You and Jean Laf will never know what treasure hunting is all about until you have walked a few thousand miles in my boots. Actually I have worked on the Beale Treasure Mystery for over 50 years along with the Confederate Treasures which I have worked on for 57 years so yes I have a lot of time in on treasures and they are not all fiction as everyone will soon see. From my home in Virginia, I have driven 6 hours to hunt for Confederate Gold in Georgia and then drive back home the same night. I have driven to Kentucky up near the Ohio State line searched for the Swift Treasure and drive back the same day. Same goes with other treasures. I have took Christmas Vacations in Mississippi to search for Confederate Caches. I do not believe anyone has research any more than I have, I don't believe they have searched on the ground more than I have and no one has found any more treasures than I have. But there are several that have recovered more treasures than I have because that phase of my life has just started.