Scout Lake 1920 Gunfight.

 I've read this story several times in books and on forums. Some items are in this video that I hadn't heard before. Such as Edgar Cayce. There may be a Desert Lake and or a Curtis connection with James Hartwell. 

https://youtu.be/U03WzCbYjp0

Large hotel at Woodside Utah.

 https://m.facebook.com/groups/270624396607645/permalink/1349829522020455/

https://www.google.com/maps/place/39%C2%B015'56.3%22N+110%C2%B021'12.3%22W/@39.265637,-110.353407,15z

Prospects.

This year I joined GPAA, Gold Prospectors Association of America, for 3 years. One of the places I really want to go to is Gold Basin in Arizona. There is potential there of finding gold nuggets and meteorites. 

A history of Woodside.

The link below is a more recent history of Woodside.  Really about Roy Pogue.  Roy is a latecomer to Woodside.  The real history of Woodside was before Roy and his family came along.  But this is still an interesting article. 




http://www.canyoncountryzephyr.com/2018/09/30/a-history-of-woodside-ut-by-herm-hoops/?fbclid=IwAR3OjjojLnolSDAvzmOe29-kWGtJNuaHUATdHelLNtOAsMpNZusmvWsSr2s

Now I Hunt Treasure and Research Outlaws.

My baseball story.

When I was young I fell in love with baseball.  Both playing sandlot baseball and following Major League Baseball.  My favorite player was Ted Williams.  It seemed everyone liked the Yankees and Mickey Mantle, so I became a Boston Red Sox fan.  That was about 1959.  I am still a very loyal fan of the Red Sox.  I even have Mookie Mania.

I didn't get to play Little League Baseball.  My mother had me go to church, primary, which conflicted with team tryouts so I didn't get on a team.  I could only watch others play.  I watched older guys play baseball in the Pony League too.  The Pony League was for 13-14 year olds in that area.  I got on a team in the Pony League as they didn't require tryouts.  I was in like my first or second game when my dad bought a car and came and took me out of the game.  I felt like he could have shown me his new car anytime.

But that wasn't all.  He wanted me to start going down to his ranch and farm at Woodside, Utah.  So much for my baseball career.  Woodside was, and still is in a way, outlaw territory.  My dad used to talk about Joe Walker and the Walker Trail all the time.  I even have a couple of stories about Butch Cassidy and my family.

My father also used to have a lot of mining claims.  His father had a lot of mining claims and even his father had at least one mining claim.  I have discussed Dode's mining claims in other posts on this blog.  So that gave me an interest in mining, prospecting and somehow treasure hunting.  I have read all the treasure stories about Utah that I could.  I have even researched treasure stories in all states in the west.

I currently have some active treasure hunts going on and I have joined GPAA so I can go prospecting, panning, detecting or whatever on their claims.  I still love baseball.  My dream is to hit the ball out of Spring Mobile Ballpark, which is the home of the Salt Lake Bees.  This at age 70.  I may not be able to do it but I would sure love the chance.

Another wish list item is to find a 6 pound gold nugget in California or Oregon.
Nicholas

Mayflower passenger Priscilla Mullins.

Mayflower passenger Priscilla Mullins is my 2nd cousin, 12 times removed.

Priscilla Mullins was born about 1603 and died between 1651 and September 12, 1687, the date of her husband’s death. She had been a passenger on the Mayflower with her parents and her brother Joseph, and only she survived after their deaths in 1621. She married Mayflower cooper John Alden before 1623 and had eleven children. The only proven descendants of William Mullins living today are descended from Priscilla.[6] 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Mullins_(Mayflower_passenger)#Family 

Garrison Flag was a great-grandson of Man o' War.

Garrison Flag

I ran across some pictures of horses. This one, the black and white picture, looks impressive. I wonder if it is the horse called Garrison Flag that my dad owned. Garrison Flag was a great-grandson of Man o' War.   

I asked my brother about Garrison Flag. He said that Garrison Flag's dad was Flag Pole. Flag Pole's dad was American Flag. American Flag's dad was Man o' War. Garrison Flag was purebred and thoroughbred.  Apparently there are papers for Garrison Flag but we don't know who has them.  

Man o' War did sire a Triple Crown winner. War Admiral won the Triple Crown in 1937. Man o' War also sired Hard Tack who sired Seabiscuit. Seabiscuit was the horse of the year in 1938. Now I've got to see the movie. War Admiral was the horse of the year in 1937. Man o' War is considered one of the greatest Thoroughbred race horses of all time. His only loss came when all the other horses got a head start. He still almost won that race. He ended up winning 21 of 22 races and a total purse of $249,465. Man o' War was foaled March 29, 1917 in Lexington, Kentucky.

My brother did confirm that this s a picture of Garrison Flag.