I emit a short gasp. Remaining hidden since the 1820s, the riches are described in a ciphered document which was decoded in the late 1870s. That fact became significant later. According to the pamphlet, Beale sent a letter from St.Louis in 1822. Was located by Im on Beales trail, all right: Were about to connect with none other than Goose Creek Valley Road. So where is the treasure now? George Ward asks Jenny Kile Six Questions! Named after Thomas J. Beale, who purportedly buried the trove, the Beale Treasure of gold and silver and jewels has languished in the ground for two centuries. "It's almost impossible," Schmeh says. It was a message describing the fortune, which consisted of 2,921 pounds (1,325 kilograms) of gold, 5,100 pounds (2,313 kilograms) of silver, and a quantity of jewels that had been obtained in exchange for silver. The first one in 1819 included 1,014 pounds of gold and 3,812 pounds of silver. The unnamed friend then published all three ciphertexts in a pamphlet which was advertised for sale in the 1880s. With only a few words changed here and there the solution could be up to 80% or even 99%. million, the treasure's value today, and the honor of twentieth century technology and brains. I might not have found Beales 200-year-old treasure, but I think I know where it is. Beale! [29] One explanation for the difference between base 10 and the other ones is that the numbers were produced by a human in base 10, which would mean that the ciphers are fraudulent. About the only person that had the knowledge of the Western Country was paymaster James Beverly Ward or Sherman. William Poundstone, an American author and skeptic, had stylometric analysis performed on the pamphlet for his 1983 book Biggest Secrets, and found that Poe's prose is significantly different from the grammatical structure used by the author who wrote The Beale Papers. I hadnt any intention of doing any digging; I only wanted to see if any clues or possibilities could still be realized. The treasure location is traditionally linked to Montvale in Bedford County, Virginia. Over the past six decades, hes seen helicopters, backhoes, dynamite (some of it donated by him) and interlopers by the dozens trespass, camp, blow up, dig and leave broke and brokenhearted. You just never know., She thought there might be a message on a worn tombstone that might provide a clue, but that didnt pan out. Edgar Allan Poe, whose story "The Gold Bug" centers around a cipher, prided himself on his skill as a cryptographer, and in 1840 wrote a magazine article in which he offered a subscription to any reader who could send him a coded message that he couldn't solve. Sailing Stones of Death Valley Mystery Solved, Vikings Introduce Native American DNA To Iceland, Roswell Rock: Magnetic Anomaly Linked to Crop Circles. You solved the cipher. It has never been found. I remember I had an epiphany that I couldnt make this story about whether this stuff is real or not. Theyve risked jail time. to the Beale Vaultwere entirely decoded from this cipher and no other.Beale's use of landmarks, the location of the Yes, the Beale treasure has been found. [1][2][3][4], There are many arguments that the entire story is a hoax, including the 1980 article "A Dissenting Opinion" by cryptographer Jim Gillogly, and a 1982 scholarly analysis of the Beale Papers and their related story by Joe Nickell, using historical records that cast doubt on the existence of Thomas J. Beale. I ask Danny Johnson as we sit on a picnic table at his winery and fruit farm. Thats Jenny Kile talking, and it seems to make as much sense as anything else. Beales Brewery uses the treasure story to make its signature brew: Beales Gold. Because there may be just one. The story of the three ciphertexts originates from an 1885 pamphlet called The Beale Papers, detailing treasure being buried by a man named Thomas J. Beale in a secret location in Bedford County, Virginia, in about 1820. Danny Johnson recalls some 14 different television crews, including the BBC, the Travel Channel and a team from Seoul, Korea. No church. I just thought youd get a kick out of seeing the extent people will go to when they become true believers, says the 81-year-old Johnson, who grew up on the farm his family purchased in 1918. http://www.rottenworks.com/index.php/2015/02/28/expedition-unknown-beale-ciphers-s01e08 Disturbingly, several people have died in the quest. The unknown friend, who Robert Moriss gave the papers, finally admitted defeat and handed the documents to James B. If we begin at the beginning, we have to go 200 years in the past, but instead, lets go three-and-a-half hours south, in the present, to start this adventure. I would be afraid someone would dig it up to see who was buried there, and also, there may be more than one. May 15, 2020 #44 franklin said: Since you say there is a 33% does not support the solution. A full time college student with a passion for history. In 1885, James B. Paper number one describes the exact locality of the vault, so that no difficulty will be had in finding it. There are also several books, and considerable Internet activity. The "information" that there is