Treasure Mountain, CO - Lost Frenchmens Gold

[solomon grundy]

2025 big year for the story of The Lost Frenchmen's Gold. if i could bring some local knowledge, anything in the San Juan Mountains/Carson Forest is a bitch to find. Sangre or Wets are more single ranges and approachable to the east, even fun. But looking West it ain't easy finding buttons and horseshoes...

i got locals saying 50 years ago we had 20ft snow and -50f temps... so life around here in 1790 must have been hell. its no wonder the Utes gtfo for winter... big task ahead changing US history with finds related to this fable.

Happy New Year (Gregorian calendar folks) to all Treasure Seekers!

 

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[TheFatDutchman]

Can anyone tell me what this symbol means?

 

[cyzak]

It is the roman numeral 5, I have discovered a few of these roman numerals in my adventures in the mountains.

 

[Ramiro valdez]

Do you mean it resembles the Roman numeral 51? I personally don't know what the numeral is supposed to look like, that's why I ask.

 

[solomon grundy]

Do you mean it resembles the Roman numeral 51? I personally don't know what the numeral is supposed to look like, that's why I ask.

this is not definitive imho, there is a tail at the bottom, it looks like if you trace the whole indent top to bottom it appears like the shape of the letter Y. idk if there is erosion at work here. also note what looks like a carved arc at the top of the Y. the bottom line to the V needs to be looked at

 

[cyzak]

Who even knows were this carving site is at for all I know it could be Siberia. If I had a dollar for every carving I looked at and was asked what it meant I would not have to treasure hunt. We were not the one's who carved it so we do not have a clue what it was meant for plus it is a horrible photo.

 

[Ramiro valdez]

I understand what you're saying and I agree with your take on this. So , let's ask the fatduchman where he found this carving.

 

[Ramiro valdez]

Can anyone tell me what this symbol means?
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Where did you find this carving?

 

[Ramiro valdez]

If you tells us where you found it I can tell what that means.

 

[Ramiro valdez]

When people need help, but don't want to help others then don't ask for help. I mean you could ask, you're not going to get much help.

 

[Ramiro valdez]

That is a cipher symbol message, but it's not going to help you if you don't understand what it means? Im going to say with confidence that what you found is no where near the treasure. I'll tell you this much , it is part of a clue that pertains to the actual cipher map that Leblanc ( I don't know if I spelled his name right?) left behind.

 

[Ramiro valdez]

I thought one of the established elements of the story is that the French miners had multiple cache stes with the intention of "gathering them as we go" as they made their way South to the treasure fleets. This was one aspect (of many) that leads me to feel this might be a treasure that's one and the same with the LUE.

Yes they did burry their gold until they had a secure way to take it. But this not associated with the LUE.

 

[Ramiro valdez]

You don't need to reverse this map. It can be read just as you're looking at it. This cipher map tells you everything you want to know, once you find the location. Ciphers are amazing! They are made to hide things and the only way you were going to figure it out was to get specific information of the location so you could figure it out. But it is made so you won't figure it out without knowing what the symbols really stand for! Even with the amount of information that has been gathered about the story or the map, was not enough to brake the cipher. Today there is a greater possibility that you can figure it out. I saw the video yesterday on utube and they exposed the cipher to my knowledge. It only took me one hour and 45 minutes to decipher the map. Don't waste your time looking for this on either 1 or 2 of the so call treasure mountains. If Randy Bradford is willing to learn how to decipher this map? I'll glad to teach him.

 

[Ryano]

It’s amazing you figured it out in such a short time. You must be really smart or just have ancient mystery Templar knowledge (or maybe both?). What’s the YouTube video that led you to this great revelation ?

 

[Ryano]

Who even knows

Hi cyzak I hope the snow isn’t too high for you this winter.

I think I remember this being discussed before but I can’t find the thread posts: isn’t there another Treasure Mountain location speculated to be in or near Southern San Juan Wilderness ?

 

[Ramiro valdez]

It’s amazing you figured it out in such a short time. You must be really smart or just have ancient mystery Templar knowledge (or maybe both?). What’s the YouTube video that led you to this great revelation ?

Well, that's a good assumption, I sometimes wonder about the relationship to the Templars. But the truth is that I'm intrigued by history and old stuff which led me to explore the knowledge of many cipher maps. When you practice so many times you get faster at doing it. So here is the video.

 

[cyzak]

Hi cyzak I hope the snow isn’t too high for you this winter.

I think I remember this being discussed before but I can’t find the thread posts: isn’t there another Treasure Mountain location speculated to be in or near Southern San Juan Wilderness ?

Winter ain't over in them mountains yet I seen it put down 3 foot in one setting brother, we still got along way to go.People think it is around the Rio Grande Pyramid truth be told they never mined, smelted or stored in the same place.

 

[TheFatDutchman]

Where did you find this carving?

My buddies and I were hiking in North Eastern Superstition Mountains. We went in about 4 miles off trail east and saw a hill with a cravas. We stopped to check it out and enjoy some shade. I climbed more into the cravas and saw that on the side. It was next to a much larger hill/mountain with a few spires.

 

[Ramiro valdez]

I was right, this cipher symbol is no where near the location. When the natives attacked the group, several individuals had to go different ways to evade the natives hoping to make it towards the southwest, southeast or the south. The cipher map was prepared before the natives decided to attack. In fact in dangerous territory I would have made a map the minute I found the gold vein. Only several individuals had the knowledge to make such a map. Those who knew and were running away were cipher clues as crumbs behind. They were hoping that one day someone from their party would return and figured them out in order to locate the mine. All ciphers are created differently and the creator is the only one who knows what is hidden behind each cipher symbol. So I love history and I love solving ciphers and I appreciate you helping the community in search of this treasure. Little help deserves little help? So I'm going to explain that each map maker takes it very seriously in creating a cipher. They take pride in adding their own personal touch in ways no one has done before. But they do use similar methods. They will do things to the map which you will overlook. So here one lesson, that map carries your symbol, but you must look for it and when you do find it? Keep it to yourself.