Steve B. Shaffer was born in Salt Lake City in 1947. At age sixteen, he left home, looking for adventure. Eventually, he became friends with several members of the Ute Tribe in the Roosevelt, Utah, area. Steve learned a great deal from his new friends and grew to love and appreciate their knowledge and wisdom.

史蒂夫B.沙飞1947年生于美国盐湖城。16岁时，他离家开始冒险。最终，在犹他地区的卢瑟福他成为有犹特人部落几名成员的朋友。史蒂夫从他新的朋友那学会了爱与赞赏他们的知识和智慧。

When Steve turned eighteen, he was drafted into the U.S. Army, serving as a Ranger in the 1st Infantry Division in Vietnam. As an adult, Steve’s love for the Uinta Mountains grew, and he often hiked the mountains in search of Spanish mines and treasures. His relentless pursuits have paid off, and he has been rewarded with some exceptional finds.

当史蒂夫18岁的时候他参了军，并且在越南是第一步兵师的一个别动队员。成人以后的他，常常想念他在云它山脉下的成长之旅，他常常远足登山寻找西班牙人留下的矿和宝藏。他的追寻最终得到了回报，甚至还有更丰富的奖励。

Steve graduated from the North American School of Conservation and from the Division of Wildlife Resources Hunter Education Instructors Academy in 1981. He received his associates degree in applied science in the pipe trades and his bachelors degree in archaeology from Kennedy International University.

在1981年史蒂夫从北美洲保护野生生物资源猎人教育辅导学院分部毕业。他在肯尼迪国际大学获得了应用科学准学士学位和考古学的学士学位。

Steve has written several books about ancient civilizations in the West and about Spanish miners in early Utah, including La Mina del Yutas, Of Men and Gold, Nachi, Treasures of the Ancients and Out of the Dust. Steve can be seen in the documentaries Tops of the Mountains and The Golden Rhoades.

史蒂夫写了一些关于西方古文明和关于早期在犹他州的西班牙矿工的书，包括《La Mina del Yutas》《Of Men and Gold》《Nachi》《Treasures of the Ancients》《Out of the Dust》，你还能在《Mountains and The Golden Rhoades》上面看到史蒂夫的本人。

Steve and his wife, Bonnie, live in Santaquin, Utah. They have ten children, twenty-nine grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.

史蒂夫和他的夫人邦妮生活在犹他州的桑塔金。他们有十个孩子和二十九个孙子辈和2个重孙。