CCHS hues FROM SAM Fos'rn COL. THE SEARCH FOR THE NEAHKAHNIE TREASURE. (-“ONY MORENO, A 37 year-old house painter from Salem, Oregon was so certain that he knew the location of the Neahkahnie treasure that, in December 1966, he filed an application with the Oregon State Land Board to excavate areas on the beach at Manzanita. He based the location of the treasure on the Native ‘American oral tales and his interpretation of mysterious symbols on rocks high on the Neahkahnie Mountain along with supposedly related biblical scriptures. TONY Mouno Many others have searched for this treasure, digging holes all over the top of the mountain. Tonywas certain the treasure was lying in the sand on the beach. For more than a year, he, and the men who were promised a portion of the treasure, dug into the sand. He estimated that the treasure would be found only seven or eight feet below the surface. By the time he stopped digging, his hole was about forty feet deep with no sign of a treasure. His attempts to continue the search were impeded by the mounting costs which far exceeded the initial $800 he had estimated. The need to shell out $10,000 for a performance bond and a $100,000 liability bond that would have to be renewed annually forced a halt to the search. It is said that he did continue the search under the name of Ed Fire, but apparently returned to painting houses, getting a better return on his investment. The photos are the real treasure. They are from the Sam Foster Collection at the Heritage Museum. Sources: The Statesman journal Dec. 8,1966; The Albuquerque ]aurnal, Oct. 20, 1967; The Capital journal, Salem Oregon April 4, I968, Nov. 29, 1968 and Feb. 4, 1970. 36 Cursor COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY Loo-pox "1103 uarsog "vs nous asvw] $1133 TONY MORENO CLAIMED THAT IT WAS HIS GOD-GIVEN RIGHT TO DIG IN THE BEACH SANDS, BUT THE HOLES POSBD A DANGER TO CURIOUS VISITORS. Cumtux —— Vol.37, No. 3 — Summer 2017 37 , OCR Text: CCHS hues FROM SAM Fos'rn COL. THE SEARCH FOR THE NEAHKAHNIE TREASURE. (-“ONY MORENO, A 37 year-old house painter from Salem, Oregon was so certain that he knew the location of the Neahkahnie treasure that, in December 1966, he filed an application with the Oregon State Land Board to excavate areas on the beach at Manzanita. He based the location of the treasure on the Native ‘American oral tales and his interpretation of mysterious symbols on rocks high on the Neahkahnie Mountain along with supposedly related biblical scriptures. TONY Mouno Many others have searched for this treasure, digging holes all over the top of the mountain. Tonywas certain the treasure was lying in the sand on the beach. For more than a year, he, and the men who were promised a portion of the treasure, dug into the sand. He estimated that the treasure would be found only seven or eight feet below the surface. By the time he stopped digging, his hole was about forty feet deep with no sign of a treasure. His attempts to continue the search were impeded by the mounting costs which far exceeded the initial $800 he had estimated. The need to shell out $10,000 for a performance bond and a $100,000 liability bond that would have to be renewed annually forced a halt to the search. It is said that he did continue the search under the name of Ed Fire, but apparently returned to painting houses, getting a better return on his investment. The photos are the real treasure. They are from the Sam Foster Collection at the Heritage Museum. Sources: The Statesman journal Dec. 8,1966; The Albuquerque ]aurnal, Oct. 20, 1967; The Capital journal, Salem Oregon April 4, I968, Nov. 29, 1968 and Feb. 4, 1970. 36 Cursor COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY Loo-pox "1103 uarsog "vs nous asvw] $1133 TONY MORENO CLAIMED THAT IT WAS HIS GOD-GIVEN RIGHT TO DIG IN THE BEACH SANDS, BUT THE HOLES POSBD A DANGER TO CURIOUS VISITORS. Cumtux —— Vol.37, No. 3 — Summer 2017 37 , Nehalem Valley Historical Society,Under Construction,March 2024 Shipment Scans,Purple Folder D,Tony Moreno The Search For the NeahKahnie Treasure,P01.tif, P01.tif