SIGNED I work with SF rangers and parks for years now.. great bunch of folks, but they take this seriously. thanks for any input. Biography Early life and career. I would ask people to refrain from using statements like, “too bad that guy is in the wrong area!”, or, “ I’ve poked around for half a day at your location, and it’s a total waste of time, everybody.” None of us knows where the casque is buried, so unless somebody’s research is just wack from the get go, it is irresponsible and plain rude to make absolute determinations about the validity of someone’s theory, unless you can show with absolute certainty that it is wrong. In the course of that construction, the casque was almost certainly destroyed either by the process of driving sheet piling into the ground or by the mechanical excavation. Great thought Amy! [5] The remaining nine treasure boxes have not yet been recovered. - The Secret That kind of behavior damages a public resources and creates (understandable) bad feelings toward this whole adventure. But clues in Verse 5 seem to steer us more toward Saint Helen Island or Notre Dame Island in the Saint Lawrence river beside Montreal. Palencar painted a picture of the spot with the pine tree.This wiki has always promoted the idea that each image includes an “Aha Moment” of recognition at the burial spot, but it took wiki user Kang to point out the hidden depiction of the FOY hiding spot in Image 6.2) Those blocks by the park are… blocks by the park.People have almost certainly pointed it out before over the years, but it it didn’t really register until wiki user Kimberley posted about it: The squares on either side of the Golden Gate Park map in Image 1 are city blocks and the fingers are pointing at streets.1) If the dragon head is on the left, the map is flipped from left-to-rightThe single biggest discovery was the observation by wiki user Goonie68 that the head of the dragon in Image 1 matches the dragon above the entrance to the Golden Gate Park Senior Center. got turned into 4.5 by 6 inch pictures upon publication. It resembled the U.S. Capital building and had a dome that tourists could visit to look out over the whole city. Sounds like a very gracious fella in sharing a few of his memories with you. Would Preiss have dug all that up and then put it back?? THE SECRET: A TREASURE HUNT was published in 1982. hey question, when Bryon gave away the incorrect gem, which one did he give by accident and which one were they supposed to have gotten.. thanks, OMG did yall hear.. i am a proud owner of a Palencars COCK, yeppers sure am.. LMAO one Divine Cock, In case anyone here has ever been curious about whether BP had a methodology to his madness, or not: https://youtu.be/jTVLFPu4_jc, In case anyone here is interested in hearing more about BP's possible methodology: https://youtu.be/4eAwaUE62tw, In case anyone here is interested in learning more about BP's possible methodology and the use of real-life people for the Fair Folk: https://youtu.be/bkdcgiEuJqM, In case anyone here is interested in learning about some new and some validated clues for the hunt: https://youtu.be/yAYL8xE9gbQ. all I have to say is WOW the work and time you have done Oregonian, is amazing,, thank you so much, for those interested in see what JJP was sketching for Image 5 i just uploaded it Chicago Sketch. Even told about the Cleveland bury that the Police drove by when Byron was up there on the planter frozen in fear with shovel in hand. "We don’t get a lot of new input related to the verses, but wiki user Jess made a potentially big discovery related to Verse 2.6) Watch out for the alligator!We knew that Image 6 had lots of clues for Florida, but wiki user Halla4 was apparently the first person to point out that there is a very clear alligator lurking along the edge of the big stone.5) It’s not a scythe - it’s Albemarle Sound!People have struggled for years to understand the weird objects on the right arm of the knight in Image 3, but it took wiki user Drumman to point out that they form the shape of the North Carolina coastline.4) That old pine tree? Although the image appears to have many references to the downtown area, the reference to "92 steps" in the verse would appear to focus our attention directly on the Grand Staircase. This approach would actually help the tree by undoing decades of compaction and allowing water and air to reach the roots. ", "The 35-Year-Long Hunt to Find a Fantasy Author's Hidden Treasure", "Treasure Hunt Leads to North End Baseball Field", "Six Questions with James Renner: In Search for the New York City Casque of The Secret (A Treasure Hunt)", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Secret_(treasure_hunt)&oldid=990529520, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 25 November 2020, at 00:34. The