Imagine it is the month of September in the year 1867. You are just like other survivors of the Civil War. Having lost property or family, you chose a radical gamble as your next path through life. Before the war many were finding their fortunes in California, but you recently heard of fresh gold fields, so you are one of several thousands lured to the diggings around South Pass City in Wyoming Territory. The earnings here are very much hit-or-miss. Only one man in a thousand ever strikes it rich on his own. The only reasonable chance of gain comes by pooling your efforts with a group of like-minded gold diggers and dividing up the considerable tasks required to search for and harvest the elusive veins of gold. Your name is Jonathan Pugh, and you are taking a break from your labors to search Spring Gulch for the work oxen belonging to your local group of prospectors.
A reflection of bright sunlight suddenly highlights a ledge in a hillside. From fifty feet away you see the unmistakable glint of yellow that everyone is searching for. Forgetting all about oxen, you stumble forward with your eyes fixed on the rock. There it is. A magnificent vein as wide as your thumb!
This is how gold was found in Spring Gulch, and how gold fever ignited a new town near South Pass City. Jonathan Pugh lived near the town of Miner's Delight for many years after his discovery. There was a dance hall and saloon at the mouth of Beer Garden Gulch, and the story is told that on occasion Pugh would stop in and tell the proprietor, "Turn her loose, and I'll pay the bill in the morning" - an expansive gesture which usually cost him twelve to fifteen hundred dollars. The U.S. Census of 1870 lists him as living at Willow Creek Gulch, a miner, aged forty-three, born in Virginia, and owning real estate valued at $13,000. Clearly, Jonathan's discovery was fortunate.
You can make your own discovery near the old town of Miner's Delight. The given coordinates identify a pine tree that covers a small ammo can painted flat black. If you happen to notice a 4 by 4 post held upright by a pile of rocks, you are within fifty feet of the cache.
Should you decide to do more exploring around the old town and the surrounding area, first examine the sign on the fence around the cemetery. You will notice there is some private property, and there are some small fenced areas to warn you about open pits and mine shafts. The easy gold is all gone, so stay out of these.
Congratulations to : Lspman for finding this cache first!!