buried treasure in Bedford County has stimulated many expeditions with shovels, and other implements of discovery, looking for likely spots. In the words of one researcher "To me, the pamphlet story has all the earmarks of a fake . https://bisonwoman.wordpress.com/2013/03/04/adventures-in-geocaching-it-was-a-cold-snowy-day/, If you do a lot of detecting then this is a good tip! Other hotel tenants found him to be popular, especially the women. It was well known he placed notices of his abilities in the Philadelphia paper Alexander's Weekly (Express) Messenger, inviting submissions of ciphers which he proceeded to solve. He just states what he knows and gets on with it, which is probably why people have been consulting him about their suspicions about Beale for 50 years: He can be trusted. Around 1820, Thomas Beale supposedly went west into what is now northern New Mexico or southern Colorado and discovered a massive vein of gold. While I drive, Goad reads the allegedly transcribed page one from the gent in England; the first sentence says look to Oteys place. According to the pamphlet, Beale was the leader of a group of 30gentlemen adventurers from Virginia who stumbled upon the rich mine of gold and silver while hunting buffalo. Between 1819 and 1821, Thomas Beale buried a giant treasure in Virginia. Howso@centurytel.net By the way, it was 6 million. Occasionally, she says. The first letter of the 1005th word of the modified text ("have") is always used by Beale as an "x". [20], Additionally, a Cheyenne legend exists about gold and silver being taken from the West and buried in mountains in the East, dating from roughly 1820. Three of the documents were written in cipher, requiring a key to interpret. That got Danny Johnsons attention: Thats his great-great-great-grandfather. Dvoo dszg wl blf pmld? The pamphlet also mentions the American Civil War that started in 1861. All and all, however, a nice drive and meanders through beautiful county, exploring and enjoying the landscapes, is a wonderful way to spend an afternoon. The census listed two males with the last name Beale. I might even help them a little bit. The group wasn't sure exactly what to do with their newfound riches, but eventually, they entrusted it to Beale, who traveled back east and buried it in a cave near a tavern in Bedford County, "which all of us had visited, and which was considered a perfectly safe depository," according to the letter. How seriously do people take this legend? Mr. Ward decided to go public with the Beale treasure. The pamphlet handles this by inserting "a" before "new government". The treasure is stated to be 1014 pounds of Gold, 3812 pounds of silver, and then in another deposit made a few years after the first, an additional 1907 pounds of Gold, 1288 pounds of silver, and Jewels were added; In Iron Pots, with Iron Covers, resting on stone, and lined and covered with stones. In 1862, he passed the burden on to a young man whose identity remains anonymous. The pamphlet explained that Beale claimed to have found a treasure consisting of great wealth in a cave sometime in the 1820s. Yet contemporary records show he did not start in that position until at least 1823. Related: Top Ten Lost Treasure of the World. The frequency of the solved cipher stays non-uniform. The anonymous person decided to use the Declaration of Independence as the key because the primary author was Thomas Jefferson, whom Thomas Jefferson Beale was most likely named after. Shes the author of Introduction to Codes and Ciphers, Plus 20 Famous Unsolved Codes, Ciphers, and Mysterious Writings; Mysterious Writings is the name of her longtime blog covering all things coded. This story originally appeared in our November print issue. Thomas Beales code. Beale told the proprietor, Robert Morriss, that he was from Virginia. The story has been told countless times, first in a pamphlet He worked with 30 friends to remove the treasure of gems, gold, and silver from the cave to an undisclosed location in Bedford County, where they buried it. As the value of these artifacts paid for time and equipment rental, the expedition broke even.[20]. The treasure was found in June, in Wyoming, by someone else. Because until confirmation of a location is provided, no one should be going and digging up graves. He has no idea where the treasure is, and, in short, he hopes no one ever finds it, even if its there. Reflecting on the past is bittersweet because my family was split up. The Beale Treasure: Buried Six Feet Below the Surface, Guest Post by Nicolai Anichkin: The Indecipherable Voynich Manuscript, Weekly Words From Forrest: March 11th, 2016, All can be found to have a questing theme within them, https://bisonwoman.wordpress.com/2013/03/04/adventures-in-geocaching-it-was-a-cold-snowy-day/, https://m.reddit.com/r/metaldetecting/comments/4b6cji/daffodils_in_the_middle_of_nowhere_as_a_sign_that/, http://www.rottenworks.com/index.php/2015/02/28/expedition-unknown-beale-ciphers-s01e08, https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nautical_mile. Beale told Morriss not to open the box unless he or one of his men failed to return from their journey