Trapper's cache
A trapper's cache is a hole or small structure used to conceal and protect supplies so that they can be retrieved later.[1] Caches were used by trappers in the North American fur trade to conceal supplies for the trapping season and to store pelts in preparation for the return trip.[1]
Construction of a trapper's cache
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Utah caches were concealed holes.[1] Captain Meriwether Lewis, on June 9, 1805, described finding a hidden place, digging a hole, and making a concealed cover.[2]
In northern areas caches were instead small sheds elevated on legs, to keep food and pelts out of reach of sled dogs, bears, and wolverines.[3]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 The Utah Journey. Gibbs Smith. pp. 73–. ISBN 978-1-4236-2384-7.
- ↑ Meriwether Lewis; William Clark (1815). Travels of the Source of the Missouri River and Across the American Continent to the Pacific Ocean: Performed by Order of the Government of the United States, in the Years 1804, 1805, and 1806. Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown. pp. 350–.
- ↑ "Tall caches in Yukon country". National Park Service. Retrieved 2026-08-28.