} As of August 2020 only three of the twelve boxes have been found. This book, published in 1982 by Byron Preiss, includes 12 images and 12 verses which need correctly matched together in order to discover clues to locations of 12 buried ceramic casks. It would be difficult to dig in a crowded downtown location without being observed, so that might explain why this is the only puzzle that tells us to "get permission to dig out." WOW! The next image? numbers, stick people? Thank you! 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. Josh Gates teams up with puzzle and game designer, Jason Krupat, to solve the 'Boston Verse' section of 'The Secret.' Stream Now Shows Shows. Unfortunately, tourists don't tend to take pictures of parking lots, so we don't have a good idea of how things looked. A sort of Mythic field guide to for urban fairies and fey folk in North America. Preiss published a puzzle book, The Secret, in 1982. I got a lot of information. event : evt, Your contributions can explain a theory, but you should avoid lecturing the readers or putting down other approaches. For a brief second I was reminded of the Roanoke painting. The hunt involves a search for twelve treasure boxes, the clues to which were provided in a book written by Preiss in 1982, also called The Secret. San Francisco Searchers: We have a Proposed Solution for Image 1 and Verse 7 that narrows the search area to a small section of path at the top of an outdoor stairwell in Golden Gate Park. As far as we know, there is no public monument in New Orleans that includes the quotation about the St. Charles hotel. I still have to work on the verses and the pictures. A satirical look at the people of the 80s. One way to understand these commonalities is to view each solution as a set of three progressions that Byron Preiss was making. Even if you aren't interested in purchasing prints, I would encourage you to go to Ben's site and look at the quality of these photos compared to the book versions. Visual references to gardens and monuments tell us to proceed through the Back Bay Fens. Walking up the west side of the park would tie in with cars abound part. thanks for any input. This would include zoos, formal gardens, bases of lampposts, and so forth. In setting up his puzzle in 1981, Preiss included an obscure quote about the majesty of the former hotel. But in the final hiding spot, on the north side of a monument, there was a bronze plaque with a dedication and the final line of that dedication (closest to the ground) read simply "May, 1913.". I found this book interesting. Sean and Ted to write some descriptions of strange creatures that Byron's friend JoEllen sculpted out of clay and cloth, which were photographed by his childhood friend Ben. Latitudes & longitudes get us to Houston (from the image). Look for the cube down the road north of the vault entrance and use Accio to place it on the platform. Nevertheless, there appear to be certain common themes or approaches that are common to all of the puzzles. The Secret is a treasure hunt created by Byron Preiss. We are guided down the Locust Street Ravine Trail to a group of birches (verse) where we would see some symbol on a tree (verse) and the confirming image of a cement disk (image). UPDATE: THREE casques have been found since 1981: in Chicago, IL, Cleveland, OH, and Boston, MA. Patrice on October 24, . Did the finders actually try metal detecting? Maybe you can help fill in the blanks. The clues led to the location of a buried treasure chest that contained a variety of different items, including a jewel-encrusted box, a golden key, and a map of the world. listeners: [], The first was located in Grant Park, Chicago, in 1983 by a group of students. Status: The search for Casque 5 has been completed! Let us know how it goes! . By lining up the train smokestack and a fountain in the lake (image) and stepping across the tracks of the miniature train (verse), we should arrive at a group of four trees (verse). Reply. 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. Now you can find what you're looking for wherever it lives. The casque was buried in the sand at the base of the tower at a spot where one could look across to the wing of the Wright Brothers National Memorial. First look at the bird's head and the park's name. Status: Clues in Image 9 seem to direct the search toward Mount Royal and the "Golden Square Mile" neighborhood in Montreal. ), The fencepost with the arch over it is very distinctive, visible from the casque burial spot. The "Aha!" This wiki also currently offers detailed (but unproven) solutions for 8 more casques. That just doesn't seem likely at all. good luck everyone. Over the past few months Ben has been going through his archive to find as many photos from the Secret as he can. And Ive not tried holding it up to the light, but doubt that shows anything. This treasure is one of them, along with the William Wilson Treasure. Ok I am Following the amazing solve of a Boston puzzle maker could lead him to the very prize he has sought himself fo. By the way are you near to San Francisco? It is interesting to note that the treasure wasnt discovered by chance. The hotel, which first opened in 1837, was once one of the major landmarks of the southeastern United States. We now have a fairly detailed write-up of the Solution to Image 5 and Verse 12. Proceed up the turning staircase and continue forward to . I wish I could have found a better copy of this book that does the artwork justice. Though it is likely he may have been working on the puzzle for a while before that. Several of the clues that would presumably get us to Cleveland are still unsolved, but the visual references to the Greek Cultural Garden are very clear and unambiguous. He did say to me but certainly to all the ones in the group I was calling for Good luck in the hunt. Byron Preiss was the president of Byron Preiss Visual Publications and Ibooks, and was recognized as a pioneer in digital publishing. Behind that, a fountain, which used to have a taller, urn-shaped top (see inset photos from current day (bottom right) and 1978 (top right). The whole point is to reward exploration and the discovery of the obscure features one can only see at "see-level.". I really wish I could figure these puzzles out!! The table below gives the most likely connections, based on the work that has been done so far. 