The Search for an Eccentric Millionaire’s Hidden Treasure Chest | The New Yorker Documentary
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- In 2010, Forrest Fenn published a set of clues about a secret trove, estimated to be worth at least a million dollars, that he’d hidden in the Rocky Mountains. Sara Joe Wolansky’s documentary “Finding Fenn’s Gold” follows some of the treasure seekers, who were captivated by the mystery as much as the promise of riches.
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It's all about the "Thrill of the Chase" road trips, open country, the smell of air at 8000 feet, wildlife encounters. "It was the best of times and the worst of times" just like Mr Dickens wrote, but I'm glad I did it.
It would be cool if jack placed another chest in the same location to be found by someone who does the same so there's a never ending cycle of searching for Fenn's treasured location
jack did not solve it. he was hired. learn b4 u keep looking like a dolt
No. He was the special one. The losers failed
Jack wasnt cool, though. He was a bit of a prick towards the search community.
Yeah, it would be nice if he would somehow do something to pay it forward.
Jack did not find of solve anything.
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I think the greater legacy of this was that a man who was lonely found friendship and a community who were fascinated by the same subjects as him and through this treasure founded bonds for people who thought they would perhaps never find anyone like them in the world. I think that was the real treasure honestly.
So you are saying the real treasure was the friends we made along the way? Thats not cliche at all!
The dog deserved more screen time.
The dog who was likely smelling his master's hand that merely touched the bronze.
I’m amazed at how emotional I become when watching this , and other , videos. What a special guy and gift he left us , although I wish it ended differently. If at all, because I’m still connected ….I’m still searching, for the treasure or for something.
Really great production!! I was an avid Fenn hunter and felt many of the same feelings when it was supposedly found. I will go to my grave with the belief that it was not found organically, and there is more to the story than we will ever know.
great comments
I think I found a twig and some logs in my backyard.. 😂
Man, seeing those clips of Forrest was really nice.
I pray a movie is made or a book is written w the finder
You mean the Solver?🐟🃏😂
This is not a documentary about a treasure hunt. This is a documentary about some very broken people.
This is a documentary about criminals who've been paid to keep looking for a 9 clue solution that doesn't exist in Yellowstone!
Fame fortune and conspiracy to commit fraud!
The FBI will be talking to these people involved in this crockumentary!!
Dave Woodard 🤠
This tugged at the heart strings a bit; especially seeing Forrest in that manner!
I hope the finder is doing as was hoped for, in this quest!
If it is to happen as it should, then Forrest must have kept it close to his chest.
Ha you would think close to his chest but no dice. Kidney cancer started this treasure hunt that would be the obvious place to look but does a person really want to dig at the kidney cancer seems like bad juju to me.
Forrest didn’t have Cancer, Reed the book!
@@readthebook5514 where does it say that I said FF had cancer???
@@keysix6371 you said the treasure hunt started because of Kidney Cancer
@@readthebook5514 Brown is the one who lost a kidney and it is not the human anatomy that is a kidney. Many do not know that Brown representation is what lost a kidney in the wilderness.
I liked this video! My only complaint? It’s far too short!
Great travelogue for Yellowstone...it looks like they all had the memory of a good trip, at least. R.I.P. Forrest Fenn. You are missed.😊
Great job Cynthia, Dal and Justin.
Cynthia you are a Trailblazer, no doubt about it!
Dal, sorry I never got the chance to meet you or Forrest.
Justin, sorry to hear about your brother, prayers to you. My father took his life in 1998. But you know what, he was with me on my journey as was my mother who I lost in 2016. The true treasure was by our sides all along in spirit and including loved ones still here with us today!
Life is a Hoot 🦉! Be safe Be kind Be positive and have FUN!
After pointing out the one Aspen leaf in the photo of the treasure, he younger man mentioned there were ONLY a dozen Aspen trees in the canyon/area...well...those look like a BLAZE, in the fall.
I betcha the "Blaze..." mentioned in the clues left by the old man were in reference to an Aspen tree or trees, ablaze in bright orange autumn colors. Go Look for those pretty trees!
This piece seems to me as much about mental health as anything.
People searching for years on end for something they'll never find.
Sad that these people don't realize the real treasure is not letting life slide by you.
KK,im sorry but i solved it, it was on the ISLAND in the courtyard of the gallery, this is no guess,the only place where warm waters halt that is not a dam its a presa of the ACE QUIA MADRE, why am i the only one that knows this,oh that's right im a plumber!!!talk to you next time have a great day and nite be safe
They are all mental!
