Josh , u also have the 2nd and line 3rd line backwards.
‘ Fifteen rows down to the ground
In the middle of twenty-one’
P.S. 15 rows down had Nothing to do with streets, blocks or roads
But , I know what it means and I know where it is.
With ur logic ” I too have solved New Orleans, but my answer is diff than urs.

Hi Josh, considering I grew up in NOLA I have actually been to all these places even Preservation Hall,more than once. So I don’t need to look up what a trombone case looks like. Good luck on your journey. I’m looking forward to your update. Will u then admit your wrong?Or act like its been lost? Let me know. Maybe I will tell ya the correct place to dig. Or maybe I’ll just drive over real quick and look myself.

Dixie Darlin

Hi Josh, considering I grew up in NOLA I have actually been to all these places even Preservation Hall,more than once. So I don’t need to look up what a trombone case looks like. Good luck on your journey. I’m looking forward to your update. Will u then admit your wrong?Or act like its been lost? Let me know. Maybe I will tell ya the correct place to dig. Or maybe I’ll just drive over real quick and look myself.

Dixie,
Go over there and dig it up so we can see what the thing looks like and put this one to rest. I want someone to find this dang thing!

Unknown

Unknown:
I want someone to find this dang thing!

Can I get an “Amen”?

Hi G-man
I’m dying here. Hoping to go over this weekend. I’ll let ya know. Amen.

Where’s the ‘like’ button on this thing? Lol

Dixie Darlin

Where’s the ‘like’ button on this thing? Lol

Lol, this is an old-timey forum.

also…figured out the second hand clue and it reinforces my answer…[/quote
Josh
I know our answers our different bc u keep talking about streets. “15 rows” isn’t streets(in my theory). I think growing up in N.O. gives me a slight more insight into the city, than reading about it online and taking the Google Earth walking tour, like you. If u were nice, ppl might share ideas with u, instead of having to defend their thoughts bc they’re not the same as yours. The only thing u gave solved is how to be a jerk.
P.S. I hope u do solve it. I root for everyone.

JoshCornell

you know that PREISS SAID THAT ST LOUIS CATHEDRAL was part of the puzzle right?

Can you point us to where Preiss said that? I’ve been following this hunt for years and never seen that.

We started a new post with our idea after our dig this morning. This was our only shot because we live 4 hours away, so we are sharing everything we’ve found. Please go take a look, and let us know what you think. We just want New Orleans to be found!

mindydaile

Can you point us to where Preiss said that? I’ve been following this hunt for years and never seen that.

All we know is that Byron emailed Johann to say:
“Very impressive work esp since the book is 20 years old. I think you deserve to know that you are correct about st. Louid,but not correct about the location.thanks for all your excellent work.”
Johann has never revisited to confirm exactly which verse and image he submitted. (Forest Park theory probably, IIRC.) You can find the discussions by searching the forum for BP’s typo “louid”. (Personally I reckon it was a typo, not a clue. I mean, D is next to S on the keyboard, and the spacing and capitalisation was pretty sloppy too if the quote is accurate.)

Yes, I know all that whiterabbit. I was curious where JoshCornell1 was getting the information that Preiss had confirmed the cathedral.

mindydaile

Yes, I know all that whiterabbit. I was curious where JoshCornell1 was getting the information that Preiss had confirmed the cathedral.

Well, he didn’t, obviously. Have you not been following Josh’s posts?

I know that too, I just wanted to hear him say it

I think I’ve figured out where the casque is.
It’s exactly halfway between the spot Dambala won’t tell us about, and the spot Josh won’t tell us about.
Pass me a shovel, I’m gonna find this SOAB.

Unknown

Unknown:
Something tells me Josh is sweating right now.

Sarcasm noted. But by the same logic, shouldn’t Dambala be sweating as well? I mean, they both have super-secret, iron clad solves*, presumably in different locations. They can’t both be right, can they? However will we know which one is right and which one is wrong?
*In all fairness, Dambala is only 70% sure by his own admission. But I think he’s just being modest. A problem Josh clearly doesn’t have.

Meanwhile, over in the Image 7 thread, I am trying to systematically solve this. Maybe some of the more helpful people can hop over there and give some input.

Josh, have u ever been to N.O. even once?Just curious.

Hi Josh, according to this, u have basically solved the entire book, except for 2 u can’t claim BC someone else has actually found And DUG THEM UP. How many have u dug up? You do understand the difference between being solved and guesstimated, right? One requires proof, and the other not so much. I suggest u jump on a plane and dig up all these boxes so u can get the attention u clearly crave. It’s not solved until u have a key or a letter from the group saying u found but was impossible to retrieve. Maybe u should start by sending them if stuff and let them say if u’ve solved it.

Josh, couple problems I have with it solution. #1there is no parade route around the French Quarter. If you lived there you would know parades don’t cross over Canal St. #2 I don’t any instrument case I within the sleeve. The other illustrations are unmistakable outlines. This is just 2 of my issues with it theory, I have many.

