Register Cliff Guernsey Oregon Trail Cache — Platte County

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Register Cliff Guernsey Oregon Trail Cache — Platte County

Lost Treasure WY • Platte County County
Description
Guernsey legend of pioneer specie near Register Cliff — the chalk bluff where thousands of emigrants carved names before climbing Deep Rut Hill on the Oregon Trail.
Historical Notes
Register Cliff and Deep Rut Hill near Guernsey preserve wagon-grease signatures and ruts from Oregon Trail traffic. The Rocker Box Platte County list places the Sawmill Canyon Treasure somewhere near Guernsey. Slade Canyon gold-and-jewel caches attributed to outlaw Jack Slade appear in the same county compilation, blending emigrant-route landmarks with stage-line bandit lore. Coordinates mark Register Cliff State Historic Site east of Guernsey. State historic property — no unauthorized excavation.
Status / Verification legend — Legendary or approximate

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