The Utah Gold Rush

by Kerry Ross Boren, Lisa Lee Boren

With the release of this book, the search for the lost Rhoades Mine is narrowed to a few square miles of real estate due east of Kamas, Utah. This gives promise that the greatest of all gold deposits—including remains of Montezuma’s vast treasure—may soon be found. It all began in the mid-1800s when Ute chief Walkara bagged up sixty pounds of raw gold for Mormon bishop Isaac Morley. He took it to Brigham Young, who later assigned Thomas Rhoades—under a blood oath of secrecy—to fetch more of the sacred metal for minting coins and decorating temples. The gold came from the sacred Ute mines in the Uintah Mountains that were once worked by the Aztecs. In 1520 the Aztecs told Hernando Cortez that their vast hoards of gold came from seven mines far to the north—the legendary Seven Cities of Cibola—leading to Spanish exploration throughout the Uintah Mountains. But the Spaniards had little luck, and the treasure still awaits. Discover within these pages: • How modern technology has combined with history and legend to pinpoint the location—within a few square miles—of the Mother Lode of all gold deposits.
• The reason Mel Fisher, discoverer of lost Spanish treasure in the Caribbean, came to the Uintah Mountains just before his untimely death.
• The government’s decision in the early 1900s to reduce the size of the Ute Indian Reservation to make new areas available for mining when F.W.C. Hathenbruck and Caleb Rhoades promised to use mining proceeds to pay off the national debt.
• The secret endeavors of Jesse Knight and Reed Smoot to claim the gold mines in the Uintahs for themselves.
• The recent sham burial of Ute chief Black Hawk in Spring Lake, Utah, to cover up the secret transfer of his bones to one of the tribe’s sacred mines.
• Never-before-published maps and detailed letters from those who have been to the mines.

Genres: History

256 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 2002

About the author

Writer who specializes in European, Medieval, Renaissance, Ancient history, and Western Lore. He also worked as a movie consultant.

He is the founder of many associations, including The National Center and Association for Outlaw and Lawman History (NOLA) and Western Historical Research Associates.

He was the recipient of the 1976 Bicentennial Award from Cambridge University for his contribution to research on The Battle of King’s Mountain.

Reviews

[Christine Townes · Rating 3 out of 5]

It has alot of detailed information. I learned alot but some of it i felt didn't need to be included.

[Amber · Rating 1 out of 5]

Have you heard about the gold mines in the Utah Uintah mountains? This book is about the lost Rhoades mine that is worth millions of dollars. I met the authors of this book at a recent family reunion and was fascinated with them and wanted to check out their books. I must admit, however, that I skimmed that last 4 chapters. There was a lot of dates and people. I just got too lost and confused with all the people. This book is more like a family history book than anything else. And no, the authors do not tell you specifically where the mine is.

[Charlie · Rating 3 out of 5]

"With the release of this book, the search for the lost Rhoades Mine is narrowed to a few square miles of real estate due east of Kamas, Utah."

This is PURE BS!!!!