El Capitan Mountain (Smokeys home) Aztec Gold?

[Neila]

Does anyone have info on Aztec Legends in this area, or know anything about the statue that was mentioned earlier in this post, or of any other items (statues, artifacts, pieces) that have been found on or around this mountain, possibly Native American?

 

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[evans233]

There are petroglphs on the walls of the cave.

Actually they uncovered a passage to "snowy River" in Stanton Cave!!!!!!! Looks like the legend is true!

Snowy River Cave - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Very interesting design shown here. See attachment.
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[homestead-hunter]

I live near capitan. It apparently got its name of Spaniards who frequented the area back in the 1600s. There are alot of hidden mysterious places on this mountain. Its VERY rugged and steep. We had a MAJOR fire not too long ago, so rugged they just let it burn. Billy the Kid came through here often on his way to Ft. Sumner. I go here several times a month. there are several caves that I know of and a spot that has a vein of 10" quartz crystals oozing out of the side of the mountain.

 

[homestead-hunter]

This little story always makes go hmmmm......


3-19-37. 670 words INTERVIEW

Rufus M. Dunnahoo

(Age Eighty-eight Years) Oldest Roswell Pioneer
Geronimo's Band Indians Stole Teams Horses.

"We hadn't been at Seven Rivers long when Geronimo's Apaches came and stole all the teams-32head of their horses.

"I bought the old Beckwith Ranche and had my horses in a five foot high and two foot thick, adobe corral, near the house so the Indians didn't get mine. Indians Disappeared in Cave

Another time Geronimo and sixteen other Indians broke out of the Mescalero Reservation one day, and the soldiers after them tho'ught they had them safe in a cave about two and a half miles east, a little north of Fort Stanton, two hundred yards from the Bonito River. The soldiers tho'ught to starve the Indians out, but the Indians never came back, so the soldiers tracked them thro'ugh the cave down a river about 14 miles.

The Indians went thro'ugh the cave to south side of Capitan Mountains and stole a bunch of horses and drove them on down this far,. They camped right where the New Mexico Military Institute is located now. I think Pat Garrett and a posse captured the Indians over in the Portales country.

"The cave tho'se Indians and soldiers went in is not as large or as beautiful as Carlsbad Caverns. There is one big room. An underground river flows thro'ugh all of the cave.

I know where this exit is. I will never tell a soul due to the fact every time you tell an agent they close it off with a cage.

 

[Maveryck42]

I know where this exit is. I will never tell a soul due to the fact every time you tell an agent they close it off with a cage.

I know this thread is old but this story interests me a ton. We doing a tv program in the area and this seems like an awesome potential story. Are you still on here and willing to talk?