In the early days of Pacific County, there was much work to be done. There were roads to be built, docks to be constructed, heavy loads carried up the hills of South Bend and Raymond, and the railroad was being developed. It took manpower, and one of the ready sources of this labor was county prisoners. Many of the roads and other modern-day improvements in the area no doubt had their roots in the prison labor force that helped carve out the wilderness and pave the way for the modern-day small towns you see in the county.
This cache was placed as part of a series of locations, events and characters that shaped the early days of frontier justice in Pacific County. If you are interested in collecting trackable geocoins, you may pick up a copy of the official "Bounty Hunter's Roster" from the Long Beach Visitor Center, N 46° 19.892 W 124° 03.285 and find out how to claim a coin for your own collection by finding at least 20 of these geocaches, identified with "Behind Bars" in the title.
The names referenced in the cache titles and the outlaw photos are fictional and bear no relation to actual people, but the descriptive text for each cache relates factual information.