Colorado Spirit Quest #391 - Old Rugged Cross Traditional Cache
Colorado Spirit Quest #391 - Old Rugged Cross
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Difficulty:
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Terrain:
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Size: 
(micro)
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Micro located within the cemetery. Bring your own pen &
tweezers.
Do NOT disturb or deface any grave markers. Cache is not
near the grave markers.
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:
As early as 1874, settlers looking for precious metals were in the
Crested Butte area. As the number of mining camps grew, Crested
Butte thrived as a supply center and the town was incorporated in
1880. As the gold and silver played out, the mining of nearby high
quality bituminous coal supported the economy. The coal mines and
coke ovens were developed making the Crested Butte area the state's
leading mountain coal operation by 1882. Since the major coal mines
shut down in 1952, Crested Butte has become a tourist center for
sightseers in the summer and skiers in the winter.
The cemetery is located in a spectacular setting with the rugged
beauty of Mt. Crested Butte as a backdrop. Many graves are those of
miners from the early days of Crested Butte. A cemetery reference
map and directory are available in a box at the cemetery
entrance. |
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| Crested Butte between 1880 and 1910 |
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Cemetery Sign |
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| Coke Ovens dated 1885 |
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Coal Breaker and Mine at Anthracite Mesa
between 1882 and 1890 by William Henry Jackson |
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| Cemetery 2011 |
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Cemetery 2011 |
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| Unique Marker |
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Unique Marker |
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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.
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
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