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. 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. 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. The Imperial Seal of China. At about nine years of age he was sent away to be educated; not sure where, maybe France. Beale and 30 fellow adventurers transported the hoard to Bedford County, where they buried it in a secure location. And the rest will be history. could have been used to encrypt the two unsolved numerical codes. The case was featured in 7th special episode of Unsolved Mysteries. 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. Beale stayed at his hotel from January 1820 to March of that year. 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. The vault is roughly lined with stone, and the vessels rest on solid stone, and are covered with others. The Dates Associated with the Treasure Story. Two trips were made to deposit the treasure; one in 1819 and the other in 1821. The gold was found by a group of men led by T.J. Beale. Who wrote The Beale Papers continues to be of hot debate. All Rights Reserved. could these papers have been created by him to throw others off the track?  A small pre-dig mpeg video clip is located below ........left click to open or right click to download! Imaginations can be used here….. what if clues are in the ‘story’ on how to use the DOI for the remaining unsolved codes? Then Beale created three ciphers now known as the Beale Codes.Only one of the Beale Codes – the second one – has ever been decoded. But if someone has overlooked a Beale treasure clue, Goad may pick up on it. He was leading a group of 30 men from Virginia on an adventurous expedition when they found a mine full of gold and silver while hunting buffalo. Other than a trusted young friend of Morriss, nothing offering identity for the author was given. The letters spelled out the following (without mistakes noticed from The Beale Papers), “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, the following articles, belonging jointly to the parties whose names are given in number “3” herewith; The first deposit consisted of one thousand and fourteen pounds of gold, and three thousand eight hundred and twelve pounds of silver, deposited November, 1819. He may have told her too much————–. Forrest Fenn's The Thrill of the Chase Treasure Hunt General Discussions. However, there is a very important warning to remember. Sam. area, construction details, talley of the pots plus contents and the final directions leading Did he exist? 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. A person needs to look themselves to know what they will think. 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. A woodshop teacher has found a solution but not the treasure. (which would be different, possibly more difficult than cipher 2’s method), I don’t know…..no one does….and it all depends which belief you lean towards as to what plan of attack you use…… complete hoax/fiction and codes 1 and 3 are gibberish only, fiction but codes can still be broken (with codes 1 and 3 holding messages revealing true purpose), real (with treasure still able to be found or with treasure discovered long ago), or something else…. The Beale Treasure Story. Thrill of the Chase Related Links and Books. But instead of numbering the words of the Declaration, another numbering of the Declaration might be used. Now it is also true he could have numbered them differently then Beale had….but it makes me think perhaps Beale placed those strings in there so if the method to decode cipher 2 was first used on 1 (which gave the strings), they would be encouraged in some way to continue or know they were on the right track. The story goes that Thomas Jefferson Beale had gone on an expedition to the far west and had found the gold and silver. 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. During that time Morriss and Beale grew to know each other rather well. The allure and fame brought to the person who does so, along with riches, is enough to keep people researching. Poes name decoded helps, I’m fairly certain of the following information: Beale, was the youngest son of Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hennings. New information will be on display here as as Also,the name LeDuc, was associated with a map showing the location of the cave. And if it does exist maybe people should be rethinking what THEY would do in a case like that. area, construction details, talley of the pots plus contents and the final directions leading The tale shares how Code’s 2 list of numbers were applied to the Declaration. 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? In 1989, Fisher took to combing the ground, in search for the Beale Treasure, and applied his motto to that lost treasure. Here is an interesting fact; if anyone is interested. And so it’s possible it is used for the others. 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. Is the Declaration of Independence the key to finding the gold, silver, and precious stones that Beale buried near Bedford, Virginia? One of the few features linking back to Beale’s time is the old chimney of Bufords Tavern. Along with being a writer, Jenny Kile is a researcher, treasure hunter, game enthusiast and Founder of Kardtects®. Note: The treasure was found on June 8. If not, I guess, I’ll just have go visit there again…lol…. Courtesy Indian River County, FL Tourism. I saw a TV special about it and a guy using a computer noticed that on one of the undeciphered pages the deciphering (using the same code) left a long series of letters that were in order in the alphabet. Most of the cast and crew said they didn’t believe in the Beale treasure, or, if they did, many said the loot probably had been found by now. 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? And it is possible another text, other than the Declaration, was used. Our webpage links are located at the top of In the year 1817, Thomas Jefferson Beale, who was a Virginian native, along with the comradeship of thirty other adventurous companions set out for hunting buffaloes and grizzlies in the western part of America. They decided to check out Mr. Morriss. The ore only had to be roasted to form metallic gold and silver. This would reveal the messages of where exactly the treasure was buried, and who it once belonged to. 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. I believe however that this part of the story is not true. They reburied this treasure in Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains. There are even arguments that Ward himself made up the story, if only to sell his sensational pamphlets. Interesting none the less. So we must assume they were placed in there, but why is the question. 