treasure casques themselves are of incalculable value, never having been owned by man or woman." He buried 12 treasure boxes in 12 parks across North America. Not all buried treasure has substantial monetary value; sometimes the reward is simply getting to the bottom of a head-scratching mystery. The longest running hunt is outlined in the 1982 book “The Secret: A Treasure Hunt” by Byron Preiss. This page has been viewed times. Josh asks "what's that painting in the background?" Yes, it seemed pretty staged so I'm guessing there's a hint in there somewhere. I've tried to give credit where it's due in the above list, but if I got anything wrong, please let me know and I'll try to set it right. Will try though but don’t get excited! The map gets us to the right area and then the verse takes us on a stroll through some of the local landmarks. Status: In 1980 or 1981, when Byron Preiss visited Houston to bury a casque, there was an antique steam locomotive (Number 982) prominently positioned on the southern edge of McGovern Lake in Hermann Park. 10) The concrete slab under the Moultrie monument in Charleston.Wiki user Chris Andrews did some careful investigations in Charleston and documented that a concrete slab was installed below ground level when the Maine monument was removed (which is great to know but probably ends all chances of recovering the casque for Image 2). See more ideas about treasure hunt, the secret treasure hunt, the secret. (We know from city planning documents that the park formed a task force in 1993 to begin bringing GGP facilities into conformance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.) The first treasure hunt will begin Aug. 1, with the value of the treasure — two 100 ounce silver bars — worth around $4,200. If anyone knows of an arborist who might be willing to provide an air spade and handle the excavation, please contact us through this site. For the most part images I saw in an area were images from the artist, not watermarks in the paper. In every case that we know of, the burial site is beside some distinctive, Start with the puzzle and work towards a place, rather than the other way around. In the nearly four decades since, only two of the boxes have been found -- until now. Back in 1979, English author and illustrator, Kit Williams, published a book entitled, “Masquerade,” which contained clues that prompted a mass treasure hunt. [2] A Japanese version was published in 1983, and the English version was re-issued in 2014. James Renner is on a quest to discover the others, and he invites you to join the hunt. Thanks! Thank you! UPDATE: THREE casques have been found since 1981: in Chicago, IL, Cleveland, OH, and Boston, MA. Claim a free account, and in less than 2 minutes, Dokkio (from the makers of PBworks) can automatically organize your content for you. Yet hard to understand in the original. Famed undersea treasure hunter Mel Fisher is noted for his 16-year hunt for the Spanish galleon Nuestra Señora de Atocha, sunk in 1622 near the Florida Keys. This was probably meant to be the easiest of all the puzzles. My daughter and I have been trying in an area....and I admit I am the weak one...LOL however she is not, but we can't even probe because we hit rock, so we keep digging we are about 2 1/2 feet downish, and we go a little wider so you can get into the spot, but keep digging huge rock??? So don't freak out. The Secret: A Treasure Hunt was published in America in 1982. We have identified a spot at the base of a tree that would agree with both the image and the verse. The thread at Something Awful, for example, started on May 31, 2013 and in less than a week had more than 1,200 entries. He quickly backed up by saying that he could not say by 5 ft or 5 miles really. Careful and substantive contributions are always welcome! JeffC - my opinion is in line with yours on almost everything said here. Others can believe what they wish, but my takeaway on this is that while I won't be trying to use photoshop to examine an entire image, if I think I see something in the original (at a reasonable distance out) I would feel safe using photoshop to lightly enhance, to see if it clarifies the artists intention. He was very gracious in talking with me. Security cameras will probably make a secret dig impossible. But in 1982, the same year The Secret was published, the city repositioned both the fountain and the train, disrupting two of the major clues! Houston Searchers:   We have posted a very detailed Solution for Image 8 and Verse 1 that walks through the different clues and narrows the spot down to about a square yard. We need people to investigate the spot and map out the birch stumps along East Ravine Road. Cheers! Likewise, they cherish silver, for it puts them in mind of moonlight and icicles. It was very entertaining him telling the stories. As far as we know, there is no public monument in New Orleans that includes the quotation about the St. Charles hotel. Status: Clues in Image 9 seem to direct the search toward Mount Royal and the "Golden Square Mile" neighborhood in Montreal. 