World & Nation Treasure chest hidden in Rocky Mountains finally foundįorrest Fenn had posted clues to the treasure’s location online and in a poem published in his 2010 autobiography, ‘The Thrill of the Chase.’Īfter announcing that the riches had been found, Fenn had mixed feelings, saying he was a bit sad that the chase was over. He had always said he hid the treasure as a way to tempt people to get into the wilderness and give them a chance to launch an old-fashioned adventure and expedition for riches.
Pre-Columbian animal figures went in, along with prehistoric “mirrors” of hammered gold, ancient Chinese faces carved from jade and antique jewelry with rubies and emeralds. Fenn said he hid the loot 10 years ago in the Rocky Mountains and dropped clues to its whereabouts in a poem published in his 2010 autobiography.įenn had said he packed and repacked his bronze treasure chest for more than a decade, sprinkling in gold dust and adding hundreds of rare gold coins and gold nuggets. It was only in recent months that Fenn announced his treasure had supposedly been found in Wyoming by someone he didn’t name. Police confirmed Fenn died Monday of natural causes at his home in Santa Fe, N.M. West for the riches - sometimes with tragic consequences - has died.
Antiquities dealer and author Forrest Fenn, who gained fame after hiding a treasure chest filled with gold, jewels and other valuables that drove hundreds of thousands of people to search remote corners of the U.S.
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