In Search of the Rogue Miner’s Cache: Cache 9 of the Treasure Man’s Buried Caches (H. Charles Beil)

Some of you may have heard about the Treasure Man, aka H. Charles Beil.  He is on a mission to hide treasure caches all across the states.  If you can find one, it is yours to keep.  (Read more here: HCB and his Buried Treasure Caches)

Currently, HCB has buried 13 caches, with two being found.  More are coming, though, so not to worry!  Visit the MW Forum to join discussions. The fun has just gotten started!

Following is a search for the Rogue Miner’s Cache.  It is shared by searcher GeneticBlend, who gave permission to share her story and images here.  It’s another inspiring tale filled with adventure!

Searching for the Rogue Miner’s Cache by GeneticBlend:

I just spent another full day exploring old foundations and a coal mining site in search of another one of H. Charles Beil’s elusive caches.   (Previous search report on The Outlaw Cache )

I can attest to the four skull rating of the “Rogue Miner’s Cache”, as I climbed steep embankments, was stuck by thorns, stung by yellow jackets, braved a sudden downpour, and came face-to-face with a rattlesnake. But alas, what was described as an “obvious” cache, was not so obvious to me. For a second time, I returned home empty-handed.

As it seems with most of H. Charles Beil’s hidden caches, he gives you some kind of starting point which can be found in his stories or maps. For this one, it was the photograph of the “Townsend Ferry” sign, which in reality, was partially hidden by growth. The starting point is usually the easy part! Figuring out where to go from there is what is difficult. My experience with two hunts has proven that even when I do locate the remains of an old town, I am still missing something. It may take several trips to a site to find what you are looking for. That is what happened with the Wolf Run cache, one of two that were found. The finders returned to that site, and searched for many, many weekends before they found the cache.

Below are some more photos.  Look close to see the rattlesnake at the bottom of the first photo (below). It isn’t one of my better photographs. It was all I could do to keep my composure as it slithered under a nearby rock.

Again, as I said with my trip report to the David Lewis cache site, all is not lost if you come home without the cache. This site was in a beautiful location—worth the trip even if you weren’t searching for treasure. The area is full of history. You could spend several days there and not run out of things to do or see. Good luck to anyone who goes to search for the “Rogue Miner’s Cache”!

Best of luck with all that you seek!  Always Treasure the Adventure!