A Connecticut Yankee Mystery Cache

The cache is hidden along the east side of the Feather River. Park at the yellow gate and hike about one mile south, after solving the puzzle below.

1. the yankee's profession

2. the church published it

3. year of the solar eclipse (1st digit)

4. what Sagramore searches for (1st word, +1)

5. saved by a nobleman's _________ (-3)

6. Hank defeats the seven by using this item

7. name of the king's magician

8. the valley's famous ________ has run dry (-1)

9. the author's older brother

10. inconvenienced by by the weight and cumbersom nature of this (+3)

11. a man familiar with the _____ and machinery trade

12. Mr Morgan's youthful assistant

13. gibberish: fourth letter minus first letter