It was reported in the Quincy Whig that the reason for Wiley's sudden interest in archaeology was that he had dreamed for three nights in a row that there was treasure buried beneath the mound.
Det blev rapporteret i avisen Quincy Whig, at grunden til Wileys pludselige interesse i arkæologi var, at han tre dage i træk havde drømt en drøm, om at der var en skat begravet i højen.