The E-Sylum:  Volume 8, Number 23, June 5, 2005, Article 12

BOOK LEADS TO TOKEN FOR $25,000 PRIZE

Larry Dziubek sent us this June 2nd Associated Press story
about a children's book containing clues leading to 12 tokens
redeemable for a total of $1 million:

"A Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, man is the first treasure hunter to
decipher the clues in the book "A Treasure's Trove: A Fairy
Tale About Real Treasure for Parents and Children of All
Ages" to redeem a $25,000 prize.

Jake Polterak, 35, found the clue, hidden as a token, on
May 22 at the Rickets Glen State Park near Red Rock,
Pennsylvania, a 4 1/2-hour drive from his home. The token's
prize is an 18-karat gold dragonfly decorated with diamonds
and sapphires.

Polterak, a computer consultant, had been reading "A Treasure's
Trove" with his 4-year-old daughter, Allie.

"Once I found the token, I couldn't believe how easy it was,"
he said in a statement released Thursday. "The clues were so
accurate!"

Author and publisher Michael Stadther personally hid 12
tokens redeemable for one-of-a-kind jewels with a combined
value of $1 million in public places around the country. The
jewels represent the 12 forest creatures featured in the fairy tale."

'The tokens are hidden throughout the continental United States.'

To read the full story, see: Full Story

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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