Manhunt, pt1... Simpson Camp Traditional Geocache
Squarehead: overgrown and enough activity.
Manhunt, pt1... Simpson Camp
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Reclusive and considered insane by many, John Tornow was suspected of the 1911 killing of his 19 year old nephews near the Satsop river. Retreating into the dense forest and living like a wild man, John gradually worked his way into the upper Wynoochee valley. After several sightings and another double murder, the area became the focal point of an extensive and exhausting manhunt. This was rugged country... It still is, but try to imagine no roads whatsoever and only the most primitive of trails.
This series of caches highlights some of the more notable locations visited by John Tornow and his pursuers during the violent manhunt which lasted a long nineteen months. Almost a full century has gone by since those deadly events, things have changed and places don't look the same, but we have tried to place the caches respectfully and as close to the actual locations as can be.
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Simpson Camp
In 1913, Simpson Camp 5 was literally the end of the line. Both the old automobile-buggy road from Montesano and the railroad from Shelton ended in this area. Arriving at the old logging camp, search parties in pursuit of the elusive John Tornow were forced to leave their rigs and proceed on foot.
When the deadly manhunt for Tornow came to a sudden and violent end, some loggers living here were recruited to blaze a trail and help the lawmen bring in the bodies of their fallen friends and John Tornow. The place became a Mecca for newsmen from all over the state and onlookers made the long journey from Montesano and beyond in hopes of a glimpse at the man who had terrorized the area for almost two years.
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Additional Hints
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