Learn how your comment data is processed. As mentioned above, the story included how the Declaration was used to solve Beale Paper #2. Beale! Paper number “1” describes the exact locality of the vault, so that no difficulty will be had in finding it.”. Copyright © 2001 SWN Imaginations can be used here….. what if clues are in the ‘story’ on how to use the DOI for the remaining unsolved codes? Besides physically searching through the mountains and valleys of Bedford county Virginia for where the lost treasure of Beale might rest, many put ‘Today’s the day’ thought and hope into the solving of the Beale Ciphers. Save my name, email, and site URL in my browser for next time I post a comment. They decided to check out Mr. Morriss. The Imperial Seal of China. One of the most well known searchers for the Beale Treasure was Mel Fisher. Are there traces of Gold Mining found there? It was apparently found by Beale and a team of twenty-nine other individuals, north of Santa Fe, New Mexico. The treasure was claimed to have been found by one Thomas J. Beale in the early 1800s. It would’ve taken more than 1 wagon to pull all of that plus men to man them. The directions to the vault I think that it’s just his share that was buried and it was buried close to where it was found in the first place. The lack of verification, contradictions noticed within the story, and the belief actions required to find, transport, and bury such treasure could go unnoticed by so many, are the main reasons given by those who believe it must be a work a fiction. The first code contained the treasure’s exact location, a second code described the contents and the third named the members of Beale’s 30-man party along with their next of kin. His motto, ‘Today’s the day’ kept the belief and energy up for final discovery of the 1622 shipwrecked vessel’s treasures on July 20th, 1985. Yeah, I wonder if those letter codes on page 1 was a clue to deciphering page 2. The Beale Treasure Story. It is said the ‘author’ took the responsibility of The Beale Papers from Morriss in 1862, and from that time engaged often, to his financial and emotional demise, in attempting to decode the 3 Beale Ciphers which (upon decipherment) would reveal location, contents, and ownership of the Beale Treasure. The old remains of the chimney set along side route 460 in Montvale, Bedford County, VA, behind a home and on the edge of a pasture (It is guarded by a big dog). The vault is roughly lined with stone, and the vessels rest on solid stone, and are covered with others. Within the Beale Papers is the ‘author’ of the story saying the following: “To systematize a plan for my work I arranged the papers in order of their length, and numbered them, designing to commence with the first, and devote my whole attention to that until I had either unraveled its meaning or was convinced of its impossibility- afterwards to take up the others and proceed as before.”, What is interesting is the ‘author’ who wrote the above actually decoded the Paper numbered 2, which he wasn’t supposedly (according to the above) even working on to decipher. 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. What about Morriss? Neither side can be conclusively confirmed. Probably not. Well done Thomas J. Can the puzzle of the ciphers be solved? The gold was found by a group of men led by T.J. Beale. Over the years many people have physically searched for the treasure. Any of this can happen at any time. Blame the excursion West on cognitive bias. However, these reasons are not sufficient enough to conclude The Beale Papers are a hoax. Beale! to the Beale Vault were entirely decoded from this cipher and no other.Beale's use of landmarks, the location of the Beale and the company had discussed where they could leave the details of their treasure so that any member of the party could retrieve their share at some future date. The field that I’m talking about, is in a very small valley. I’m always interested in new thoughts for Beale….. I’ve been to Walnut Grove Church, and can’t picture where you mean….I’ll have to get my pictures out and see if I have a shot of the location you mention. The above method and decipherment was included in The Beale Papers. 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. excavation site and his method of concealement for both the treasure and the ciphers were absolutely ingenious. For 200 years, treasure hunters have traveled to a Virginia community hoping to find one of the largest buried treasures in America. The Beale Papers tells the story of a party of 30 Virginians led by Thomas J. Beale who in 1817 ventured west on a hunting expedition. (I lean towards a belief that the codes can be broken, messages found, but might not lead to the treasure stated in The Beale Papers- that was a ploy/story). 