[Yoyizit]

Yet I have not found where the wires go from there.

Each wire you check can go

nowhere (a traveler)

to 120v
to neutral/ground

to neutral/ground through a lamp filament
to 120v through a lamp filament

If you have a known good outlet on the same side of the neutral as your switch setup, two 60w bulb, a
http://images.lowes.com/product/converted/032664/032664481000md.jpg
and some clip leads you can check all this.

 

[Yoyizit]

Yoyizit - that confused me.

In that case be careful and wear eye protection when you work on this.