Buffalo Annie # 6 Traditional Cache
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This is the last in the Buffalo series. This cache is located in the Black Otter Trail area, also known as Skelton Cliff. Please observe park hours 5 AM to 10 PM. Please take caution in adverse weather conditions.
The Buffalo Series: Buffalo Annie # 6 is the last of a series of 6 bison capsules. The theme of the series is about the American Buffalo.
Fact # 6: Some U.S. government officials even promoted the destruction of the bison herds as a way to defeat their Native American enemies, who were resisting the takeover of their lands by white settlers. One Congressman, James Throckmorton of Texas, believed that "it would be a great step forward in the civilization of the Indians and the preservation of peace on the border if there was not a buffalo in existence." Soon, military commanders were ordering their troops to kill buffalo -- not for food, but to deny Native Americans their own source of food. One general believed that buffalo hunters "did more to defeat the Indian nations in a few years than soldiers did in 50." By 1880, the slaughter was almost over. Where millions of buffalo once roamed, only a few thousand animals remained. Soon, their numbers dwindled, with the largest wild herd -- just a few hundred animals -- sheltered in the isolated valleys of the newly created Yellowstone National Park. As AMERICAN BUFFALO shows, it is from this tattered remnant that people are today trying to rebuild the once mighty buffalo nation.
Quote from the Nature Program, PBS American Buffalo, Spirit of a Nation.
Please note there is a letter written on the log sheet, so please retain the letter for a future mystery cache.
There will be a FTF prize near the cache and should be easy to find. Good luck. Arliecon.
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