Investigative reporter, Warren Getler (email), the
co-author of Shadow of the Sentinel(1), spoke about an underground Confederate
group known as the Knights of the Golden Circle (KGC) that he believes may have
buried caches of gold and silver back in the 19th century, that were worth
millions. Getler described the KGC as separatists who wanted to protect their
own interests in the US (i.e. their agricultural empires), but said they also
had roots with European secret societies such as the Knights Templar. In fact,
Getler said his book was in some ways, the American version of Holy Blood, Holy
Grail(2), which delved into the mysteries of the powerful Knights Templar in
France.
The secret society Skull and Bones was formed around the same time as
the KGC, Getler said, and though the two groups did not necessarily share
members, he noted that the KGC may have had dealings with Geronimo, whose skull
was reportedly acquired by Prescott Bush as a kind of ritual relic for the Skull
& Bones group.
Getler said his co-author Bob Brewer deciphered an
esoteric KGC code system using pictographs and carved symbols (some resembling
those used by the Masons and Rosicrucians) which offered geographic clues as to
where some of the KGC treasures were allegedly buried, and that this led him to
uncover one cache. Brewer continues to look for clues which can be found carved
in trees, stones, and other objects.