Manual Lisa Traditional Cache
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This cache is located at the Manual Lisa fishing access. It is a decon container. There is a primitive campground and boat launch in the area so if you want to spend some time or fish follow the rules on the signs.
Manual Lisa was a Cuban native. He lived 1772-1820. He was called Nebr. first white settler. He came up the Missouri in 1807 to start a fur trading venture. He built the 1st Fort Lisa on the BigHorn River. This fort was also called Manual Fort or Fort Manual. Unfortunately, he had to abandon the fort due to pressure from the British and the Indians. He was married to Mary Hampstead Keeney of St. Louis and they traveled between St. Louis and the Bighorn. She assisted the Yellowstone Expedition which had established its headquarters near the Lisa Trading Post. Manual Lisa saw himself as an Indian benefactor not an exploiter. He wrote to William Clark in 1817 (three years before he died) that he had distributed various seeds to help the Indians grow things. Some of these seeds were pumpkins, beans, turnips, and potatoes. He also loaned them traps and arranged for black smithing as needed. There is a stone in this area (unfortunately they are on private land) where he carved his name-M. Lisa-1807 and another stone with Colter 1810. They are somewhere around the mouth of the Bighorn. The Bighorn and the Yellowstone rivers flow together in this area. There are pictures of these stones at the cafe/casino in Custer, Mt. The pictures were taken in 1920 and you can clearly see the names. The Chamber of Commerce in Hardin, Mt. is trying to put more informatin together on historical sites in this area.
The original contents included a sacajewa dollar, whistle, 1 die, Club coast key chain, green button, orange sticker with www.bgcg.info, yellow business card from the Billings group with coordinates to a group cache, a MDT snowplow pin, log sheet and a pencil. It is always good to bring your own writing tool though.
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