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Spiderweb Mystery
Arthur aims at the Butcher's Creek house in fog, a red glow showing under its porch.

The Spider Web Mystery

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Years hidden
7
Telegraph poles
8
In-game hour each
1
Signatures
LJ & SM

Plates from the trail

  1. The red pentagram on the underside of the Butcher's Creek house, seen from below.
    The pentagram under the creek house
  2. A single white tally mark painted on the weathered boards inside Outhouse 1.
    Outhouse 1, tally mark I
  3. The blocky Fort Brennand outline painted on boards inside Outhouse 4.
    Outhouse 4, the Fort Brennand symbol
  4. The letters LJ and SM painted across pale planks on the rear wall of Outhouse 4.
    Outhouse 4, the LJ and SM marks
  5. Tally marks carved into dark planks at Fort Brennand, vines hanging across them.
    Fort Brennand, tally mark 6
  6. Three small pictograms scratched into a dark board at Fort Brennand.
    Fort Brennand, the three pictograms

The trail, in eight steps

  1. Butcher's Creek Pentagram

  2. Butcher's Creek Outhouses 1 through 5

  3. Fort Brennand Tallies & Pictograms

  4. Cornwall Tar Spider Carving & Web Node Map

  5. 9th Center Featherless Web & Dual Clues

  6. North Path: 'W' + 5 Poles Cipher

  7. West Path: 'NW' + Guitar Cipher

  8. Fort Wallace Guitars & Roof Bird Carvings

Pictures for steps 4 to 8 from the Red Dead Wiki, CC BY-SA.