Where Coal Comes From - The Empire Cache Multi-Cache
Where Coal Comes From - The Empire Cache
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Fun cache in a scenic location
This is a two part multicache. Coordinates to treasure and log
container are in the pill bottle sized container at the coordinates
listed on this page. The containers are located very close
to each other to help speed up the fun.
This cache overlooks the Eagle #5 Empire Mine site. It also
overlooks the Williams Fork River and a grassy meadow that was at
one time a horse racetrack for the once indigenous Ute Indians.
There are petroglyphs on the mine site that portray this favorite
Native American pastime.
Although this underground mine is now abandoned it is still owned
by Peabody Coal and will one day be an active mine again. I spent
21 years of my life working the surface portion of this mine. The
large tall round structure is a silo that holds 10,000 tons of high
quality steam coal to be loaded into railcars. It was shipped all
over the United States to power steam turbine electric power
plants. There are still millions of tons of coal to be mined from
underground reserves here.
Please use care in replacing the containers to keep the fun
intact. Also use common sense and caution when parking and
exiting your vehicle along the highway, and also be careful
in your search for the treasure cache as there is a cliff close by.
North bound travelers can find a convenient turnaround spot approx.
a quarter mile north so you can park on the same side of the
highway the cache is located on. Cache should be available from mid
spring to late fall.
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