The first two stanzas of Forrest Fenn's Poem are:
As I have gone alone in there
And with my treasures bold,
I can keep my secret where,
and hint of riches new and old.
Begin it where warm waters halt
And take it in the canyon down,
Not far, but too far to walk.
Put in below the home of Brown.
The phrase ‘Put in below the home of Brown’ seems to be the place many searchers think they begin BOTG. But is it?
The meaning of Put often refers to ‘putting a boat into water’. Now we’re not a fan of thinking a boat/raft is required to find the Treasure Chest. However, the use of the word PUT in the poem certainly can hint for doing so.
But there are many options on how to read Forrest’s poem, and one way is to consider the possibility that the line, 'put in below the home of Brown' does not provide instructions for what to do after taking it in the canyon down, but offers another clue for confirming 'Where Warm Waters Halt'.
Consider it this way.
A searcher would BIWWWH, TIITCD, NFBTFTW. End of sentence. The next sentence is ‘PIBTHOB’. What if that line actually refers back up to WWWH and offers a bit of confirmation for where a searcher begins instead of being ‘down the canyon’?
So to begin this journey, you would put in below the home of Brown, which is also WWWH. Maybe the hoB is not something you search for away from WWWH.
The clues still stay in consecutive order, but are just interconnective.
To continue that line of thought....and in the belief no boat is needed, I wonder if - that although you 'COULD' put in below of hoB, same place as WWWH, and float down the canyon, you COULD also drive-- and do.
And so the place a searcher begins BOTG is actually 'no place for the meek', and not the hoB.
It’s just another way or option to consider that line.
The rest of the poem is as follows:
From there it’s no place for the meek,
The end is ever drawing nigh;
There’ll be no paddle up your creek,
Just heavy loads and water high.
If you’ve been wise and found the blaze,
Look quickly down, your quest to cease,
But tarry scant with marvel gaze,
Just take the chest and go in peace.
So why is it that I must go
And leave my trove for all to seek?
The answers I already know,
I’ve done it tired, and now I’m weak.
So hear me all and listen good,
Your effort will be worth the cold.
If you are brave and in the wood
I give you title to the gold.
So there is another interpretation for Put in below the home of Brown. Not that we needed one! Lol.
We wish you the best of luck in all that you seek! Treasure the adventure!
Definition of PUT:verb: put; 3rd person present: puts; past tense: put; past participle: put; gerund or present participle: putting
1.
move to or place in a particular position.
"Harry put down his cup"
synonyms: place, set (down), lay (down), deposit, position, settle; More
cause (someone or something) to go to a particular place and remain there for a time.
"India has put three experimental satellites into space"
synonyms: assign to, consign to, allocate to, place in
"he didn't want to be put in a category"
(of a ship or the people on it) proceed in a particular direction.
"she stepped into the boat and put out to sea"
write or print (something) in a particular place.
"they put my name on the cover page"
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(of a river) flow in a particular direction.
2.
bring into a particular state or condition.
"they tried to put me at ease"
imagine oneself in (a particular situation).
"it was no use trying to put herself in his place"
express (a thought or comment) in a particular way, form, or language.
"to put it bluntly, he was not really divorced"
synonyms: express, word, phrase, frame, formulate, render, convey, couch; More
3.
cause (someone or something) to carry or be subject to something.
"commentators put some of the blame on Congress"
synonyms: lay on, pin on, place on, fix on; More
assign a particular value, figure, or limit to.
"it is very difficult to put a figure on the size of the budget"
estimate something to be (a particular amount).
"estimates put the war's cost at $1,000,000 a day"
synonyms: estimate, calculate, reckon, gauge, assess, evaluate, value, judge, measure, compute, fix, set, peg; informalguesstimate
"he put the cost at $8,000"
4.
throw (a shot or weight) as an athletic sport.
"she set a women's record by putting the shot 56' 7""
noun
noun: put; plural noun: puts
1.
a throw of the shot or weight.
2.
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short for put option.