A Puzzle in a Poem
01Forrest Fenn announced his treasure hunt by publishing this poem, which contains nine clues to the chest’s location. Thousands of Searchers have converged online to posit their theories on what the clues are and what they might mean. -Andrea Powell
02“Where would Forrest go alone? To take a bath. And ‘With my treasures bold’ = his family jewels? So, river bathing.” —JBL
03“The obvious would be hot springs of some sort or another, although it could be something more akin to where tears fall, or where life ceases.” —KAL
04“I feel it’s associated with ... [singer] Ernest Tubb’s ‘I’m Waiting for Ships That Never Come In,’ which, to me, points to the area of Yellowstone Lake, the E.C. Waters on Stevenson Island, and Dot Island [in Wyoming].” —E.C. Waters
05“In 1878 the state of New Mexico did a full survey of the state. The state had a requirement that a tree blaze or stack of stones would be put every 2 miles on the border.” —HOWARD
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07“The treasure could be in a tree hollow. I think it’s in a small mountain stream though, possibly behind a waterfall about 3 miles from a trailhead.” —MARGINWALKER76
