Sheriff Samuel Dickey 1880 – 1882 Uinta County Wyo Traditional Cache
Sheriff Samuel Dickey 1880 – 1882 Uinta County Wyo
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Sheriff Samuel Dickey fought in the American Civil War as a member of the Fifth Pennsylvania Volunteer cavalry, Company F and was at the surrender at Appomattox Court House on 5 April 1865.
He arrived in Uinta County in 1871. In 1877 he was appointed as a Deputy Sheriff of Uinta County by Sheriff George W. Pepper.
After serving a term in office as the Uinta County Sheriff. Samuel Dickey was appointed as a Deputy United States Marshall, an office he held for eight years and in 1888 he was appointed as the Evanston City marshal,
Later he joined the Union Pacific railroad where he worked for 27 years.
In 1923 he was appointed as a United States Commissioner for his section of the State of Wyoming. An office he held until his death.
Samuel Dickey died at the age of 82
This cache is in the original spirit of the Game. This cache site is Handicap Van friendly, Wheel Chair friendly, Cane and Walker friendly, and a safe site for children. Flip Flop sandals are not recommended and are unsafe.
The site is accessible by a dirt road, wash boarded in spots, and it is recommended that you keep your speed below 15 Miles Per Hour.
As with all Wyoming dirt roads - - after time periods of heavy rain and in snow conditions - - the road may become impassable for low clearance vehicles and passenger cars.
This is NOT a Travel Bug or full size Geo Coins or a Trade Cache. Small (Mini) Geo Coins and small metal pins will fit. Be sure to sign in as visits will be cross checked.
Within this cache is an object that is NOT to be removed. This Cache is part of a Mystery Cache in which the seeker must find each of twelve parts to find the final location of the Mystery Cache. The object has information – 1/12 – of the final location.
The GPS devices use satellites to pin point (within a few feet) a device location. This location is given in Compass bearings such as North xx.xx.xxx and a West bearing. With each of the North and West digits known a cross bearing can be made to pinpoint a Cache site.
Happy Hunting and enjoy .the day out
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