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?? The image and verse guide us down Lafayette Street to the Piazza d'Italia, which is shaped like a series of concentric circles interrupted by the shape of Italy. Discussions about the search are hosted at: All of these sites attempted to solve The Secret using discussions and all ran into the same problem. Its really boring. "The following places do not hold any treasure: (a) any life-threatening location, such as a dangerous highway embankment, a contaminated area or active railway track(b) any cemetery(c) any public or private flower bed(d) any property owned by the contributors to the book, their families or friends.". Its card like, the ink is shiny but basic. Posting this on the front page as I think it's relevant to multiple (or all) puzzles. This table lists the known and suspected "Aha!" Only two have been found. A series of instructions (verse) takes us down the path to the Waterside Theatre. Only two have been found. My proposed solution for San Francisco is under a patch of asphalt that may have been added in response to the Americans with Disabilities Act. I am a fan of poetry but add a treasure into the mix and it becomes an obsession for some, not so much for me. The first question new searchers ask us is "What are the solutions to the three solved puzzles?"That's a great question! 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. Preiss used a line of sight starting at the nose of the locomotive and passing through a fountain to guide searchers to the burial spot on the far side of the lake. Duplicate casques were mocked up and tested with High Quality metal detectors were used to check the casques, The casques were indeed detectable from a distance of about 2 or three inches outside of the plexiglass box, any further distance the casque became un-detectable. My daughter and I have been trying in an area.and I admit I am the weak oneLOL 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??? The monument and the shadow form a plane . 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. 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. Take twice as many east steps as the hour Or more For years now people have been saying that the backwards Gh at the top of the map must mean that the map itself is flipped, and the response has always been to point out that the flare in the bottom right corner where Fulton bends is in the right place. Stay tuned for more! Adventure Mystery Reality-TV Josh Gates cuts another expedition short to return to his hometown of Boston and pursue the strongest lead in decades for a 40 year old treasure hunt dubbed: The Secret. Status: The search for Casque 10 is focused on Lake Park in Milwaukee. Only two of the 12 casques have been unearthed so far, but those experiences allow us to give some general advice to anyone who is interested in joining the hunt. 'The Secret: A Treasure Hunt'. This was probably meant to be the easiest of all the puzzles. This is all I can remember right now. Would Preiss have dug all that up and then put it back?? He dug his holes in bare or weedy areas where the soil was already loose and where he was protected from view by trees and walls. Status: The search for Casque 12 narrowed long ago to the base of a single street tree near the edge of New York Harbor. The arched and divided panel behind the woman is a match for an arched window in the New York area. (And the idea that Preiss, a baseball fan, would want to send people around tearing up the city's baseball diamonds is simply not credible.) Those places would have made it far easier for Preiss to dig without being observed, but they would also make it less clear why searchers should get permission before digging. The real casque likely still awaits discovery. In New Orleans, I will show how the journey of African American people of the city is key to connecting the clues into a path to the treasure, from the gatherings of slaves, the transition of the city following the Civil War, to education and the battle for civil rights. He was among the first publishers to release CD-ROM's and electronic books. I am not sure I want to continue my dig? for those who dont know JM, He and Kit Palencar did the Tribute 13th casque. Contact the owner / RSS feed / This workspace is public, Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, Gmail, and Slack, (sometimes available to the public and sometimes only available to members), Proposed Solution for Image 1 and Verse 7, Proposed Solution for Image 2 and Verse 6, Proposed Solution for Image 3 and Verse 11, Proposed Solution for Image 6 and Verse 9, Proposed Solution for Image 7 and Verse 2, Proposed Solution for Image 10 and Verse 8, Proposed Solution for Image 11 and Verse 3, a claim in October of 2019 that the Boston casque had been found, the naming of paths in a community garden, the quotation about the St. Charles hotel, natives still speak of him of Hard word in 3 Vols, http://thesecret.pbworks.com/w/file/124326087/Casque_Container_Replica.pdf, the hidden depiction of the FOY hiding spot, http://thesecret.pbworks.com/w/file/125344901/Img3_Signature_Comparison.jpg, https://shopart.benasen.com/the-secret-photos. Why does the right hand have a string with nothing attached? There would be no point in sending people on the walk if they could simply "jump ahead" by interpreting a later clue. Whenever you search in PBworks, Dokkio Sidebar (from the makers of PBworks) will run the same search in your Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, Gmail, and Slack. 