One hospital worker, who claims to have witnessed the process, asserted that he saw Marcoss men extract ten boxes a day, and estimated that the haul would have consisted of nearly eleven thousand gold bars. No explanation was offered as to why the map's original owner simply gave it away. Slowly putting his ruined life back together, he moved from Reno to Las Vegas . On the taxi ride home I unexpectedly wept for the cobra. About us | Our programming | Become a supporter | Privacy. When Marcos discovered that the photo had been widely published he made the CIA pressure Cheatham into signing an affidavit certifying that the golden buddha was not gold, or else face certain death in Vietnam. Klaus extended his elbows and fixed his clenched fists against his chest. Andrew Gough. This was but the precursor to the sobering conditions I would encounter when I explored Klauss first tunnel-system site. But there was more. Then McSherry returned to his own pit to clean up the tools and collect the stones. Crawling through the inhospitable tunnel system On our last day of filming we set off for Manila, and with a strong dose of persuasion the director agreed to stop along the way to visit a treasure-hunting priest whom Klaus had arranged for us to meet. And, of course, Marcoss men went even deeper to reclaim the real gold bullion reserve. I was particularly intrigued with a photo Klaus shared of a cement doorway that he had arrived at in one of his tunnel complexes, and was anxious to inspect it in person. His remains were not found until seven months later.[5]. Slowly putting his ruined life back together, he moved from Reno to Las Vegas . I left the cobras meat for the caretakers family to consume and headed for the airport. xref I had felt the same energy when I was dowsing with Klaus. Even a Japanese prince was said to have arrived and whisked the healer away in his private jet. Given the lack of any findings and the shaky nature of the most prominent support for there being any truth to the legend of Yamashita's Gold, we can summarize a few points about the Yamashita's Gold story: If that gold does exist anywhere, it exists in a superposition: it was plundered and spent long ago by the corrupt Marcos regime; it was plundered and spent long ago by the CIA; it was taken back to Japan and distributed among the organized crime community; and it somehow still exists in tunnels waiting for History Channel camera crews. I was enthralled with Cathcart (then retired and in his eighties and suffering from Parkinsons disease), and surprised by what a stoic figure he was, despite his frailties. Twice a day I climb into each of the sites that we are excavating to check for cyanide, he added in his authoritative Austrian accent. Not surprisingly, some of Klauss workers will no longer venture to the bottom of the tunnel complex. What ensued was madness. There was no blood or any sign of struggle. A Filipino man named Rogelio Roxas filed a lawsuit against Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos, then exiled in Hawaii, suing them for the value of the treasure. Although Roxas presented no evidence whatsoever other than personal testimony from many of his associates all of whom had banded together as the "Golden Buddha Corporation" which existed only to pursue this lawsuit they somehow managed to win the case, and were awarded over 40 billion dollars. Intriguingly, Santy introduced Marcos to Imelda, and once dated the former beauty queen back in the day. They dug through and then, almost a year to the date when they had first plunged a shovel into the ground, they discovered a golden buddha, along with twenty-four small gold bars, each one inch wide, two inches long, and half an inch thick. He also showed me his hands and feet, which were missing various fingers and toes from a chemical booby trap that had been released in an underground water-filled chamber on the site. Jim Hawkins, the protagonist of Robert Louis Stevenson 's 1881 novel, Treasure Island. Los Angeles Times. It did not work that way. In 2009, he finally decided to take a month off work to go after his dream. I had never been and was excited to take it all in. The Japanese Massacre of Nanjing, the then capital of China, 1937. Part of the series: "Red Dead Redemption" Tutorials. When sharp protests came from Manilas lovers, who lost the use of the historic tourist site as a traditional trysting place, the presidential guard put up a sign at the forts front gate declaring simply, Closed for Renovations.. In the ensuing days Klaus reshot the tunnel footage himself (on his phone) and I re-did my studio interview at the more civilised time of 10am, and with my good friend Burgess directing. Within hours Roxas was dead. When the healer arrived back home a luxurious Toyota 44 that had been purchased for him was waiting in the driveway. He finished and I sat up, slightly dazed and in disbelief. Ricardo T. Jose is treated as a rock star in the Philippines What interests might the United States have that would enable the Supreme Court decision to be ignored? 