Chapter 66
Unaware of what transpired in the community house, Michael, Jake, and Quade met outside the stables, out of hearing of Lionel and Vince. Quietly, Michael read the Francis Masterson paper to the others.
Masterson’s account stunned Michael. No wonder his brother had dropped everything to come to Idaho to search for this place, to find out if any of the information was true. He would have done the exact same thing.
“These papers explain everything,” Quade said.
Jake shook his head. “It’s got to be some wild yarn.”
“Do you believe it?” Michael asked.
“Yes, the story is true,” Quade said. “I read Francis Masterson’s first journal. The Smithsonian stored it among the remnants of a small, failed Mormon settlement called New Gideon. I assume the Tukudeka probably found it where Ma
