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Chronological Explanation of Clues for March, 2000, Treasure Hunt

1--(1) "Bad to the Bone."

 ------------The post is rotten in the middle.

 2--(2) Purple tree.

 ------------There is a purple tree, perhaps a blue spruce

 3--(4) Four big brothers and one little brother.

 ------------There is a group of five trees,  common at the trunk, with one being much smaller.

 4-(5) -Everybody must get stoned.

 ------------Lots of stones, and a stone wall.

 5--Steel, Steel, Steel, Wood, Wood, Wood

 ------------Fence corner, steel posts turn to wood.

 6--almost nine below normal.

 ------------Fence comes to 90 degree corner by treasure.  "Normal" body temperature is 98.6

 7--Clue 28-- Cul-de-sac

 ------------Treasure is hidden near a cul-de-sac

 8--Clue 35-- Boy Scout Fire Starter 

------------Birch bark is used by boy scouts to start fires.  There are several birch trees in the area

 9--Clue 42-- Leaning to the East

------------Trees in this area seem to lean to the East

10--Clue49--http://www.purplehunt.com/hangman10.htm

 three stones and a trash container

------------There are three stones and a trash can here.

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conjunctionand

container

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nulltwo

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stones

trash

 

11--Clue 56-- Picnic tables up, …

 ------------There are picnic tables in an area that is on a little hill (overlooking a river.)

 12--Clue 83-- Picnic tables up, river down  (http://www.purplehunt.com/1709284.htm

 ------------There are picnic tables in an area that is on a little hill (overlooking a river.)

 13--Clue 90-- Rotten to the core.    (http://www.purplehunt.com/5712120.htm

 ------------The post in which the treasure is hidden is rotten to the core

 14--Clue 98

 http://m

aps.yaho

o.com/py

/pmap.py

?Pyt=Tma

p&addr=&

city=Roc

kford&st

ate=MI&s

lt=43.11

9999&sln

=-85.559

998&mlt=

43.05850

0&mln=-8

5.462000

&zip=&co

untry=us

&mag=7&c

s=7&name

=&desc=z

 The url of the Yahoo Map is divided into ten groups of four (4) groups, of which each of these latter groups contains four characters of the url.   I then re-configure the list by selecting the bottom of each of these 4-character groups, and list them accordingly.  Because there are a total of seven characters left, I add a null ("z") to the last group of characters to make a total of eight characters.  I then divide those eight "left over" characters into two groups of four (4), and add them to the end, the second group first.

 That produces the clue:

 name y=us 2000 5850 .559 3.11 d&st dr=& p.py yaho

s=7& untr 5.46 43.0 =-85 lt=4 kfor p&ad /pma aps.

=7&c =&co n=-8 mlt= &sln MI&s =Roc =Tma m/py ://m

&mag &zip 0&ml 998& 9999 ate= city ?Pyt o.co http

sc=z =&de

 http://maps.Yahoo.com/py/pmap.py?Pyt=Tmap&addr=&city=Rockford&state=MI&slt=43.119999&sln=-85.559998&mlt=43.058500&mln=-85.462000&zip=&country=us&mag=7&cs=7&name=&desc=z

 

15--Clue 104-- Sky-colored slow horsie run

 ------------There is a light-blue gate near treasure.

 16--Clue 110-- Site has something in common with 18^th century Pennsylvania country home.

 ------------It has a stone fireplace.

 17--Clue 116-- Here is a good clue for you:  Purplehunt:  lycz cayo elar jnt1

 ------------"a stone fireplace"

This on the basis of 1560 French cipher grid, found on page 48 of "Secrets of Making and Breaking Codes." 

 K:  Purplehuntpurpl

P:  astonefireplace

C:  lyczcayoelarjnt

 I use a final "1" as a null to fill out the fourth character.

 18--Clue 122-- Florida fruit on the top

 ------------There is an orange slide on a hill across from meeting house -- by treasure hiding place.

 19--Clue 128-- Faith of our fathers.

 ------------Located near Faith Bible Church.

 20--Clue 134-- S_S_A_M_O_T, Who are we to disagree?

------------Located near Honey Creek.  Remember the song:  Sweet dreams are made of these, who are we to disagree.  Well, "Sweet Dreams"  becomes "Sweet Streams."  (Honey Creek)..

 21--Clue 140-- It's downhill all the way -- at least for a couple miles.

------------Located two miles from Cannonsburg Ski Lodge.

 22--Clue 146…Enough horse play, let's get down to business!

------------Located near "Equestrian Acres."

23--Clue 152   Lovers' Lane?

------------There seems to be a place where lovers park nearby the treasure's location.  I saw a number of condoms -- a dead giveaway.

 24--Clue 158   "Plug-twist glide"

------------Microsoft Word thesaurus allows "Plug-twist glide" for cork-screw slide.   There is a cork-screw slide near treasure.

 25--Clue 164   "McBuilding"

------------Mick Jagger, Stone, with building=Stone Building.  There is a stone building nearby.

 26--Clue 170   That's a whale of a tan.

------------Nearby street is "Sunfish."

 27--Clue 176   How's your heart?

------------Near Heartwell 

28--Clue 185   .2 miles

Treasure is .2 miles from corner

 29--Clue 191  How might Young David stop a Jimmy?

David, the future king of Israel, might have slung a stone at the Jimmy.  In other words, he would have stoned the Chevy.   The treasure is hidden near Rockford.   (Rock Ford)

 30--Clue 197 --  Under what heading would you file last week's clue?

How about the "Rockford Files."  The treasure is hidden near Rockford.   (Rock Ford)

 31--Clue 203 --  Keep those doggies movin…

Theme song from TV's "Rawhide."  The treasure is hidden in a fence post.

 32--Clue 209 --  A sport with swords…

Fencing  The treasure is hidden in a fence post.

 33--Clue 215 --  Sunfish Heartwell Joyce Bear Ramsdale

Order of streets driving away from treasure.

 33--Clue 221 --  www.purplehunt.com/clue10_9.htm (North of the stars)

 This is the map that appears on the remote page, the treasure is located north of the three stars on the map.

 34-Clue 227--  By moving water, but not on or in it.

 The treasure us close to a creek, but not on it.

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