East Delamar Traditional Cache
Hidden : 4/8/2008
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size: regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:


I hid this while doing maintenance on a couple of muggled caches. Cache is an ammo can with the usual swag located at the east end of Main Street (plus a little). High clearance 2WD will get you close but because of the rocky terrain, you may want to walk the last few hundred feet.

As with any remote caches in old mining areas, bring plenty of water and beware of snakes, pointy plants and rocks, tunnels and shafts and other unseen hazards.

While visiting the Delamar Cemetery (located 1.81 miles to the west and right next to GC1JZ7 - "The Rocky Road To Heaven"), I was able to read the following description of Delamar posted on an extremely faded BLM sign:

DELAMAR 1893-1909

This cemetery overlooks the ruins of the mining community of Delamar, Where gold was first discovered in 1889. Between 1893 and 1909, $15 Million of gold was produced here. Delamar was the state’s leading gold producer of that decade. Many of the people buried in this cemetery died as a result of silicosis. The dry milling process used created a fine silicon or “Death Dust” which was inhaled into the miner’s lungs and gave the town its nickname of “The Widow Maker”.

Even so, Delamar boasted a population of over 1500 and had a hospital, newspaper, school, churches, saloons and an opera house. Enjoy but do not destroy your American heritage. Foot traffic is welcome but please leave only footprints and take only photographs.

State and Federal laws provide for penalties for defacing or removal of antiquities from public lands.

For more information, contact the BLM Offices in Caliente or Las Vegas.

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