Carter Roy

He's still skeptical when, during the demonstration, the psychic addresses him by name and implores him to go in search of the dense-run gold. The psychic even points out a spot on a map and gives Dennis a task. Go to Elk County. Climb up the wooded mountain and bring back dirt samples. Dennis thinks it's a bunch of BS, so he decides to test the psychic.

He's still skeptical when, during the demonstration, the psychic addresses him by name and implores him to go in search of the dense-run gold. The psychic even points out a spot on a map and gives Dennis a task. Go to Elk County. Climb up the wooded mountain and bring back dirt samples. Dennis thinks it's a bunch of BS, so he decides to test the psychic.

He's still skeptical when, during the demonstration, the psychic addresses him by name and implores him to go in search of the dense-run gold. The psychic even points out a spot on a map and gives Dennis a task. Go to Elk County. Climb up the wooded mountain and bring back dirt samples. Dennis thinks it's a bunch of BS, so he decides to test the psychic.

He does bring back some dirt, a few samples from Dent's run and a few from somewhere else entirely. But the psychic somehow knows what he's done. Not falling for the trick, the man immediately weeds out the random samples from the lot, proclaiming they are not related to the treasure. Then, according to Dennis, he zeroes in on dirt sample number five.

He does bring back some dirt, a few samples from Dent's run and a few from somewhere else entirely. But the psychic somehow knows what he's done. Not falling for the trick, the man immediately weeds out the random samples from the lot, proclaiming they are not related to the treasure. Then, according to Dennis, he zeroes in on dirt sample number five.

He does bring back some dirt, a few samples from Dent's run and a few from somewhere else entirely. But the psychic somehow knows what he's done. Not falling for the trick, the man immediately weeds out the random samples from the lot, proclaiming they are not related to the treasure. Then, according to Dennis, he zeroes in on dirt sample number five.

He takes a pen and paper and draws a crude map. And he says the gold is there, inside a cave, underwater. And it's within 500 feet of where this dirt sample came from. Now, Dennis is curious. He and some buddies throw themselves into a treasure hunt all summer. But they never do find a cave like the one the psychic described. And so they move on with their lives. Thirty years pass.

He takes a pen and paper and draws a crude map. And he says the gold is there, inside a cave, underwater. And it's within 500 feet of where this dirt sample came from. Now, Dennis is curious. He and some buddies throw themselves into a treasure hunt all summer. But they never do find a cave like the one the psychic described. And so they move on with their lives. Thirty years pass.

He takes a pen and paper and draws a crude map. And he says the gold is there, inside a cave, underwater. And it's within 500 feet of where this dirt sample came from. Now, Dennis is curious. He and some buddies throw themselves into a treasure hunt all summer. But they never do find a cave like the one the psychic described. And so they move on with their lives. Thirty years pass.

In 2004, Dennis tells this story to a friend who asks if they can go back up the mountain. Dennis agrees and shows him the area where the psychic directed him all those years ago. And that's when the friend sees it. An entrance to a cave, low to the ground, just like the psychic said to look for. So Dennis gets serious again about finding the treasure.

In 2004, Dennis tells this story to a friend who asks if they can go back up the mountain. Dennis agrees and shows him the area where the psychic directed him all those years ago. And that's when the friend sees it. An entrance to a cave, low to the ground, just like the psychic said to look for. So Dennis gets serious again about finding the treasure.

In 2004, Dennis tells this story to a friend who asks if they can go back up the mountain. Dennis agrees and shows him the area where the psychic directed him all those years ago. And that's when the friend sees it. An entrance to a cave, low to the ground, just like the psychic said to look for. So Dennis gets serious again about finding the treasure.

Over the next few years, he, his son, Kim, who's now grown, and other associates form a company called Finders Keepers USA. They make about 300 trips in search of the gold. They mostly use metal detectors along with other instruments as they explore the small cave, but it's slow going. Inside, the space is tiny and it's filled with spiders and other creatures.

Over the next few years, he, his son, Kim, who's now grown, and other associates form a company called Finders Keepers USA. They make about 300 trips in search of the gold. They mostly use metal detectors along with other instruments as they explore the small cave, but it's slow going. Inside, the space is tiny and it's filled with spiders and other creatures.

Over the next few years, he, his son, Kim, who's now grown, and other associates form a company called Finders Keepers USA. They make about 300 trips in search of the gold. They mostly use metal detectors along with other instruments as they explore the small cave, but it's slow going. Inside, the space is tiny and it's filled with spiders and other creatures.

They even get formal permission to perform these tasks from Pennsylvania's Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, or DCNR, which manages the land there. Finders Keepers sends them periodic updates, and whenever the treasure hunters stumble across something they think may be of historical significance, they hand it over to the local museum commission.

They even get formal permission to perform these tasks from Pennsylvania's Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, or DCNR, which manages the land there. Finders Keepers sends them periodic updates, and whenever the treasure hunters stumble across something they think may be of historical significance, they hand it over to the local museum commission.

They even get formal permission to perform these tasks from Pennsylvania's Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, or DCNR, which manages the land there. Finders Keepers sends them periodic updates, and whenever the treasure hunters stumble across something they think may be of historical significance, they hand it over to the local museum commission.

Above all else, they're having the time of their lives. But what they don't find for many years is any clear sign of gold. Until a representative at the DCNR tells them the further they explore in the cave, the more at risk they are. The cave could collapse. It's safer, he says, to drill into it from above. When Dennis does, he inspects the drill bits and sees what he believes are flecks of gold.

Above all else, they're having the time of their lives. But what they don't find for many years is any clear sign of gold. Until a representative at the DCNR tells them the further they explore in the cave, the more at risk they are. The cave could collapse. It's safer, he says, to drill into it from above. When Dennis does, he inspects the drill bits and sees what he believes are flecks of gold.