This is the twelfth of a series of Six Questions with dedicated searchers of The Secret (A Treasure Hunt) published in 1982 by Byron Preiss. The previous Ten Six Questions of this Secret Treasure Hunt series took a look into a proposed location for a buried Casque of the Treasure Hunt. This one takes a look at the FIRST FOUND casque!
There were 12 buried casques of which only two have ever been found. The first buried casque was brought to the surface in Chicago by Rob Wrobel and friends in 1983! The second casque was then not found until many years later in 2004!
How did Rob discover the first casque? Read below and Find out!
It is known Image 5 matches with Verse 12 leading to the Found Casque in Chicago
- 1Q) When did you first hear about The Secret? Had you participated in other treasure hunts before looking for the Chicago Casque?
I first heard about The Secret when I was looking for a birthday present for my best friend Dave. I would read the Chicago Tribune Tempo section and saw a write up about the book in the Tempo section.
- 2Q) What inspired you to look for the Casque? What was the first clue you found leading to it?
My friends and I were kinda geeky Dungeons and Dragons players and I thought that an actual treasure hunt would be fun.
- 3Q) Would you mind sharing the highlights of your solution?
It was more my friend Eric who found the first clue of the Water Tower in Chicago as one of the clues which jump started our quest. The first clues that inspired us were the image of the Water Tower and the line ‘Where M and B are set in stone’. We took it as the Bowman statue at the head of Congress Parkway.
We later found out that M and B stood for Mozart and Beethoven inscribed on the Chicago Opera House. Also the Statue of Lincoln. ‘L sits, and left beyond his shoulder is the Fair Folks treasure holder’
- 4Q) What is the most unique thing you found while searching (besides the treasure)- or what did you enjoy most about your search?
There was nothing particularly unique that we found. What was most enjoyable was the camaraderie and the bond that we created in our hunt.
- 5Q) What would you say is the major obstacle preventing successful unearthings of the other Casques? How do you feel the solution for the Chicago Casque can help in discovering others?
I think the major obstacle is reading too far into the clues or searching for clues in the most minuscule details of the images. I believe that keeping it simple is the key.
- 6Q) Do you have any advice for someone else looking for these treasures, or is there something more you would like to add?
The best advice I can give is to keep it simple and enjoy the hunt. Enjoy the park around you keeping in mind that the treasures are those of the Fair Folk who loved nature. If you are going to dig, be respectful of the land and nature. Fill in your hole and don’t destroy nature.
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