More than a century ago, a small pamphlet was published titled the beale papers, which contained three cipher texts. Comprising three ciphertexts, the first unsolved text describes the location, the second solved ciphertext the content of the treasure, and the. Beale treasure hunters are overwhelmingly male, though locals still chatter about one pennsylvania woman, marilyn parsons, who cashed a disability check in 1983 and rented a backhoe to test her theory that the treasure was buried in an unmarked plot of a church graveyard. The beale treasure story is described in a 23page pamphlet published by james b. The treasure consisted of 2,921 pounds of gold and 5,100 pounds of silver, as well as jewels obtained in st. Ten men plus beale traveled back from their mine to bufords tavern but decided against burying their treasure in a closeby cavern and selected a new unidentified location to bury it.
The nine clues hidden in forrest fenns poem hints and clues to help you solve forrest fenns treasure hunt and find the chest filled with gold coins and jewels. Comprising three ciphertexts, the first unsolved text describes the location. These mysterious unsolved clues lead to virginias lost. The letter also explained the unintelligible notes placed within the safe box were codes. Kit williams book masquerade became an unlikely publishing phenomenon in 1979. Theyre magical, arent they, the way they transport you to a different time and place.
Given the legacy of the octagons that we have examined to this point it would be fair to say that thomas jefferson had. In 1982 one journalist investigating the beale story estimated the modern value of the treasure to be 30 million dollars. In my book the quest to solve the clues is an attempt to undo a series of bad choices, to make amends and this seems to be in the tradition of. I read an article a few years ago in lost treasure magazine about the beale treasure.
Many years ago, i heard from an old man who said that clues to the beale mystery would also be found on a civil war era sixth corps army flag. Treasure buried in 1819 and 1821, near bufords, in bedford county, virginia, and which has never been recovered. The pamphlet is entitled the beale papers, containing authentic statements regarding the treasure buried in 1819 and 1821, near bufords, in bedford county, virginia, and which has never been recovered, lynchburg. It is from this point that a 4 mile surround indicates where the treasure could be buried, if one believes the beale papers are real. Me reading the blues clues discovery series from book 1 to 17. Alexis tappendorf and the search for beales treasure the.
Volume four of the 18 london edition of the plays of william shakespeare contains a footnote to one of the plays two gentlemen of verona in which the phrase the. The truth about the beale treasure and thomas jefferson. Could one of these hold the clues to solving the beale treasure. The directions to the vault area, construction details, talley of the pots plus contents and the final directions leading to the beale vault were entirely decoded from this cipher and no other. If you know the stories, beales group was said to be thirty or forty men. Inside the book is a poem which secretly encodes the whereabouts of this treasure chest. When i was a kid i used to tromp through the deep woods behind my house.
Read some of it on the way there and read most of the rest on the way back. He wrote a book called the thrill of the chase, in which he hid clues to help people find the treasure. The quest to find 12 hidden treasures from a 1982 treasure. Book containing treasurehunt clues sells out today show. I believe there has to be some sort of key or clue to even begin figuring it out. Is the declaration of independence the key to finding the gold, silver, and precious stones that beale buried near bedford, does cryptic code hidden in beale ciphers reveal secrets of the freemasons. Simon singhs 1999 book the code book caught my eye. There have been many arguments given by beale researchers showing reasons to disbelieve the beale story. Lost treasure and the beale cipher mysterious writings. Beale codes and clues rockhounds new treasure hunters. Smith is full of twists and turns that will keep you guessing, making it fun reading for kids as well as parents.
Blues treasure hunt pc game by humongous entertainment, inc. If you can solve the puzzle, you can go and collect hundreds of thousands of dollars if not well over a million right now. The beale ciphers or beale papers are a set of three ciphertexts, one of which allegedly. The beale treasure story is described in a 23page pamphlet entitled the beale papers, published by james b. When used with a key, that was later to be sent but never was, these would reveal the exact location of the buried treasure, the contents, and names of beales party. Lets start with the first thing youre going to need to know before you start down that treasure hunting road. Just tear out the preprinted, perforated clues and hide them around your house. The powder magazine, newport tower and the mysteries of north america as known by thomas jefferson. A history of a mystery, said, once you get the beale treasure in your system, it. An even more persistent beale fanatic has been hiram herbert, jr. Looking to quit your day job and take up treasure hunting. I picked it up and began to look at the back cover. The book would benefit greatly from a good editing for instance, it does bounce from third person to first person several times. Lift the flaps and solve the clues by davies, kate, stadtlander, becca isbn.
The 1982 treasure hunt book, the secret, has clues to 12 hidden gems. Scotty the pirates lost treasure in ground but booklet still needs prepared. The beale treasure this is a fun and interesting simple read, if only because of the reality behind the fiction. The flag was rumoured to no longer exist, but i have heard that there are many civil war flags in virginia museums. The treasure location is traditionally linked to montvale in bedford county.
Some of them have merits and i will not repeat these arguments. The top 10 treasure hunts in fiction books the guardian. The world first learned of the beale ciphers in 1885 with the limited publication of a pamphlet in lynchburg, virginia entitled the beale papers. Beale entered the washington inn in bedford county, virginia. No one wants to seems to wany to play anymore so i will play alone, i believe i will play lunatic today. Trouble follows bounty hunter frank vito wherever he goes. Alexis tappendorf and the search for beale s treasure by becca c. Containing authenticated statements regarding the treasure buried in 1819 and 1821, near bufords, in bedford county, virginia, and.
Morriss contains a possible clue to this set of books. The beale papers tells the story of a party of 30 virginians led by thomas j. They pored over the papers for decades, but clayton hart gave up in 1912, and george eventually abandoned hope in 1952. Masquerade is a picture book, written and illustrated by kit williams, published in august 1979, that sparked a treasure hunt by concealing clues to the location. Among the most ardent treasure hunters attracted to the beale ciphers were the hart brothers, george and clayton.
Treasure hunt the unsolved clues from a 1982 book aug 27, 2018 patricia grimshaw publishing houses and authors are always looking for interesting and exciting ways to launch their newest books, but byron preiss, author of the secret. Peter viemeister, a bedfordbased author who wrote the book the beale treasure. A retired engineer, he now spends his time sifting through the online literature and hoping for new inspiration. The lost treasure of the beale ciphers ancient origins. James renner is on a quest to discover the others, and he invites you to join the hunt. To date, only the second cipher has been broken and the treasure s whereabouts remain a mystery. Overwhelming demand for a book offering clues to a hidden treasure chest worth millions has taken over the sole new mexico store selling the. The mysterious codes supposedly gave directions to a treasure buried in a secret location in bedford county, va. Does cryptic code hidden in beale ciphers reveal secrets. Alexis tappendorf and the search for beales treasure by. The quest to break americas most mysterious codeand find. The beale ciphers have challenged treasure hunters for almost 200 years. Frances 25year treasure hunt for a golden owl bbc news. The first code contained the treasure s exact location, a second code described the contents and the third named the members of beale s 30man party along with their next of kin.
Until more evidence can be found to either prove or disprove the legendary beale treasure, the hunt for this lost treasure will continue on. Beale who in 1817 ventured west on a hunting expedition. They toiled in the gold fields to mine a treasure for two years. A frank vito bounty hunter series historical western mystery book 1 kindle edition by hendricks ii, r. Just could not make it past the part of the beale papers. D in the decipherment of code number 2, the following numbers are given. Beale treasure is buried behind my house did i forget to mention that the beale treasure is buried behind my house. He gave the innkeeper, robert morriss, a box for safekeeping.
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