HORN

[davebakedpotato]

Dec 4, 2019 13:41:33 GMT -5 zaphod73491 said:

davebakedpotato wondered: "Ok, but there is no need to have horn going across with horn going down in that case. Why not have horn intersecting with gallatin, or river, or some other word?"

Well, in effect, it does. The "Gallitan" acrostic spans the H of the vertical HORN: 5 letters before, 3 after. (Or 6 after if you include WMT, as I do.) But personally, I don't think the horns are "clues," because Forrest has said the clues in the poem are in order, and there can be no clue in the first stanza since we know WWWH is clue #1. At most those horns are hints -- and not very helpful hints if you don't have WWWH solved since there are horn possibilities all over the Rockies.

Where are you getting the extra l from in Gallitan?

[zaphod73491]

Hi Dave: Gone AL-one In There ANd

Replace the "one" with the number 1 -- it's identical to a lower case L. And in fact, on old manual typewriters (like the ones pictured in Forrest's memoirs) there is no number 1: you would use the lower case L to type a one.

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Dec 3, 2019 18:01:11 GMT -5 davebakedpotato said:

Dec 3, 2019 15:57:52 GMT -5 Apple said:

Dave, a crossword, an intersection. Buffalo Horn Creek intersects the Gallatin River. I'm not advocating that this is the 100% "I know what it's for;)" correct interpretation but, in my opinion, it is not an unreasonable one. Let's assume this is the answer to the first clue: WWWH. Fenn tells us it should be "nailed down" (MW Question 6/2/14)? Horns are nail-like pointy objects and horns are biologically similar to fingernails and toenails (take your pick, it's just a hypothetical!) so this answer to WWWH would explain his particular word choice of "nailed down." In my assessment: eh, but not unreasonable. I'm not arguing that "I know what it's for;)"--just that it isn't too far of a leap.

Goldilocks suggested in another thread
that "the 9 dolls may represent the 9 clues," referring to the Yazzi
Yarnell dolls of SB231.  Could be!  Doll #1 is a buffalo with buffalo
horns and has a beaded buffalo doll of its own.  Bull?  Probably, like the rest of this, but it's
something to consider.

Of course, as you and Astree pointed out, one can find buffalo, horns, or horn-like things throughout the Rockies.  Just like "there are many places in the Rocky Mountains where warm waters halt" (MW Question 8/12/14) and "10 billion blazes out there" (The Lure Post-Screening Q&A 5/18/17).

Ok, but there is no need to have horn going across with horn going down in that case. Why not have horn intersecting with gallatin, or river, or some other word?

I like 'nail' a lot

All my stuff is also conjecture, so please don't think I have any answers. Imagine we're a bunch of cops chewing over an unsolved case

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The idea of the dolls being as 9 clues may not be so far off, as you could say they are 9 hints to the 9 clues. The 1st one holds the Buffalo symbol and the Buffalo is the Wyoming state animal. The 2nd one is wearing calvary while holding an arrow and he has big horns. The battle of Bighorn? Indians & Calvary?

[heidini]

Dec 4, 2019 23:48:43 GMT -5 zaphod73491 said:

Hi Dave: Gone AL-one In There ANd

Replace the "one" with the number 1 -- it's identical to a lower case L. And in fact, on old manual typewriters (like the ones pictured in Forrest's memoirs) there is no number 1: you would use the lower case L to type a one.

You made me think of the Underwood typewriter in TFTW. I wonder if that one is the “type” to are are referring to. Literally “the key.”

[astree]

Dec 7, 2019 10:24:23 GMT -5 heidini said:

Dec 4, 2019 23:48:43 GMT -5 zaphod73491 said:

Hi Dave: Gone AL-one In There ANd

Replace the "one" with the number 1 -- it's identical to a lower case L. And in fact, on old manual typewriters (like the ones pictured in Forrest's memoirs) there is no number 1: you would use the lower case L to type a one.

You made me think of the Underwood typewriter in TFTW. I wonder if that one is the “type” to are are referring to. Literally “the key.”

As well, what are UNDER the letters W O O D on that typewriter? - the “prayed for Ds” comes to mind

... and the last letters of

I can keep my secret where

yield

IN TYPE (this is literally true, because the secret is in the typed poem)

[mnchaser]

How about Fort Washakie Wy. Used to be named Fort Brown after Capt Brown, then changed to honor Shoshone Chief Washakie. Hence the calvary and the bow and arrow combined on the doll. Also Sacajweia's grave is on the grounds... i've heard the grave theory before. Also fairly close to my WWWH.

Hi all, I'm Lisa by the way. Nice to meet you all.

[zaphod73491]

Dec 7, 2019 18:10:18 GMT -5 mnchaser said:

How about Fort Washakie Wy. Used to be named Fort Brown after Capt Brown, then changed to honor Shoshone Chief Washakie. Hence the calvary and the bow and arrow combined on the doll. Also Sacajweia's grave is on the grounds... i've heard the grave theory before. Also fairly close to my WWWH.

Hi all, I'm Lisa by the way. Nice to meet you all.

Hi mnchaser/Lisa: you might check out Sparrow's 3+ year old solution that he put up on Dal's recently:

dalneitzel.com/2019/12/04/sparrow-specs-3/

[mnchaser]

Wow, I had no idea. I'm very new to this. Appreciate the info. Hope you don't mind if I bounce ideas off of you. There are far to many old posts on too many sites to try to catch up.

[goldilocks]

Horn - a slang word for telephone

[goldilocks]

"An arête is a thin, crest of rock left after two adjacent glaciers have worn a steep ridge into the rock. A horn results when glaciers erode three or more arêtes, usually forming a sharp-edged peak."

Arret in French means halt.

[miracleman]

Considering that the poem on its surface could probably never be enough to direct someone to within a few feet of the treasure, there must be other hints that inform the clues. Horn is very general unless you”re in the right place.

Horns are unique in an interesting way - they’re kind of like a shadow that is always with you no matter where you go.