the story begins here in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia where between the
Mountains of Virginia where between the
Mountains of Virginia where between the years of 1819 and 1821 mr. Thomas
years of 1819 and 1821 mr. Thomas
years of 1819 and 1821 mr. Thomas Jefferson Beale and a group of friends
Jefferson Beale and a group of friends
Jefferson Beale and a group of friends allegedly buried two loads of treasure
allegedly buried two loads of treasure
allegedly buried two loads of treasure somewhere within a four-mile radius of
somewhere within a four-mile radius of
somewhere within a four-mile radius of the town of Buford’s tavern the quantity
the town of Buford’s tavern the quantity
the town of Buford’s tavern the quantity of treasure is enormous two thousand
of treasure is enormous two thousand
of treasure is enormous two thousand nine hundred and twenty one pounds of
nine hundred and twenty one pounds of
nine hundred and twenty one pounds of gold five thousand one hundred pounds of
gold five thousand one hundred pounds of
gold five thousand one hundred pounds of silver and thirteen thousand dollars
silver and thirteen thousand dollars
silver and thirteen thousand dollars worth of jewels build carefully notes
worth of jewels build carefully notes
worth of jewels build carefully notes the secret location and sets about
the secret location and sets about
the secret location and sets about making sure that no one can find it
making sure that no one can find it
making sure that no one can find it he incises his secret in three separate
he incises his secret in three separate
he incises his secret in three separate parts and gives it to the owner of a
parts and gives it to the owner of a
parts and gives it to the owner of a local hotel mr. Beale then completely
local hotel mr. Beale then completely
local hotel mr. Beale then completely disappears forever
the first coded message tells the
the first coded message tells the location of buried gold silver and
location of buried gold silver and
location of buried gold silver and jewels the second the quantity of the
jewels the second the quantity of the
jewels the second the quantity of the treasure and the third a list of names
treasure and the third a list of names
treasure and the third a list of names to whom the treasure rightfully belongs
to whom the treasure rightfully belongs
to whom the treasure rightfully belongs by the 1860s the ciphers are in the
by the 1860s the ciphers are in the
by the 1860s the ciphers are in the possession of a mysterious unnamed
possession of a mysterious unnamed
possession of a mysterious unnamed author who sets about cracking them he
author who sets about cracking them he
author who sets about cracking them he guesses that it must be a code based on
guesses that it must be a code based on
guesses that it must be a code based on a printed text but which text he claims
a printed text but which text he claims
a printed text but which text he claims he tries every book he could lay his
he tries every book he could lay his
he tries every book he could lay his hands on before the Declaration of
hands on before the Declaration of
hands on before the Declaration of Independence gives him the clue he’s
Independence gives him the clue he’s
Independence gives him the clue he’s looking for he starts by numbering the
looking for he starts by numbering the
looking for he starts by numbering the words of the Declaration so that when
words of the Declaration so that when
words of the Declaration so that when becomes one in becomes to the three
becomes one in becomes to the three
becomes one in becomes to the three course four of five human six and so on
course four of five human six and so on
course four of five human six and so on then painstakingly finding the words in
then painstakingly finding the words in
then painstakingly finding the words in the declaration that matched the numbers
the declaration that matched the numbers
the declaration that matched the numbers of the Beale ciphers he finally cracks
of the Beale ciphers he finally cracks
of the Beale ciphers he finally cracks the code unfortunately this method only
the code unfortunately this method only
the code unfortunately this method only deciphers one of the three messages the
deciphers one of the three messages the
deciphers one of the three messages the cipher telling the quantity of treasure
the other two naming the shareholders
the other two naming the shareholders and more importantly the location of the
and more importantly the location of the
and more importantly the location of the treasure remain unbroken almost 150
treasure remain unbroken almost 150
treasure remain unbroken almost 150 years later
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