BINGO.
although I do agree with you to a degree, this has given all these people purpose and meaning in their lives! that's so so valuable and they aren't letting their lives slide by them, because this is their lives
@thenewyorker I got deeply invested, I need a closure too to this story. Very well made!
It was great to see and hear Dal.
Perhaps if they ask the discoverer to leave a message or something at the place he found the treasure, it could help them know in case they finally get there...
I'm convinced the chest was placed across the Madison River at Nine Mile Hole. This seems to be the prevailing view. And that Rudy Greene has found the precise location based on similarities of the logs.
Lol, wrong.
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@@derfel316 Nobody knows for sure. It's like Ben Franklin said. Three can keep a secret if two are dead.
Really well made. It's unfortunate that for many reasons I'm sure obvious and partly because I'm sure he knows the consequences of so abruptly ending people's years long quest and emotional attachment to this hunt, the solver refuses to provide even a little bit more clarity as to where the treasure was found. At least he did so prior to Fenn's passing and confirmed, though.
The place was confirmed by Forrest Fenn before he passed, he knew time was running out and made sure his legacy would live on. The chest was found near Jelm mountain WY near Woods landing. The puzzle turned out that you must go through the poem three times, so there were three answers for every clue. TTOTC book was filled with hints cover to cover. The most important was knowledge he left out the D in the word on a bell, then he prayed for Ds and no one would listen, ring this bell and I will know, For whom the bell tolls.
The losers deserve to have their life ruined for being such losers. The medical student was better than them in every way.
The next hunt should be the community hunt for jack and then the cartel-style interrogation of jack. I just want to know why he's leaving everyone hangin'. Is this an epic revenge of jack on the community because of some slight? It reminds me of "the victim was stabbed 387 times...we suspect that it was "personal." '
Fascinating.
When you solve the location, it becomes obvious that it could be in no other place. You look at the aberrations, the hints, and find there truly is only one common thread - a thread that was very present in Forrest’s mind when he got cancer and every day after. A thread that affects us all, one that if you step back, you realize how precious it is.
Also, I don't believe Tony.
His collection goes up for auction tomorrow in Cincinnati!
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Forrest Fenn said that the poem would take you to the EXACT spot where the chest was. You can't walk around the wilderness and say, "wait, let me look at that tree over there."
Great video! Perhaps more will be revealed, in time, when everyone least expects it.
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In my opinion the blonde lady is bitter....as a person who got close to him I feel that she thinks it was meant for her to find it and no one else but while on her journey now having to live with the double loss of him and the treasure her life is become a bit of a mess
the spot was
and STILL IS
that man's very own special place.
and will remain that way
as he required.
I disagree. Just disappointed.
Finding a needle in a haystack would've been easy compared to finding Fenn's treasure.
At least if the needle came with clues on how to find it…
Miss Forrest and the community how it used to be. There was nothing like it. I’ll never forget it. But the search must go on..
It's over. The losers lost and Jack won
I think it’s a strange cruelty not to share the location with these searchers who loved Fenn. As if they would destroy the area he loved so much.
Jack please show some compassion, nothing is worth causing so much pain to people. Destruction of the area is a thin excuse, these people would never harm the place.
If you tell one, you have to tell them all and secrets shared never stay secrets forever. Plus, it only adds to the mystery.
The secret location is Harlequin Lake.
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I will share this with the search community. And you can take it to heart. The chest depicted in the poem has not been found. It is stashed under dirt, a type of rock and a big pile of dead wood. Making it very difficult to find until a blaze comes through the forest and burns the pile of wood.
i find it a bit messed up that this person refuses to tell the seekers where it was found. I get wanting to preserve the area but these people have been at it for years of their lives and they deserve to have closure
Fraud...
Yes. I am only 25 years old and started looking back in 2013. I made trips my senior year of high school and all throughout college. I have just now been able to let go. I do think about the chase all the time.
Luna Luna
If you want closure I have it.
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If “the spot” was in Yellowstone National Park, it might be out of bounds. There might be legal, ethical or natural reasons to keep the spot a secret. Sure, a few people are still looking, but if “the spot” was public, many people would go. It’s possible that the Park itself wants Jack to keep it a secret. Also, I assume there are legal/ tax issues with finding a treasure on National Land.
@@madisonbadger9454 Jack is not the Finder...
Plot twist. If someone legally owns something and you find it, it doesn't belong to you. You are legally obligated to either return it or turn it over to the authorities that they might return it. I wonder if there wasn't a document transferring legal ownership to the bearer but that document included a demand to keep the location a secret. Well played Mr. Forest, well played.
