Treasure chest worth millions found in the Rocky Mountains after decade-long search

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Treasure chest worth millions found in the Rocky
Mountains after decade-long search.

Treasure chest worth millions found in the Rocky Mountains after decade-long search

Multiple people died searching for the treasure hidden 10 years ago in the Rocky Mountains by Forrest Fenn.

www.nbcnews.com

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Richard

 

[Talent312]

I remember one of Gosh Gates' Expedition TV shows dealt with this.
I thought it was made-for-TV hogwash, but there was something to it?
Guess I should'a been looking.

 

[Luanne]

I remember one of Gosh Gates' Expedition TV shows dealt with this.
I thought it was made-for-TV hogwash, but there was something to it?
Guess I should'a been looking.

Forrest Fenn, the man who hid the treasure, lives in Santa Fe, NM. So there always seems to be something in the papers about it. Two big articles in today's paper, one from a reporter who had been following the story for the last decade.

 

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Someone Allegedly Finds $2 Million Buried Treasure In The Rockies

Someone Allegedly Finds $2 Million Buried Treasure In The Rockies

Over 350,000 people have looked for the bounty.

www.forbes.com

Richard

 

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Forrest Fenn finally shared photos of his discovered treasure amid doubts that it was actually found

Forrest Fenn finally shared photos of his discovered treasure amid doubts that it was actually found

As soon as Forrest Fenn announced that his treasure was found earlier this month, rumors swirled about whether it had really been found or if the treasure hunt had been a hoax all along.

edition.cnn.com

Richard

 

[Brett]

I remember one of Gosh Gates' Expedition TV shows dealt with this.
I thought it was made-for-TV hogwash, but there was something to it?
Guess I should'a been looking.

I thought the same thing .... like Nazi gold
apparently it was real

 

[Luanne]

I thought the same thing .... like Nazi gold
apparently it was real

People here who know Fenn said the treasure was absolutely real.

 

[Brett]

People here who know Fenn said the treasure was absolutely real.

He buried a treasure in the mountains, and someone found it. Or did they ?
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/sep/16/buried-treasure-forrest-fenn-rockies


"Randall found the timing of this announcement – just a week after his email to Fenn – extremely suspicious. Like a substantial number of other searchers, he now believes the hunt may have been a hoax "

 

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ID of man who found Rocky Mountains treasure chest revealed.

ID of man who found Rocky Mountains treasure chest revealed

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A grandson of Forrest Fenn has confirmed that a medical school student from Michigan found an over $1 million treasure chest that the retired art and antiquities dealer...

apnews.com

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Richard

 

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ID of man who found Rocky Mountains treasure chest revealed.

ID of man who found Rocky Mountains treasure chest revealed

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A grandson of Forrest Fenn has confirmed that a medical school student from Michigan found an over $1 million treasure chest that the retired art and antiquities dealer...

apnews.com

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Richard

The man who found the treasure previously worked for the Onion

 

[DaveNV]

The man who found the treasure previously worked for the Onion

That's telling, isn't it? If the guy has been named, and he really did find it, then how about a photo or two of the treasure? Or details on where it was found? Seems just a shade suspicious to me.

Dave

 

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That's telling, isn't it? If the guy has been named, and he really did find it, then how about a photo or two of the treasure? Or details on where it was found? Seems just a shade suspicious to me.

Dave

I don't know about this. If you ever read the Onion, you know that the people who write it are super smart and informed. Lots of Ivy-educated writers and editors there.

 

[DaveNV]

I don't know about this. If you ever read the Onion, you know that the people who write it are super smart and informed. Lots of Ivy-educated writers and editors there.

I agree. My point was that since The Onion is mostly satire, maybe the guy didn't really find it. And if he did, maybe he should post something to show he really did find it. IF he did find it, then definite kudos to the guy. But there are a lot of frustrated treasure seekers out there who might appreciate knowing how he did it, etc.

Dave

 

[klpca]

I agree. My point was that since The Onion is mostly satire, maybe the guy didn't really find it. And if he did, maybe he should post something to show he really did find it. IF he did find it, then definite kudos to the guy. But there are a lot of frustrated treasure seekers out there who might appreciate knowing how he did it, etc.

Dave

He is named in a lawsuit by someone that thinks he hacked into their email and stole clues. Here's the article that I read this morning. https://www.outsideonline.com/2419429/forrest-fenn-treasure-jack-stuef
It looks like there will be some books written about it too.

I found it interesting that the guy who found the treasure tracked down video interviews that Forrest Fenn had given and played them over and over again to gather insight about him. He also said that he found clues by reading the poem over and over, approaching it differently than others who approached it as a puzzle. I think that the book will be an interesting look into Forrest Fenn - his motivation and what made him tick - and will be fascinating to read. I am surprised that others feel that they are owed information about the search, enough to file a lawsuit. It was a treasure hunt and they lost. People are weird sometimes.

 

[Luanne]

And from a more local source.

Michigan man found Fenn's treasure in Wyoming, website says

On a blog posted Monday, Jack Stuef said he hunted for the treasure for two years before finding it in Wyoming.

www.santafenewmexican.com

 

[wackymother]

If you want to do a deep dive into this...I just read this article about the Fenn treasure in New York magazine a couple of weeks ago. It's pretty exhaustive.

https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/11/the-great-hunt-for-forrest-fenns-hidden-treasure.html

 

[pedro47]

I heard some one knocking on some one door asking about this treasure find. It is the IRS. LOL