GC51XJR Mondo's NAT #506 - Shasta
Type: Traditional | Size: Small | Difficulty: | Terrain:
By: mondou2 @ | Hide Date: 04/06/2014 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N39° 47.372 W104° 35.002 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0
       

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Native American Tribe Series

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Shasta

A group of small tribes or divisions forming the Shastan linguistic family of north California and formerly extending into Oregon. The culture and customs of the Shasta seem to have been much the same throughout this area, but linguistically they were divided into four groups speaking divergent dialects. Little record was preserved of their characteristics as white settlers moved into the region, they lost many of their native customs. However, it is known that they were a sedentary people, living in small villages, composed of rectangular, subterranean plank houses. Primarily they ate acorns, seeds, and roots, but the fish, particularly salmon, was an important factor in the food supply. They utilized broad, clumsy dugout canoes for fishing. The first contact of the Shasta with the whites was with fur traders, who early in the 19th century trapped in their territory. With the opening of the trade route from Oregon to California by way of Sacramento Valley in the middle of the 19th century, the Shasta came more into contact with civilization, and the development of gold mining in the 1860's hastened the process of their extinction, for they soon succumbed to the unfavorable environment of the mining camp. By the early 1900's there were only about a dozen left that could be counted.

 

06/23/2019 By Knyte7
Reflector is damaged and down, but cache is intact. Left coin. K7

03/23/2019 By EJBHGV
A little chilly and some rain.
But all in all a great day geocaching on the eastern plains of Colorado.
This was one of my finds.
All CO's thanks for making this day possible.

11/20/2018 By Geopokemongo
Found with cejamison4 and BVBfan!.... TFTC/SL

11/20/2018 By BVBfan!
Found with cejamison4 and Geopokemongo.... TFTC/SL

11/20/2018 By cejamison4
Found with BVBfan! and Geopokemongo.... TFTC/SL

07/20/2018 By Sqweeter
The day's been a good one for making these quick finds. Cache is in good shape. TFTH SL

07/14/2018 By Penny's pack
Had to be away from home for a meeting so decided to look for some Colorado Hidden Creatures! LOL TFTC SL TNLN

07/13/2018 By tc54915
Had the whole day to waste waiting for my coworker to get into town, so I figured I would grab some easy ones. This is so not fun doing park and grabs by yourself. Oh well...TFTC

07/08/2018 By Chiggie
Tftc. Found while caching in the Denver area.

07/04/2018 By Shoney1
T F T C - - - - I’m having a great time in Colorado Geocaching and sight seeing. Staying with a good friend in Centennial. I decide to hit the flat lands for my July 4th adventure. I got a early start to avoid some of the heat.

I appreciate your efforts in placing this cache for our geocaching enjoyment. It is always a great day to be out and about geocaching. Good job! I had a fun time finding it. Once again, TFT$ LTFAHG-Like to Find and Hide Geocaches.

Shoney1 - Springfield, Missouri