113=5+10=15=O add them to single code digits=15 One which was given in the 1885 Beale Papers itself. Last Friday, I posted the first story in a short series about the mysterious Beale Treasure. It goes to reason then that one way to begin researching the authenticity of the Beale Treasure, and to find the treasure (if there is one) is to investigate those involved in the pamphlet’s making and it’s narrative. 10 years came and went and neither Beale nor the key ever arrived. At any moment, someone could discover and apply the correct ‘Key’ to the remaining two numerical codes. It was claimed to have been found about 300 miles North of Santa Fe, New Mexico. This is one of the reasons given for why a text can’t be found, since many public texts have been tested, but Masonic Texts are secretly held. However, it is stated (in the pamphlet) Ward was only acting as agent for the author of the story held within. Soon after leaving, Beale had written a letter to Morriss. The allure and fame brought to the person who does so, along with riches, is enough to keep people researching. Between 1819 and 1821, Thomas Beale buried a giant treasure in Virginia. They either go on physical search of the treasure after investigating and researching as much as possible from what is given, or they spend their efforts in trying to decipher the codes. Date: 1821. Treasure Games and Other Fun Ideas. He found the three encoded letters, plus another letter addressed to himself in which Beale gave his account of finding the treasure. He had brought it back to Virginia, arriving in 1819. could have been used to encrypt the two unsolved numerical codes. Buddy, McKinley and Scott meet with a treasure hunter who has a complex algorithm for decoding the location of a historic treasure. The pamphlet begins with Ward sharing how the ‘author’ became part of the puzzling Beale Papers, and why he had decided to reveal all that he knew about the story of the Beale Treasure by way of the pamphlet. Hi Jenny! He and all of his men were betrayed and killed by his so called friend in St Louis, Mo. The amount of gold mined and the transported, hmmm? Website! And if it does exist maybe people should be rethinking what THEY would do in a case like that. The 1885 Pamphlet is the first written source for the Beale Treasure known. The case was featured in 7th special episode of Unsolved Mysteries. Jenny, Follow up. Can the puzzle of the ciphers be solved? He was never heard from again, leaving in his wake a mystery that continues today. The treasure is that of Thomas Beale, supposedly buried in Bedford County, Virginia sometime in the 1820s. ), only someone ‘considered worthy’ (give effort) would be able to decipher the messages using it in someway. Certain dates given in the Beale Papers affect the believability of the treasure story. Legend says Thomas jefferson Beale found the treasure out West, brought it home to Virginia, buried it and left behind three ciphers that will lead you to the precise location of a treasure that could be worth close to $60 million dollars. If you actually use the words from the Declaration of Independence, most of the text is unreadable. The treasure was said to have been obtained by an American man named Thomas Jefferson Beale in 1818, to the north of Santa Fe, New Mexico, most likely in what would now be Colorado. There are even arguments that Ward himself made up the story, if only to sell his sensational pamphlets. The Beale Treasure, all types of treasure hunting Originally Posted by franklin I wrote it large because so many people claim they have the Mystery Solved and they get on here on this forum, people such as you, claiming they have it all solved----they know where it is------ … Description: The Beale's treasure is $21 million of gold and silver stuffed in iron pots, believed to be hidden somewhere in Bedford County, Virginia. On Monday, I posted the second installment. Hopkins played Mrs. Morris, the wife of the innkeeper to whom Beale is said to have given the treasure codes. One of the few features linking back to Beale’s time is the old chimney of Bufords Tavern. (although maybe after finding the strings he decided to move to 2). I believe however that this part of the story is not true. Quite by an accident, in the following year, Beale’s party unearthed a fabulous and massive treasure of silver, gold and jewels about 300 miles north of Santa Fe. The key to its location lies in one of the most mysterious codes in history…the Beale Codes. excavation site and his method of concealement for both the treasure and the ciphers were absolutely ingenious. This is reprinted as "The Beale Papers'* in P. B. Innis and Walter Dean Jefferson’s wife passed away, so when he went to France with his daughter, he brought Sally Hennings along to help take care of her. As such, it could very possibly be truth. The Beale Ciphers have challenged treasure hunters for almost 200 years. Interesting none the less. Having been chosen leader of the group, Thomas Beale and company left St. Louis on May 19th, 1817, the objective point being Santa Fe, which they intended to reach by that fall, and establish winter quarters. Which would have made him 1/8 black. Thomas J. Beale This is believed to be Bufords Tavern where Beale was known to have visited. The survey found that The Beale Papers contained significantly more DOI survey words than any of the short stories surveyed, thus suggesting the possibility, at least, that the text hides a coded message or secret writing based on the DOI. In 1984 the rock was exposed; it has sense been covered over for growing crops / farming. To recap, Thomas Beale and thirty other people excavated a massive treasure between 1819 and 1821. 