GC1DX7N Traditional Cache Colorado Spirit Quest #21 - Gilman
Type: Traditional | Size: Small Small | Difficulty: 1.5 out of 5 | Terrain: 2.5 out of 5
By: Team Boogity3 @ | Hide Date: 07/06/2008 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N39° 32.153 W106° 23.780 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0
Dogs  Takes less than an hour  Scenic view  Available at all times  Available during winter  Cliff / falling rocks  Bicycles  Motorcycles  Off-road vehicles 

Typical cache-and-dash; camouflaged pill bottle; bring your own writing implement.
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!! Exciting New Cache Series!!

"COLORADO SPIRIT QUEST"

The Colorado Spirit Quest 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 introduce you to many of them.

The cache pages will provide a virtual history tour of the cemeteries and tombstones.

COLORADO SPIRIT QUEST is not affiliated with any other 'Spirit Quest' group. Special thanks and credit are given to SixDogTeam who started the Indiana Spirit Quest in 2004. The idea has rapidly spread into many states.

The CSQ endeavor is an enormous and relentless task. It cannot be accomplished by just one or two people. This project will only flourish if there is a multitude of volunteer cachers willing to place these caches.

After locating the cache container, take some time to reflect back on the lives of those pioneers and the effort it took to make Colorado such a great state.

If you are interested in joining the "Walking Through History Clan" contact may be made by sending an e-mail to the owner of "Colorado Spirit Quest #1 - Mountain Passage". Use the 'Send Message" link at the center of the page of their profile.

Each person that places a CSQ cache is responsible for its maintenance.

REMEMBER:

If you are APPREHENSIVE about cemeteries - AVOID this series.

Thanks to Clan Members: Greasepot, Taylorgeotracker, Ivy Dog Parents, Team Boogity3, and Grand High Pobah, CDirtO, FulComers, and Boborr 80909. New Clan members are always Welcome

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Although there is no cemetery at Gilman, it is in itself a graveyard. In 1886 Gilman was founded on the steep sides of Battle Mountain by miners who lived in the nearby town of Red Cliff. These miners soon tired of the hike to and from work each day and established a camp near their claims. The Empire Zinc Company bought up the claims around the time of WWI and Gilman became a company town; many new homes were built in the 1940s.

The population reached an estimated 500 and the town boasted a barber shop, bowling alley, company store, a 7-bed hospital and a clubhouse fashioned from the old opera house. The Empire Zinc Company ceased zinc production in 1977 but a small copper and silver operation remained. In 1985 all production stopped and the few remaining residents were given 90-day eviction notices.

Gilman's mines produced for 99 years - mostly zinc, but also lead, copper, silver and gold.

Gilman is closed to the public and posted against trespassing. Please enjoy the view from the pullout on U.S. 24.

To view Gilman, drive 1.5 miles north of the turnoff to Red Cliff on U.S. 24 (6 miles south of I-70). The cache is discretely hidden in the guardrail at a perfect overlook for this forlorn and long-forgotten town. There is no need to get too close to the edge of the cliff or to traverse down. Take a peek down there though to see the handiwork of beavers in the creek below.


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10 Logs: Found it 9  Write note 1  

Found it 07/05/2019 By Bigfishcacher
Always love stopping to see this little ghost town. Never knew there was a cache right there! Tftc

Found it 07/04/2019 By Katadin Goddess
Tftc

Found it 06/18/2019 By TH&G
I stopped on the way from Wyoming to New Mexico for the National Senior Games.

Found it 05/24/2019 By Snug418
Snug was here

Found it 04/25/2019 By TheGingerBullet
Located

Found it 09/17/2018 By themadcow
Found today while caching in the area.. Out here on vacation from Ohio.. today is September 17, 2018 and it's 11:11 AM. This is cache 3916 for me.
Thanks for the cache.
The Mad Cow
Bridgeport, Ohio.

Found it 09/08/2018 By FresnoDancingFool
A great spot for photos, especially now that Autumn is arriving. Good job and TFTC!

Found it 09/07/2018 By IowaGerd
Thanks for the fun.

Write note 09/04/2018 By ooh_tay
Tftc!

Found it 09/03/2018 By ooh_tay
Great easy one with beautiful views