1961 Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt

"It's carnival time in old St. Paul" was taken from the official Winter Carnival song and indicated the treasure was hidden somewhere inside the St. Paul city limits. This clue also meant the treasure was a medallion, not a chest.

This clue meant the medallion was on public property and not in a dangerous location where someone could get hurt

The words "summertime fun" meant the treasure was hidden in a location primarily used for summer recreation.

This referred to the road leading from Montreal Ave. to the Hi-Tower Babe Ruth baseball field but stopping short of the treasure location. The road is used primarily during the baseball season.

Crows are frequently in evidence because of cornfields planted during the summer near Snelling Avenue. "Start your search not far from home" indicated home plate on the baseball field and "in a place where animals roam" meant the area is frequently used for dog walkers.

This clue referred to the red snowfence, red-roofed bath house and red on the golf clubhouse roof. The baseball dugouts are green and the white tower of the Montgomery Ward & Co. store can be seen in the distance.

No dumping signs are on Montreal near Snelling. Empty beer cans are scattered throughout the area, however. There are four red snowfences in the area.

Diamond meant the Hi-Tower Babe Ruth baseball field

Markers for innings on the baseball scoreboard are numbered 1 to 10. The number 13 refers to the silver posts on the baseball field backstop. Twelve are the number of trees surrounding the treasure location. One meant the flagpole on the baseball field. Six smokestacks can be seen in the distance, grouped five and one. The number also refers to Hwy. 51, which runs along Montreal Ave. Up to par meant the nearby Highland Park golf course.

The word visitors means visiting baseball teams and "domain" referred to Highland Park, which is Vulcan's domain. The visiting team's dugout at the baseball field furnishes protection from sun and rain. The word tower is painted on the baseball field scoreboard which is not high from the ground. "Stands a holder" meant the flagpole near the scoreboard.

Shadows of airplanes passing overhead on the way to or from Wold-Chamberlain airport creates fleeting shadows. The reference to arrows and bow meant the archery range. The word school referred to Highland Park Junior High School.

The road is Edgecumbe Road which runs north and south plus east and west in the Highland area. There are 12 trees surrounding the treasure's location. "Continue searching below your knees" meant the medallion was hidden on the ground.

One of the 12 trees surrounding the treasure was a cedar. Two double-wheeled trails come together near the spot, forming a "V". The medallion was hidden in a grassy bed before it snowed.