Love Poems and admire interesting stories like these ... Great optimistic meaningful video. Finding meaning and moral with value ... The hunt is in the poem itself, search not for the treasure but for the mea ning in life with purpose and direction.
Absolutely 💚
Two years later and everyone is still talking but nobody's listening.
We all just want closure, but only if it concurs with our solve.
Well done! For me it had some of the best people in the search in Cynthia, Justin and Dal trying to tell you what it was like and what it was about to be a real searcher. I thought they did a great job, though I am sure their edits would have been a bit different than Wolanski’s. You can see how much Cynthia loves being BOTG, and props to Justin for trying his dog to sniff out bronze! I miss the Chase and all the great people in it! It was a blast! Anyone want to buy two Chaseopoly games in mint condition?
I suppose that it's a healthier obsession than more common ones.
I totally agree. Yet some police chiefs and park rangers pushed Fenn to end the chase, and even held him accountable for crazy or suicidal searchers, even though Fenn clearly said that the treasure is not hidden so that taking risks would benefit the searchers. There are a lot of risk sports, why hate treasure hunting so much just because it is odd? This is what makes people dislike the police!
Would have been nice if Jack had just put something in place of the box with something unique that he would know for sure that it had been found. That way people that wanted to continue searching would have validation if they found the "spot" and he wouldn't have to give up the location and the hunt could continue. And if the next person did the same without exposing the location then at least it would have less disappointing effect on the people that spent years of their lives chasing. 🤔😎
This is sooo petty and sad! The void in this peoples hearts is so devastating
It'd be neat if the actual solver watched this. I bet the real solver is an interesting cat. I wonder what solver thinks of our silly solves. If I would have solved it I would request Forrest create a fake finder and have a non-disclosure, then have lawyer get ahold of me after things cooled down roughly in February of 2023.
@KEY SIX, Have you ever been told that your pretty smart? I would suggest that you get yourself some popcorn. A lot of it!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
He’s human probably, cats are only good at sitting waiting for squirts
@@subtleylil pretty interesting comment. Almost telekinetic in a weird strange way.
@@ralphtaylor787 I am smart enough to know that I am stupid🤗🤨. What's logical and makes sense comes natural. Unlike art and music in which I fail 😅
@@keysix6371 well most of these Clowns in here act like they have about 2 brain cells. Jack is clearly a front-man for whom ever solved this thing. None of these Clowns knows who that person might be. So they whine and cry about wanting to know what the 9 clues mean and the location while bashing people without knowing who that might be. It’s going to be a sad day for a lot of people because after the way I’ve been treated, I will never give them that information.
Nice
I wouldnt be surprised if in a few years Jack writes a book and or has a movie made about his endeavor to find this treasure. In which he may or may not disclose the location. Lol
@Stanley Milgram doesnt write books. Doesnt mean he won't write a book. Would be an opportunity to make more money off the treasure
This is like the person who buys 10 lottery tickets every week for the past ten years, and never won, and someone comes along and buys one ticket for the first time in his/her life and wins the lottery 😁
“Heaps of gemstones” in the chest, according to Preston.
So what? Both Doulas and Forrest said he took things out of the chest before he hid it.
@@susiefennhaven339 - if you are content with the chest as it appeared in the lawyer office, then I’m happy for you. Myself, the chest was advertised having gems inside. Where are the gems? I guess Forrest took them all out, because there wasn’t a single one in the chest.
But mostly, I’m just curious why Preston would say that knowing it might create controversy.
@@shyguy30313 they’re hidden up Susies azz. That’s where her head is, so she’s probably looking for them there.🤣
@@ralphtaylor787 Shut up old man!
Jack should put people out of their misery and reveal the location. I think he really enjoys the power he holds over these people.
The exact location is shown, here on the Madison by Rudy Green.
No Jack is better than them. That's why he smashed it in a few days. Took the treasure and left the losers to moan about because they were stupid and jack wasn't
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I bet there is no chest and no fortune. Lol
It’s crazy the dude wouldn’t leave something behind for someone else to find it’s vary rude of that guy to not leave an item that I’ll hold up in the weather
@23:55
“tHis iS iT” Lmao she’ll be chasing this dragon as long as she lives, kinda sad seeing someone literally go crazy over this.
Cynthia..The Huntress.Justins brother will lead him to other treasure.Good friends and good times.His brother will be with him for it all.
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Cynthia very nice video!
I love seeing Forrest in all your videos Cynthia he has been a very good friend to us all.
Never get enough of the trill of the chase!!💜❤️🔥
I'm guessing the guy who found it didn't reveal the actual place because someone he knew helped him with an essential clue and he didn't intend to share the booty.
