Final Solution to Montreal Location

The location is Place Ville Marie Plaza By John Murray

This is the image for October and the immigration reference is to the Netherlands.

This image is linked to Verse 2 and a casque in Montreal, Canada.

I am writing what I believe to be the complete solution to the Montreal

treasure hunt as I feel I have solved this mystery which has been going on

for the past 35 years.

I still do not have the treasure casque and hope to dig it out in the coming

days. However I am also faced with the possibility that it may never be

found.

I have recently discovered that the Place Ville Marie Plaza began extensive

renovation on January 8th 2018 and will be spending over $200 million

dollars which will be demolishing and completely remodeling the plaza. I

have contacted the Building owners and also spoke to one of the foreman’s

of the contractors hired for the renovations. They have assured me if

something is there they will gladly hand it over.

I also unfortunately discovered by the owners that another renovation

occurred 30 years ago which would make it about 5 years after the Casque

was supposedly buried.

The Plaza is situated on a concrete slab which acts as the roof of the mall

and underground parking lot. In 1962 the plaza was left as concrete as you

will see below in some older black and white pictures. Later in the late 70`s

early 80`s the plaza was turned into a green park with trees and flowers but

for this transformation a tremendous amount of dirt had to be added on top

of the already existing concrete which over time added too much stress and

weight creating the possibility of a roof collapse on the mall and

underground parking lot. The plaza was entirely retrofitted with a

Styrofoam base beneath the dirt creating the same height overlay but

needing much less dirt to finish the job and alleviating most of the weight.

I am afraid the casque may have been destroyed at that time. We are not

fully certain and I am hoping that the dates are wrong. Perhaps it was not

touched and perhaps Byron Preiss hid the Casque after this renovation,

either way the mystery will soon be revealed.

The left side

of the white

shirt collar

may form the

outline of

southwestern

Quebec,

where the

boundary

drops south,

turns

eastwards for

a while, and

then makes a

final, short

drop to the

south beside

Montreal.

The right side

of the white

shirt collar

forms a very

reasonable

representation

of the St.

Lawrence

River, as it

flows

northeast

through

Montreal.

The mouth

appears to be

the shape of

the island of

Montreal

The Golden

Square mile

and the map

outlining the

area that it

covers.

The George

Stephen house

Candelabra

lamppost is the

only one of its

kind in North

America.

Others have

been found but

only in Italy

which confirms

that the casque

is located in

Montreal and

not in any

other of the U.S

locations.

The "legeater

cat" that

appears in a

golden

rectangle on

the man's

shirt. If we

look at other

casque

locations

already

discovered in

the U.S, Preiss

always gave us

a main

location and

from there

went on to

find a more

secluded

location to

hide and bury

the casque.

I think his main location was Dorchester

Square, Its located in the Golden square

mile and if you look at the leg of the

“Legeater Cat” which extends outside the

Golden square you would end up in

another square which at the time was

called ¨Dominion Square¨ now it is called

¨Place du Canada¨.

This other square strangely is shaped like

the leg of the animal which resembles a

horse`s hoof.

The George

Stephen house

Candelabra can

also be a

Reference to the

Accomplishments

of

George Stephens

who was

The financial

genius behind

The creation of

the

Canadian Pacific

Railway.

It may have a

connection to

The spot where

the casque

was buried.

Place Ville Marie

was built

Over a railroad

track

System which still

operates

Beneath the plaza

today.

Within

Dorchester

Square we

find several

possibilities

connecting

with the

Painting.

The fingers in

the painting

are indicating

a close

resemblance

to the legs of

the horse on

the Boar War

Memorial

Statue found

in Dorchester

square.

The nose on

the painting is

unusually

large. I believe

the nose and

nostrils are

representing

the Mary

Queen of the

World

Cathedral

which is

across the

street from

Dorchester

Square.

Interesting

fact “Preiss”

writes in the

verse,

“Gnomes

admire Fays

delight”

Certainly the

Cathedral has

plenty of

statues

and angels to

satisfy this

part of the

verse.

Place du Canada

Square which is

the second square

just outside the

Golden square

mile and

neighbouring to

Dorchester

square we find St.

George Anglican

Church.

However I think

“Preiss” had

meant this clue to

be a more specific

indication to

where to start

digging.

