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« Reply #10 on: March 13, 2013, 11:13:45 pm »
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  I would be having a better look into this one if it was a bit closer to home.   Cool

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« Reply #11 on: March 14, 2013, 01:29:56 am »
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Hello All

Old age and trechery will always win over youth and strength anyday Cheesy

I must admit I have never been really sold on this story. It reeks too much as a publicity scam to sell books. But that is just my opinion.

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« Reply #12 on: March 14, 2013, 08:52:41 am »
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I would have found it much more believeable had there been no book. This is one point that troubles me. Other comments that I picked up on set off warning signals too.
Mr. Fenn saying this story would last a thousand years. How can you be sure unless you know no one will find it any time soon. Is that because there is nothing to find perhaps?

I would like to believe it's real, and if I lived close I would probably look into it. Sad thing is some folks will probably raid the family piggy bank to hunt for it and come away with nothing.
 

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« Reply #13 on: March 14, 2013, 10:01:22 am »
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Well if all is true as what was said then he hasn't buried it. Some things don''t add up to me but if he is in remission and was diagnosed some time back dont know how feeble he was at the time of the supposed burial and who he might have had with him Huh??  Yep xavier your lucky to live out in rural america noticed you farm. I live on a 150x50 ft lot in town now as use to help farm a 624a place when young and Buck hay,whew was the days.Im 70 now and retired at 58 from teamsters worked in a diesel shop and maint shop 28 yrs.  shortribs usa.

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« Reply #14 on: March 14, 2013, 10:34:52 am »
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Xav is in South Africa so he's about as rural as it gets for America.   Grin Sorry couldn't resist.

If...IF... he did hide the treasure I agree he did not bury it. From the clues comments and the fact he wants to be buried with it I would guess cave or more likely cave behind a waterfall. A man spent his life digging up stuff knows what dirt does to paper and he wants his memiors to last. That says to me it's likey somewhere dry and open. If there was anyone with him the secret probably would have come out by now. You know the story two can keep a secret if one is dead...

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« Reply #15 on: March 14, 2013, 10:53:03 am »
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 Well I am still on the fence on this one but am leaning to it just being a stunt to self prompt and sell books.

Mr. Fenn claimed to be a art dealer and treasure hunter but I have contacted over a dozen old time THers in the area and nobody has ever heard of him.

Is the story true? Maybe a million bucks ain't  a lot of money to pay for immortality now is it.

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« Reply #16 on: March 14, 2013, 11:32:12 am »
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Is the story true? Maybe a million bucks ain't  a lot of money to pay for immortality now is it


That's the real question isn't it? I can see myself doing something like that if I had the money just because I am fond of the old legends. I just think the book sale puts a shaky slant to it.

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« Reply #17 on: March 14, 2013, 02:15:59 pm »
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yep maybe he needed money to pay off his medical bills,so he writes a book and pulls a stunt.

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