Daniel Boone’s Lost Treasure
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This puzzle cache will take you to a number of locations in
Northern Barton and Southern Russell Counties. All locations
are
within 100 yards of well maintained roads.
The American Civil War (1861–1865), also known as the War
Between
the States and several other names, was a civil war in the
United
States of America. Eleven Southern slave states declared
their
secession from the U.S. and formed the Confederate States of
America (the Confederacy). Led by Jefferson Davis, they
fought
against the U.S. federal government (the "Union"), which was
supported by all the free states and the five slaveholding
border
states.
Confederate commander Robert E. Lee won a series of victories
over
Union armies, but Lee's loss at Gettysburg in early July,
1863
proved the turning point. The capture of Vicksburg and Port
Hudson
by Ulysses S. Grant completed Union control of the
Mississippi
River. Grant fought bloody battles of attrition with Lee in
1864,
forcing Lee to defend the Confederate capital at Richmond,
Virginia. Union general William Sherman captured Atlanta,
Georgia,
and began his famous March to the Sea, devastating a
hundred-mile-wide swath of Georgia. Confederate resistance
collapsed after Lee surrendered to Grant at Appomattox Court
House
on April 9, 1865.
The war, the deadliest in American history, caused 620,000
soldier
deaths and an undetermined number of civilian casualties,
ended
slavery in the United States, restored the Union by settling
the
issues of nullification and secession and strengthened the role
of
the federal government. The social, political, economic and
racial
issues of the war continue to shape contemporary American
thought.
At the national level, the Union was saved and prosperity
would
return to the young country. At a personal level, the story
was
often much different – especially for those who fought in the
war.
Unlike today, when armies disbanded back then the soldiers
were
left to find their own way home. Often they had little more
than
the shirt on their back and a poorly maintained gun
(maintenance
supplies were often in very short supply).
It was in this condition a band of men bound for Kansas
headed
towards home in the early spring of 1865. The group of
soldiers
included: James L. Alexander. Rain and cold plagued them. By
the
time they reached eastern Missouri, the men were desperate:
hungry
and of marginal health. James L. Alexander had an uncle near
present day Marthasville, Missouri named Samuel Hopkins.
Somehow
they managed to find his farm.
Old Man Hopkins had had a burning passion to fight in the
Civil
War, but he was of very poor health and the four years of the
War
had done little to help. He was near death and he knew it. With
no
children, and a widow of over 20 years, he made a decision
upon
seeing the ghastly group of soldiers on his porch.
Almost 50 years before the start of the Civil War he had
witnessed
an event that he could remember as clear as the day he had seen
it.
A local man, none other than the famous Daniel Boone, had buried
a
treasure in the woods. That day, the young teenager had
slipped
deep into the woods to avoid spending a hot afternoon plowing
the
fields. While lazing against a large tree, he heard digging
sounds
from over the small hill behind him. Sneaking to the hilltop,
he
watched the elderly man bury a horde of treasure – artifacts,
gifts, and trophies from the many Indian tribes he had fought
with
and against over his lifetime.
Samuel Hopkins told this story to the men as he served them most
of
his stores of food and drink. He told them that if they promised
to
save most of the treasure to support the Union in the next
Civil
War, should one occur, they could use the rest for their return
to
Kansas and live lives of relative comfort.
Thus the treasure of Daniel Boone was transported from Missouri
to
Kansas where it was split up. Legend has it that the majority
of
the treasure is still somewhere near where the men lived
waiting
for the next Civil War.
Many years later, a map of sorts was found accidentally by a
local
antiques dealer. But no amount of research and study yielded
the
treasure. It seemed as if the starting point of the treasure
map
was not included – or the puzzle was not being properly
solved
properly altogether.
The recent discover of an old forgotten cemetery, and its
restoration, went largely unnoticed by nearly everyone. However
one
person, a dealer in local antiques, took sharp notice. One
tombstone in particular was of interest. As he studied it, he
thought: “Could this be it?”
38 30.393@98 49.078
A = Number of James L. Alexander Flowers & Bows.
B = James L. Alexander Year of Birth – 1800
38 (A-1)(A-1).0(B+6)@98 (A+B).2A7
James McAfee Born Sept C, 1837
D = Number of John Boyle’s Arch Stones
E = Number of John Boyle’s Door Panels
38 (C+1)(A-C).(E-C)(A-1)0@98 B.(D*9)0
F = Number of Edward Dirreen’s Flowers
G = Number of Leaf Pairs of Samuel S. Shields
Henry Boyle born March H, 1836
38 (30+C).H(D-C)@98 (B-G).CA(G+A)
I = Number of Dr W. F. Peck’s Sunflowers
J = Number of Warren Whaley’s Leaves
Warren Whaley Born Oct K, 1847
L = William Ford Year of Birth – 1800
38 (K+L).K(G+I)@98 AG.EFG
M = Number of Sherrod W. McGinnis berries (not leaves on new
stone)
Hiram E. Boomhower N Ill. Inf.
38 (N+M).(F-M)E(M-C)@98 (N-4).(K-M)(M+I)
Thomas B. Crabtree Born April P, 1822
John E. Booth Born Feb Q, 1847
38 A(Q-H).EAG@98 (N+1).(N-A)6
R = “X” on Base on Front of Heinrich G. Eichman
S = “X” on Base on Left of Heinrich G. Eichman
38 SP.R(S-F)S@98 S(P+1).PRA
T = George W. Field and Wife’s Total Acorns
38 N.AS(T-6)@98 ST.(B+K+L)I
August Kaufmann Born U May 1844
V = Herman Klusener Year of Birth – 1800
W = Christian Hilgenberg Year of Birth – 1800
X = William Koetkemeyer Year of Birth – 1800
38 A(R-A).(T+1)(T+1)U@98 (W-D).(X+3)(V-W)
Y = Jacob Polzin Year of Birth – 1800
Z = John Redetzke Year of Birth – 1800
38 Y.(V-Y)(M-S)(X-Y)@98 (Z+9).A(Z-R)
You will be looking for a regular ammo box with trade "goodies"
etc. located at your last set of coordinates.
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
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