Re: Dogtown, MA
Posted by:
Gavin Callaghan (IP Logged)
Date: 22 March, 2010 05:26PM
Finally remembered to look up that article about the supposed trans-dimensional “portal†in the Western deserts: it’s from FATE magazine, March 2006, (pp.18-25), “The Mysterious Plateau†by Ron Quinn:
“Some 30 miles south of Tucson, Arizona, the rugged Tumacacori Mountains rise like a fortress wall…
“My journey into the unknown takes place within these mountains of broken lava rock. The tale begins in mid-1950’s, but it still remains an unsolved mystery.
“During a two-year adventure into this region in search of lost mines and legendary Spanish treasures, my companions and I discovered a strange site that would overshadow any gold. High among these windswept peaks we came upon a plateau that can alter time itself. To this day only several friends know its location….†(18)
Later, Quinn tells of a “mysterious stone archway†in the desert, located on this isolated plateau, and about native American legends that Indians, in the past, have disappeared inside, never to return. (20) He gives the dimensions of the "columns†of the archway as “seven feet in height by five in widthâ€, and “approximately 15 inches in diameter.“ (21) Apparently, the “archway†has since collapsed (25), and on page 21 of the article, Quinn includes a picture of the “archway†as it is now, which looks like two ruined formations or piles of rock, covered with weeds.
Quinn includes an account of a ranch-hand named John, who claims that during a storm in “1948 or ‘49â€, he looked through the archway, and “noticed that the sky through the opening was blue--no clouds were visible.†(20) During a visit in 2003, some others noticed that the old columns had collapsed, but that a new, taller column, which hadn’t been there before, was now standing not far away from the original “archway.†I’d be curious to know if Quinn or “John†had read CAS’s tale, and unconsciously remembered it.
Edited 4 time(s). Last edit at 22 Mar 10 | 05:30PM by Gavin Callaghan.