Josh, these forums have seen your type come and go. There was another poster some time ago (who I’ve forgotten their name thankfully) that sounded just like you. He boasted he KNEW where casques were. He bragged that he was on his way to dig them up. He ensured everyone that he would soon prove them wrong. But where is he now? Gone….and ALL the casques still remain. Your schtick is becoming quite boring. I personally don’t think you’ve solved anything. As for you snippets, it looks like a mish mash of what’s been incorrectly spouted on the wiki page. You are either; A) a simple troll who likes the attention he’s getting himself or B) someone who may have a couple of ideas but is fishing for clues from others. You keep saying things like If you give me this or give me that (which you allegedly have) then you’ll give us something else. I don’t buy it for one second. You can stop selling because I’m not even renting this.
I too was excited that Expedition Unknown would bring in new hunters but was also leery because I knew the likes of you would be among those others who would love to see these things found and contribute to their finding. As oh so many others have posted…these boards are filled with people willing to share any and all ideas for the sole purpose of locating the casques. The knight in shining armor days are over. The only thing people like you do is piss people off. IF you ever find and dig up a casque, perhaps people’s image of you will change. Until then, either share your ideas, go dig one one by yourself, or shut up with the whole “I just solved the Charleston puzzle as I was typing this. Maybe I’ll drive there next. I’m sure I know exactly what the lion really represents but all of the rest of you idiots have no clue.” Give it a rest. You’re going to break your arm trying to continuously pat yourself on the back. And before you release your stock reply to me about Just What Have You Done….perhaps you should do a little more research on these boards and those that have been sharing for years. Good Day

The streets you speak of are not the boundaries for the quarter. Boundaries are river to rampart and canal to esplanade. The don’t match the numbers.

Yea seabass, if you would simply google werewolves you would find Catholics then go to a church with a clock and a horse.
Nevermind that the horse and clock dont look like the ones in the painting and the streets are wrong.
Its fool proof.
Y U Hatin?

Look Josh. I love that you are new, and have ideas.
New ideas are great… Please post all of them that you have. Everyone here will welcome your ideas.
But don’t say you have solved something unless you have a casque.
Doing that is the easiest way to piss everyone off, and if everyone is pissed off, no one will work with you.

JoshCornell

the horse has a gaping mouth, and is very much like the Knights Image in the Wall of the Painting.
the clock is very much like the one in the painting with roman numerals.
there may be additional grounding clues I’m missed (like the seconds hand thing) but they aren’t necessary for finding the treasure.

I like your enthusiasm. However, your hostility is really off-putting. Why is it upsetting to you that people aren’t taking every single piece of your solution at face value?
It’s been entertaining to watch: When we first started digging deep into this quest, most of us see an “obvious” path leading straight to somewhere. But, in time, we all realized we were adapting general features found everywhere as one-of-a-kind features marking a specific place.
For instance, tons of clocks, especially historic ones, have roman numerals. Lots of horse statues look like a vague drawing of a horse and have their mouths open.
Sure, you may be right, and I’d love it. But a generic clock and a horse with a slightly open mouth aren’t really deserving of a high horse attitude.
Best of luck, though! I will continue to read your posts. I do advise you to reveal at least one of your final solves: Every puzzle has dozens of solutions which look good but only get the finder to the relative area. It’s those final clues that are really hard, and why you’d get a lot of credit if you posted a final clue solution. It’s not like people will try to steal credit: Your solution will clearly have been posted first

I have been looking at New Orleans for a week or so. Your proposed solve just doesn’t seem to make sense, both from a doubling back perspective and the lack of a suitable burial place in the Quarter. I believe many people have pursued the casque in this area and have come up empty handed.
So, we are left with unearthing the casque. Either you have to go dig, get someone to dig for you, or give the solution and someone who is in proximity to the location can check the logic and arrange for a dig.
I do like your bravado though.

JoshCornell

the horse has a gaping mouth, and is very much like the Knights Image in the Wall of the Painting.
the clock is very much like the one in the painting with roman numerals.
there may be additional grounding clues I’m missed (like the seconds hand thing) but they aren’t necessary for finding the treasure.

Josh, I posed this question previously, but have gotten no replies as of yet:
It seems to me that most of the parks in the French Quarter would be too small, too historic, too populated to located a casque within, even back when BP was doing this. Most, if not all, of the other locations appear to be larger parks, and somehow related to the overall theme of immigration. Do you or anyone else have thoughts on this?

No…you haven’t solved it. It’s not in Jackson Square.

JoshCornell

APPLIED |FOR MY PASSPORT TODAY…HEADING DOWN |FOR MARDI GRAS…IF YOU ARE FROM NO, GIVE ME A COUCH TO CRASH ON AND WE CAN GET IT TOGETHER!!!

I’m in Texas. Long drive to NOLA. Mardi Gras is February 13, 2018. That gives you only 3 weeks to secure your passport and travel to NOLA. Seems tight.

MrSeabass

I tell you what; if you end up in NO and end up digging out the casque – hell I won’t even say the first dig, I’ll give you the entire day or days you’re there to dig around – I will voluntarily ask for my account to be deleted.

LOL

Josh, I wish you luck. I still maintain that everyone has been focused on the wrong area if it’s in the French Quarter. I think it’s going to be in another area, a larger or less conspicuous park.