140=5+12=17=Q I think my book, beale treasure map to cipher area, construction details, talley of the pots plus contents and the final directions leading They reburied it in Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains. In the letter written by Beale, words such as ‘improvise’, which wasn’t common in the English language in the 1820s, are used. According to ‘The Beale Papers’, Robert Morriss, the first owner of the mysterious box, handed down the contents and shared the history of how he himself came to be part, to the author. It goes on to include Beale’s plan for later retrieval, either by him upon safe return after his ventures out west, or by Robert Morriss. Beale stayed at his hotel from January 1820 to March of that year. In efforts to ensure this treasure stayed safe (while they continued on other adventures), this group of thirty men decided to transport the treasure back to Virginia (where they were familiar), and bury it. Location: Bedford County, Virginia. Our webpage links are located at the top of In addition, the Beale treasure was apparently found by accident. Beale's company of thirty adventurous partners, all Virginians, had been hunting north of Santa Fe, when they happened across a ravine full of gold. They reburied this treasure in Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains. The second was made December, 1821, and consisted of nineteen hundred and seven pounds of gold, and twelve hundred and eighty eight pounds of silver; also jewels, obtained in St. Louis in exchange for silver to save transportation, and valued at 13,000. For example, the numbering of letters, syllables, every other letter, etc. After a cryptanalyst figured out that the second cipher correlated with the Declaration, the following text was revealed from Beale’s letter: "I have deposited in the county of Bedford, about four miles from Buford’s, in an excavation or vault, six feet below the surface of the ground …" Beale Ciphers and the Lost Treasure in Bedford County. I found a very old fort that they built nine miles South of Florence, Co. Three: 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. ... they provide the most up-to-date and new information on the Beale treasure story found anywhere. The person chosen by Beale was Morriss. At any rate, I’m fairly certain Beale was betrayed / killed for the tons of silver left in a cave near Eagle Rock, Mo. The Dates Associated with the Treasure Story. The box given to Morris is claimed to have contained 2 letters written by Beale to Morriss, revealing the true nature of his travels and buried treasure, and 3 different numerical codes, providing the exact location of the treasure hoard, contents of the buried treasure, and names for whom the treasure belonged to. 6=6+10=16=P carry on. It like, they knew exactly where it was ————–, Can someone explain that to me? The story goes that Thomas Jefferson Beale had gone on an expedition to the far west and had found the gold and silver. It is 300 miles by road from Santa Fe,NM. Yesterday, I discussed whether the Beale Codes are real or a giant hoax. decoding secretly hidden directions located within Cipher One of the Locality Cipher. Thanks for sharing this, Rob. It is to learn from the ‘author’s’ experience of having let the desire to solve the ciphers consume him to unfavorable conditions. Records show an M.P LeDuc, Mary Phillip LeDuc. xThe Beale Papers containing Authentic Statements regarding the Treasure Buried in 1819 and 1821, near Buford's in Bedford County, Virginia and Which Has Never Been Recovered (Lynchburg, 1885). The Vero Beach treasures. Fisher is famous for investing 16 years into the search for the shipwrecked Atocha. They wouldn’t have to find the ‘lost treasure’, but only find some clarifications to the hunt. On the last trip back they left a huge amount of silver in a cave near Eagle Rock, Mo. Those people who believe there is some remnant of truth to the Beale Treasure story seem to attack it in two different ways. There are almost as many people who believe the treasure story is real, as there are who believe it to be an elaborate work of fiction and hoax. This is definitely something I want to get into sooner or later. The dark color is unusual, because all of the other fields around there are light in color. In 1989, Fisher took to combing the ground, in search for the Beale Treasure, and applied his motto to that lost treasure. 