It appears like

two granite walls

and where both

meet start digging

which is why the

small loop

towards the

bottom looks like

a hole having

been dug out.

Latitude / Longitude Hints

Montreal is between the latitudes of 45

and 46 degrees north. It is between

the longitudes of 73 and 74 degrees

west.

We can clearly see numbers in the

hair line indication 73 & 45 for the

GPS coordinates of Montreal.

Interesting note

that if the

wildcat from the

Mount Stephen

Club located in

the Golden

square is trying

to convey the

message of

Dorchester

Square and its

hoof paw

extended outside

referring to

Place du Canada

square then it`s

also possible that

it is also

referring to the

Lion statue

situated on the

eastern side of

Dorchester

square.

If it is the Lion, then

note that it is facing

south east almost

towards The Place

Ville Marie Plaza

which is where the

Royal Bank of Canada

is located.

Note the Logo of the

Royal Bank of Canada

a Golden Lion.

(Another wildcat).

As I ventured

east towards The

Place Ville

Marie Plaza, I

walked up 5

steps to reach

the plaza much

like the painting

depiction

showing 5 steps.

The repeated

use of a

checkerboard

pattern was

tough to

discover I too

thought that

they were a

reference to the

Grand Prix and

St. Helene

Island much

like many

others.

Then I

remembered

that The Place

Ville Marie

Logo back in

the 80’s was a

checkered

pattern in

reference to the

building design.

It has since been

changed

completely to a

different design.

(see to the right)

The Logo of Place Ville

Marie was the shape of

the building which is

built in a cross pattern.

The New Logo

is completely changed

and obviously

made it very difficult to

discover the older checkered logo

pattern.

The square

with the X

appeared to

contain

two runes. The

one on the left

appeared to

be wunjô. The

one on the right

appeared to be

a reflected

version

of laguz.

The runes gave

me a headache

and turned out

to be a red

herring as it

had nothing to

do with runes.

The letters P,V,

M & number 1

can be shown

here to

represent Place

Ville Marie 1

Building.

Place Ville Marie has 5 buildings in its complex the main building

is known as P1 which is known as 1 Place Ville Marie.

The X design with a slightly wider line is the skylight on one of

the squares in the plaza. If you look at the picture to the top right

seen from inside the skylight looking up you will see that a line is

wider due to the 3D effect from the pyramid shape skylight.

Back in the

days the

skylights were

non-existent

and you can see

the spiral

staircase

leading to the

underground

mall and

parking lot.

Today the

staircase still

exist and I

believe the

curls in the hair

on both sides

represents

both spiral

staircases.

*This also shows how the plaza was once only a concrete base. Tons of dirt were added years later to plant trees and flowers. Unfortunately the added weight created a problem to the underground mall and parking lot. A Styrofoam base was retrofitted beneath the dirt some 5 years after the Casque was buried which I believe was destroyed at that time.

I have found the

match to the beret

on the painting

with the

background

setting from Place

Ville Marie Plaza.

Looking North

towards the

Mount Royal

which is

University street

you will see the

South East side of

the Mountain.

This is the only

location where

this portion of the

mountain can be

seen.

All other spots

are blocked by

buildings.

The outline

clearly matches

the Beret’s right

side.

The castle like

bump on the right

is the Royal

Victoria Hospital.

The rest is simply

the outline of the

mountain.

The hair strands

appear as two sets

of parallel lines

like two sets of

railroad tracks.

The hair is

positioned near

the bottom of the

beret disappearing

beneath like the

train tunnel

beneath Mount

Royal which still

operates today and

travels beneath

Place Ville Marie

Plaza.

The Opal jewel

on the top of

the Beret I

believe

represents the

Beacon light of

Place Ville

Marie.

The rotating

rooftop beacon

is a symbol of

Place Ville

Marie it

belongs to the

Royal Bank of

Canada and

can be seen for

50 kilometers

in all

directions.

The Flower I

believe has a few

hidden clues.

If we compare the

“V” shapes on the

top left corner and

right side of the

painting you will

see that they match

up with the “V”

shapes located on

the fountain

situated at Place

Ville Marie Plaza.

The circle from #6

on the flower is the

water fountain, it is

surrounded to the

bottom by a square

feature just like on

the bottom of the

flower petal.

The double line

outline is also a

feature on the

fountain.

The Lamp post is a

match with the

center bubbles

found in the

flower.

