Student Detective Case

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Student Detective Case 13

• The Case of the Buried Treasure

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The Case of the Buried Treasure
Tom had been looking for something to read among
his grandfathers old books, when he found a
strange, yellowed paper stuck between the leaves
of an old volume of poetry. Tom looked at it
curiously and then he yelled excitedly, This
looks like a secret message! Tom called his
friend, the Student Detective, and asked her to
help solve the secret message. Follow the clues
after the message and see if you can be a Student
Detective.
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The Message
Follow these clues and you will find something
Valuable which you may keep. R.F.
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CLUE NUMBER ONE
The thing hidden is a valuable ring whose gem is
the Birthstone of people born in May
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CLUE NUMBER TWO
The setting for the ring is gold, mined from the
worlds leading gold mining country
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CLUE NUMBER THREE
The ring is hidden in a reticule What is a
reticule?
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CLUE NUMBER FOUR
The reticule is buried at the base of a tree
which is known as the worlds tallest tree.
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CLUE NUMBER FIVE
The tree is located in the park that has been a
national park since 1968 and covers 40 miles of
Pacific coastline
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CLUE NUMBER SIX
The reticule is buried on the side of the tree
that faces the direction Horace Greeley told
young men to go.
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CLUE NUMBER SEVEN
Start to dig as many feet deep as the number of
satellites of Mars.
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CLUE NUMBER EIGHT
Dig as many feet as the number of wind chill
degrees it would be If the temperature was 30
degrees outside with a wind of 20 miles per
hour.
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CLUE NUMBER NINE
The first name of the man who wrote the note is
the same Presidential candidate who was
assassinated in June, 1968
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CLUE NUMBER TEN
The last name of the man is the same as the
last name of the man who became the World Chess
Champion in 1972