Ruggles' Frontier Justice - 1892 Traditional Cache
MtnMike: Absolutely a favorite location and story. Unfortunately, this cache continues to get muggled, so I will accept the will of the muggles and archive.
Ruggles' Frontier Justice - 1892
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History Happened Here: "Ruggles'Frontier Justice - 1892."
One in a series of local caches that used to comprise a Multi-cache "History Lives-Stick 'em up or Tell it to the Judge." The multi-cache series no longer exists BUT most of the historically themed caches still exist. If you like history, you will enjoy these caches.
Due to it's location, it is best visited after normal working hours, less crowded. Due to its being quite open, the hint is really a spoiler. Use it if you want to dash and go. Can access from the parking lot. Magnetic. Head High. Bring your own pencil.
Ruggles' Frontier Justice - 1892 marks an ugly event in Shasta County history, the lynching by a frontier mob of the Ruggles' Brothers at dawn of July 24, 1892.
At this cache site, a mob of local men, took justice into their own hands resulting in the last lynching in Shasta County. Avenging the armed robbery of a stage traveling east on Middle Creek road May 14, 1892. The Ruggles' Brothers were reported to take gold (still missing and valued at between $3,800 and 75,000) and murder Amox "Buck" Montgomery who was guarding the stage.
About 40 armed men marched to the Redding jail and broke out John and Charles Ruggles. "It was a disagreeable job, but under the circumstances appeared to be necessary for the public good and is an example to the courts," says the local July 30, 1892, newspaper editorial. Although the brothers never received a trial, it is widely accepted they were guilty.
"Spare Charley and I will tell you, (where the stolen loot was hidden)" John Ruggles was quoted as saying. The vigilantes refused the deal, instead hanging the brothers from a board stretched between trees near a blacksmith's shop at the northwest corner of this intersection. (The original location of the cache. The cache is now on the northeast corner of the intersection.)
To learn more about this particular event, go to your favorite search engine. I hope you enjoyed learning a little and standing where "History Happened Here: Shasta County."
The original caches in this series, in alphabetical order are:
Beltline
Buena Ventura
Falke’s Lake
Iron Mountain Mined
Precious One (Inactivated)
Reading’s Rainbow
Ruggles’ Frontier Justice - 1892
Swimming Hole
Other interesting historical caches are Igo a Go Go, Piety Hill, Oops 1855. . . .
Carpe Diem, Carpe Geocachiem. . .MtnMike
Additional Hints
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