The two sleeves

with the same

checkered pattern

that we see on the

painting I believe

are the two

buildings seen

here as we look

towards the

mountain

They have the

same checkered

pattern because

they are part of

the same complex

thus had the same

logo back in the

80’s.

They are known

as PVM2 & PVM

3.

(Place Ville Marie

2 & Place Ville

Marie 3).

The left side has a

smile and right

side a frown.

If you face the

mountain and

smile on your

right side then the

casque is buried

next to the right

hand side skylight

It took me a

while to find

this. It`s an

aerial shot of

the Place Ville

Marie Plaza.

The above

image is either

a reference to

the indoor

parking

entrance or the

circle of the

fountain

situated at the

top of the

plaza.

The black

shape beside

the legeater cat

is The Place

Ville Marie

Plaza

outline as seen

to the right on

the

aerial map.

By looking at the black shape on the painting the bottom right it

shows a gold box which should be the area where the Casque is

buried.

If you

superimpose the

black shape on

the plaza map

outline you will

see that Byron

Preiss actually

purposely shifted

the bottom two

black squares to

the right, which

otherwise should

have covered the

two bottom

skylights but

instead it leaves

the contour of one

skylight exposed.

By looking at the

black shape on

the painting the

bottom right it

shows a gold box

which should be

the area where

the casque is

buried

I believe this means

Where the two

Granite walls meet dig.

I believe this

image confirms

my theory if the

outer square

represents the

Place Ville

Marie Plaza,

then the top

right square

would be the

north eastern

skylight.

The bottom

right square

would be the

south eastern

skylight.

One of the

fingers is

pointing

directly at the

west side of the

skylight

indicating the

Casque

location. .

The final resting place of the Casque at the Place Ville Marie Plaza

Buried near the south eastern skylight.

As I have said it may no longer be there as renovations to the plaza took place some 30 years ago and new renovations are now ongoing.

The owners and contractors have assured me that if it still there they will contact me.

I have created a quick summary of the various clues on the painting.

At the place

where jewels

abound

At the place where the jewels are abound (note the word

place)

It was a clue as they are at Place Ville Marie Plaza.

Fifteen rows

down to the

ground

This still has me stumped I thought the Sun Life building

reference was good and it may still but entering the plaza

from Mansfield street there are 15 steps.

The Building was also built over a railway system which still

runs today beneath the building and which was originally

15 meters wide.

It is also 12 steps from inside Place Ville Marie 1 to the

Plaza and then 3 more steps down to the Plaza floor could

this be the 15 rows down.

In the middle of

twenty-one

From end to end

Dorchester Square from end to end is 21,000 square meters.

As the sound of

friends

Fills the afternoon

hours

Both Dorchester square and Place Ville Marie Plaza are

crowded parks especially during the afternoon hours so

many friends would gather there daily.

Here is a

sovereign people

Place du Canada square use to be called Dominion Square

which is another reference for Sovereign.

It could refer to The 1980 Quebec referendum which was

the first referendum in Quebec on whether Quebec should

pursue a path toward Sovereignty.

Who build

palaces to

shelter

Their heads for

a night!

The palaces could certainly refer to the many hotels which

refer to royalty.

Near Dorchester square we had back in the 80’s the

Windsor Hotel, today we still have the Chateau Champlain

and near the Place Ville Marie Plaza seen from the casque

location is The Queen Elizabeth Hotel.

Gnomes admire

Fays delight

The Gnomes and Fays are probably references to statues in

and around the various squares

not to mention the churches (Mary Queen of the World and

the St. George Anglican Church.

The namesakes

meeting

Near this site.

The namesakes? Well we had many back in the 80’s,

Dorchester square and Dorchester Blvd,

Windsor Hotel and Windsor street as well as Windsor Train

Station, and finally

Mary Queen of the world Cathedral is situated on place de

la Cathédrale.

Place Ville Marie Plaza now & soon to be.

As I said in my Introduction Place Ville Marie Plaza has presently begun major renovations that will completely change the outlook it once had.

Was from 1980’s to 2017

Now 2018

Picture taken January 22 2018

Soon to be Summer 2018

If the Casque is not found during this dig then it has been lost forever. Possibly done during a previous retrofit to the plaza some

30 years ago just a few years after Byron Preiss hid the casque.