Cap. Gunnison's folley Traditional Cache
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Cerro Summit recreation area, May be tough in winter with lots of
muggles, no need to cross fence.
In 1853 Captain John D Gunnison was comissioned to find a
transcontinental railroad rout. From what is now Gunnison, Co. to
the Utah line he followed present day hwy 50. He was standing very
near this spot when he is reported to have declaired "This rugged
country is totally unsuitable for a railroad!" He and most of his
party were killed later that year by a renegade band of Pavaht Utes
in presant day Utah. The D&RG started building a narrow guage
line 30 years later along the Gunnison river to Cimmeron and over
Cerro Summit near where the cache is placed.
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
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