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. The Dates Associated with the Treasure Story. And although the pamphlet shares the tale of ‘The Beale Papers’, the original box, two letters, the 3 codes, and the letter from St. Louis, all from which the story are based upon, have never been seen. Soon after leaving, Beale had written a letter to Morriss. Whatever the case is, the treasure (which may or may not exist) has yet to be found. If you actually use the words from the Declaration of Independence, most of the text is unreadable. Best of luck with all that you seek. The key to its location lies in one of the most mysterious codes in history…the Beale Codes. For example, the numbering of letters, syllables, every other letter, etc. excavation site and his method of concealement for both the treasure and the ciphers were absolutely ingenious. 8=8+10=18=R success is now out of print B Ward was confirmed to be a Freemason, if only briefly, and The Beale Papers seem to use some masonic imagery and terms, it has been suggested the ‘text’ needed to use and decode the Beale Paper 1 and 3 could be a Masonic Text. 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. They decided to check out Mr. Morriss. From the church parking lot drive SW two tents of a mile along Pike road. He had left that responsibility to a friend in St. Louis. 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. He and all of his men were betrayed and killed by his so called friend in St Louis, Mo. The few months he spent searching in Virginia didn’t yield any treasure hoard, but he believed it possible for treasure to be found. Here is a brief explanation of how. ), only someone ‘considered worthy’ (give effort) would be able to decipher the messages using it in someway. In 1984 the rock was exposed; it has sense been covered over for growing crops / farming. During that time Morriss and Beale grew to know each other rather well. The Vero Beach treasures. I’m thinking he more or less buried the gold and silver where it was found or pretty close to the area and that it was buried a little at a time. I meant to say there oldest son, there first born. And then what about the supposed finding of Gold? (although maybe after finding the strings he decided to move to 2). This website currently offers a glimpse of our discoveries However, it can’t be proven those words didn’t exist. It was claimed to have been found about 300 miles North of Santa Fe, New Mexico. What about Morriss? Beale! 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 original story of the ciphers is the stuff of legend – the treasure was claimed to have been found by one Thomas J. Beale in the early 1800s when he and a group of 30 men found a mine full of gold and silver while hunting buffalo. Yesterday, I discussed whether the Beale Codes are real or a giant hoax. Then there are questions who was Thomas J. Beale? This is an interesting topic. According to the story set out in the 1885 pamphlet, an American man by the name of Thomas J. Beale came across a treasure consisting of gold, silver, and jewels in a mine located to the north of Santa Fe. The message from Beale states: “about four miles from Bufords”. ... they provide the most up-to-date and new information on the Beale treasure story found anywhere. This is reprinted as "The Beale Papers'* in P. B. Innis and Walter Dean The Beale Treasure. 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. Over the years many people have physically searched for the treasure. Save my name, email, and site URL in my browser for next time I post a comment. Not until the publishing … In addition, the Beale treasure was apparently found by accident. 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. The treasure, consisting of gold, silver and jewels has been estimated to be worth today upwards of 50 million dollars. excavation site and his method of concealement for both the treasure and the ciphers were absolutely ingenious. ... Disturbingly, several people have died in the quest. The field with the dark colored depression will be on your left. On Monday, I posted the second installment. In early 1817, one Thomas J. Beale raised a company of 30 men for the purpose of visiting the great Western plains to hunt buffalo and other game. The only known source for the story is the pamphlet. Then in 2005 I found myself in the area, specifically inquiring about the Buford’s Tavern sighting. It recently occurred to me that his so called friend, in St Louis may have been a woman. Thanks Jenny, decoding secretly hidden directions located within Cipher One of the Locality Cipher. It like, they knew exactly where it was ————–, Can someone explain that to me? to the Beale Vault were entirely decoded from this cipher and no other.Beale's use of landmarks, the location of the 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. In the letter written by Beale, words such as ‘improvise’, which wasn’t common in the English language in the 1820s, are used. This guy sure was a trusting soul and how could he have moved all those pounds of gold and silver in just two trips? While hunting, they accidentally discovered gold near Pike's Peak, in present-day Colorado. Thanks for sharing this, Rob. One thing of note that pulled me away from the deciphering of the beale papers, was the misprints of the printed Declaration of Independence used as the key against the given deciphered text. Very Interesting! A French woman / French Canadian. https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/540277/beale-ciphers-buried-treasure The Beale Ciphers have challenged treasure hunters for almost 200 years. He had to stay under the radar so to speak. 12/13/2009  It has never been found. Just watched a show on this this evening. Copyright © 2001 SWN Last Friday, I posted the first story in a short series about the mysterious Beale Treasure. Dutch Schultz. associated with the Beale Vault & Excavation Site within Bedford County, Virginia. If you have had the code very long it stands out that there’s mathematics and counting involved. Beale! 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. Because James. I find time to post additional pictures or documentation concerning our discovery and work. The directions to the vault Jenny: The 1885 Pamphlet is the first written source for the Beale Treasure known. 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. I plan to write a separate post on this….but my thoughts is the DOI is the key for all 3, but used differently. 