It contains the codes, the beale story, from 1819, the characters involved, and numbered word lists you can use in decoding. Comprising three ciphertexts, the first unsolved text describes the location, the second solved ciphertext the content of the treasure, and the third unsolved lists the. Beale, the group worked the mine for several years before returning home to bury their. The 1982 treasure hunt book, the secret, has clues to 12 hidden gems. Then, he meets ellie, a fiery woman in search of the storied beale treasure, and everything changes. 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. I first came across the story about the beale treasure in omni magazine years ago and spent a considerable amount of time researching the story. This site contains pictures and information concerning the beale ciphers and the discovery of the beale vault in bedford county virginia. The plot is well developed and the inclusion of the ciphers and other details of the very real beale treasure hunt can provide all those treasure hunters out there with hours of enjoyment. The letter by letter method makes it easier to encode a message with unusual words that may not appear in the book. Led by a charming yet mysterious adventurer named thomas j.
Alexis tappendorf and the search for beales treasure by becca c. They supposedly lead to a fortune buried in the virginia hills that has never been recovered. One of them, named thomas jefferson beale, leaves three ciphertexts, simply. The beale papers download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. 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 codes and clues rockhounds new treasure hunters forum. Ancient lost treasures view topic beales source of treasure. Beale s use of landmarks, the location of the excavation site and his method of concealement for both the treasure and the ciphers were absolutely. Nov 30, 2015 perhaps the best known tale of treasure in the state is the legend of beales treasure.
Read some of it on the way there and read most of the rest on the way back. 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. What historical adventures could we see in national. The beale ciphers or beale papers are a set of three ciphertexts, one of which allegedly. These books are all examples of armchair treasure hunts books that provide clues to a mystery. The first described the exact location of the treasure. It includes the story of buried treasure left undiscovered, and encourages you to find it. This is a local mystery and i love to read different perspectives on the beale treasure. Beale codes and clues rockhounds new treasure hunters.
The second text involved a modified book cipher in which the numbers are. The tale is treated at book length in gold in the blue ridge by p. Yesterday, i discussed whether the beale codes are real or a giant hoax. Jun 04, 2018 peter viemeister, a bedfordbased author who wrote the book the beale treasure. Between 1819 and 1821, thomas beale buried a giant treasure in virginia. Were treasure hunting, and both girls families could use a little treasure, but theres no belabored sob story. No one wants to seems to wany to play anymore so i will play alone, i believe i will play lunatic today. Beale then entrusted robert morriss, a lynchburg, virginia innkeeper, with the safekeeping of a box containing the ciphers.
Mysterywise, we have to solve cyphers and cryptograms and figure out vague clues and do a little digging and overland adventuring. An even more persistent beale fanatic has been hiram herbert, jr. He wrote a book called the thrill of the chase, in which he hid clues to help people find the treasure. If you can solve the puzzle, you can go and collect hundreds of thousands of dollars if not well over a million right now. The main clues in the beale treasure myth include clues that can only be deciphered using the united states declaration of independence that was written by thomas jefferson of poplar forest. There are other people working to uncover other sites of hidden wealth which are hidden in the confines of beale. The knights tombstone of jamestown virginia, the beale.
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. In 1982 one journalist investigating the beale story estimated the modern value of the treasure to be 30 million dollars. The treasure was said to have been obtained by an american named thomas j. Perhaps the best known tale of treasure in the state is the legend of beales treasure. There are hundreds of solutions floating around, and plenty of books and. The truth about the beale treasure and thomas jefferson. Could one of these hold the clues to solving the beale treasure. The following is a reprint of the beale papers published in 1885 by j. Click download or read online button to get the beale papers book now. He locked the ciphers in an iron box along with an explanation of how the treasure came to be. To recap, thomas beale and thirty other people excavated a massive treasure between 1819 and 1821. Here and there a word is in the wrong tense, but for the most part it is extremely well written. The pamphlet is entitled 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, lynchburg. A brief history of the beale papers beale treasure story.
Sometime between 1819 and 1821, beale buried the treasure in bedford county at what is now the site of johnsons orchard. Some of them have merits and i will not repeat these arguments. Huddleston, author of gregs first adventure in time. Most of the real treasures have been found already, but the books are still endless fun to explore and find. There have been many arguments given by beale researchers showing reasons to disbelieve the beale story. The beale papers tells the story of a party of 30 virginians led by thomas j. 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. The beale treasure story is described in a 23page pamphlet published by james b. I picked it up and began to look at the back cover. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. The beale papers, the unmuseum website, pulled 42015. 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. Last friday, i posted the first story in a short series about the mysterious beale treasure. Beale rode into the town of lynchburg, virginia, and checked.
D in the decipherment of code number 2, the following numbers are given. Beale had discovered gold out west, with a group of fellow adventurers, and returned to bedford county, virginia, twice. The quest to break americas most mysterious codeand find. An alleged missing treasure whose origins can be traced. Ward claimed that he solved the second cipher by accident. 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 beale treasure story is likely to be true beale s papers, ciphers, and key. Treasuresntime beale treasure workbook, all you need.
