Duncan's Crossing Traditional Cache
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Cache is located close to the marker on north side. It's easy to get to just go north on 231 rd to the dead end sits on the right. Not flip flop friendly. Park on the west side and climb up the limestone steps. Watch for snakes as grass is tall in the ditch. I'd carry a walking stick to poke with. I'd watch small children due to the tall weeds/grass. You can park 20 feet or so from the cache.
Duncan's Crossing was originally created by John O'Loughlin, a young Irishman who had come west to find his fortune. There has been some evidence ( recently discovered) suggesting the bridge had been originally built by the Army in 1867. It is known that they transported a bridge to the site that year and used it to cross over 1,400 men and all their related equipment. Historians believe that John simply rebuilt the bridge and charged the Army for using their own bridge. The price of passage depended upon who was crossing. Civilians paid 50 cents. The Army paid a dollar. Records show that the cost of the bridge was $100. John collected nearly $1,200 from the Army alone. When the railroad reached Dodge City in 1872, John saw the end of the Army profits. It was then that he sold the bridge to George Duncan. To suppliment his income, George built a lime kiln. Lime was in high demand and it was not uncommon for it to cost three to four dollars a bushel. The process was simple. All one needed was a wood fire and limestone rocks (which is what the foundation and steps at the site are) and some sort of a kiln. The kiln at Duncans was built in the side of the creek bank, with a hole at the bottom for both draft and to clean the kiln. the rocks were put on a hot fire and simply melted away into lime. Looking north of the bridge, there is a cutdown that is easily seen. This was used before the bridge was built and after it was destroyed. Looking to the southwest from the bridge, there is an old trail rut that still shows. On the east bank of the creek is a depression that was once a dugout in the side of the bank.
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