Clue 6: Tarry scant with marvel gaze.

Tarry scant with marvel gaze.

The phrase ‘Tarry Scant’ stands out in the poem because the two words have an odd structure within the flow of text.  Their positioning suggested that Forrest had tried hard to conjoin them while maintaining the rhythm of the poem.  There would have been other ways he could have achieved the same meaning, with the same poetic metering, for example ‘do not stand in marvel gaze’or 'tarry for scant while to gaze’

I believe that Tarry Scant is rhyme for Cary Grant.  The character of Cary Grant appeared once in Marvel Comics (‘with marvel gaze’) where Spiderman was unmasked as Cary Grant.



Cary Grant as Spiderman.

The actor Cary Grant is mentioned in the Foreword to Forrest's book Seventeen Dollars per Square Inch.

Forrest has mentioned the novel Catcher in the Rye on many occasions.  This book influenced him to write his memoirs.  The name ‘Cary Grant’ stands out as a random reference within the text of Catcher in the Rye.

In Scrapbook 178 Forrest talked about meeting Cary Grant at the Fenn gallery in Santa Fe.  The piece was accompanied by a picture of Cary Grant.  Forrest stated the film To Catch a Thief starring Cary Grant was one of his favourite movies.

In the Moby Dickens bookshop video, Forrest in addition to mentioning Catcher in the Rye mentions the actor ‘Clark Gable’.  Clark Gable was a contemporary of Cary Grant, with the same initials.

I believe the answer to this clue is ‘Spiderman’.

Spiderman was a native American trickster spirit the Lakota called Inktomi.

It seems the line in the poem ‘look quickly down’ is there to justify inclusion of the subsequent (somewhat jarring) line ‘tarry scant’.  At first glance many readers may have concluded the opposite was intended.

I have previously indicated that some of the clues in the poem reference cartoon characters.

After solving the above clue and the clue ‘the home of Brown’ (see previous post) I thought more answers may be related to comic, cartoon or fictional characters perhaps with native American connotations.  It turned out that another couple of clues were related to fictional characters.

I believe the use of comic characters and characters from illustrated books is the basis for what Forrest referred to when he made the statement ‘kids may have an advantage’ in relation to the Chase.

Regards.

The White Knight

Clue 7 : So hear me all and listen good

‘So hear me all and listen good’

I believe everyone would have identified this clue if Forrest had  said ‘now listen up and listen good’.

The quote is attributed to the actor John Wayne.

My answer to this clue is ‘Rooster Cogburn'.

Rooster Cogburn.

It's apparent that Forrest has provided a lot of confirmatory information for this answer:

On the searcher blogs (Scrapbooks 50 & 53)  Forrest published two items from a searcher who had  a pet rooster called ‘John Wayne’ accompanied by a picture of a rooster.

The subject heading of Scrapbook 175  is 'Iron Rooster' including a picture of a rooster.

The whole of Scrapbook 193 discusses an email from a Searcher called 'Rooster Cogburn'.

Scrapbook 192 mentions 'John Wayne'.

A book called Rhymes from a Round up Camp highlighted  extensively by Forrest in his book collecting video was written, as Forrest says, by Wallace ‘Coburn’ and illustrated by Charles  ‘M’ Russell .  The ‘M’ stands  for ‘Marion’,  John Wayne’s real first name.

In Rhymes from a Round up Camp there's a poem called Yellowstone Pete’s only Daughter. In Forrest’s copy of the book  he points out a cartoon by Russell drawn inside the front cover, about Yellowstone Pete.  He hints to camera about the name of the owner of the book.  Yellowstone Pete’s  real life name was Goldie ‘Marion’ Robins.

The cover of Forrest's book Too Far to Walk has a shadowed figure on the front sleeve.  This (hat wearing) shadow figure fits the profile of Edward S. Curtis the photographer who specialised in studying native Americans.  The native Americans called him ‘Shadow Catcher’. Curtis’s middle name was ‘Sheriff’. As Forrest said ‘Only the shadow knows’.

Forrest also mentioned John Wayne in Scrapbook 84 and again in two stories for the publications Newsweek and Altered Dimensions.

So in several locations Forrest has hinted at:

‘cogburn’, ‘marion’, ‘sheriff’, ‘rooster’, ‘john wayne’.

It seemed very likely that Forrest brought these references to the attention of Searchers deliberately to be used as hints, particularly as many of the references were included within a small section of one video sponsored by Forrest.

The White Knight. 

The first clue where warm waters halt

The first clue is 'Where warm waters halt'.  

Where warm waters halt.

 I believe this clue refers to the place where  the Warm Springs Apache chief Victorio and his men were halted by the US cavalry in their attempt to get North within New Mexico.  The US cavalry waited for them at the last watering hole going North at  a place called ‘Rattlesnake Springs’.



Victorio : Warm Springs Apache chief.

 

The answer to this clue is ‘Rattlesnake Springs’.

The 'warm springs' association seems to be confirmed  on the blogs (Forrest's Vignettes) where Forrest actually mentioned 'Warm Springs Apaches' in an article,  something of a giveaway.

The word 'waters' was pluralised because it was referencing a plural subject.   Otherwise, probably Forrest would have said 'where warm water halts'.

The answers to the clues do not map out a point-to-point geographical journey.  However, each answer is very important. 

 

The White Knight.

The Clues.

Clue 2: The home of Brown

 

I believe Brown is ‘Buster Brown’.  This was a cartoon character invented by the Brown shoe company.  A real life boy named Richard Barker played Buster Brown n the shoe adverts.  Richard in later life set up a homestead in the valley of the  Little Snake River.




Richard Barker played Buster Brown.  The 'home of Brown' is the home of Richard Barker.

 



The home of Brown - Buster Brown. was a comic character.

 

The home of ‘Brown’ answer is ‘Little Snake Valley’.

It seems that confirmation for 'Buster Brown' was given in Forrest’s ‘books’ video where he highlights a book about Frederick Remington’s work.  One of Remington’s most famous sculptures was called The Bronco Buster. Forrest owned this sculpture for a while.

Forrest hinted at 'Brown shoes' in Scrapbook 130 where he included several pictures in the piece, all close-ups of 'old brown shoes'.



Solved clue: the home of Brown


 

Regards

 

The White Knight.

To the best of my knowledge the clues and answers here have not been published in any other form apart from being detailed together with the rest of the solution within my ebook.

The statements, answers, deductions, evidence and conclusions within this blog are based on my own opinions and my own work.  There has been no input from Forrest Fenn or anyone else involved in the Thrill of the Chase treasure hunt.