James renner is on a quest to discover the others, and he invites you to join the hunt. The debate over what is the correct solution to the beale ciphers has raged on for. The lost treasure of the beale ciphers ancient origins. Inside the book is a poem which secretly encodes the whereabouts of this treasure chest. Simon singhs 1999 book the code book explains the beale cipher mystery in. Everything is in balance, restrained and well crafted. They pored over the papers for decades, but clayton hart gave up in 1912, and george eventually abandoned hope in 1952. This beale treasure workbook offers all you need to begin deciphering the beale codes, and in a easily handled spiral binding. Trouble follows bounty hunter frank vito wherever he goes.
Peter viemeister, a bedford based author who wrote the book the beale treasure. Treasures bold analyzing the poem to find fenns treasure. One described the exact location of the treasure, the second described the contents of the treasure, and the third was a list of the mens names and their next of kin. Smith is full of twists and turns that will keep you guessing, making it fun reading for kids as well as parents. Simon singhs 1999 book the code book caught my eye. The mystery of the beale treasure originates from a small pamphlet published in 1885. The key to its location lies in one of the most mysterious codes in historythe beale ciphers. To make a book cipher, you start with a documentany document.
Peter viemeister, a bedfordbased author who wrote the book the beale treasure. Synopsis of the beale buried treasure and the code broken. 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. With this method, each letter in the secret message is. Reviewed in the united states on september 26, 2001. Then he meets ellie, a fiery woman in search of the storied beale treasure, and everything changes. Jul 12, 2016 simon singhs 1999 book the code book caught my eye. In national treasure, ben gates found the templar treasure, following clues hidden by the. The mysterious codes supposedly gave directions to a treasure buried in a secret location in bedford county, va. May 23, 20 i first came across the story about the beale treasure in omni magazine years ago and spent a considerable amount of time researching the story. I very much recommend this book all those who love nancy drew and the harty boys. In 1992, i learned about the beale treasure while researching my book, the slave children of thomas jefferson. The quest to find 12 hidden treasures from a 1982 treasure.
The treasure consisted of 2,921 pounds of gold and 5,100 pounds of silver, as well as jewels obtained in st. As the story goes, thomas jefferson beale and a team of 30 men unexpectedly discovered a mother lode of gold and silver in colorado. The cryptic texts have captured the imagination and enthusiasm of avid cryptographers and treasure hunters ever since. The story of the beale ciphers begins in january 1820, when a stranger by the name of thomas j. Beale who in 1817 ventured west on a hunting expedition. Sep, 2015 more than a century ago, a small pamphlet was published titled the beale papers, which contained three cipher texts. Beales use of landmarks, the location of the excavation site and his method of concealement for both the treasure and the ciphers were absolutely. Hutter, anonymous author double encipherment explained how cipher no. 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. The flag was rumoured to no longer exist, but i have heard that there are many civil war flags in virginia museums. Tim flagg portrays thomas beale and discusses his treasure buried somewhere in virginia.
Alexis tappendorf and the search for beales treasure the. The second cipher, already solved, gives the contents of the vault which it says is four miles from buford tavern, in bedford county, virginia. A frank vito bounty hunter series is a gunblasting western, full of grit and spirit, that will keep your. The beale treasure story is described in a 23page pamphlet entitled the beale papers, published by james b. Inviting meto hh room with no one to interrupt us, hegave mean outline othe matter, which soon enlisted my interest and created an intense longingto leam more. What historical adventures could we see in national treasure. A frank vito bounty hunter series, is a gunblasting western, full of grit and spirit, that will keep your.
For the full story, check the museums beale cryptograms page. The true story of the beale treasure washington and new york, 1973, pp. Instead of replacing each word in the secret message with a number, you replace each letter in the secret message with a number. Lost treasure and the beale cipher mysterious writings. More than a century ago, a small pamphlet was published titled the beale papers, which contained three cipher texts. If the story is true, the book one hundred tons of gold january 1, 1978 by david leon chandler may hold a clue to what happened to the beale party.
A single pamphlet published in 1885, entitled the beale papers, is the only source of this story. About this time, however, affairs of importance required mypresence, in richmond, and prevented further communication between us until after my return, when i found him ready to resume the. 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. Jul 15, 2014 the 1982 treasure hunt book, the secret, has clues to 12 hidden gems. Many of the books hold the clues to real treasures gems, jewels, and cash. The knights tombstone of jamestown virginia, the beale treasure, and the mysteries of north america by cort lindahl one of the most interesting legends of williamsburg comes to us from the 1930s golden age of mysticism and intrigue in the form of the legend of the bruton parish church vault or what some may term bacons vault. Beales source of treasure by ksther fri apr 05, 2019 6. Just could not make it past the part of the beale papers.