1963 Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt

"Limits of old St. Paul" indicated the medallion was hidden within the St. Paul city limits. The medallion was on public property.

"Open ground" indicated the medallion was placed on the ground.

"Flags are flying" meant the flags which are displayed on the roof of the Capitol and in front of the Veterans' building. "Antenna rising" referred to the antenna on the roof of the state highway building. "An event centennial" indicated the Centennial building, which is visible from the treasure site.

"Derricks and smokestacks" indicated derricks on the east side of the Western Ave. bridge that crosses Rondo Ave., one working on the new Sears, Roebuck and Co. store, and one on Rice St. and Rondo Ave. Smokestacks on the Cathedral and Bethesda hospital are visible from the site, and also chimneys of the Plaza apartments. "Unused driveways" indicated several old driveways off the north side of Carroll Ave. which are partially covered by snow.

"Houses trimmed in varied hues" indicated homes on the south side of Carroll Ave., which are trimmed in white, dark red, salmon, brown and yellow. "Apartment and highway signs" indicated the sign of the Plaza apartments nearby and the detailed sign of Hwy. 94, visible on Ravoux St. and Rondo Ave.

"Telephone, power poles, old and new" indicated new style light poles on Ravoux St. and the old style ones on Carroll Ave. "Stately buildings" referred to the many State of Minnesota buildings visible from the site.

"Trees, some fallen and fir trees few" meant many trees were in the area both growing and fallen, as well as fir trees in front of 300 Carroll Ave. "From an old stone wall" referred to a stone wall west of the treasure location.

"Three devices for man's protection" were fire hydrants on three corners of the treasure location (none on the northeast corner). "A forked tree" was a tree with double and triple trunks a short distance west of the medallion.

"A door hung horizontal" referred to an old door, part of a former tree house in a tree southwest of the treasure site. The door was pulled down and destroyed by treasure hunters Thursday. "A smokestack in the south" was the stack on the Cathedral. "A tree north in line" referred to a tree north of the treasure location near the Plaza Apartments, in line with the smokestack. "A bridge and zone sign" was the new bridge on Western Ave. crossing Rondo Ave. and an "Enter Construction Zone" sign on the north side of Rondo.

"Carol" and "rondo" are musical terms which referred to Carroll and Rondo Avenues. "Parking lots and buildings in brick" referred to the parking lots and buildings of the Plaza apartments. "Highway project" was the U.S. Hwy. 94 project nearby.

"R.C and L.F." indicated the treasure site was bounded by Rondo and Carroll Aves. and Louis and Farrington Sts. "On the east street are four trees in a line" referred to four shade trees on the west side of Louis between Carroll and Rondo. "Search to the west" indicated the medallion was to the west of the trees.

Starting from the second tree from the south in the line of four trees on Louis St., then walking west over a little hill over halfway to the hollow stump was the original location of the medallion. (It had been kicked and raked almost 50 feet from its original spot before it was found.)

The medallion originally was hidden about 70 feet east of the hollow stump in a line with the second tree from the south in the row of four trees. Or, from the tree, it was approximately 100 feet away in a line with the hollow stump. Beside the hollow stump, an iron pipe was protruding from the ground.