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Post by engr101 on Aug 9, 2018 11:44:56 GMT -5
Looking for the PDF version of this cache? Apparently the original link is broken but a working link was offered by a forum member at post #435 in the "Cache #5: The Legend of Woodsy Swamp" thread.
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Post by goldhunter on Aug 9, 2018 12:28:18 GMT -5
I saw a link to the story within the thread, but I never saw the link to the map.
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Post by GeneticBlend on Aug 9, 2018 19:23:52 GMT -5
I had some issues with some links on the Treasure Illustrated site...some links to texts were missing, and a link to a video had been pulled by YouTube. I had written to the owner of the site, H. Charles Beil, and he quickly made corrections. I think if you alert him that the pdf link is missing, or not working properly, he will fix it.
I think his site must have been up for some time, and all of the people that previously knew about his site and his hunts had already downloaded the pdfs. But some of those links are no longer active, and I don't think he is aware of that. Right now, he seems to be getting a lot of new people visiting his site, and we are all finding things missing that have been there before.
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Post by GeneticBlend on Aug 9, 2018 19:56:42 GMT -5
From reading the story, it seems as this treasure is in Pennsylvania, at the ghost town of Reavelton. But it does not seem to be an easy place to get to. It is 50 miles away from any city. Once out of the city, the author states that he and his companion drove 10 miles along a gravel road that quickly turned into nothing more than a rutted dirt trail with cliffs on one side, and sharp rocks protruding out of the ground. They had to abandon their vehicle and walk. Once at the site, the author cautions his companion to watch out for sink holes that might collapse, as there are mines underground. It seems they did a lot of walking about the site following streams, as there were no roads or trails to follow, just a lot of old growth. The area also has bear, elk and rattlesnakes.
The text included a map of Clinton County, Pennsylvania surrounded with a lot of written text that was (intentionally?) difficult to read. The map appears to show marks for four other mining towns that no longer exist in that same immediate area: Rock Cabin, Peacock, Bear Swamp, and Eagleton.
The last 3.5 pages of the text is all a cipher. I haven't had time to try to decipher it.
At first, I was excited that this one was in my home state, but upon reading of the author's own trip to the site, and the difficulty he had in reaching the site, and the danger one might experience when there, I don't know if this is a trip I am prepared to make. First of all, I don't have a truck, or a vehicle that would be ideal for the road conditions. This is in a very remote area where there is no cell phone reception. It sounds interesting, and exciting, and I love the history, but I don't know if I am prepared for a search like this. It certainly is something that a person should not do alone.
I plan to do more research, and try to break that code before I abandon this one, but it doesn't sound like a cake-walk! And I love to hike!
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Post by GeneticBlend on Aug 13, 2018 10:50:26 GMT -5
Has anyone had success with the cipher?
I tried a few things with no success, but I haven't spent a lot of time on this one.
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Post by goldhunter on Aug 13, 2018 12:16:11 GMT -5
I'm not working on this, but, I read through a lot of the threads. In one of the posts, someone quoted the words from Charlie Daniels' "Legend of Wooley Swamp." The next poster acted like they were giving away hints to the code. I'm real sketchy on this, so all I can say is you might check out the thread and see if that song is mentioned and in what context it is mentioned. Try this... treasureillustrated.com/Forum/showthread.php?tid=10803&page=30&highlight=creephalfway down the page If it doesn't work, search for the word "creep" in the thread.
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Post by goldhunter on Aug 13, 2018 12:26:59 GMT -5
Or, maybe The Doobie Bros "Black Water" will help?
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Post by TxTH on Aug 13, 2018 13:19:22 GMT -5
Looking for the PDF version of this cache? Apparently the original link is broken but a working link was offered by a forum member at post #435 in the "Cache #5: The Legend of Woodsy Swamp" thread. H. Charles posted the pdf story on page 45 of the Cache #5 forum topic just recently so you can get it there as well.
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Post by GeneticBlend on Aug 13, 2018 23:47:20 GMT -5
I read where someone posted about the Doobie Brothers. I didn't recognize the lyrics from the Charlie Daniel's Band. That certainly explains a lot of the conversation that was going on in the forum. Thanks!
I just wish I could figure out the method to decipher the code. Someone mentioned a Caesar Shift, and I thought that maybe each set of five letters might be a different shift, but that didn't work out.
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Post by goldhunter on Aug 14, 2018 6:55:56 GMT -5
nevermind
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Post by GeneticBlend on Aug 16, 2018 22:45:49 GMT -5
I still haven't made any progress on the cipher, despite the hints of "Legend of Wooley Swamp", "Black Water", and the mention of a possible Caesar Shift. Has anyone here solved it? Care to give a nudge?
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Post by razorback on Aug 16, 2018 23:09:03 GMT -5
The cipher has me stumped right now. What is so puzzling is that every letter in the alphabet is used many many times ruling out simple substitution-like ciphers. I tried a bunch and got nowhere so far. I could use a hint, too.
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Post by GeneticBlend on Aug 31, 2018 10:51:12 GMT -5
There is more to this puzzle than meets the eye...which might explain why so many have searched, but no one has yet to find this cache.😉
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Post by alienrocketscience on Sept 26, 2020 19:51:57 GMT -5
There is a standard key phrase, but it comes in two parts. You have to get the first part of key phrase, then decipher enough of it to get the second half of the key phrase. Then you can decipher the whole text using the completed key phrase.
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Post by alienrocketscience on Sept 26, 2020 19:57:57 GMT -5
There is a standard key phrase, but it comes in two parts. You have to get the first part of key phrase, then decipher enough of it to get the second half of the key phrase. Then you can decipher the whole text using the completed key phrase. Charles did a good job of referencing musical and literary sources, like Charlie Daniels, Jim Stafford, and a poet (can anyone guess this without help?)
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