If you solved the “mystery of Geo C. Ashe and the hidden
treasure” you probably wondered what became of the old farmer
named John Higgins. Well he was a crafty old cuss and if you think
for one minute that he trusted a hobo named George C. Ashe to care
for his treasure, then you have to be a little naïve. Nope ol
‘ John Higgins was a very wise fellow and he trusted very few
folks. So when he gave his treasure to George to hide, he only gave
him a small portion of it and decided to hide the rest of it
himself.
So one day he hitched up his old plow horse to a rickety
buck-board he used to haul feed in and headed West down East road
until he came to an old abandoned bridge that crossed the
Pennsylvania railroad. Seeing there was little activity around this
area he decided to see if this would be a suitable place to hide a
clue to his treasure. He walked along the road until he nearly got
to the bridge and decided not to go on that bridge because it was
in really bad shape. He stepped over a guardrail on the right side
of the road that led up to the bridge and then walked along the old
field a short ways until he came to a place that he thought would
be a good spot to hide a clue to the location of the treasure. It
was such a good spot that he wasn’t sure if he could find it
again so he marked 4 trees with an X and hid the first clue
somewhere in the middle of those 4 X’s. Before he hid the
clue he wrote on it to give a location where he wanted the next
clue to be.
After hiding the clue he climbed down the railroad bank to the
rail bed with his treasure in his hands. After walking a little
ways in a northerly direction, John saw a place that was just right
for the next clue and hid something there with some more
information to the whereabouts of the treasure. This was well
hidden but he knew that he would be able to find this spot again so
he didn’t place any X’s nearby. Now it was off to
finally hide the treasure. John walked a little bit further this
time and finally he spotted the place he had in mind and stashed
away his treasure. The treasure was so well hidden that it
couldn’t be seen from any angle and this satisfied John very
much. So with this task done he happily walked back to the old
buck-board, grabbed the reins, and with a loud slap on the back of
the old plow horse he began his journey back home, feeling secure
that his treasure was now safe and would be hidden from
everyone.
Can you find it?
Please be sure to put everything back just the way that
‘ol John Higgins had placed it. There is no need to tear
anything apart, only lift up, check, and then set back in place.
This way the area of each hide should not be damaged, Thanks!
Please be sure to put the final back exactly as you found it, you
will only have to move one thing to get it.
If you carefully read the above story you will have all the
information you will need to find the treasure. If you are the
lucky first finder there are a couple of nice rewards waiting for
you. A white Keokuk Paleoman arrowhead made just for this cache,
and a signed Mr. Scribbles art work on a flint chip. Please only
take one of these items and leave the other for the second to find.
Good Luck and Enjoy!
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