The Secret – By Byron Preiss (Bantam Paperback, 1982)

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The Secret – by Byron Preiss(Bantam paperback, 1982)Background on the book from Page.“Many armchair treasure hunt books have been published over the years, most notably Masquerade(1979) by British artist Kit Williams. Masquerade promised a jewel-encrusted golden hare to the firstperson to unravel the riddle that Williams cleverly hid in his art. In 1982, while everyone in Britain wasstill madly digging up hedgerows and pastures in search of the golden hare, The Secret: A TreasureHunt was published in America. The previous year, author and publisher Byron Preiss had traveled to12 locations in the continental U.S. (and possibly Canada) to secretly bury a dozen ceramic casques.Each casque contained a small key that could be redeemed for one of 12 jewels Preiss kept in a safedeposit box in New York. The key to finding the casques was to match one of 12 paintings to one of 12poetic verses, solve the resulting riddle, and start digging. Since 1982, only two of the 12 casques havebeen recovered. The first was located in Grant Park, Chicago, in 1984 by a group of students. Thesecond was unearthed in 2004 in Cleveland by two members of the Quest4Treasure forum. Preiss waskilled in an auto accident in the summer of 2005, but the hunt for his casques continues.The Secret is long out of print, but copies can be obtained easily online (try abebooks.com orbookfinder.com; the book was jointly authored by Sean Kelly, John Pierard, Byron Preiss, Ben Asen,John Jude Palencar, Ted Mann, JoEllen Trilling, and Overton Loyd). Most of the book has noconnection whatsoever to the treasure hunt. Of primary importance are the 12 paintings and the 12verses, as well as some front-end material that provides a back story.”

Twelve boxes (or “casques” as they were called) were buried, but only two have been found. The firstone was discovered by a group of students in 1984, in Grant Park in Chicago. This is how it worked.Where M and B are set in stoneAnd to Congress, R is knownL sits and leftBeyond his shoulderIs the Fair Folks'Treasure holderThe end of ten by thirteenIs your clueFence and fixtureCentral tooFor finding jewel casqueSeek the soundsOf rumbleBrush and musicHush.

The verse describes various landmarks in the area of Grant Park.Where M and B are set in stone1 - The names of Mozart and Beethoven appear on the front of Symphony Hall.And to Congress, R is known2 - Roosevelt University on Congress ParkwayL sits and left3 - Statue of LincolnBeyond his shoulder4 Shows the position of the casque“The end of ten by thirteen” referred to two lines of trees. “Fence and fixture” referred to this fencepostand wall fixture. The casque was apparently found between them. (That tree wasn’t there at the time.)

Several landmarks around Grant Park appeared disguised within the image, including the statue “Spiritof the Great Lakes” “The Bowman” The fencepost

This is the picture and verse which are thought to relate to Milwaukee:View the three stories of MitchellAs you walk the beating of the worldAt a distance in timeFrom three who lived thereAt a distance in spaceFrom woman, with harpsichordSilently playingStep on natureCast in copperAscend the 92 stepsAfter climbing the grand 200Pass the compass and reachThe foot of the culvertBelow the bridgeWalk 100 pacesSoutheast over rock and soilTo the first young birchPass three, staying westYou'll see a letter from the countryOf wonderstone's hearthOn a proud, tall fifthAt its southern footThe treasure waits.

Three of the items the juggler is throwing are a millstone, a walking stick, and a key, making “millwalk-key” or Milwaukee.This is confirmed by the building in the background, which has been identified as Milwaukee CityHall.View the three stories of MitchellThis could either be the Mitchell Mansion on Wisconsin Ave, or Mitchell Hall at the University ofWisconsin, both three storeys (“stories”).As you walk the beating of the worldAt a distance in timeFrom three who lived thereAt a distance in spaceFrom woman, with harpsichordSilently playingStep on natureThere are various theories about this, but let’s skip to the next section which is better understood.Cast in copperThis is Lincoln Memorial Drive, the Lincoln Memorial being “cast in copper” on the Lincoln MemorialPenny.

(It’s straightforward to get onto Lincoln Memorial Drive from either the Mitchell Mansion or MitchellHall.)Ascend the 92 stepsAfter climbing the grand 200This is the Grand Staircase at Lake Park.Pass the compass and reachThe foot of the culvertBelow the bridgeThe “compass” is North Point Lighthouse.Walk 100 pacesSoutheast over rock and soilTo the first young birchYou’ve now reached this point.

From Lincoln Memorial Drive, you’ve climbed the staircase (circled top) and walked past the compassto the lower Lion Bridge (first arrow). You then walk 100 paces southeast along the culvert that runsunder the bridge from this point, which takes you back onto Lincoln Memorial Drive where it’sthought there was a birch.Pass three, staying westYou'll see a letter from the countryOf wonderstone's hearthOn a proud, tall fifthYou’re now heading southwest down Lincoln Memorial Drive. The “three” might have been birchtrees, or something else – eg there’s a “3” on a “30” speed limit sign.The “fifth” is cryptic. The fifth sign of the zodiac is Leo. Solomon Juneau was a Leo, and the “tall,proud fifth “ that you see next is his statue in Juneau Park.

The juggler in the image resembles Juneau as shown on this monument:Note the general posture, and also the detail of the right hand. The background texture is also verysimilar.

You'll see a letter from the countryOf wonderstone's hearthOn a proud, tall fifthAt its southern footThe treasure waits.Each image corresponds with a nationality. This is known to be the German one, so the “letter from thecountry of wonderstone’s hearth” could be, eg, “s” from Deutschland which appears in the letteringSolomon Juneau on the statue.Re: “At its southern foot”, “it” could be Juneau Park. This is the southern foot of Juneau park.There are various features here that it might be possible to match with something in the image.

Eg, these poles ?It’s probably more likely to be somewhere on the other side of this wall though, in an area which isdifficult to view via Google maps.

This is what was hidden, buried up to 3ft deep in a plastic container.There’s an article about the Cleveland discovery .htmlPlease let us know if this “casque” is ever found!B J Glover@yahoo.co.ukDiscussion forum at:www.quest4treasure.co.ukHere’s an article about the Grant Park discovery, though it’s not entirely accurate

Hunt was published in America. The previous year, author and publisher Byron Preiss had traveled to 12 locations in the continental U.S. (and possibly Canada) to secretly bury a dozen ceramic casques. Each casque contained a small key that could be redeemed for one of 12 jewels Preiss kept in a safe deposit box in New York.

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