E. F. SANGUINETTI, Was born in Coulterville, California, on May 16, 1867. He came to Yuma at the age of sixteen and remained until his death. Very few men accomplish in a lifetime what he did. For a half century he spent his energies and talents as a super merchant and developer of agriculture, mortuary science, mining, public utilities, and every phase of business that there was at that time. He was a dedicated man to his community which he loved. He had a host of friends and was so well known in the State of Arizona, that a letter simply postmarked Sanguinetti, Arizona, would reach him. He traded with trappers, grubstaked prospectors, bought gold, mined on a big scale, operated a dozen stores in many towns and organized ventures which would take a hundred men to mastermind. He was Mr. Yuma, and one of his most famous quotes lives with us today: "One thing I have learned in life. Of all the evils on this earth, hard work is the least of all them." History appraises him for what he was ... a courageous, self-reliant, imaginative, constructive pioneer, a notable example of the breed of statebuilders upon whose successes and failures, achievements and sacrifices, Arizona's greatness is founded. Genealogy Trails biography
Stage one is at the Museum which once was where he lived. The museum is open Tuesday to Saturday from 10 am till 5 pm. There is a small fee if you wish to visit during these hours.
The Final is in a local park named in his honor. The City parks are closed from 11 pm till 1 hour before sunrise, so please restrict your hunting to comply. This is a very busy park so use extreme stealth when seeking this cache.
In all cases, please replace the clues as your found them so others may enjoy the hunt.
To locate the Final, read the bronze plaque outside the museum and calculate: N32 41.(the year the house was purchased by E.F. Sanguinetti minus 1686) W114 37.(the year the house became a museum minus 1251)