within 10 years. I was happy to find this taverns ruins and the exact location, because another line given in the decoded Beale Paper states the treasure is about four miles from Bufords. passing cemetery. There have been many attempts to break the remaining cipher(s). The name on the undated white stone: Otey. Ward is thus not "the friend". Before 1850 the U.S. Census recorded the names of only the heads of households; others in the household were only counted. Her idea is as good as any so far. Paper number {1 | one} describes the exact locality of the vault, so that no difficulty will be had in finding it. Ive kept of the same mind about it all my life, no matter what I hear. In 2015 the UKTV series Myth Hunters (also known as Raiders of the Lost Past) devoted one of its season 3 episodes to the topic. WebIn 1885 a man named J.B Ward began selling a pamphlet which purported to contain information about a sizeable treasure trove buried in the present state of Virginia. Its hard to imagine a roomful of third-graders working on ciphers that even the [National Security Agency] and other codebreakers have never solved, he says. The treasure's total weight is about 3tons as described in inventory of the second cryptogram. Danny Johnson received an emailwe cant say from whom without permission, and so far we dont have itthat begins, Please see attached file Sir Danny. Thats followed by a few cryptic pieces of adviceenhanced by the apparent English-as-a-second-language writing: Protect this hill with all your might and power Find the Twin Oaks on the mountain side., And then: Castleton Johnson deserves recognition for this., Castleton Johnson? I wouldnt say I was looking for anything specific, but only exploring the potential; Could a treasure be buried under the surface here? According to the story, the innkeeper opened the box 23years later, and then decades after that gave the three encrypted ciphertexts to a friend before he died. In 1816, Thomas Beale and a few companions came into a large sum of gold and silver while mining somewhere in the Rocky Mountains. WebThis page is used to summarize the many posts of The Beale Papers found here on the Mysterious Writings Website. area,construction details,talley ofthe pots plus contentsand thefinaldirections leading It was noticed local farmers were using the cave to store vegetables in and such. So he created something that looked real to get more people involved. Of course, Beale could have used a document that he had written himself for either or both of the remaining keys or either a document of his own or randomly selected characters for the third source, in either case rendering any further attempts to crack the codes useless. On Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, I think it is a hoax.. When he appeared at the Washington Hotel in January of 1822, he buried the remaining treasure in the same place. Maybe a Masonshes a rare female Freemason herselfwrote the Morriss papers to inspire a quest for truth. Upon realizing the cave idea was not the best decision to conceal treasure in, they had to rethink and ask themselves, where can we hide this so no one will disturb it? A Supposed Grave, six feet under the ground, seems like a great place. Instead, it contained sheets of paper covered with seemingly incomprehensible numbers. History. In todays economy, its value totals over $60,000,000. Still concerned he was being tailed, Beale allegedly buried the treasure near Bedford, then scribbled out three coded messages, locked the papers in a box, and gave them to a tavern owner. All rights reserved. While visiting, I myself, wanted to stroll through a few church grounds and graveyards. Now, following this thought I explored further and counted the total numbers per line and translated that number to a letter of the alphabet interstignly enough the lines worked out to mostly R S P and one Q. 5,100 pounds of silver. "Even after it's been pretty well debunked, there's something in the human psyche the finding a hidden treasure, something no one else has been able to do that keeps people searching for it," Dunin explains. But not a treasure., In early September, things took an interesting turn. On a buffalo-hunting expedition a couple of hundred miles north of Santa Fe, some of the young men discovered a vein of gold. Copyright 2001 SWN Inside he found two plaintext letters from Beale, and several pages of ciphertext separated into Papers "1", "2", and "3". The Locality Cipher does indeed disclose the exact location of the hidden vault and more Below can be seen the Beale Vault! In the second cryptogram, the original cipher errors are highlighted in red. I enjoy the many mysteries of our planet and spend way too much time glued in front of the television or reading a good history book! On Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, I think it is real, he wrote. We leave the peak and head to the Bedford Museum and Genealogical Library to meet with Jennifer Thomson, genealogical librarian and education director. We'll assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish. He uses some kind of computer to run the other cyphers against