56 0 obj<>stream And there it was the Japanese bunker that John Ballinger had told Roxas to look for back in 1970. The cameraman was brilliant, and not impressed with the fact that he was prohibited from entering the tunnels to do his job. Absolutely not, the healer said. Find your friends on Facebook. I am only an instrument of God. Of course, everyone acts oblivious and says there is no such landmark in the area. I had tried dowsing before with little or no success. Klaus Dona. Skeptoid Media, She watched it and became convinced that I was the one that the spirit of Roxas had alluded to. Years after his disappearance, he was assumed to be dead. Treasure-hunting equipment 0000002177 00000 n It simply stood tall and proud and stared at me, gently nodding its head as though it had understood and had accepted its fate. Parts of it appeared carved. After they began damaging historical landmarks, public and political pressure kicked them out of the country yet again. It was peculiar and appeared to be a topographical map. Marcos courted Curtis with talk of incredible stashes of WW2 loot hidden on the island. These sites were protected by ancient rituals performed by Shinto priests. They were retaken by the Allied forces over the course of a brutal year culminating with the Japanese surrender in September 1945. A love of China and its people ran deep in young Sterling's blood. But the real treasure was buried much deeper still. Speak to it and explain what is going to happen, and why, he instructed. Lets put it this way, McDougald said. The new, freelance director who had been hired to replace him had read my LinkedIn profile and decided that my business background meant I was not someone he wanted to feature. Andrew Gough, A leaf of the bogtalay tree In 1908, brothers Willie and Frank McLeod went on a trip to mine for gold in what is now known as Nahanni National Park, which was named after the Naha tribe. Their car was parked at the beginning of the popular trail. Regarding the claimed gold buried in the Philippines, the fact that not a single piece has ever been found is exactly in line with our expectations. (Evan Agostini/Invision/AP) Robert Hunter, the man behind the poetic and mystical words for many of the . We rode back to Klauss house for what was to be a fascinating evening. Before I could comment Klaus had taken out his dowsing rods and located the entrance shaft to the tunnel system that the bent tree was pointing towards. We had adjoining rooms in the hotel and shared a laugh. I approached the manager in charge and asked him what they were digging for. Whilst on trial, General Yamashita defended the charges of war crimes that were levelled against him: My command was as big as MacArthurs or Lord Louis Mountbattens. After Marcos was deposed in 1986, Curtis and McDougald lobbied the new government of Corazn Aquino that allowing them to find the gold would be a great way to pay off the Philippines' debt. He was reclusive, choosing to work in private with researchers he trusted and, in recent years, he had gone completely dark. He described the odds as 5% more chance than highly probable, approaching absolute certainty.. Sen. Ernesto Maceda, one of the more skeptical critics of the hunt, asked McDougald whether he still plans to finish his book on hidden wealth. He said, until recent times a large metal stake had been secured by the Japanese in a nearby tree that pointed to the spot. <]>> Sadly, the worst scenario materialised. There was no doubt in my mind that Henry was every bit the fortune hunter his father had been. Andrew Gough, Seashells with cement in them, black stones with gold dust, incense, and a heart, complete with artery Andrew Gough. Cathcart recounted how he read the GBCs plea for legal assistance with incredulity. Henrys pride and respect for his father touched us all. An image of what appears to be a cement-filled tunnel or door, deep underground We started filming after 11pm and finished at 2am; hardly condusive to peak performance, but it was nice of the director to squeeze me in. She recounted that she ran for cover when she feared she had been spotted. She was clearly in her 90s, and yet it was a long shot, but lo and behold we hit the jackpot. It began The Great Soul Trial of 1967. The massive collection of vaults was stacked top to bottom with row upon row of gold bars. 1 