113=5+10=15=O add them to single code digits=15 Paper number “1” describes the exact locality of the vault, so that no difficulty will be had in finding it.”. Hi Jenny! Fisher is famous for investing 16 years into the search for the shipwrecked Atocha. 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. He was leading a group of 30 men from Virginia on an adventurous expedition when they found a mine full of gold and silver while hunting buffalo. The directions to the vault 6=6+10=16=P carry on. The letter mentions the importance and secrecy of the box left in charge with Morriss. I mean would you ask a guy to mail a letter for you in ten years? Beale’s Treasure a Freemason’s Tale presents an exacting narrative of methodologies used and the connections that each solution has to Masonic literature. Beale never returned, and was only heard from once. To recap, Thomas Beale and thirty other people excavated a massive treasure between 1819 and 1821. This communication was sent from St. Louis on May 9th, 1822. Your email address will not be published. Date: 1821. They wouldn’t have to find the ‘lost treasure’, but only find some clarifications to the hunt. Then, the first letter of the matching numbered word of the DOI to the sequence of numbers on the Coded Paper was written. The treasure is that of Thomas Beale, supposedly buried in Bedford County, Virginia sometime in the 1820s. However, it is stated (in the pamphlet) Ward was only acting as agent for the author of the story held within. She manages a few websites dedicated to these varied interests and enjoys sharing adventures in each! You may wonder, then, why Bedford, Virginia has been cited as the source of the treasure. Website! It is believed either the correct ‘text’ needs realized and applied to the codes, or the correct method to apply the Declaration of Independence as a key needs realized. it’s about time for another visit anyway . It had seemed unlikely to me that the ghost of Beale, whom my research indicated was fictitious, would be guarding a treasure that, according to further research, itself never existed. Probably not. 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’. I was so turned around I didn’t know which way was up. 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. 122=5 double the added code digits.=10 The field is between Goose Creek Valley road and Pike road, just before the Walnut Grove Church. The Beale Papers pamphlet describes three encoded messages (codes, ciphers or cyphers). Can the puzzle of the ciphers be solved? However, when the DOI key was applied, in the same manner, to the other two Beale Papers, nothing intelligible was found. Regarding comments concerning the Declaration of Independence as a key to the mystery, your readers may wish to take a look at a survey published here: http://www.lasthaunting.com/essays, entitled: A Survey of Declaration of Independence Word Frequency in The Beale Papers and 100 “Classic” Short Stories. 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 pamphlet was copyrighted by James B. The pamphlet describes how a man named Thomas J. Beale had discovered gold out west, with a group of fellow adventurers, and returned to Bedford County, Virginia, twice, in 1819 and 1822, to bury this group’s treasure hoard for safe keeping. Treasure Games and Other Fun Ideas. I just don’t see a clearly defining anything from that alone. 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. Treasures of The Museum. Location: Bedford County, Virginia. Later, I suspect he lived and worked at Jefferson’s summer home; Popular Forest. 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 Imperial Seal, also known as the Heirloom Seal of the Realm, is a … The story of Beale’s Treasure a Freemason’s Tale echoes the journey of discoveries in the order that Mento had found them. Another related theory to the above and put forth has been that The Beale Papers might not lead to a physical treasure, but more of a spiritual type treasure, like the search for the Lost Word in Masonic Lodges. If you believe the lore, Beale found a treasure … Any of this can happen at any time. At any rate, I’m fairly certain Beale was betrayed / killed for the tons of silver left in a cave near Eagle Rock, Mo. Records show an M.P LeDuc, Mary Phillip LeDuc. I found a very old fort that they built nine miles South of Florence, Co. 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 depression is dark in color, about 500 feet from a big shed. The field that I’m talking about, is in a very small valley. It was laid out to the eight points of the compass just like Popular Forest. One of the ciphers specifies the location of a buried treasure of gold … It would’ve taken more than 1 wagon to pull all of that plus men to man them. The person chosen by Beale was Morriss. 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. It is a mystery that beckons those daring enough to take up the challenge. He had brought it back to Virginia, arriving in 1819. Certain dates given in the Beale Papers affect the believability of the treasure story. The gold silver ore was found at what is now Silver Cliff, Co. to the Beale Vault were entirely decoded from this cipher and no other.Beale's use of landmarks, the location of the Which would have made him 1/8 black. Well done Thomas J. On the last trip back they left a huge amount of silver in a cave near Eagle Rock, Mo. It’s fun to work on and I like to visit the area…. Two: Beale died, and his fellow shareholders cleaned out the hoard without contacting Morriss. As shared above in the decoded message of Beale Paper 2, Bufords provides an area to start a physical search from. And the impression I got was that he did it alone. The key never arrived, and Morriss never deciphered the codes. Buddy, McKinley and Scott meet with a treasure hunter who has a complex algorithm for decoding the location of a historic treasure. The crew, on a lunch break, sat down in the shade near the field where they were shooting. Certain dates given in the Beale Papers affect the believability of the treasure story. One of the most well known searchers for the Beale Treasure was Mel Fisher. He found the three encoded letters, plus another letter addressed to himself in which Beale gave his account of finding the treasure. It includes the story of buried treasure left undiscovered, and encourages you to find it. The survey examined the frequency of DOI words (six letters or longer) in the text of TBP and 100 “classic” short stories. 10 Interesting Facts about the Lost Beale Treasure, Six Questions with Pete Wilder: Author of The Oracle Armchair Treasure Hunt. 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