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Show A real live mine PHOTO BY BILL CONNELL The story of gold in the Uintas dif- eye, we were just a tiny part of the Spanish Empire. In 1521 Cortez con- fers, depending on whether you believe there is even gold out there. To believ- quered the Aztec nation and sent the ers, the story of gold in the Uintas — bounty of his booty back to the queen. Spain craved more gold. Rumors of gold rewrites Utah’s history—and any time you rewrite history, you provide ammu- sent the Spanish north from Mexico. nition for suspicion. Few are as devout Ceronado hunted for the fabled “seven _ Cities of Cibola,” cities so wealthy that their streets were paved with gold. as the believers. Book upon book has been published. Not much gold has. Delight your taste buds with the cs array of naturally-prepared foods around. Our convenient food court offers everything from colorful hot dishes and a bountiful soup and salad bar to a full-service delicatessan with sushi and pizza and a fresh juice and java bar. We are happy to bring you foods and products you can trust. Everything in our store is of the highest quality. Tons of organics. No artifictal anything. “You can find a | little bit of gold anywhere . oa Kerry Gee, United Park ao Mining Company knows? | | eutenado followed the legend deep into the unexplored territory of the Americas, but returned empty “handed and partially crazy. | Coronado’s explorations mark the point where historians claim this myth ay veers from history. He sent one group to do exploring in the Utah region. Believers say that Cardenas pressed farther than that, and that for a couple of hundred years before Escalante chris- _ The historians think they do; theirs is tened Utah Valley ground, the billed as serious history. Of the four hisSpaniards were in the Utah, tapping torians interviewed, not one gave any into vast riches of the Wasatch, Uinta credence to this myth. Sources exist for both sides, but the relative credibility of. and other Utah regions. Believers tell Indian legends, of forced labor at the those sources is up for debate. After hands of Spanish “iron shirts.” hours of reading and hours of interEstimates from the believers’ side give views, the only real conclusion is a this figure: 85 percent of the riches of question: Who really does know? the new world were Spanish bullion But still the story survives. Let’s start mined in Utah by the sweat and blood | with the story from ae believers’ perof the natives. spective. As the Spanish pressed deeper into Utah, they enslaved the Indians to The Gold Tale Begins mine the gold. Believers say that the The story begins with the Spanish Spanish were crazed for gold—crazed “Just for gold, far back in Utah’s history. and cruel. One story tells of the capture Before we were.a glimmer in Brigham’s COMMUNITY MARKET © shop online @ www.wildoats.com 800.494.Wild VISIT US IN" 4” SOUTH 645 East 400 South 801.355.7401 _MON-SAT 7:30 AM TO 10PM _ SUN 10 AM-8 PM SUGARHOUSE 1100 E. 2200 South 801.359.7913 MON-SAT 8 AM TO 10 PM SUN 10 AM-8 PM ct [0002 ‘vl AaWALdAS| & been foultia: few ne ae struck it. rich. But then again, who would tell when the government just might fake . your find, or tax it heavily? Who knows if there is gold in the hills? A handful of authors cover the subject: George Thompson, Gale Rhoades, Kerry Boren and Steven Schaffer, and they revisit the — subject repeatedly, like devotees. Who So join us on the wild side. We know you'll like at here. |