1. Anyhoo, it is worth while to get a really good copy from your local printer? With destination puzzles the situation is reversed. Krupat, a game and puzzle designer by trade, had taken to walking down Commercial Street to scout Langone Park and the surrounding areas for several months, where he believed this puzzle would lead him to the treasure casque and key that had been buried … The table below gives the most likely connections, based on the work that has been done so far. If your comment is about a particular search area, please post it on the page for the appropriate image or verse. If you want to add to this wiki, but you aren't sure where to start, please check our To Do List. I do think he meant Milwaukee. Folks, please help keep this site more organized by remembering that there's a separate page for each image and verse in the book. The clues narrow the spot down to only a few square feet on the surface, so a dig would be practical. But doing that with a printout might be a different experience than trying it with the book. The text of the book includes twelve verses that describe (in varying detail) where a casque is hidden. Hot on … He did want me to tell everyone this so not to call or email further about it. He did say that Byron would drop in and stay at his place when passing through. Posting this on the front page as I think it's relevant to multiple (or all) puzzles. Dig Status: Solved Gem value: $1,200 in 1982 Hi everyone, I was studying image 10, and it was getting late but I had printed a copy of image 10, from this website, and held it up to the light of the window, so I could see a bit better, and holy cow I found all kinds of images. According to the director of the Charleston Parks Department, a team connected to Expedition Unknown was planning to dig "a small hole, about 2 feet by 2 feet." I am impressed. So to mark this anniversary of the "big surge," I'd like to recognize a few of our contributors who have really moved the search forwards. Your solution shouldn't require you to tear up a lawn or disturb a natural area. was published in 1982. Milwaukee Searchers: We have a Proposed Solution for Image 10 and Verse 8. Status: The search for Casque 11 is focused on the "Two Circles" structure in the Charlesgate neighborhood near the Back Bay Fens in Boston. No scanner invented that. Launched: 1982 Prize: Twelve treasure ‘casques’ were buried at secret locations in the United States and Canada.These special boxes contain a key that can be redeemed for a gem worth around $1,000. That just doesn't seem likely at all. "Every treasure casque is buried underground, at a depth of no more than three to three and one-half feet. (Thanks to Austin for the updated map!). Status: The search for Casque 4 has been completed! The "giant pole" is not likely to be a totem pole or other attraction. Use your common sense. https://www.societyillustrators.org/sites/default/files/public/HamiltonKing-Palencar.jpg. Click on the map to see an enlargement. Some of the useful websites for doing research include: In the Files Section - A pdf template for a plexiglas casque container. Insert links to other pages or uploaded files. If someone picks a spot willy-nilly, they can almost certainly twist things or find a fit to many clues. And I just want to clarify. There was a claim in October of 2019 that the Boston casque had been found. He did say to me but certainly to all the ones in the group I was calling for “Good luck in the hunt”. He was on a roll at this point. People in Boston are understandably nervous about strangers digging holes, and the police have already been called to investigate searchers at this spot at least once.). He said yes and the one up there in Minneapolis I think. Partly out of his honor to Byron Preiss and not to get into any litigation about it. A whistle sounds. The casques are only going to be in places that have already been disturbed by humans and where further digging wouldn't be a problem. WOW! From everything we've seen so far, Preiss chose neglected spots in parks and gardens where the soil was meant for growing things. Some clues couldn’t be or would be hard to make out. Anyone who has dug, are you going thru this too, I'm thinking I may need a strong arm for the rest or should I assume this may not be the spot??? and Palencar made a comment of something to the effect "Oh that's a painting I did some years ago, there's an open box...and I'm not sure how many trees..." to which Josh made an expression as if to say "that sounds