the Declaration of Independence (which is said to be the code to the first). Then they find all manner of ways to explain away their failure and debunk the skeptics. This unidentified man spent the next twenty-three years trying to unlock the secrets of the Beale Ciphers. While Goad heads back to Arlington, I divert to the Booker T. Washington National Monument, a 199-acre site in Hardy, on the outskirts of Bedford, where Washington lived for nine years as a child slave. A popular place at the time. Finding the key stemmed from the letter J in Beales middle name. Theyre just not my Johnsons.). In any case, I use treasure hunting as a way to go to different places and learn about history. It tells us it is straightforward. Both gold and silver were not stolen while they were being transported. The vault is roughly lined with stone, and the vessels rest on solid stone, and are covered with others. But the Beale Ciphers still fascinate people interested in cryptography, and the story still prompts amateur treasure hunters to head to Virginia in hopes of striking it rich. associated withthe Beale Vault & ExcavationSitewithin Bedford County, Virginia. Well, according to an obituary by the George C. Marshall Foundation, he was an American cryptologist, considered by some experts to be the greatest of all time., Even the greatest cryptologist of all time banged his head on Beale: So far as my attempts to produce an authentic reading is concerned, I can most earnestly say I have tried to the best of my ability and now must confess myself beaten., But even Friedman could not avoid cognitive bias. Sending a letter from St.Louis a few months later, Beale promised Morriss that a friend in St.Louis would mail the key to the cryptograms; however, it never arrived. Blf hloevw gsv xrksvi. "Although some have slammed the door and called it all a hoax, or merely a fun tale, because the story has some inconsistencies and questionable actions, the door seems never able to be tightly shut," explains Jenny Kile. Beale promised he would leave the information needed to analyze the ciphers with a friend in St. Louis and, should he never return, the friend would mail that envelope to Lynchburg in 1832. The images below, transcribed from the pamphlet, show the original line-breaks for easy comparison. Just a peaceful resting place. Somewhere in Virginias Bedford County is a cache of riches which have been estimated to be worth more than $40 million dollars in todays currency. Unfortunately, missing data from three other states made this search fruitless. THE BEALE VAULT Read More. And its not the brightly colored wine he sells that keeps things perking. Ward was a Mason himself.[1]. The pamphlet's mysterious author figured out that one of the three sheets was in a code based on the Declaration of Independence, and deciphered it. The document purports to describe how Thomas Beale, returning from a successful mining exploration of the region around Santa Fe, then a part of Mexico, got paranoid and buried a treasure in Virginia with a valueas of gold and silver prices in September 2020of $93 million, plus an unknown quantity of jewels. 12/13/2009 Or as Forrest has said, contemplate the what ifs. OP R Ramiro valdez Full Member Aug The legend of Thomas Jefferson Bealewho is rumored to have buried $93 million worth of gold and silver in what is now Central Virginias wine country 200 years agohas led many treasure hunters on a wild chase over the past two centuries. After a few miles, I pull over to put the top down and enjoy the afternoon sun before heading to the country roads that will eventually take me to hateful Interstate 81. Maybe the only place to guarantee it would not be found. They have all been wrong. The Beale treasure remains unaccounted for, at least as far as we know. Congratulations and we hope you enjoyed the puzzle. each page so that no difficulty will be had in finding them. Around 1820, Thomas Beale supposedly went west into what is now northern New Mexico or southern Colorado and discovered a massive vein of gold. At least, no one has ever admitted to breaking the code. The Ward document included the authors breakthrough on page two of the sheets: He or she managed to use the Declaration of Independence to break the code and learn the contentsnot the location; thats on page oneof the cipher. It read: [blockquote align=none author=]I have deposited in the county of Bedford, about four miles from Bufords, 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 three, herewith:[/blockquote]. Thanks again! In the early 1800s, Thomas J. Beale came across an abandoned mine full of gold, silver, and jewels in Santa Fe, New Mexico. A pamphlet published in 1885, entitled The Beale Papers, is the source of this story. Then that means that 67% does fit the solution. The man who found a buried chest that had enraptured scores of treasure hunters for a decade has revealed his identity. But even if it doesn't, the Beale Ciphers two of which remain unsolved have continued to fascinate both amateur and professional cryptographers, to the point that the National Security Agency actually has compiled a file of articles