$100,000 in fortune recovered by Laura E. Hall. $100,000 in fellowship awarded to charity: water
Levi Strauss & Co. 2009
This site is what must stand for now as the last will and testament of Grayson Ozias IV.
It was created to honor his last wish—that the fortune he buried in the ground might someday inspire others to go forth and discover a greater America, just as he once did.
A close friend to Nathan Strauss (nephew of Levi Strauss), Grayson disappeared into the American wilderness in the fall of 1896 with a fortune that we’ve determined was worth $100,000 in today’s currency.
Investigations into Grayson’s disappearance conducted by Levi Strauss turned up a set of wax cylinder recordings made by Grayson just before he vanished. Analysis of these long lost cylinders lead Levi’s archivists to the site of his fortune, which was unearthed, documented and then reburied.
On this site, the spirit of Grayson Ozias IV lives on, guiding all with the courage and forbearance to seek what he left for them. His words will lead you to the places his journey lead him. And what you find in those places will unlock more of his journey and his story. Until his fortune be found. Hence his fortune will become America’s fortune, for in the spirit of philanthropic endeavor Lev’s will also donate the same amount to the charity of America’s choosing.
In Grayson's name, we wish you luck.
G.O. IV
Donna G.
Palmer I read somewhere that htere is a place in colorado this man found and nobody knew where it was. The old miner said it turned the snow blood red in the winter time
Nick C.
there is no next for me
Jack R.
Nick cylinder 11 has been up for hours. Click the next button. C'mon over, dude.
Nick C.
so just got back from dinner and just finished up the cipher and will be updating the wiki for those who are interested
Nick C.
also has anyone found a cipher decoder i tried using the one from the wiki and it wouldnt decrypt this one
Nick C.
@GAMETEAM will be getting the 11th cylinder tonight? Can you tell us when it will come out
Nick C.
probably jack i would be surprised
Jack R.
I'm working on this now. So many numbers! :-) A double is interesting... Wonder if this is the sort of thing we'll be getting for the final cipher? I would bet triple for final. What do you guys think?
Nick C.
ill be posting this on the wiki later time to eat
Nick C.
did you find a site that decoded it for you
Nick C.
nice david im right behind you solving it myself
David H.
I've solved it, but I don't want to ruin the fun for those that want to solve it themselves. If you want it, it is here: http://tinyurl.com/yd8nljv
Nick C.
more progress across the country of our fallen savior tha and the first of four done
Nick C.
so far i got "across the country of our fallen"
Nick C.
ill have it done sometime tonight
Nick C.
nm i got it going
Nick C.
anyone getting any progress on teh cipher i just tried the first page and nothing
Nick C.
sent
Jannie B.
nick, g0forth@aol.com (the o in go is a zero)
Jannie B.
leavings from them at last. page is 287 but he recites parts of the first refrain - not the 1st line