What are five of the most important things to keep in mind about Forrest Fenn’s ‘Home of Brown’ in his treasure poem?
That is this segment of MW’s Friday Five.
They are as follows:
Watch on Video or read below it:
1)The ‘home’ of Brown might not relate to any structure
In Cynthia Meachum’s book is the quote of her talking to Forrest:
“When I discussed the CCC cabin as being the home of Brown, he immediately said, “don’t you remember, I said it can’t be associated with any structure.””
This statement seems to confirm the ‘home’ is not a kind of structure to be looking for.
Although the clue, “No need to dig up the old outhouses, the treasure is not associated with any structure”, was given on March 27th (2013) on the Today Show, it wasn’t clear all that Forrest was referring to.
Cynthia’s statement seems to suggest Forrest was referring to all 9 clues in the poem (or at least the hoB). This can also be supported by a question/answer posted on MW:
“Mr. Fenn, when you said not associated with any structure did that mean all 9 clues or just where the chest sits? Thanks, d.”
“Yes d, it means the treasure is not hidden in or about a structure. Google “structure” for more information.f .”
2)The home of Brown seems then to refer to a geographical location
Many people in the beginning liked, for example, the idea of Lamar Ranger Station of Yellowstone National Park to be the hoB; because there used to be a Ranger Brown. However, with the information of this Video’s number 1, it doesn’t seem it can be– since it is a structure.
But maybe the idea shouldn’t be thrown completely away or isn’t as precise as that. Maybe the home of Brown (Ranger Brown) is Yellowstone NP? Not a structure, but a geographical location the structure is in.
Another example is the Molly Brown House in Colorado- this too might not be taken so precise and could be taken as ‘put in below Colorado’ (home of Molly Brown) and indicate the chest is hidden in New Mexico.
So any specific ‘home’ might not be the structure itself, but the wider location where the ‘home’ was/is.
3) Brown is special to Forrest
In 2007, before Forrest published The Thrill of the Chase and the Poem, Forrest wrote ‘Seventeen Dollars a Square Inch: A Personal Tribute to Eric Sloane.’
Within that book is the following paragraph. Forrest has thought about the color brown quite a bit, and so might have used it in a way relating to how he wrote about in his Seventeen Dollars a Square Inch book.
It is as follows:
“Brown is a neglected color. The dictionary says it is ‘any of a group of colors between red and yellow’. Go into any art store and try to find a tube of brown paint; you’ll find sienna, Van Dyck, madder, umber, and ocher but never just plain dark or light brown. It is the color of autumn and I like it. So I thought I’d give brown a special distinction and do a painting in shades of brown. So I used tubes of sienna, Van Dyck, madder, umber, and ocher.”
4) Brown is capped for a reason.
Many feel Brown is capped because it relates to something proper, like possibly Brown Trout (although there is debate as to whether it should be capped for that example)—But anyway, searchers would then put in below any creek, lake, or other body of water with Brown Trout (like Red River Hatchery, Madison River, Hebgen Lake).
Or it could be Brown is actually referring to a proper place name, like Brown Canyon, Brown Mountain, or Brown Creek. Whatever the reason, you should know why with your solution.
5) Brown seems crucial to solving the poem
When Jennifer London of the Today Show asked Forrest ‘Who is Brown?’, he replied, “If I told you that you’d go straight to the treasure.”
This to me suggests if you know the home of Brown, with confidence, you should be able to find the treasure chest by following the remaining instructions of the poem.
If you can’t, your home of Brown might be wrong.
And there you have the Friday Five featuring Forrest Fenn’s home of Brown.
Best of luck with all that you seek! Treasure the Adventure!
In a Forrest Gets Mail response, he does refer to hoB as a house:
“…That’s why I am trying to guide you to where the grizzlies hide near Brown’s house and wait for treasure hunters. It was a hard winter for them and they are really hungry.”
While the chest may not be hidden in or near a structure, we cannot rule out the possibility that the hoB is a structure of some kind.
While I trust Cynthia’s judgement and honesty, I think all private conversations with Fenn should be regarded as hearsay and not as fact.
IMO.
“The Treasure is not associated with any Structure” ..
Forrest is playing with Semantics in his following answer .. “When I discussed the CCC cabin as being the home of Brown, he immediately said, “don’t you remember, I said it can’t be associated with any structure.”” ..
Also re; the Outhouse remark .. “You don’t have to dig up any old outhouses” ..
That does not mean a structure (or, rather, what used to be a structure; for example, where an old outhouse used to be) is not associated with some part of the Final Solution .. PIBHOB is key to figuring out the rest .. (Think more along the lines of Keystone, or a non-door definition/thesaurus of “Key”, rather than a Door/Lock Key visual .. )
Brad
No comments on Egyptology? Disappointing.
Mummy brown is a color. It’s made of mummies. Fenn likes brown because of Atum, not autumn. Sienna means Syena, or Aswan. The home of Brown is likely to be Saqqara, a huge necropolis where mummies were pulled up to be used for their tarry composition in paint, paper, and rumored to fuel trains.
Related to tea and colors, Red Land, Black Land, and the green proximity of the Nile. Tea is also Ti.
Glad I read this while eating a hamburger….yeesh. I’ve actually read about Mummy Brown. It’s not part of my solve but it’s very interesting. Wouldn’t that be something if a few mummies were identified at the location. Makes you wonder whose bones he was referring to when he said “leave my bones.” And it would certainly make for a good story. I’d have no problem grabbing that chest and running like hell.
Thank you Jenny, I appreciate your commitment and the hard work you have put into MW. 🙂
I am a day late with this, traveling home, but I did want to comment on a magic trick. Yesterday was the anniversary of the allied invasion of Normandy.
When people remember this day, they may not recall what made the invasion successful, and that was the greatest act of misdirection in the history of “magic tricks”.
The Germans believed that General George S. Patton was the best General in the allied army and was convinced he would lead the invasion. They watched him very closely and came to believe the invasion would happen at Calais, France. In fact, when the invasion began in Normandy, that the German high command refused to send reinforcements thinking it was only a ruse. I like Eisenhower, but Patton was always the man I admired most, when I served in the Army I was a tanker too, I had to honor of visiting his grave and those who fought alongside him. Gone but never forgotten, I remember, and honor them however I can. That is why.
Yes Fenns rules? Who do you think you are. Not who they think you are ! Two many player trying to play the players and manipulate the chase! Who are you? The Joker or the joke? Twilight Zone. No searching @ Night ! The knighted! Play just kids play . Ask a child! Truth, What Truth! The shadow ! Happy thoth! The royal family . The vail ,The Smoke! Fish ? The big fish! And last but least You have to play by the rules or the ruler? The End never ends. Hear What? Hear me all and listen good. TTOTC . The Thought Of Thinking Clearly! As I have gone alone in there. Please don’t stack anyone on top of Me! Last request!
WWH is Mammoth hot springs in Yellowstone. (water “halts” and goes no further) When you go down the canyon from there, you’ll notice there is a herd of Elk both on top of the Canyon and below. Drive is abt 5 steep miles,(too far to walk) So the HoB is Elk . If you go to Yellowstone’s web site and search “rescue creek” (FF rescued twice?), you’ll see the herd. Rescue creek is also a mile from Gardiner MT. (I dreamed I was Cpt Hook?) It’s also between 2 old Borders. MT/WY and Yellowstone. ( 2 old biddies at borders?). It also has plenty of big boulders and a high river. Have fun 🙂