and reports on the mystery. Many think so. Some say it is Jefferson. The Beale Ciphers consisted of these three cryptograms. In researching the story behind the Beale Treasure, I can understand why many searchers have explored the local cemeteries in the area of Bedford County, Virginia. Ward, the pamphleteer. But language experts who've examined the texts of the letters and compared them to the pamphlet have concluded that "it all seems to have been written by the same person," Dunin explains. Humans have limited abilities when it comes to generating random numbers out of thin air. Love those Johnsons! From 1970 to 1996, there was even an organization, the Beale Cipher Association, composed of people who paid a $25 annual fee for the privilege of receiving a quarterly newsletter and attending "periodical seminars and symposiums" on the mystery. The two other men left a few days later bound for Richmond, but Beale remained through the winter. For reasons unexplained, Morriss didn't break the lock and open the box until 23 years later, in 1845. Okay, then, maybe the decoded cipher Johnson gave me is real. The answer is One Number, 2906! I dont think I would put it in a grave with an unmarked headstone. Fearing thieves were closing in on him, Beale headed back east to St. Louis, traded some of the gold for jewels, and then continued on to Virginia. As the basis for one of his ciphers, "Beale used a rare or unique version," Schmeh explains. The first letter of the 811th word of the modified text ("fundamentally") is always used by Beale as a "y". Beale! I blink again. While the jury is still out if it even really exists, our writer went looking anywayand found it might just be the thrill of the chase thats the real treasure. The differences are shown here as {alleged decipherment | actual decipherment}: 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, | three} herewith: The first deposit consisted of {one thousand | ten hundred} and fourteen pounds of gold, and {three thousand | thirty-} eight hundred and twelve pounds of silver, deposited {November, 1819 | Nov. eighteen nineteen}. But how does one go about solving an unsolvable cipher? He has found the treasure in Bedford County, Virginia. The pamphlet's numbering has eleven words between the labels for 670 and 680. Blame the excursion West on cognitive bias. Beale supposedly buried the loot in Virginia, his home state, deciding that They've studied the Beale Ciphers mystery in detail, even traveling to Bedford County to scrutinize the area around the former site of Buford's tavern, where Beale supposedly buried the riches. This is true for all three ciphers.[28]. A translation of the Cipher from the actual Declaration of Independence shows in fact very poor spelling: "I haie deposoted in the copntt ol bedoort aboup four miles from bulords in an epcaiation or iault six fest below the surlact of thh gtound ths fotlowing articiss beaonging joiotlt to the partfes whosl namfs ate giiet in number thrff httewith.."[citation needed]. Still concerned he was being tailed, Beale allegedly buried the treasure near Bedford, then scribbled out three coded messages, locked the papers in a box, and gave them to a tavern owner. You just have to find itif its even there. Chaz received an anonymous tip from someone about the exact location of the treasure. WebAfter eighteen months of work they sent the gold and silver back to Virginia in the hands of Thomas J. Beale, who hid the fortune somewhere in Bedford County near Montvale, an area dotted with caverns and underground springs. They point to similarities in the writing of Beale and James B. The writer includes a translated cipher of page one, which suggests Beale was an alias and that Castleton divided the treasure and gave it to locals, including Native Americans who lived in the area. Local efforts to play off of the treasures notoriety are tastefully few: Danny Johnson makes a Beale Treasure line of wine (including an apple-strawberry concoction called Strawberry Shortcake), and in 2017, the areas first craft brewery/restaurant opened in town. Our webpage linksare locatedat the top of WebWelcome To The Beale Treasure Website! Fairfax County Public Schools Hires First-in-Nation Neurodiversity Specialist, 13 Things to Do Around NoVA Before the End of Spring, 14 New Places to Grab Meals, Coffee, or Snacks in NoVA, 5 Must-Visit Childrens Museums in Northern Virginia, Fairfaxs mosaicARTs Offers an Immersive, Creative Experience, Wayne Rooney Is Leading D.C. United, This Time as the Head Coach, National Gallery of Art Tops List of Most Popular Museums in US. In March of 1822, Beale called the innkeeper to his room. Eventually, he had to stop the research, write the story and publish it. I dont think there is a treasure., It might say something. Im open to the idea theres a coded message. If I had some names, I might be able to tell you who found it. As you will make note, the analyist thinks the paper is a hoax. Im a history nerd., Does she take a lot of phone calls about the treasure? Yes, Danny Johnsons Peaks of Otter Winery is inside the 4-mile radius. 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