Sun Symbol

[rjwmam]

My brother came across this symbol while hiking. It is actually from what others have said about it very well known in the Diamond Fork Area here in Utah by Spanish Fork Canyon. The symbol has 6 sun rays pointing in a single direction. Would anybody here be able to shed some additional light on it? (really, no pun intended)

 

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[CanadianTrout]

Wow, that's quite the carving. On my first glance I didn't get a "sun symbol" out of it although I can see why you said that. I see it more as a stylized facial pic. A worshipped God? A reknown Medicine Man? Tribal Chieftan? The face (nose, lips etc) defiantely look some sort of Native-ish, but I see the "rays" as more of a head dress type thing. That make sense?

There's others here more qualifiyed than me to examine your pic tho, hopefully they'll chime in here....

 

[Old Dog]

What an awesome sun sign !
I am aware where Spanish fork is.
this is a classic sign .
if by itself means a (considered rich) mine is in the area within a day's journey.

Thom

 

[rjwmam]

Thank you for the reply's so far. In talking more with my brother, he says that it seemed to point towards the Spanish Fork Canyon area and maybe over towards the Mt. Nebo Area over by Payson which if by foot might be a days trip if you were to follow the extensive and rocky terrain. There are other sites on the net that talk about mines and caves in the Mt. Nebo area. I will have to see if I can relocate the website I was on and post the link here for everyone to read.

 

[rjwmam]

Here is the link:

http://slimsgold.com/cursed.htm

There are other stories on this website but this one realates directly to Payson Canyon on Mt. Nebo.

 

[Old Dog]

This looks to be a fun hunt.
Could take a little time but it could also be a prosperous one as well

Good luck to you and your brother.
Thom

 

[djui5]

That is incredible!!!