Mar 2023. The schoolteacher who taught here was a very cunning woman. He said they were building an extension to the hospital. He had opened me up with only his hands, and now his fingers were inside me. People named Bob Curtis. Dunning, B. As a result, I was frequently contacted by Filipinos who believed they had located lost Japanese treasure hoards and were seeking both expertise and financial assistance in support of their proposed excavations. All I remember is, there I was, possibly a short distance away from some of the greatest lost relics in history, and all I wanted to do was leave. Holes are being dug in virtually every one of the 73 Philippine provinces by treasure hunters like McDougalds group, all of whom believe that fleeing Japanese generals left behind billions of dollars in booty when Gen. Douglas MacArthurs forces retook the islands in 1945. In my mind I visualised a hole running straight through my body and out the other side. Bob had not heard his friend get up, and his jacket was sitting on the ground. Seagrave also shared how his offices were bugged, not by Marcos, but by Washington, and that his researchers were often confronted and intimidated by shadowy figures who demanded they cease their investigations immediately. It seems Burgess was so impressed with the man-made-tunnel footage that he had changed his mind and was open to the possibility that Klaus was close to a discovery. But Japan needed that money badly to pay for its war effort; it would not have converted it to gold bars and sent it away to be buried. Then it occurred to me. No thanks The charges are completely new to me. Twenty percent of the men who moved to California during the Gold Rush died from diseases like cholera within six months of their arrival. And yet, the man does not charge for his services. Klaus was already at the bottom as I made my way down slowly, cautiously, and deliberately. We stopped on the outskirts of town in front of an old schoolhouse. There are far more people attempting to find treasure than there are success stories. Klaus had briefed me as to what the sites would be like. Few would persevere and dig that deep, especially after finding so many valuables at the intermediate level. I was disappointed when I reached the bottom and learned that I had to crawl on my hands and knees for about fifty feet until I reached the next descending shaft. He recounted how he was struck with a sense of justice and responsibility as he retrieved the flyer, uncrumpled it, wiped off the coffee stains, and dialled the phone number at the bottom. Klaus confided that he was working on four different sites and shared the many clues and symbols that he had discovered in each. This is the basic theme of the urban legend known today as Yamashita's Gold. This is something I was told had happened to other treasure hunters as well. Curtis fled back to the US in the late '70s, claiming he had destroyed his maps and escaped the Philippines ahead of Marcos's assassins. Fortuitously, Cheatham took a photo of himself with the golden buddha. The remains of the Shinto shrine entrance to the Japanese military headquarters in Klauss village It seems Henry returned to the site as an adult, many years later, in the late 1980s, and dynamited the entrance shut once more, in order to protect what he believes to be even more gold bullion buried beneath Marcoss excavation. I, on the other hand, was experiencing a fair bit of disappointment. Yamashita, known as the . startxref Andrew Gough. We were all devastated, especially Klaus, as he wanted to open a treasure chamber in time for us to film it for the show. The wife and daughter of Roger Roxas Andrew Gough, Exhausted, after returning to the surface That book was followed in 2003 with Gold Warriors: America's Secret Recovery of Yamashita's Gold which told how the Americans got ahold of some or all of it, and added to a similar gold treasure taken from the Nazis, formed a secret fund called The Black Eagle Trust Fund and have been using it ever since as a black fund to fight Communism. Many people began to say that the valley was cursed, haunted, or filled with members of the Naha tribe who were waiting to kill Europeans who entered their territory. The hospital was on public grounds and was highly visible; covert excavation was simply not an option. Fred C. Dobbs, the protagonist of B. Traven 's 1927 novel, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre and the movie of the same name. His mother had told him that she and his father felt honoured to have had their property chosen, and when the Japanese finished they joined in a ceremony that celebrated the completion of the project, and the sacredness of what was buried