!! Exciting New Cache Series!!
"COLORADO SPIRIT
QUEST"
The Colorado
Spirit Quest 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 introduce you to many of
them.
The cache
pages will provide a virtual history tour of the cemeteries and
tombstones.
COLORADO
SPIRIT QUEST is not affiliated with any other 'Spirit Quest'
group. Special thanks and credit are given to SixDogTeam who
started the Indiana Spirit Quest in 2004. The idea has rapidly
spread into many states.
The CSQ
endeavor is an enormous and relentless task. It cannot be
accomplished by just one or two people. This project will
only flourish if there is a multitude of volunteer cachers
willing to place these caches.
After
locating the cache container, take some time to reflect back on the
lives of those pioneers and the effort it took to make Colorado
such a great state.
If you are interested in
joining the "Walking Through History Clan" contact may be made by
sending an e-mail to the owner of "Colorado Spirit Quest #1 -
Mountain
Passage". Use the 'Send Message" link at the center of the
page of their profile.
Each person that places a CSQ cache is responsible for its
maintenance.
REMEMBER:
If
you are APPREHENSIVE about cemeteries - AVOID this
series.
Thanks to
Clan Members: Greasepot, Taylorgeotracker, Ivy Dog Parents, Team
Boogity3, and Grand High Pobah, CDirtO, FulComers, and Boborr
80909. New Clan members are always Welcome
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Although there
is no cemetery at Gilman, it is in itself a graveyard. In 1886
Gilman was founded on the steep sides of Battle Mountain by miners
who lived in the nearby town of Red Cliff. These miners soon tired
of the hike to and from work each day and established a camp near
their claims. The Empire Zinc Company bought up the claims around
the time of WWI and Gilman became a company town; many new homes
were built in the 1940s.
The population reached an estimated 500 and the town boasted a
barber shop, bowling alley, company store, a 7-bed hospital and a
clubhouse fashioned from the old opera house. The Empire Zinc
Company ceased zinc production in 1977 but a small copper and
silver operation remained. In 1985 all production stopped and the
few remaining residents were given 90-day eviction notices.
Gilman's mines produced for 99 years - mostly zinc, but also lead,
copper, silver and gold.
Gilman is closed to the public and posted against trespassing.
Please enjoy the view from the pullout on U.S. 24.
To view Gilman, drive 1.5 miles north of the turnoff to Red Cliff
on U.S. 24 (6 miles south of I-70). The cache is discretely hidden
in the guardrail at a perfect overlook for this forlorn and
long-forgotten town. There is no need to get too close to the edge
of the cliff or to traverse down. Take a peek down there though to
see the handiwork of beavers in the creek below.