122=5 double the added code digits.=10 And always treasure the adventure! Well done Thomas J. Do you have more information on the cave near Eagle Rock, Mo? Until more evidence can be found to either prove or dis-prove the legendary Beale Treasure, the hunt for this lost treasure will continue on. Note: The treasure was found on June 8. I was at the church once too but, without a map. Because James. Beale’s codes are basic substitution ciphers, where each number represents a letter of the alphabet, which can be found by counting the words in the “key” text that the cipher is based on. His point was that this was impossible and that it was likely that the writer of the page got lazy and copied code numbers in order for that stretch (since he was just copying them willy nilly to fill a page anyways. If not, I guess, I’ll just have go visit there again…lol…. 12/13/2009  Thanks Jenny, sally was very young, and he was alone————–anyway this explains a lot, why there inn’t any record of Beale. As shared above in the decoded message of Beale Paper 2, Bufords provides an area to start a physical search from. Another thing I find odd is that if the treasure was to be shared with others, would they have let one lone man have soul ownership of it to take their shares and hide it without them knowing where it would’ve been buried? The crew, on a lunch break, sat down in the shade near the field where they were shooting. All Rights Reserved. I plan to write a separate post on this….but my thoughts is the DOI is the key for all 3, but used differently. For instance, one argument suggests the work is fiction, written by Ward himself, because such words like ‘Stampede or Improvise’ supposedly written by ‘Beale’ within the pamphlet, do not have written account of usage until many years after 1822. Beale never returned, and was only heard from once. And it is possible another text, other than the Declaration, was used. A woodshop teacher has found a solution but not the treasure. The key never arrived, and Morriss never deciphered the codes. He was able to decode ‘Beale Paper #2’ revealing the contents of the treasure, by using the Declaration of Independence as a Key. The ‘key’ was supposed to be sent to Morriss in 1832, and so maybe only the DOI was going to be sent and Beale thought to be safe (what if Morriss had passed away? This would suggest the treasure hunt wasn’t so much a hoax, but it’s purpose and meaning is not one which was meant to find a monetary stash of gold, but one within yourself, or a secret understanding and wisdom given by solving the last two codes. They remain unsolved codes today. Somewhere in the green hills of Bedford County in southwestern Virginia, lies a buried treasure worth over an estimated 60 million dollars. to the Beale Vault were entirely decoded from this cipher and no other.Beale's use of landmarks, the location of the And so it’s possible it is used for the others. Thomas Jefferson Beale was a tall light skinned black man with reddish hair believed to be the son of Thomas Jefferson by his devoted slave Edy. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Beale and the company had discussed where they could leave the details of their treasure so that any member of the party could retrieve their share at some future date. It’s fun to work on and I like to visit the area…. If you have had the code very long it stands out that there’s mathematics and counting involved. You may wonder, then, why Bedford, Virginia has been cited as the source of the treasure. Robert Morriss, according to the pamphlet, was entrusted with a safe box in 1822 by Beale before he journeyed back out west for a third time to finish his work there. Sam, Speaking of maps; there was never any mention of a map, so; how did the men that were left behind in Colorado know where the treasure was buried? Best of luck with all that you seek. To recap, Thomas Beale and thirty other people excavated a massive treasure between 1819 and 1821. And the impression I got was that he did it alone. The letter mentions the importance and secrecy of the box left in charge with Morriss. Sam Peppiatt, Jenny, Lost Dutchman's Gold Mine. Much of the research done on the above matters, and others, share findings that the story, as told, ‘could’ be true, given leeway to various circumstances and a few discrepancies made by the telling of the ‘author’. Treasures of The Museum. That’s damning, but not 100% in my opinion. Also,the name LeDuc, was associated with a map showing the location of the cave. Collectible Treasures. And so besides writing about Mystery, Adventure, and the Search for Treasure on this site, she shares her Collection of Games, many from the 1800's, on her website: Your email address will not be published. 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