below. The group fled the country in July, 1978, and did not return until late last year. Typically, they had left a marker, such as a small buddha, around ten to fifteen feet underground. Executive Secretary Catalino Macaraig said 80 treasure-hunting permits had been granted in the last year from among the two to three applications received each day by the office of the President.. The intense publicity, he said, attracts curiosity seekers, it attracts other treasure hunters, and quite frankly we dont have the time to spare.. Fuchigami hastily reconstructed the map from memory and provided Roxas with a copy. Andrew Gough, Henry highlighting the fake golden buddha affair Web. The video that Klaus took on my iPhone confirmed it. In the Philippines treasure reclamation requires a permit that entitles the government to 30% of the findings. Crawling through twelve inches of water at the bottom of a tunnel complex after walking through rice paddies in the rain was not my idea of fun. In his extensive research on the subject, Seagrave recounted how in one horrific incident in June 1945, as US tanks approached from twenty miles away, the one hundred and seventy-five chief engineers who were responsible for each of the sites were given a farewell party two hundred and twenty feet underground, in a complex known as Tunnel 8. He found the whole thing rather ridiculous and naive, and hastily threw the flyer in the rubbish bin beneath his desk. Show that to your doctor back home, the healer would tell them. I was intrigued and thought I had nothing to lose, and so I decided to email him one last time. Not long after his disappearance, hikers found a tin can on the edge of the 55-meter (180 ft) cliff that simply said, Jesse Capen was here. A single boot, drivers license, and camping gear were all recovered, but he was nowhere to be found.[9]. This way, he could use them as ransom against Marcos, who owed him money for the gold they had already retrieved and sold. He left clues in a poem about the location of this hidden treasure and challenged the public to find it. So far so good. Those who tired or died in the process were quickly replaced. The audacious treasure hunter would not stand a chance against the might of Ferdinand Marcos, he thought. The first clue to the treasure reportedly came in 1971, when a locksmith in the mountain resort of Baguio found a Buddha statue filled with gold and jewels. Okubo recounted to Roxas how General Yamashita had transferred large quantities of gold and silver from Manila and stored them in wooden boxes deep underground, accessible by a tunnel complex near Baguio Hospital. No one disputes that the Japanese did plunder most of the Southeast Asian countries they conquered and stored some of their loot in the Philippines, which was among the last of their subjugated territories to be liberated by the Allies. The first-hand accounts corroborated those of Robert Curtis, who has so often been unjustly discredited in the story. The liberal opposition party rallied around Roxas, as they saw an opportunity to gain ground on Marcos, and encouraged him to testify in the Philippine Senate. They were apparitions; ghost soldiers. %PDF-1.4 % One day, he got into his car and drove away. In the end, their ambitious plans were foiled when approaching allied forces, namely the United States, began sinking Japanese cargo ships that were in transit to or from the Philippines. I didn't wana lose the map so I quickly hogtied the npc and stole the map. 0000001059 00000 n Cathcart replied without hesitation, as though it were yesterday, and proceeded to list several witnesses who had, in fact, collaborated Roxass story: Ken Cheatham: an American GI who was stationed at Clark Air Force Base in the Philippines in the 1970s. I detected decades of guilt and sadness that had become imprinted on her face. It does not need to be any wider, Klaus added authoritatively. The bogtalay leaves were associated with an Imperial treasure, the symbolism being that while the leaves of the bogtalay tree are near its fruit, the fruit of the tunnel system are its nearby chambers and the treasure they contain. Complications ensued, however, when Klaus, who had permits for the entire region, was stopped from excavating by the Mining Department of the Philippine Government. Oh, and I meant to ask, how deep had your dad dug when he discovered the golden buddha near Baguio hospital, Patrick asked matter-of-factly. Multiple men began to go missing or die in Deadmen Valley following the decapitation of the McLeod brothers. Is that correct?. Literally, out from the shadows, another treasure hunter emerged and interrupted, asking, Did I hear you say that you have found leaves in the tunnel? 