The Hands of the Pass Traditional Geocache

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Hidden : 10/3/2010
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:

Original container was destroyed by the Horseshoe II fire. The replacement is located just off Pinery Canyon Rd about 60 feet SE of the graves of Frank and Grace Hands.

A brief history of the area from “Backcountry Adventures Arizona: The Ultimate Guide to the Arizona Backcountry for Anyone with a Sport Utility Vehicle” by Peter Massey and Jeanne Wilson:

“Originally from England, Frank, John, and Alfred Hands were partly responsible for opening up this region to mining in the 1890s. They were also behind the early construction of the trails that linked the mining settlements in the region; Hands Pass, named after them, is one such trail. They acquired the Hilltop Mine, formerly known as Ayers Camp, from its founder, Jack Dunn, who stuck upon it some ten years earlier. The mine developed further into Hilltop Town when the brothers sold their interests to a St. Louis investor in 1913. Frank Hands and his wife, Grace, are buried very close to the southern end of Hands Pass."

If you are going to explore Hands Pass, you may also be interested in this one:
Kasper Tunnel ... The Beginning

and for the daring:
Kasper Tunnel ... The End?

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