Legend and Lore of the Guadalupe Mountains

by Jameson, W. C.

• ISBN13: 9780826342171
• ISBN10: 0826342175
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-01-31
• Publisher: Univ of New Mexico Pr

Summary

Since he was a youngster, W. C. Jameson has hiked, explored, and been captivated by the Guadalupe Mountains of west Texas and southeast New Mexico, just southwest of Carlsbad. He has searched the caves in the mountains (even finding a few gold nuggets tucked away years earlier by an unknown prospector) and visited with longtime residents in the local cafes and taverns, and on their ranches. He spent hours listening to them share historical events of the Guadalupes as well as the legends. Sometimes the people of the mountains talked about buried treasures and other times they spoke of ghosts and spirits that many believed resided in the dark interior of the range. They shared personal experiences and exchanged stories of strange things encountered high in the mountains and tales of unexplainable happenings. There are countless stories associated with the Guadalupe Mountains. Many are factual, having been historically documented. Others are part of the legend and lore. A few are bizarre. W. C. Jameson includes numerous tales and stories here for the armchair traveler or the travel planner.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xvii
Introduction	p. 1
The Legacy of the Spaniards	p. 8
Apache Ghosts	p. 17
The Village of the Dead	p. 24
Killed, Buried, Dug Up, and Scalped!	p. 29
The Lost Gold Mine of Ben Sublett	p. 33
The Saga of Rolth Sublett	p. 44
Apache Gold	p. 50
Pine Spring Canyon Treasure Chest	p. 61
The Crow Spring Massacre	p. 68
The Lost Tribe	p. 76
Juniper Spring Treasure Cave	p. 81
The Legend of John Seven Oaks	p. 91
Headless Corpses	p. 102
The Black Panther	p. 109
Giant Snakes	p. 115
The Ghost Bomber	p. 122
The Ghost House	p. 128
Mysterious Graves of Pine Spring Canyon	p. 135
The Pinery Treasure Chest	p. 141
The Bear that Walks on Two Legs	p. 151
Selected Bibliography	p. 155
About the Author	p. 159
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