 Comanches attacked Ojo Caliente before dawn attempting to wipe out all the Spaniards. During the attack the Spanish killed the Comanche’s charismatic leader, Cuerno Verde in the town square. The chief’s son, Tabivo Naritgant took his father's name and dedicated himself to killing Spaniards in revenge. His given name was Tabivo Naritgant, or "Dangerous Man." He received his distinctive leather headdress with green-tinted buffalo horns from his father. Comanche beliefs bound Cuerno Verde’s family to avenge his death. Juan Bautista de Anza chased after him. Cuerno Verde’s distinctive headdress was claimed by Anza. He sent it to Teodoro de Croix, the first commandant general of the Northern section of New Spain. According to legend, it was forwarded to his superiors who eventually sent it to the Vatican, where it still may be buried in the Library. No one has found artifacts to prove the actual location of the battle between Anza and Cuerno Verde. Wilfred O. Martinez (a descendant of Bernardo Miera y Pacheco, the mapmaker for Anza’s campaign) believes the site is 18 miles south of Pueblo near the Burnt Mill Road Bridge over the St. Charles River (Rio San Carlos). He thinks others had been misled by a bad translation of zanja. They thought it meant “bog” or “swamp,” when it fact it’s an arroyo. The monument in Greenhorn Park was moved there from another location west and closer to Greenhorn Creek. It is unlikely that it marks the exact location of the battle. The history noted above was part of the documentation from this source; Story of the Greenhorn Sincerely, ASTROBLEME -------------------- Annual Dues Paying Member Since 2008
Tonko Mining Company "Some day this crater is going to be a greatly talked about place, and if the above credit is due, as is certainly the case, I would like to have it generally known for the sake of the children." Daniel Moreau Barringer 2/1/1912 in a letter about the Barringer Meteorite Crater, Arizona USA |
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