Anyone near Santa Fe, NM? 40lb Gold & Gem Cache

[digdugdad]

Some guy hid a 40 lb chest filled with gold, rare coins and gems 3 years ago to get people off the couch. I sure wish I lived close enough to take a look....

http://todaynews.today.com/_news/2013/02/27/17103863-want-to-find-his-hidden-treasure-worth-millions-head-outdoors?lite

 

[banditicey]

Nice Story and Great Adventure

Thanks For Bringing Us The Information

 

[Phillip_in_NM]

It made a big splash here when he first hid it three years ago. I've never really looked for it, but maybe this spring...

I'll let you all know if I find it!

 

[kiwi-jim]

Nice story,sure inspires me.Bit far to go for a weekend jaunt for me though......

 

[colt]

Yep, folks here in AZ are looking at NM maps and already have 3 spots picked out, where it might be.

 

[digdugdad]

The value of 40 lbs of gold alone at today's price is about $1 million plus gems and rare coins. Quite a find. By the time someone finds it the area will be crawling with people and getting it home will be like it's a Mad, Mad, Mad world. I can't wait to see how it all ends. Maybe there's a Big W up there somewhere to keep an eye out for.

 

[Phillip_in_NM]

There are a lot of interesting aspects to this story that are left Out of most of the press releases. For instance, consider the following:

1) While I don't think Fenn has really said, most people seem to think the treasure has been hidden somewhere near Santa Fe. That area consists of a patchwork of Indian land (where metal detecting by non-tribal members is strictly forbidden), BLM land (where metal detecting is allowed (but you just can't dig), National Monument land (where mere possession of a detector can get your detector and vehicle confiscated), National Forest land (where metal detecting is permitted unless they catch you at one of their thousands of undefined archaeological sites. Some have suggested that they define it as an 'archaeological site' if they can find a rusty can or artifact within 100 yards of the person using the metal detector!!!), State land (where the metal detecting laws are just vague enough to allow for almost any interpretation) and private land.

2) If its not limited to the area north of Santa Fe, consider that New Mexico is the fifth largest state - lots of ground to cover.

3) Would we know if it had been found? I personally would be reluctant to announce to the world (and the IRS) that I had just found 40 pounds of treasure!

But, all that said, it is thrilling to consider.

 

[Jeff63]

I'll bet you will never see one of those Archaeologist who want to control everything out there looking for it but
God forbid to alow anyone else doing it. Or the FEDS, IRS

 

[trachunter]

I hate to bust anyone's bubble-but, I would be looking in another State, North of NM.
"Begin it where warm waters halt"--Hot springs in South Dakota, Wyoming and Alaska. Any others?
"And take it in the canyon down" "not far, but too far to walk"--Take what? Do you need some type of vehicle because of the rough landscape and walking is next to impossible?
"From there it's no place for the meek" Tigers, lions, bears-oh my. No bears in South Dakota.
"Put in below the home of Brown"--"Put in" reference to landing or parking area? Capital "B", name of a person, place or animal?
"There'll be no paddle up your creek, Just heavy loads and water high"--Is the heavy load a backpack? Is the water high a lake up in the mountains, that has a stream coming down and passes where a person "put in" at., but is too small to use a canoe?
" If you've been wise and found the blaze"--He left some kind of mark to show the way or the location.
"But tarry scant with marvel gaze"--Does the location have a view that makes a person what to stop and admire? Near this view will be the treasure.
"Your effort will be worth the cold"--Some place that is fairly high and chilly all year. This leaves out South Dakota, again.
"If you are brave and in the wood"--Forest where others don't venture that often.

I'll' leave now and let you ponder this post.

 

[LabradorBob]

I would like to see the poem as it is written,
Fenn spent his life doing this and i am sure he knew a lot about the area where he hid it.
but assuming his age and the weight of the treasure, i am curious as to how he transported it and hid it.

 

[digdugdad]

They just aired he story again on the NBC nightly news. They said they posted on the clues on their website and this dude is going to be on the Today show tomorrow morning (3/1) to release a new clue....I really wish I was closer to get in on the fun!!!

 

[trachunter]

I would like to see the poem as it is written,
Fenn spent his life doing this and i am sure he knew a lot about the area where he hid it.
but assuming his age and the weight of the treasure, i am curious as to how he transported it and hid it.

Don't assume that it was transported in just one trip or at least one hike up the trail. Part of the treasure could have been taken to the brass box on one trip, every day, or every week, or even monthly.

As I have gone alone in there
And with my treasures bold,
I can keep my secret where,
And hint of riches new and old.

Begin it where warm waters halt
And take it in the canyon down,
Not far, but too far to walk.
Put in below the home of Brown.

From there it

 

[LabradorBob]

The word Blaze caught my attention.

blaze2 /bleɪz/ Show Spelled [bleyz] Show IPA noun, verb, blazed, blaz

 

[Phillip_in_NM]

I hate to bust anyone's bubble-but, I would be looking in another State, North of NM.

I still don't understand why this just became national news. Local stations covered this three years ago. I'm about 99% certain that, at that time, Fenn said it was hidden in NM.

 

[DiggerODirt]

Next part of the story is the guy dies anyways and did not tell anyone where the treasure was hidden...Tell it again Bro!

 

[digdugdad]

Here's the new clue Fenn released this morning on Today;

 

[sprchng]

A little known fact is that if NM was flattened out it would be larger than Texas.

 

[snakeyes]

He owns the ancient Pueblo at San Lazaro, only that is SE of Santa Fe, I'm still thinking about looking around there and other places in the Galesto Basin.It'll make a nice day trip on horse back, also I've looked along the Pecos river and into Pecos canyon, although I would be doing that even without the treasure, as I just enjoy getting out into the mountains, who knows some day I might even find a meteorite.

 

[happer]

New to this site here. I've been looking at this for a few weeks now. I have seen other forums discussing and have different opinions as to where it may be. I see something totally different because of the way I began. looking at it.