Micro located near Carr Ranch. Cemetery is now private property.
Bring your own pen & tweezers.
Please make sure container is closed
securely and re-hidden as well or better than you found it.
Maintaining the difficulty rating depends on
you.
History:
The Carr Ranch site was originally settled by Charley Johnson,
the name sake of nearby Johnson Gulch. In the late 1870s and early
1880s, Johnson ran a saloon on the ranch frequented by freighters
on the Saguache & San Juan Toll Road. Charley Johnson died in
1889 and is buried at
Barnum Station Cemetery.
In the early 1890s, Nathan C. Carr acquired the ranch. When the
Denver & Rio Grande built the railroad, Carr Ranch became home
to
Madera Siding. Today, the Carr Ranch site is mostly private
property known as Blue Mesa Subdivison.
Records show that burials at the Carr Ranch Cemetery include Nathan
C. Carr in 1908, Bruce Carr in 1916, and Jack Nathan Carr Jr. in
1985.
| Carr Ranch Madera Water Tank |
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Late 1800s Carr Ranch Map |
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Corral Remains |
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Please take some time to reflect back
on the lives of these pioneers and the effort it took to make
Colorado such a great state!! The only guarantee in life is death.
Where will you be?
Colorado Spirit Quest
Information:
The Colorado Spirit Quest (CSQ) is a series of caches placed by
many individuals, near cemeteries and historic sites in hopes of
paying respect to the many pioneer ancestors that have
“walked” before us. There are hundreds of cemeteries in
the rural and mountain communities across Colorado. This series
will provide a history tour of these cemeteries. If you are
apprehensive about cemeteries, avoid this series.
The CSQ endeavor is an enormous and relentless task. It will
only flourish if there is a multitude of volunteer cachers willing
to place these caches. Each person that places a CSQ cache is
responsible for its maintenance.
New volunteers are always Welcome!! If you are
interested in being a part of this project,
email the owner of
Colorado Spirit Quest #1 – Golden Mountain Passage.
Thanks to the current volunteers:
Greasepot, Taylorgeotracker, Ivy Dog Parents, Team Boogity3, Grand
High Pobah, Boborr 80909, Imusttravel2000, Buzz Lightyear I,
Sandhill 49er, MrVolkswagen, Isisfan, Rockymtn8iv, Fork-L-Man,
Outdrlvr201, Condor1, 2Cachedivers, arthurat, smilz787, Kyotmoon,
Mountain Roamer, SugarPug, Team Tiger Pride, ernie66, drnetwork,
Team w-bar-v, Dynamite Rabbit, DustyKat, mtnbirders, RustyBeerCan
& Marma, grymreaper, nteclpr, Moose1 & Mama Moose, Joe
Friday, 3cacheteers, 3cacheteers, Dasha Aussies, KB0UMW,
hiking_fool, tripping, res71cue and 1Mrs1Ogre, and nickgatt,
kingbee, The misgnoners, rbradu, shashyaz&foxy, Bugranger
Lyonden ut., Any Direction, Sewnssew, and The Meandering
Monkeys.