Buddy, mckinley and scott meet with a treasure hunter who has a complex algorithm for decoding the location of a historic treasure. Thomas beale tellects joined forces to outwit thomas jefferson beale. The book would benefit greatly from a good editing for instance, it does bounce from third person to first person several times. The beale ciphers are a set of three ciphertexts, one of which allegedly states the location of a buried treasure of gold and silver estimated to be worth over 30 million us dollars in the present time. Home treasure hunts the beale papers lost treasure and the beale cipher. The beale papers, the unmuseum website, pulled 42015. In 1822 he entrusted the box to a lynchburg innkeeper named robert morriss.
It was first brought to the publics attention in 1885 by way of a pamphlet published by james b. If you are putting together a treasure hunt and need som. I really like these clues, but my daughter is still too young for it. As the codes were updated so were the signs and symbols inthefield at all sites. Beale ciphers 10 of the worlds biggest unsolved mysteries. The key to its location lies in one of the most mysterious codes in historythe beale ciphers. The lost treasure of the beale ciphers epoch times.
There was a treasure buried by thomas jefferson beale in around 1820 and he left three sheets of clues as to where the treasure is. A similar phrase the game is worth the candle appears in beale s letter of may 9, 1822, and it is thought that his might possibly be a clue to a book that morriss might very well have had in his library. While you are there, write a clue of how to find the treasure. Jun 22, 2015 tim flagg portrays thomas beale and discusses his treasure buried somewhere in virginia. Until more evidence can be found to either prove or disprove the legendary beale treasure, the hunt for this lost treasure will continue on. Tim flagg portrays thomas beale and discusses his treasure buried somewhere in virginia. This first step of distance and direction from lynchburg. If the beale treasure story is true, the pamphlet had three authors or contributors. The world first learned of the beale ciphers in 1885 with the limited publication of a pamphlet in lynchburg, virginia entitled the beale papers. Apr 09, 20 the beale treasure has never been found. Beale came across a treasure consisting of gold, silver, and jewels, in a mine located to. The beale treasure, fact or fiction oak island treasure. This paper is directed at readers already familiar with the story so i will only.
I believe we all love the idea of lost treasure and i agree with the womans comment in the book that she was glad mel fisher didnt find the treasure. Then he meets ellie, a fiery woman in search of the storied beale treasure, and everything changes. The secret to setting one up is by starting where the treasure is, and working backwards hide the treasure. Beale died, and his fellow shareholders cleaned out the hoard without contacting morriss.
It is set in the forested foothills of the blue ridge mountains where they cut through antebellum virginia, and it is a tale of adventurers, farmers, newspapermen and treasure lost. Beale treasurenew history of a mystery by peter viemeister. I found the volume to be informative, sharing both the pros and cons of whether the treasure exists. For posters interested in a good first read on the beale treasure i would recommend. Still interesting but it doesnt look like there are all that many clues. There is a solution of six potential sites that hold hidden wealth. No one wants to seems to wany to play anymore so i will play alone, i believe i will play lunatic today. When i was a kid i used to tromp through the deep woods behind my house. Beale rode into the town of lynchburg, virginia, and checked.
Looking to quit your day job and take up treasure hunting. Beales note said that the key required to decipher the sheets would be posted to beale by a third party, but it never materialised, and so morriss was forced to unscramble the three sheets from scratch. Just a treasure thats hidden and may or may not even even exist i suppose. The true author will become known, the real treasure hidden will be revealed and many will be surprised and some few very very disappointed. In 1818, a band of 30 virginians were on a hunting expedition in the great western plains when they discovered gold and silver somewhere in the rocky mountains. Vast documents scoured for clues to the thomas beale treasure. The beale ciphers are a set of three ciphertexts that supposedly reveal the location of one of the grandest buried treasures in u. Mar, 2016 the beale ciphers is one of the most mysterious and extravagant ciphers known today. May 05, 2015 whether it be a hoax or true, attempts will continue to be made to discover the location of the beale treasure that may still exist in the hills of virginia. Beale, thomas jefferson beale and described in the beale papers pamphlet.
Beale, the group worked the mine for several years before returning home to bury their. Yesterday, i discussed whether the beale codes are real or a giant hoax. Whether it be a hoax or true, attempts will continue to be made to discover the location of the beale treasure that may still exist in the hills of virginia. The treasure consisted of 2,921 pounds of gold and 5,100 pounds of silver, as well as jewels obtained in st. Three ciphers written by thomas beale tell the location, contents and heirs of the treasure. Lost treasure and the beale cipher mysterious writings. Beale told morriss not to open the box unless he or one of his men failed to return from their journey within 10 years. This task occupied his mind for the next twenty years, and ended in complete failure. Within the film itself, allen has embedded ciphers of his ownthere are 16 hidden messages in the film. Innis and walter dean innis, gold in the blue ridge. The peaks of otter in the blue ridge mountains may be a clue to where beale buried gold, silver and jewels 160 years. Beale placed the ciphertexts and some other papers in an iron box. Then you need to sit down and spend a little quality time with the beale ciphers.
A treasure hunt trail is a simple series of clues, one leading to the next. While the beale ciphers were created to sell to the public, treasure hunters should be aware of the fact that, as with all treasure room sites, there are several different maps to the beale treasure. Beale treasure is buried behind my house did i forget to mention that the beale treasure is buried behind my house. Beale drafted three encrypted ciphers of numbers that reportedly gave the directions to the vault where the treasure was buried, who was involved, and what was buried. Beales use of landmarks, the location of the excavation site and his method of concealement for both the treasure and the ciphers were absolutely. It tells the tale of the beale treasure and includes coded pages containing hundreds of numbers, plus a copy of the letter beale wrote in 1822 to the innkeeper. The beale treasure story is a virginia treasure based on three ciphers or codes devised by thomas beale a. The story of the beale ciphers begins in january 1820, when a stranger by the name of thomas j. P is the only one to decode the beale ciphers with the key.
