as soon as the news got out about the gold being found ( they had n't told even the sheriff about the ghost ) ed was besieged by calls from folks wanting to see where the gold and other artifacts had been found , particularly the press.-the owensboro messenger-inquirer , the louisville courier-journal and the cincinnati herald-tribune all sent reporters and photographers to make their news reports.-then , of course , there were the dozens of small newspapers trying to find a new angle to report.-at first it was actually interesting to ed and penny when people wanted to see the cave , but after answering the phone a few hundred times , it was beginning to be slightly tedious.- many curiosity seekers would even show up unannounced and begin to make their way toward the back of the property where the cave was located without so much as asking permission to trespass on ed 's property.-they would often leave the gates open so that the cow and horses would be allowed to leave the protection of their pasturelands .