THE LEGEND OF THE LOST SUBLETT MINE and THE BLACK SEMINOLE SCOUTS OF TEXAS

1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries Podcast

Jon Hagadorn

Society & Culture, History

4.4 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 4 January 2021

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Two great stories from the old west! 1) THE LEGEND OF THE LOST SUBLETT MINE They thought Old Ben Sublett was crazy when he rolled into the town of Odessa Texas and persisted in saying that one day he would come back from his weeks of prospecting in the Guadalupes with a wagon full of gold. Those mountains were full of Apaches and rattlesnakes- but not gold. They had no idea that Old Ben had been a Texas Ranger and won medals fighting for the Confederacy.- and when he said he could do something he was more than talk. 2) THE BLACK SEMINOLE SCOUTS OF TEXAS- Their people had been driven out of Florida to a barren wasteland in the Midwest, then cheated out of what they were promised. Mexico offered them land and freedom if they would just fight Apaches and Comanches who were raiding across the US border- so they migrated to Mexico. But politics changed, and Mexico didn't keep their promises either.. Finally, the US Army offered more promises- join us as Indian scouts and you'll get property, pay, and your families will be fed. After four them won the Medal of Honor for valor they still found themselves fighting for what they had been promised, but no one would ever question their bravery. Catch ALL our author interviews in one place here at 1001 History's Best Storytellers! Android devices: https://podbay.fm/p/1001-historys-best-storytellers (cut and paste into your url) Apple devices: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/1001-historys-best-storytellers/id1483649026 NEW 1001 Ghost Stories & Tales of the Macabre is now playing at Apple Podcasts! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-ghost-stories-tales-of-the-macabre/id1516332327 NEW Enjoy 1001 Greatest Love Stories on Apple Devices here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-greatest-love-stories/id1485751552 Enjoy 1001 Greatest Love Stories on Android devices here: https://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=479022&refid=stpr. Get all of our shows at one website: www.1001storiespodcast.com CALLING ALL FANS.. REVIEWS NEEDED SUPPORT OUR SHOW BY BECOMING A PATRON! www.patreon.com/1001storiesnetwork. Its time I started asking for support! Thank you. Its a few dollars a month OR a one time. (Any amount is appreciated). YOUR REVIEWS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS AT APPLE/ITUNES AND ALL ANDROID HOSTS ARE NEEDED AND APPRECIATED! LINKS BELOW... Open these links to enjoy our shows! APPLE USERS Catch 1001 RADIO DAYS now at Apple iTunes! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-radio-days/id1405045413?mt=2 Catch 1001 Heroes on any Apple Device here (Free): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-heroes-legends-histories-mysteries-podcast/id956154836?mt=2 Catch 1001 CLASSIC SHORT STORIES at iTunes/apple Podcast App Now: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-classic-short-stories-tales/id1078098622 Catch 1001 Stories for the Road at iTunes/Apple Podcast now: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-stories-for-the-road/id1227478901 ANDROID USERS- 1001 Radio Days right here at Player.fm FREE: https://player.fm/series/1001-radio-days 1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales:https://castbox.fm/channel/1001-Classic-Short-Stories-%26-Tales-id1323543?country=us 1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries: https://castbox.fm/channel/1001-Heroes%2C-Legends%2C-Histories-%26-Mysteries-Podcast-id1323418?country=us 1001 Stories for the Road:https://castbox.fm/channel/1001-Stories-For-The-Road-id1324757?country=us Catch ALL of our shows at one place by going to www.1001storiesnetwork.com- our home website with Megapho Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	The Oh, Welcome back everyone to 1001 Heroes Legends Histories and Mysteries podcast. This is your host John Hagenorn and today we're sharing an old
0:36.0	West legend the legend of the Lost Sublid Mine lost somewhere in the Guadalupe Mountains in Texas
0:42.0	many of you fans know from some of our somewhere in the Guadalupe Mountains in Texas.
0:43.2	Many of you fans know from some of our previous stories,
0:46.0	like the Lost Dutchman Mine, and others,
0:48.6	that stories of the Old West carry a certain intrigue for me,
0:51.9	mostly thanks to my dad, who grew up in the shadow of the
0:54.7	Sangre to Crystal Mountains near Semron, New Mexico and definitely enjoyed telling stories.
1:01.0	It was hard to tell who enjoyed them more, him or me, but he left me with a love for the old West and the idea that carrying on the tradition of telling stories might be a good thing.
1:10.0	I'll tell you the story pretty much the way my dad told it to me and add my own research.
1:16.0	First, it helps you if you picture the area we're talking about in your mind.
1:20.0	The Guadalupe Mountains, in Spanish, the Sierra Guadalupe
1:23.4	taking a chunk of West Texas and Southeast New Mexico
1:27.6	and contain a number of peaks, the most famous being Guadalupe Peak,
1:31.5	the highest at 8,751 feet, and El Capitan Peak at 8,080 feet.
1:38.4	If you're lucky enough to be traveling Highway 62-180 through the Chihuahuan Desert,'ll pass El Capitan and it's an awesome
1:45.0	site to behold. There's an oasis in this desert area called Pine Springs and
1:50.3	there's a visitor center there from which you can venture out and explore to your heart's content.
1:55.0	This area which contains natural springs and vegetation was a haven for the Apaches,
2:00.0	who were constantly being pushed southward by their one-time enemies, the Comanches.
2:05.1	And it was the Apaches who learned Desert Survival and made war against the white man and
2:09.4	everybody else, well into the late 1800s. They were also very unfriendly to most
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