anomolies in the woods

[The Monk]

Hi, this is my first post and forgive my ignorance but there's a few things I'm wondering about and would really like to get your opinions on the matter. A few years ago I was hiking in the woods and came upon a huge oak tree which was elaborately preserved with perhaps 20 to 30 feet of rock, wire and tar running through the cavity inside the tree. On the outside of the tree there were large rusted metal rods with wire attached. I couldn't stop thinking about why someone would go to such a great effort to preserve a tree in the middle of the woods so I returned to the area and have since found several of these trees, one of which is in the bottom of a nearly inaccessible valley surrounded by steep cliffs (I found in by accidentally losing my footing while examining a piece of metal at the base of a tree and sliding on my rear end into the valley), as well as many other strange things of interest some of which I will include pics. Recently I took a close friend with me to the site and we both believe they may be markers for a treasure. Since my initial discovery of the tree I have found metal rods sticking out of the ground, trees which are carved, trees marked with railroad spikes, old man made springs, etc. Before I jump to conclusions and spend a bunch of time searching for treasure when there might be a perfectly reasonable explanation for these anomolies, I figured I'd at least consult some people who are much more knowledgeable in these areas than myself. Having see many of the impressive pictures of peoples finds using a metal detector I have decided to purchase one and do a litte hunting on the mountain where these things have been found. Thanks in advance for any help you can offer me.

 

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[hollowpointred]

was there ever logging activity in the area? perhaps the rods were inserted into the big trees to attach cables to to extract timber from the woods? thats the only explanaition i can think of.

 

[The Monk]

I thought about that also but it doesn't explain this, one of several:

 

[Noodle]

The "tunnel entrance" looks like either an old storm cellar or a root storage room. Or maybe even a spring house. Maybe there was an old homeplace there. The tree carvings are just that; someone having fun as a kid. And the metal in the trees (downed) could have been used for hanging things, even clotheslines. Why stick a pole in the ground when a tree is handy? When I was a kid, 150 years ago, my grandfather took an old plow share and set it up in the fork of a pecan tree. 15 years later, you could see half of it. 25 years later, it's gone, totally grown around. As to why someone would "preserve" a tree with rock, wire and tar, it's beyond me, unless it was for storage of something, which is long gone. Just my two cents... Noodle

 

[The Monk]

Thanks Noodle, there are actually two of these tunnels about 500 yards apart. As far as I know there was no homestead there but it's something I'm looking into. I'll try to find the pics of the other carved trees. It is strange that someone went to such great lengths to preserve a tree is such an inaccesible valley. It's really hard to get to.

And as far as the downed tree is concerned, those rods and cables would've been 20 feet up in the tree.

 

[UncleVinnys]

You think THAT'S strange?!!?

That is NOTHING compared to the strange man with a square block for a head that I also see in the pictures!

 

[The Monk]

I can be pretty block headed at times, I suppose. I'm just being trying to be careful...

 

[fortbball9]

Was there any old mining activities in that area.Maybe an old mining camp,who knows.
Other than that I would have no idea.Very interesting!!!Nice pics.
Also welcome to T-NET

fortbball9

 

[Monty]

I was thinking mining operation. The concrete bunker looks like a powder magazine. Monty

 

[texan connection]

Could it of been a trolly system of some kind, being on that hill i d say they wanted to ty something from sliding down the hill.

Id def be detecting the sight and looking for other clues.
Are you on the witness protection program

 

[The Monk]

Nah, Texan, I'm just a bit paranoid. It's possible there is a cave on the hillside across from where the fallen tree with the bolts is. It's impossible to get to on foot though as it's on a cliff face, it may just be a grotto. It's hard to see from this pic, but below the line of sight is another cliff face. Is it possible they were using cables to gain access to the cave?

 

[vibes]

looks like a Sugar Shack location to me

 

[NGE]

This is what I must have looked like in my dad's eyes, as he was always calling me a " BLOCKHEAD "! Welcome to T-Net I think it was a mining operation also......NGE

 

[Old Dog]

Welcome to T-Net,

A suggestion ... go to treasure legends and look at some of the posts on the KGC site.
That may give some insight,

just a suggestion

 

[Tubecity]

Doesn't make sense out in the woods, but I've seen large cavities in tree trunks filled with cement to
preserve them & strengthen the trunk. Also heavy branches can be cabled up to the trunk & tightened
up with turnbuckles to keep the limbs from snapping off. I've done some of this type of work a few
years back, even installing lightning rods in old historic trees. But why out there ?

 

[The Monk]

Thanks for all the replies. I'm going to head out there tomorrow and see if I can get to that cave. I'll take some pics and keep you posted.

 

[Old Fart in TN]

Looking forward to your next set of pictures. Hope this turns out well for you

 

[Marty-Graw]

is it possible that this was an old moonshine operation, and the cables were so they could pull loads of supplies and product in and out of the area?

maybe the cave and tunnel entrance was for storing the hootch in a cool spot for future distribution

that would be my first guess if i walked up on this area myself

maybe you can get into the tunnels and find a stash of 100 year old fire water

 

[The Monk]

Hi guys/gals, I did indeed come across some more strange stuff at the site yesterday, mainly some rock carvings (I'll post one as the others featured some wierd stuff that might be a map), a tree with a piece of metal bolted to it and a pipe high up in the branches. I also found a few more carved trees, could be the work of imaginitive kids but I wouldn't know how to tell the difference. One of the rock carving had the greek PI spiral, is that siginificant at all? Two of the carvings had dates, 1911 and 1914. Here's some pics:

 

[The Monk]

is it possible that this was an old moonshine operation, and the cables were so they could pull loads of supplies and product in and out of the area?

Maybe, but I don't know why they'd preserve trees.

Welcome to T-Net,

A suggestion ... go to treasure legends and look at some of the posts on the KGC site.
That may give some insight,

just a suggestion

Are the KGC rumored to have burried caches north of the Mason/Dixon line?