Manhunt, pt3... The Oxbow Traditional Cache
Squarehead: overgrown and not enough activity to maintain
Manhunt, pt3... The Oxbow
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Reclusive and considered insane by many, John Tornow was suspected of the 1911 killing of his 19 year old nephews near the Satsop river. Retreating into the dense forest and living like a wild man, John gradually worked his way into the upper Wynoochee valley. After several sightings and another double murder, the area became the focal point of an extensive and exhausting manhunt. This was rugged country... It still is, but try to imagine no roads whatsoever and only the most primitive of trails.
This series of caches highlights some of the more notable locations visited by John Tornow and his pursuers during the violent manhunt which lasted a long nineteen months. Almost a full century has gone by since those deadly events, things have changed and places don't look the same, but we have tried to place the caches respectfully and as close to the actual locations as can be.
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The Oxbow
The Oxbow is a large bend in the Wynoochee river, almost doubling completely back on itself. The area above it became a base camp for the deputies during the long, dangerous search for suspected killer John Tornow. The trail made a shortcut across the base of a large peninsula formed by the great bend. The posse would gather here to spend the night, they probably figured there was safety in numbers since Tornow was known to be lurking in the area.
The trail no longer exists and there is no sign of that old campground, but it was very close to this cache site. The big bend of the river is still there, downhill and off to the west... For a nice picture of the area, just click on MapQuest or Google Maps below and look at the satellite images.
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Additional Hints
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