CHISUM Traditional Cache
ALOFT23: The cache has had a good run, but it is time to retire. I have moved away from the area. Maybe someone else will no be able to locate a new cache in the area.
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(micro)
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The cache is a micro (smaller than a deck of cards). It is a log
only cache - so you will need to bring a pen or pencil, and is not
in plain sight.
You never know what you are going to find when you are out
geocaching. On a recent outing we came across the grave of a famous
old west character. His name was John Chisum. John Chisum was a
cattle barron in the truest sense of the word. Coming from
Tennessee to Paris, Texas in 1837, he joined S.K. Fowler in a
cattle venture. During the Civil War he supplied beef to the
Confederate Troops west of the Mississippi. by 1873 he had
relocated his ranch to a place near Roswell, New Mexico. His
enormous herds (60,000 to 100,000 head of cattle) pounded trails
across Texas and New Mexico. His name has led to some confusion
with Jesse Chisholm, who helped establish the historic Texas to
Kansas Chisholm Trail. A disastrous packing house deal and his
invovlement in the 1876 Lincoln County War ultimately led to his
financial ruin. The Lincoln County War also involved another old
west gun fighter William Boney, a.k.a. Billy the Kid. The War has
been the backdrop for numerous movies, including Chisum, staring
John Wayne. John Chisum was also portrayed by James Coburn and
Barry Sullivan.
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
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