![]() In a statement he added, “I congratulate the thousands of people who participated in the search and hope they will continue to be drawn by the promise of other discoveries. He first planted the treasure in the wake of the 2008 economic crash, hoping the search for riches would be a morale booster that would also lead people to discover the joys of the outdoors. A judge dismissed this lawsuit in February, but Hanson is asking for it to be reopened.Īs for Fenn? “I feel halfway kind of glad, halfway kind of sad because the chase is over,” he says. “He followed and cheated me to get the chest.”ĭavid Hanson of Colorado Springs, Colorado, has also gotten the law involved-he sued Fenn for $1.5m, claiming that Fenn gave misleading clues. Barbara Andersen, a real estate attorney from Chicago, is filing an injunction in US District Court, alleging that she solved the puzzle and is the treasure’s rightful owner. The cryptic poem revealed a starting point and consecutive directions. With the trove now unearthed, lawsuits have also begun to take shape. In his 2010 book, Thrill of the Chase, Fenn, now 89, published a poem that included nine clues on where to find the treasure. The unlikely tale does not end there, though. “I do not know the person who found it, but the poem in my book led him to the precise spot.” “It was under a canopy of stars in the lush, forested vegetation of the Rocky Mountains and had not moved from the spot where I hid it more than 10 years ago,” Fenn says in a statement. He’s from back East.” Fenn added that the finder proved the discovery by sending Fenn a photograph, though he declined to share the image with the media. You’re not going to be disappointed if you find that treasure chest,” Fenn says.Īfter posting that the treasure had been discovered on his website, Fenn confirmed that “it’s true” in an interview with the Santa Fe New Mexican newspaper on Sunday, noting that “the guy who found it does not want his name mentioned. “I don’t know what it’s worth and I don’t even want to think about that. ![]() The chest also contained pre-Columbian artefacts and Chinese carved jade figures. There are two salon sapphires, there are eight emeralds, a bunch of diamonds, but mostly gold,” Fenn told CNN in a video interview conducted a few years ago. “I found a beautiful little Romanesque treasure chest and I started filling it up with gold coins and gold nuggets and about 280 rubies. After an estimated 350,000 people searched for the bounty, with at least five dying in the process according to The Santa Fe New Mexican, the treasure has finally been found by an unnamed individual and its contents appear to be worth between $1m and $2m. ![]() Within the poem’s six stanzas were a set of nine clues that, according to Fenn, would lead to a treasure chest he had hidden in the Rocky Mountains. I take great care to ensure a pleasant EBay transaction.Ten years ago, the now 89-year-old antiques dealer and author Forrest Fenn published a poem titled “The Thrill of the Chase”. I guarantee the description of the item or a full refund will be provided, upon receipt of the item. I will immediately ship the item upon receipt of payment. Get the clues need for the treasure hunt of a lifetime or a great adventure for self or with family. Also, please indicate if you would like insurance. Forrest Fenn- Treasure Book: Thrill of the Chase. ISBN: 978096709178553500 Shipping: $0.00 to use standard shipping with USPS with in the continental U.S. Forrest Fenn has buried a treasure worth over 2million, and he gave all the clues you neeed in this adventure book. and best of Luck! Payment Method: Pay Pal Preferred. This item comes from an adult home and smoke free. I am sell this book, because I got one from my wife. This treasure book is in new condition, only the seal is removed, no tears, no rips. ~ Forrest Fenn- Treasure Book: Thrill of the Chase ~.
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