Ridiculous. The "log' on the right side of the pic probably isn't even a log. You can't even tell. It could be a big stick. Smh. Desperation.
Agreed... That's no log... Inch and a half branch at most.... And that "Aspen leaf" is the size of a dime, could be anything...
@@salomander1797 Oh, and the fact that they're certain it's an Aspen. lol
heres a secret: the treasure never existed. Fenn was just a troll
Justin, listen to Dal. The treasure chest is no longer there. You will never figure out the location. It is absolutely impossible. Your dog is smelling your own scent!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@Ralph Taylor, HiS dog is smarter than you idiot!
You're so very close, Cynthia. You got this!
Cynthia never had anything, she was hired to help FF end it and is part of the LLC.
Why doesn't the finder just make these people sign an non-disclosure agreement so they can't tell anyone else, but they can still know?
I'm glad a medical student found it. He has a mountain of student loans so that will help him. It's also ironic that Jack found it easily compared to the other folks who got sooo invested in it and spent more time than he did.
He found it using the solution on my TH-cam channel
This is the solution: th-cam.com/video/6SDLPcw741o/w-d-xo.html
He is not a medical student, he is a full time writer on the fake news magazine The Onion. Look it up.
But during the chase, he could afford to take time off. He admitted he had been in the area numerous times, and that time he was said to have found it, he had been in the general area for 25 days scouring it all day. So much for "spent more time than he did".
@@powerbeast5691 k
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Was '9 Mile Hole' even mentioned in this documentary?
The Little Brown Signs Solve.....
Tantalus Creek to Harlequin Lake via the Grand Loop.
"Take it in the canyon down"
Take in the sites along the way, they are the clue locations.
*Artists Paint Pot (drawing near).
*"M"onument "G"eyser, ("M"arvel "G"aze).
*Beryl Springs (in the wood, "burl").
*Caldera Rim("Cold"dera Rim, worth the cold).
*Iron Springs, (heavy loads water high).
*Secret Creek, ( I can keep my secret where).
*Tuff Cliff (no place for the meek).
*"T"errace "S"prings, ("T"ary "S"can't).
*Madison Amphitheatre (here me all and listen good).
Follow these to the biggest fish in Yellowstone, Harlequin Lake.
looks kind of like rockefeller
Perfect scared
"What did you expect for free admission?"
He was like that, and then was off to another adventure.
Who was like that? Fenn or Jack?
@@tonyrusi1978 Neither, it was Skippy, Forrest's older brother. See page 50 of TTOTC.
First you have to find it before you can find the treasure
at 17:02 the ttotc poem appears to be signed.
Only Americans can be so crazy.
It was his childrens coordinates
All these folks are so busy looking on the ground, they missed all the incredible beauty and life around them
Really? We need an old todger like that telling us to get out and about...?
Cynthia Meachum @17:17...”I would never do that to other Searchers.” Cynthia, you have been doing it to other Searchers for nearly two years! Lmfao
A group of Searchers, in need of closure, decides to look for the location where the treasure was formerly hidden.
Who told you that the treasure chest was hidden in this area?
You will never sit and talk to Forrest Fenn where his special spot is. You aren’t even remotely close.
@Ralph Taylor You don't know any more than anyone else. The difference is YOU are an even Bigger LOSER because you have become the poster child for TTOTC Idiot. Writing a letter to carl telling him your the solver? LOL Get help man!
@@brandonchestnut7971 you’re going to find out punk! Keep running your mouth! You won’t be hiding behind that fake name much longer.
Like YOU know where it was. Lmao 🤣
@@susiefennhaven339 we’ll see who’s laughing here directly nutjob!🤣
@@ralphtaylor787 Susie is a good person, but how would you know anything about that? You seem to attack nothing but the ladies on your Granite Granny channel. Too afraid of real men so you pick on the girls? What a loser you are. Ladies are off limits!
No one "found" the chest, Forrest ended the chase
Is there a finders reward? 😊
Jack got gifted the chest by Forrest. It is worth something like a million bucks.
jack ought to go and place something in that spot to allow the searchers to find it to close it down properly
THE BLAZE SITTING BULLS PEACE PIPE WITH MARVEL GAZE
Nice job Justin, Amy, and Cynthia.
INDeeD!!!!
You’re a clueless joke!
Where’s Amelia ❤ cabin
The treasure chest was in questa nm, not wyoming.
Nope
@@madisonbadger9454 yup. And everybody will be arrested to. Russian and China and 60 other nations will be here any night now. YOURE ALL UNDER ARREST!