Mar 22, 2014 while the beale ciphers were created to sell to the public, treasure hunters should be aware of the fact that, as with all treasure room sites, there are several different maps to the beale treasure. Beale lived and again did not contact morriss when the corporation recovered the hoard, having no need to do so and possibly believing morriss would insist on a cut of the treasure. Lynchburg is the starting place in your search for the beale treasure room. I will also give evidence that the ciphers were not made in the early 19 th century. Feb 10, 2014 there was a treasure buried by thomas jefferson beale in around 1820 and he left three sheets of clues as to where the treasure is. The lost treasure of the beale ciphers ancient origins. Morriss found it necessary to delegate his authority to another person and that person did not receive the promised key, beale would provide a clue or clues in his letters that might permit the treasure to be recovered and distributed to the named heirs. The quest to find 12 hidden treasures from a 1982 treasure. Last friday, i posted the first story in a short series about the mysterious beale treasure. Robert morriss, together with three messages in cipher. May 23, 20 the story of the beale treasure is one of mystery. The only clues as to the location of that treasure were three letters from a mr. The purpose of this paper is to give evidence that the beale papers of 1885 tbp are a fictional story and that the treasure was contrived by someone other than thomas j beale.
The beale papers, containing authentic statements regarding the treasure buried in 1819 and 1821 near bufords, bedford county, virginia, by thomas beale. Morriss did not receive the promised key, or in the event that mr. This site contains pictures and information concerning the beale ciphers and the discovery of the beale vault in bedford county virginia. Let someone else regale us with finding the beale fortune. 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. Thomas beale supposedly buried a treasure in the virginia hills in 1819 and 1821. The fifty cent booklet detailed circumstances in which an immense treasure was buried, and included coded messages left on how to find the secret stash of gold, silver, and other jewels. A couple of words for part 4 were given out by the sculptor, and it clearly has a solution that can be confirmed some day. The treasure location is traditionally linked to montvale in bedford county, virginia. The date of 1822 is giving vital information as to how far you must travel from lynchburg in order to get to the next change of distance and direction. But the thomas beale cipher is much more than an interpretation or retelling of the story. 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. June 20, 2015 since the beale papers were printed in 1885, people all over the world have been fascinated by the beale treasure, purportedly buried near montvale, in bedford county. For 2007 i give you this prediction concerning the beale treasure story.
The beale ciphers or beale papers are a set of three ciphertexts, one of which allegedly. There are other people working to uncover other sites of hidden wealth which are hidden in the confines of beale. Professional cryptanalysts have also embarked on the beale treasure trail. When beale left at the end of the winter, he rejoined his men, who had continued to work the mine during his absence. Nov 22, 2017 then he meets ellie, a fiery woman in search of the storied beale treasure, and everything changes. Mar, 2012 the world first learned of the beale ciphers in 1885 with the limited publication of a pamphlet in lynchburg, virginia entitled the beale papers. Herbert o yardley, who founded the us cipher bureau known as the american black chamber at the. A contemporary lynchburg newspaper advertisement for this work could not be located. Containing authenticated statements regarding the treasure buried in 1819 and 1821, near bufords, in bedford county, virginia, and which has never been recovered.
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. A frank vito bounty hunter series, is a gunblasting western, full of grit and spirit, that will keep your heart racing right up until the stunning conclusion. Beale rode into the town of lynchburg, virginia, and checked himself into the washington hotel. The following full title of pamphlet certainly captured interest at the time. Led by a charming yet mysterious adventurer named thomas j. Peter is a local historian who does an excellent job with the history of the beals treasure. Jul 26, 2012 this is the true story of the beale papers. These mysterious unsolved clues lead to virginias lost treasure. Beale codes and clues rockhounds new treasure hunters. Twentythree years passed with no word from beale, who was now presumed dead. Sep, 2017 the beale ciphers are a set of three ciphertexts that supposedly reveal the location of one of the grandest buried treasures in u. As the codes were updated so were the signs and symbols in thefield at all sites.
Robert morriss, the custodian of the beale papers, was born in 1778, in the state of maryland, but removed at an early age, with his family, to loudoun county, va. Jolley published in the treasure magazine edition of august 1982. In either this case or option two, morris was left holding. D in the decipherment of code number 2, the following numbers are given. To reduce the weight, beale traded some of the gold and silver for jewels, and in 1820 he travelled to lynchburg, found a suitable location, and buried the treasure. In 1982 one journalist investigating the beale story estimated the modern value of the treasure to be 30 million dollars. Oh, and in westerns a young woman is sometimes compared to a young spirited female horse, not cream. Since the beale papers were printed in 1885, people all over the world have been fascinated by the beale treasure, purportedly buried near montvale, in bedford county. Want some help with some treasure hunt clues for kids. The beale ciphers is one of the most mysterious and extravagant ciphers known today. Gold,silver, and jewels, hidden in the mountains of virginia. The 1982 treasure hunt book, the secret, has clues to 12 hidden gems. Apparently, beale instructed morriss to open the box after 10 years if no one claimed the buried gold, and a trusted friend would send along the key to decipher the coded pages.
James renner is on a quest to discover the others, and he invites you to join the hunt. I was just wondering if someone has already found it or if people are still looking. The beale treasure this is a fun and interesting simple read, if only because of the reality behind the fiction. The mysterious codes supposedly gave directions to a treasure buried in a secret location in bedford county, va. Last friday, i posted the first story in a short series about the.