Indian Trail Cache Traditional Geocache
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This is a part of Penns Valley's History that few people know about. This Cache is near a Memorial for two Brave Soldiers.
On the 25th of July, 1778, General Potter writes from Penn's valley, that the inhabitants of the valley are returned, and were cutting their grain. Yesterday two men of Captain Finley's company, Colonel Brodhead's regiment, went out from this place in the plains a little below my fields, and met a party of Indians, five in numbers whom they engaged; one of the soldiers, Thomas Van Doran, was shot dead, the other, Jacob Shedacre, ran about four hundred yards, and was pursued by one of the Indians; they attacked each other with their knives, and one excellent soldier killed his antagonist. His fate was hard, for another Indian came up and shot him. He and the Indian lay within a perch of each other; these two soldiers served with Colonel Morgan in the last campaign." (At Burgoyne's capture.) James Alexander, who in after years farmed the old Fort place, found a rusted hunting knife near the spot of the encounter. Two stones were put up to mark the spot, still standing on William Henning's place, near the fort.
Cache is a De-Con cantanier containing only a log book and pencils. Bring a stamp if you have one.
Log has been moved off site for security reasons. After finding Cache location log can be found 50 feet South of Cache. Please be sure to keep Log hidden!!
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
HGVYVGL CBYR