This saddens me to see. A fun treasure hunt that ended with a fake story for all the dedicated searchers to have to swallow. The final nail in the coffin, disgusted on how they portray a large group of searchers to look like nut jobs based on a small fews ideas. Bravo Forrest Bravo what a Legacy. ☹️
Forrest Fenn was a con artist and a fraud
Hey newyorker. I am the true solver. I have the scoop if you want it ✌️😁
This treasure hunt was definitely not on the up and up. A lot of shady characters seem to be pushing things that don’t make sense. Certainly is looking like fraud to me.
Can you elaborate? I’m curious
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Fake Finder, fake treasure chest, fake olive jar…
Whutttt… why are those people mad……… its pathetic, that there was someone better in understanding the clues and doesnt connect to a group doesnt mean he wasnt dedicated to the chase….. dont blame him if you’re just slow.. I tought it was about the chase not the treasure….
Thanks for the support.
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The Blaze. Is The carved rock zia sun symbol
It's still early in the investigation, but it appears Ai, searching the Wayback Machine, could find no evidence of a Jack or Jonathan Stuef prior to 2020. No birth, no graduation and no articles can be found...
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At Soda dam. New mexico
This is the same old news with the same old people. Nothing new...cindy keeps running around the same old ground year after year.
Whats new? The stories of treasure hunters that have amazing life changing stories to tell. The secret untold stories.
Lou Lee, I will probably be spending most of my time in the near future suing people. And this channel is deleting my comments.
@@ralphtaylor787 just try to be nice. Like non threatening. LOL
@@louleebelle6164 I don’t have to be nice. Everyone can kizzmyazz!
@@louleebelle6164 when you come to realize that 100% of these nutjobs are tied to Kpig it makes being nice impossible!
@@ralphtaylor787 You Granite Granny have Zero Proof of anything. You just run your mouth. Leave this lovely lady Lou Lee Belle alone and take her advice.
Fenn sold you your ego *
MARVEL GAZE JACKALOPES MARVEL GAZE
For those who didn't know - it was found already by Jack Stuef. Fenn died in 2020
Actually he didn’t find anything, that’s a fabricated story like much of the news presented to you daily.
@@granitegranny4884 lol, no, he found gold and more, google it liar
@@witness1013 no, you show us proof. The onus is on you…you made the claim that he found it! Let’s not play a game of semantics here… We can’t call a “staged find” a find.
@@granitegranny4884 google it moron there abundant mainstream proof, what a weirdo you are
The video already adresses this. And no, most people that still research this hunt dont believe the official narrative that it was found by Jack Stuef, they believe Fenn had cancel it. Dal is interviewed in this video, so why dont The New Yorker admit that Fenn emailed Dal and said he was seriously considering canceling the hunt. Dal said he thinks Fenn shouldnt, and the topic was no longer discussed. A few months later, Fenn put a brief message saying it had been found "by someone back east". At first the finder was anonymous, but after criticism Jack Stuef of The Onion (of all places) stepped forward and said he was the finder. To this date, Jack says that the treasure is "in a vault in Santa Fe" (where Fenn lived and his family lives), why isnt Jack selling it to pay his student loans as he said he wanted to do?
use sniffer dogs
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I can tell you this: The treasure was hidden in Osprey Falls Canyon. I also have the key to Forrest Fenn's poem.
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I absolutely don't believe it's been found yet!
I can say with 100% certainty the Forrest Fenn Treausre has been found.
Should be mine!
BEGGARS CAN NOT BE CHOOSERS
I found the spot last summer in Wyoming. The way I was able to confirm it was THE TWIG, which is still in situ, only my uncle stepped on it several times accidentally, so it snapped. The leaf appears to have been gnawed by vermin unfortunately, most likely a rabid marmot according to test results. I've conducted soil studies and taken samples of the most moist soil for potential Jack-tears, as we all know he cried in situ. If I could get Jack to offerup a DNA sample, there's the possibility we could foresnically confirm a match.
Dude go back on your meds, and go away again.
I dont think Jack wants to help you with that. He is not even willing to show us evidence he was in the Rocky Mountain at that time. No receipts, no photos, nothing except for his stories.
THE ONE NAME FENN WAS LOOKING FOR SITTING BULLS PEACE PIPE THE BLAZE WITH MARVEL GAZE
Laugh if it was a prank
The real solution coming:
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@Stanley Milgram The real solution, is the right location and WHY it's the correct location. I have information no one else has and have been sitting on it for sometime.
The chase was meant to last a hundred or even a thousand years. The book and the poem is all that is needed. The solution is still there. Why not keep trying to solve it?