8) A tree grows in New York Harbor.Amazingly, there is also a large and fairly clear tree trunk hidden (sideways) in Image 12, but no one spotted it until wiki user Pizzoli pointed it out.7) "Dryades Street and Cours de Naides (now St Charles Avenue) in New Orleans were named after wood and water sprites respectively. Two tall trees at left, with a picket fence in the background. I may have a great theory for you to check out next time you are in that area. Publishing houses and authors are always looking for interesting and exciting ways to launch their newest books, but Byron Preiss, author of The Secret: A Treasure Hunt!, went beyond what was expected. There are so many matches betwee Image 11 and the Two-Circles site in Boston that it's hard to settle on just one. And he didn't spend a whole lot of time on his solo digging efforts. The map gets us to the right area and then the verse takes us on a stroll through some of the local landmarks. Enlarge. If you're struggling to get two feet down and you're still hitting rocks at that depth, I'd say you have some pretty powerful evidence that you're in the wrong place. So Looks like the original book is GOLD. It's pushed me off the fence. Words cannot describe how clear they are. The 1982 treasure hunt book, The Secret, has clues to 12 hidden gems. Careful and substantive contributions are always welcome! The searchers were only able to clear up the confusion by calling up Preiss and getting some clarification from him on the meaning of "ten by thirteen.". Preiss also went to Grad school at Stanford in the early 70's. (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.) Litany quote: " Dwarves' treasure: purple Amethyst, Imperial star of Germany.". Unfortunately, in at least a few cases (Charleston and New Orleans), the casques appear to have been destroyed. Only 3 of them (at the time of writing) have ever been dug up and found. The enchanted beingsincluding Mugwumps,. This is the image associated with immigration from China. The puzzles were based on a series of clues that were hidden in a variety of different places, including artwork, poetry, and even an obituary. In the scene the Sufi has one hand pointing to the sky accepting something from God, and one hand pointed to the earth giving something back. no i am not in Florida, im in California. 49 Likes, 0 Comments - Delish VITCC (@delishvitcc) on Instagram: "Delish brings VIT Chennai their first ever Treasure Hunt themed vlogging event . Signed Ben Asen Prints! Only three of the boxes have been found in the last 40 years, three of which were in Cleveland, Chicago, and Boston. There was a claim in October of 2019 that the Boston casque had been found. Icon for Houston is a particular view of the train tracks for the miniature train. [3], As of 2023[update], three of the treasure boxes have been recovered. 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??? There would be too much noise for that to be possible. THE SECRET is a decades-old treasure hunt that YOU can solve! Standing with our back to the steps should put us in the right place to dig. The treasures were found in Cleveland, Chicago and Boston. You need to pair this painting with a poem and then fol. What you won't see is any mention of a major tourist landmark that would have been on maps or brochures in 1980. Armchair searchers have made great progress on these puzzles, but even the internet has its limits when dealing with Preiss's convoluted way of making connections. Image 11 captures not only the top of that box but also the edge of the ramp and a pipe or piece of conduit running along the wall. He gave instructions to his wife, son, and daughter on where to find a map with the burial locations, but the map was destroyed in a house fire in 1988. The design of Image 7 linked the new architecture with the old, and the arrows of the walking route ended simply in the word "PRESERVATION." (function() { If the asphalt covering was put down 25 years ago to improve accessibility, it has probably kept the soil and the casque undisturbed all this time. For almost 40 years, The Secret: A Treasure Hunt, has taunted searchers. Terms of use / Privacy policy / GDPR, About this workspace RIP John, For anyone interested in some new potential clues: https://youtu.be/X4XF8Hpp3YQ, Here goes nothing https://youtu.be/o2AmuXz4Fe4. Some of the better ones are: Important: As of early 2019, Flickr is planning to change their terms of service. This page has been viewed times. For more background on the book and the authors, see the history page on this wiki. Over the last few years Expedition Unknown host Josh Gates has received thousands of messages with people claiming to have solved The Secret, but one fan just cut through the chatter with an image that made Josh's jaw drop: the broken corner of a ceramic clock-face. If you are citizen of an European Union member nation, you may not use this service unless you are at least 16 years old. We may have found it", "The Secret: There's a treasure buried in New Orleans", "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=1141975854, This page was last edited on 27 February 2023, at 21:23. The woman's dress is a map of Golden Gate Park, rotated 90 degrees so the western edge is at the top. Probably why He did 3 so close to his house. Each image is also linked to a particular month and contains that month's birth flower and that month's birth stone (which also the jewel for that casque). The icon here was some feature of the Greek Cultural Gardens. It appears that Preiss may have been casual about the distinction between public and private property (or he simply may not have known who owned a piece of land). John seemed to have more memory or stories to tell on them. Anyone who uncovered one of the treasure boxes was entitled to exchange it with Preiss for a precious gem; after Preiss died in 2005, his estate assumed the responsibility of honoring the terms of the treasure hunt. A fund which strives to enhance childrens lives with educational services in New York and around the world. This casque was almost certainly buried at the site of the former St. Charles Hotel in downtown New Orleans. 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. He probably had no trouble digging a hole without anyone asking questions. Every weekend, the family would spend the day in the citys suburbs, driving around in search of the treasure. 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