Boy Scouts and Leaders Find Relics on Peter Lassen trail
October 1, 1948
Hampered in their operations of seeking hidden supplies left by pioneers on the Peter Lassen Trail, when an army mine detector failed to arrive, senior scouts and leaders nevertheless returned home last weekend with a fair amount of relics.
Indian arrow heads and mortars were discovered on the route as well as wagon wheels and a Civil War type army canteen.
The expiation followed the trail for thirty-five miles in a pickup truck and a 1940 sedan, believed to be the first passenger car to make the journey. Bruce Barron, scout adviser was assisted in operating his sedan by a host of husky scouts who spent a great deal of time pushing the car uphill and lifting it off rocks and high centers.
Discover Canteen
The old canteen was discovered near Obe Springs. One group of six camped overnight on the trail and made special excursions into caves and the surrounding area at the mouth of Mill Creek.
The camp was unmolested, despite the fact numerous bear and deer were seen and tracked.
Remaining overnight were Scout Commissioner, Gene Aldrich and Kenneth Swain, Gilbert Aldrich, Ben Linscholten, Dale Knapp and John Rummel. Others making the trip but returning to Susanville the same day were Otis Fuller, Charles Haight, Bruce Barron, Ray Berretini and Wayne Thornton.
