The Great Fur Cache
To commemorate an important episode in the
early history of the west and to honor the scouts
and explorers of former days, this monument
was erected.
In this vicinity in the winter of 1825-26 a cache
containing 75 bales of furs, mostly beaver, with a
value estimated at $150,000 was made by James
Bridger, Jedediah Strong Smith, William L. Sublette
and others, who had come west with General W.M.
Ashley. Later most of the furs were taken by pack
train and water to the fur markets at St. Louis.
Boy Scouts and Explorer Scouts, Cache Valley Council,
Boy Scouts of America
Utah Pioneer Trails and Landmarks Association
