David Adams

Minneapolis is Missing? David Adams

Adam Dumphy's¿ early years in San Diego, Ca, included service in the Navy of WW II and atreasure hunt in Mexicoin which he learned of the Beale. Undoubtedly the most genuinetreasure in history, the Beale is verified by newspaper accounts, privateletters, even his name on Pawnee Rock, Kansas. It has fascinated people of every age, trade and profession. It has spawnedclubs, research from every profession and even support groups for the fainthearted. In the 1819 era T. J. Bealereturned from New Mexico withtreasure in silver, gold and jewels. He buried it near Buford, VA and left a box with three manuscripts totell of its presence. Linguists, cryptographers and even the Navy's famouspurple box have been unable to decipher all but one. With this Dumphywas able to concoct a lighthearted quest about a treasure hunt in the '40s withpeople and background of San Diego. The Beale remains as ever elusive but the characters do discover why 'MinneapolisIs Missing'.