Pioneer Monument - 40 Mile Desert Traditional Cache
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Pioneer Monument - 40 Mile Desert
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If you travel down the trail You will need a 4x4 vehicle to reach this cache the trail is soft sand in many places
ATV or Horse will get you there as well or you can do like the pioneers WALK
If you come in off the highway most any vehicle with a little ground clearance will do
This is one of several caches The Traveling Naugahyde Hunters placed along the California Emigrant Trail Carson River Route. This section of the historic California Trail was opened from the Sink of the Humboldt River to the Carson River at Ragtown in the fall of 1848
The Caches are near one of the several Trail Markers placed to mark the route. When you visit one of these caches you will be following the foot steps of the pioneers hope ya’ll enjoy the hunt.
Pioneer Monument - 40 Mile Desert
This Monument is dedicated to all of those brave soles who suffered hardship and often death to settled the west
FORTY-MILE DESERT
The 40-Mile Desert, beginning here, is a barren stretch of waterless alkali wasteland. It was the most dreaded section of the California Emigrant Trail. If possible, it was traveled by night because of the great heat. The route was first traveled by the Walker-Chiles party in 1843 with the first wagon train. Regardless of its horrors, it became the accepted route, as it split five miles southwest of here into the two main trails to California--the Carson River and the Truckee River Routes. Starvation for men and animals stalked every mile. A survey made in 1850 showed these appalling statistics: 1,061 dead mules, almost 5,000 horses, 3,750 cattle and 953 graves. The then-value of personal property lost was set at $1,000,000. The heaviest traffic came from 1849 to 1869. It was still used after completion of the Central Pacific Railroad in 1869
The cache is in a white plastic container and contains the usual treasures to find and trade as well as a log book with a couple of writing tools to record your visit
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