In 1868, Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer was with the 7th calvary at it patrolled SW
Kansas, NW Indian Territory in what would later become Oklahoma and other points
between Ft. Dodge and Ft. Supply.
Because of the distances covered and the need for re-supply points, he prepared a dugout
into the side of a creek, which turned out to be seasonal, very near where this cache is
located. The supply dugout was lost in time and not found for over 100 years. Custer
was permitted to place his re-supply point anywhere in Indian Territory or even the
panhandle region of modern-day Oklahoma which was, at that time, No Man’s Land.
However, Col. Custer made a tiny little mistake by modern standards.
The western boundary of Indian Territory, where it met Texas was the 100th meridian.
Today, that same line divides the panhandle of TX and the western border of Oklahoma,
except for the 3 panhandle counties.
Find this cache and re-live one of Custer’s early follies. He wouldn’t survive his last one
that took place approximately 17 to 18 years later in the valley of the Little Bighorns.