like a clue". There is nothing in White Point Garden in Charleston that explains the naming of the twins Edwin and Edwina. The hotel, which first opened in 1837, was once one of the major landmarks of the southeastern United States. This book included clues to 12 buried treasure casques, which once found, contained a ‘key’ used to claim a valuable gemstone. The major construction at this site got the attention of a few Bostonian treasure hunters including that of Secret Seeker Jason Krupat. Keep in mind that Preiss and Palencar didn't have access to Google Maps. If you would like to jump in and participate, visit the To Do page to see if you can help answer any of our big questions. The verses are supposed to take you from a start point, to an end point in a linear fashion, while the Images contain visual clues you should see on your way...along with clues to narrowing the search down to a certain place in a certain city to make this linear journey. If you look at my Chicago solve link above, you will see the exact same pattern were the Water Tower is the furthermost visual clue from the rest. Can you describe the hint revealed in detail? Also I investigated the paper, regular paper is thin , and has watermarks and some images that you see maybe from original watermarks from the paper. let me know if you need info. And he didn't spend a whole lot of time on his solo digging efforts. It contained 12 paintings and 12 verses. RELATED: Treasure hunt brought 'Expedition Unknown' host Josh Gates to Chicago » A look at the Chicago TV and film projects set to premiere in 2018 » New 'Man v. The treasure casques themselves are of incalculable value, never having been owned by man or woman." There will be references to the number of steps in a staircase, or the name of a highway bridge, or the view across a lake, or the naming of paths in a community garden. We’re creating a (hopefully) official site for all things The Secret: A Treasure Hunt to pull together all information and give a platform for people to equally share their thoughts about the treasure locations. It's pushed me off the fence. Preiss was obviously a responsible citizen and he wouldn't have wanted his treasure hunt to cause any harm or do any damage. The casques are protected by lustrous transparent boxes, and are sealed.". A few other bits of wisdom about the treasure spots are well worth keeping in mind: Each of the 12 images in the book represents a groups of immigrants who came to North America from some foreign country. For anyone who has actually dug any holes in search of casque, has it been easy to dig or hard to dig?? This list will grow, as I find more to share in this treasure hunting series. That the immigration story was important to him (Byron). But precious stones they value for themselves; per-haps because, like them, gems are earthbom, rare, and beautiful. To set up the puzzle, Preiss traveled to different locations in North America to secretly bury a dozen ceramic vases, or, as he called them, "casques." The challenge now is to find a way to extract the casque without harming the tree. Sorry to ask such a question, but in my dig, the earth is full of boulders and large rock, shale, black rock, clay and bricks.....So I am wondering if I am wasting my time here on the spot we have been trying to dig?? numbers, stick people? Important: Please do not dig in Golden Gate Park without permission! Searchers may want to download copies of the most useful photos now, so that they aren't lost forever. Even if he got permission from John Colby and Brick Tower Press to do so, he still doesn't want anyone else to have or make High resolution photos of the paintings. He said that there is more clues in rest of the book. Maybe not clues, or maybe they did lose a few clues when they shrank them, who knows. So please take the time to work through the proper channels and solve the puzzles in a way that does no harm to the local landscape. Amazingly, the property has changed very little over the past 35 years and all of the major landmarks are still in place. say, and demand of him his golden treasure: you’ll sleep a hundred years and wake with dead leaves in your pocket-he keeps his word.) Treasure … We have received several reports of unauthorized people digging holes around the park. We have a partial write-up for the Solution to Image 4 and Verse 4, but it could use more photos and more detail. Since 1982, only two of the twelve casques have been recovered. The destruction of the St. Charles Hotel sparked an outcry and led to the creation of new groups and new laws intended to preserve the historic architecture of New Orleans. Thanks to everyone for these and all the other insights on the wiki over the past month. Nice job. 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