Bogley

[rock_ski_cowboy]

This talk reminds me of an old friend of my Dads named Steven "Doc" Shaffer. I think he's considered one of the more authoratative sources on Spanish Folklore and Archaelogy in Utah, but he's really somewhere between Crazy Treasure Hunter and Archeologist, so scholars don't give him much credit. He lives near me, I remember going to his house and him showing us an old Spanish saddle, a Spanish Cross, and some lead plates that had etchings in them. Interesting stuff. He's written several books on the subject including "Treasure of The Ancients," and "Of Men and Gold." I haven't seen him around for a few years. I remember him telling us about a mine in the Uintahs he had staked out and that there was a big room sealed off in it that he was working on getting into, that was years ago, if anyones found something its him.

Looking around I found his website. Some pretty interesting stuff over there.

http://www.ancienttreasurehunter.com/

BTW I know where the sun is at he talks about on the front page. Its right next to our favorite rappelling spot up Diamond Fork.

[rockgremlin]

Ya, I read a few of his books. Interesting stuff. Just intriguing enough to believe, just crazy enough to dismiss.

Some of the artifacts on his site appear authentic, and others appear homemade.

What's with the cheesy music on his site? :haha: