Patrick Blake Donnell makes archaeological discovery in southern Colorado.

Jan. 14, 2013 - PRLog -- Patrick B. Donnell has been researching this site since the late 1990's.  The area is about 60 miles west of Trinidad Colorado in the Sangre de Christo mountains.  During the late 1990's, he was able to locate several Spanish trail markers in the region.  After translating and following those markers, he found what can only be described as a Compass Stone.

The compass stone is a boulder approximately six feet tall and twelve feet in length.  There are remnants of worn faces still remaining on the north, east and west sides of the stone.  The south side of the stone has foot carvings to climb on top.  The largest of the faces points directly magnetic north to another set of Spanish trail signs.  Following the signs leads directly to a sealed mine entrance.  The largest rock covering the entrance has numerous symbols carved into it.  These symbols include the capital letter 'G', crossed pick axes, numbers and various others.  There is also an indication that the sealed entrance has traps inside that could injure anyone attempting entry.

Patrick Blake Donnell has been published previously regarding archaeological and historical finds and is an avid field researcher.