0000000796 00000 n I watched the show and their drive-by shooting approach to treasure hunting with dread. He pressured Santy for information about the sites he had found and wanted him to turn over his bank accounts. Without receiving the whole story on the events of the day, many have classified this case as an unsolved mystery. Yet Hunter, who passed away on Monday evening at the age of 78, did . I was further astounded by the conversation that continued off camera. As there was no easy way for others to get in contact with the families of the deceased, thousands of people simply disappeared from the lives of their loved ones.[8]. The site has been targeted by treasure hunters in the past, but nobody is patient enough to see it through. Poster of the fake golden buddha (from the Roxas Museum in Baguio) The Japanese, in particular, were notorious for this. Supreme Court of Hawaii. The director was oblivious. Marcos had whet his now insatiable appetite for gold and the riches and power that it brought. Posing in front of the replica gold bars that Roger Roxas discovered Roxas was assassinated. Singer-songwriter, poet, translator and occasionally recording artist, born Robert Burns. A STEM-focused 501(c)(3) educational nonprofit. 0000001447 00000 n He remembered being perturbed, and as he swivelled his chair to take a seat at his desk, he noticed the GBC flyer was still in the rubbish bin. We can gain some insight into part of this by looking into who these authors were and the cultural context in which they wrote. COVID origins? One of the five was Robert Curtis, who now heads the Las Vegas company, McDougald said. Twenty nerve-racking minutes later we parked up and began a rather gruelling trek through cobra-infested rice paddies. They were not only deposited in the deepest tunnel systems, they also did not offer intermediate chambers or directional validating artefacts a short distance beneath the surface. Four days later Roxas paid the price of his ill-advised actions. San Francisco: Bookmark, 1993. I had retreated to a solitary place inside my head where I was contemplating the whole astonishing quest when I heard Klaus attempting to get my attention. For years Fuchigami studied his fathers treasure map and secretly searched for the entrance to the site. Andrew Gough. During Fridays Senate hearing, several senators indicated that they plan to pursue criminal charges against the treasure hunters for violating an old law against desecrating national shrines, of which Ft. Santiago is one of the most famous. Hes also a sign of Mexicos healthcare crisis, Some pharmacies in Mexico passing off fentanyl, meth as legitimate pharmaceuticals, TikTok faces bans in a number of countries over security fears. His team went and searched and dug but never found anything. Andrew Gough. When he had finished his verbal dissertation, which, to be fair, included some impressive insights, the director asked him some leading questions about other aspects of the story. 0000001318 00000 n The United States had stumbled upon the greatest treasure hoards in history, including more gold bullion than was known to be in existence, and would use this unfathomable wealth to influence world affairs, win the Cold War, launch a space programme, and create a new world order. And so, while we all love a story of lost gold and would thrill to plunge a shovel into a green hillside that we suspect conceals an endless fortune, the urban legend of Yamashita's Gold is another of those most unlikely to have a happy ending. Phils skeleton was lying on the ground outside the cabin. In 1849 during the California Gold Rush, over 30,000 men flocked to trails where gold had been seen. Good for her., The treasure-hunting schoolteachers back garden Since there were so many people, everyone was in close proximity to one another. I inspected it closely and from all angles. It was a very difficult meeting to secure and I was essentially vetted before being granted an audience. Our conversation prompted me to reach out to Roxass wife and daughter. Unfortunately, some people never come back. How could I tell if some of my soldiers misbehaved themselves? I could not help but be a little suspicious. Affiliation ASCAP Comments Singer-songwriter, poet, translator and occasionally recording artist, born Robert Burns. Valmores knew where the gold in the region was buried, and although he never violated Prince Takedas trust for his own benefit, he emphatically supported Roxass mission and wanted to help. In fact, in Klauss humble village there was a new cemetery under construction when I visited the first time that would make Forest Lawn blush with envy. 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