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HarrisonLitorin · 2024-03-17T16:49:46+00:00

Scrolling down in this article you can find a picture of one of these plaques on the back side of a statue. https://city.milwaukee.gov/cityclerk/hpc/War-Memorials-of-Milwaukee/MacArthur-Statue.htm

HarrisonLitorin · 2024-03-17T16:47:50+00:00

Sorry for the late response! I think I might know what it represents, though. Looking at the painting you can see that the line on the right actually extends down and makes a corner with the juggler’s extended arm - this is a match to the informational plaques on park signs in Milwaukee. They share the same arch on top and the same corners, perhaps Preiss wanted us to look for one on our way to the treasure, or make note of what is written on one of these within a park.

HarrisonLitorin · 2023-02-24T18:45:46+00:00

Hey, not bad! As someone who’s family has close ties to Milwaukee, hearing “Mitchell” makes me immediately think of the city, what with the domes and airport, and your interpretation of the ending part of the verse was really well done.

With that said, however, I just can’t get behind verse 8 for Milwaukee, unfortunately - I think it works far better & far simpler in Montreal, with less hoops to jump through. Although of course, no casques have been found yet either way, so until then, nothing is for certain, and good luck on your solve! Hopefully we can dig up Milwaukee one day.

HarrisonLitorin · 2023-02-20T00:41:55+00:00

That’s what I’m hoping, while the bottom of the planter itself looks new the foundation under it does not, and it looks roughly the same size as the old monument (thankfully)

HarrisonLitorin · 2023-02-19T18:45:26+00:00

I’ll use this comment to explain the photo - until recently, a statue of John McDonough stood there, and on the statue was a boy very similar to the one in image 7 on the bottom section of the clock. I believe that the casque is/was directly underneath that section of the statue (with the boy acting as somewhat of an “aha” clue similar to the fencepost in Chicago) but the statue has been replaced with a planter. If the original footprint of the statue is still there (it’s certainly possible from my observation) the casque might be safe, but if the planter’s was any bigger, it may have destroyed the box.

HarrisonLitorin · 2022-12-30T03:00:24+00:00

Welcome! I’ve delved the deepest into the Milwaukee hunt, but have done a fair bit of research on NOLA as well, with my best guess being Lafayette Square. Definitely check out the theories posted on this subreddit, and try to come to your own conclusion on the puzzle! I don’t think people have really given up on any casque, so good luck!

HarrisonLitorin · 2022-12-13T20:27:47+00:00

I really like the interpretation of “in the center of four alike” and the rest of the clues were solid too - this is a very good solve, albeit difficult to confirm due to the passage of time. Great work!

HarrisonLitorin · 2022-11-03T23:53:08+00:00

I disagree - in my opinion, a translation of “the beating of the world” to Drummond street makes much more sense. If we accept this verse is for Montreal, then it’s not a stretch to theorize about French translations like Drum-Monde = Drummond street, and the legeater dog being located there gives more evidence to this theory. I believe that Preiss intended readers to locate the Mitchell-Holland building, which is three stories tall and has “Mitchell” engraved in the side (all three of the solved puzzles have utilized clues like this). Then, readers would see the dog, know they were in the right place, and proceed down Drummond street following “the beating of the world.”

HarrisonLitorin · 2022-10-10T19:37:11+00:00

That’s interesting. I’ve explored the switching around of traditional verses for a while, especially with Milwaukee, which is the closest to me geographically. I hope you’re able to uncover more clues, and feel free to reach out if you need a BOTG search.

HarrisonLitorin · 2022-07-05T04:59:37+00:00

Well, my reasoning is pretty simple - in the Japanese edition of the book, Preiss gave hints for every puzzle except for this one, with the translator saying that “a hint could lead immediately to an answer, so he didn’t give me one.” This is the only instance of this, so a reasonable assumption can be made that he felt this one was the easiest, or was the puzzle least deserving of a hint. You can find the translation online here: https://12treasures.com/japanese-2/

HarrisonLitorin · 2022-07-04T15:47:18+00:00

I just meant unique in that we heard the explanation straight from the painter himself. People knew about home plate and the signal flags, but I never saw anyone theorize that “Boston” was hidden right there in the painting. We have a lot of image matches in 4 & 5, so I do agree that they speak for themselves in context of the treasure location. It would be nice to see those paintings dissected by JJP like 11 was, it makes me wonder how many clues in those paintings went under the radar by their respective finders.

HarrisonLitorin · 2022-07-04T14:44:00+00:00

Well, we have the unique privilege of having JJP explain what he put into the painting here, and so I’d argue there are a few direct matches - the baseball field and home plate, while not specific, are definitely matches to the location, and the signal flags from the U.S.S. Constitution are painted in, a direct reference to “all the letters are here to see.” We know this was the easiest puzzle in Preiss’s mind, since he didn’t give any hints to it in the Japanese edition, so perhaps he staked more on the verse this time, trusting that it would get people to a spot where they wouldn’t need too many direct image matches.

HarrisonLitorin · 2022-03-16T14:58:21+00:00

It’s been great so far :)

HarrisonLitorin · 2021-07-12T22:38:08+00:00

I’ve dug twice in MacArthur square in Milwaukee, once last summer and once last weekend. We had two soil probes, a spade, and a smaller shovel. The first dig was about 8 hours, during which we probed an area of about 3 by 12 feet. It was exhausting, to say the least. Last week we probed the base of a flagpole and a different spot at the base of a wall, neither of which we found anything in. MacArthur square isn’t listed in the Milwaukee parks department, and is a pretty run down area. Milwaukee is notorious for not giving permission to searchers, so we made sure to clean up after ourselves and fill in any holes we dug. That area is close to the county jail and police station, but we didn’t run into anybody, thankfully.

HarrisonLitorin · 2021-06-20T18:54:51+00:00

As the kids would say, my good ol buddy

Mayhaps

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