Louisiana's First Traditional Cache

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Chuck Walla: Greetings from Geocaching.com,

Since you have not responded to my reviewer log about your cache, nor did you post a note to your cache page telling me and others of your intention to address the issue with it, the cache has been archived.

Some time ago, I posted a note to your cache page requesting a response from you to post what you were planning to do with the cache on the page and to send me a note. I have no record of a response, and no response tells me that you are not planning on replacing or repairing this cache. If I am wrong with that assumption, please let me know promptly. I can always unarchive the cache for you if needed.

Sincerely,

Chuck Walla
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Hidden : 6/30/2010
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:


The cache is a safe distance from the rails so there is no need to go there.
This is Louisiana: If it crawls, walks, runs, flies, poisons, stings or stinks its here. Dress accordingly.

Cache is an ammo can loaded more for the young cacher. There may be a few jewels also. Again, The WhoDatGang takes our FTF Sweat Rag Award. Check your google cache maps of the area and so slow down neighbor, enjoy the story and site.

Louisiana’s First

On a hot August night in 1901, Iron Mountain Railroad engine #105 was south bound carrying a large amount of currency from Saint Louis to New Orleans. After making stops in Grayson, Clarks, and Kelly, just a few miles north of here, the next scheduled stop would be Taylors Station, present day Standard, and seven miles south. This sparsely settled area between Kelly and Taylors Station was called Spaulding as it still is today. Rounding the curve at this cache site the engineer applied full braking to avoid a large fire on the tracks. Back in a passenger car a young man of about 25 years old, went to the baggage car where he surprised two Federal Marshals. He handcuffed both men to their seats, telling them, “I’ll shoot the first to move”. After uncoupling these cars he made the engineer move the engine forward with only the mail and express cars still coupled. Once again the train was stopped at an old trail crossing one mile south of this site where more bandits boarded. This is the present-day Burlington/Spaulding Rd. crossing. After blowing the cashbox and ransacking the mail car, the bewildered robbers left on horseback with less than $50. A switch had been made in Little Rock, Arkansas, and for security reasons, only three special agents knew of the change.
Several of the area residents heard the train stop and came to see what had happened. For this they were considered suspects and subjected to severe questioning. Local store owner, Vanier Steen was one of the first to arrive and said the engine and mail car were already gone. Another man named Jim Davis said a young man about 25 years old had paid him $2 to deliver a wagon load of pine knots to the railroad the day before. Old Jim was immediately arrested and jailed in Olla by the Federal Marshals. Could it be?
Being a long time resident of the area and of good character, Jim was soon cleared of all charges and even received an apology form the Feds. The only evidence found was where the horses had been tied. There was the story of a big oak tree with low hanging limbs south of this site called the Horse Tree. I have heard the term “Horse Tree” from years back but never knew its meaning. Could it be?
This was the third time the Iron Mountain Railroad had been robbed. On January 31st, 1874 the James-Younger Gang held-up Iron Mountain in Galls Mill, Missouri. Almost twenty years later on November 3rd ,1893 the Dalton Gang struck at Olyphant Arkansas.
Cole Younger was a suspect because this robbery strongly resembled the robberies he had committed in the past. A check revealed he was in Stillwell Prison in Minnesota with just a little over a month before his release on September 21, 1901. It was later learned that Younger did have a visitor the week before the robbery, a young man about 25 years old. Could it be?
Rumor is still divided on who supplied the local brain work for the job. Some say it was a saloon keeper from there in Spaulding. Could it be? Liquor loosens the tongue. Others say a man in Olla seemed to know a lot about it and most likely had something to-do with it too. Could it be? But like the others in the show, nobody seemed to know, just who done it. Could it be? Could be!
Louisiana’s First Train Robbery, or was it the one in Slidell about this same time. News traveled slowly. Could it be? Maybe. But it is. “A Cold Case” .

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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Decryption Key

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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)


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