By Friday morning, the 8th of September, the day after the robbery
attempt, pickets were being set up on all roads, fords and bridges
in the gang's path. A major artery for the posse is the Sakatah
Singing Hills Railroad, now a 50 mile-long bike path. After
spending the night in
Kilkenny the gang traveled south and west paralleling the
railroad but on the north side of the
Cannon-Sakata-Tetonka-Elysian-Frances chain of lakes. They tried to
break through near Waterville but were deterred by a large posse.
Approaching the ford on the north side of Tetonka they were spotted
by a two-man picket and gunfire was exchanged. The gang backed off.
But then the guards vacated their position to get reinforcements.
And the gang crossed.
After determining their whereabouts from a lad, named Wil
Rosenau, the gang headed towards Klondike Hill, the highest point
in three counties, northwest of Elysian. Realizing that the hill
would make a great lookout and figuring the gang is there, a posse
surrounded the hill and decides to wait the gang out. And they
waited, and waited. Finally they closed in. No gang. Either the
gang gave them the slip or they by-passed the hill to begin with.
Night #2 settles in. The rain increases. The gang heads north and
west towards Lakes German and Jefferson and then towards
Marysburg.
To find the cache: The coordinates will take you to an
old thresher at the base of the hill. While you're there, you may
as well climb to the peak. On the north side of the thresher is
stenciled a 5-digit serial number ABCDE. Let F = A+E and G = B-D.
Using those you'll find the cache at N 44° 13.FGA' , W 093°
42.AGC'.
This is also a letterbox, so bring your stamp and pad if you
have them, and refer to the
letterbox clues for additional hints.
Previous stop:
Kilkenny.
Next stop:
Marysburg.