Micro located outside the cemetery. Bring your own pen. Do NOT disturb or deface any graves.
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:
The settlement of Jack's Cabin, originally named Howeville after John "Jack" Howe who settled there in 1875, served as a halfway point stage stop originally for travelers between the Crested Butte area and Gunnison. Jack's Cabin had a hotel, guest cabins, corrals, a post office established in 1879 (and closed in 1918), a school, a dairy that opened in 1905 and a cemetery. Ranching became the major livelihood for the area. The Denver and Rio Grande Railroad stopped nearby to pick up cattle and hay. The eccentric Capitan Ellen E. Jack lived in the area in the early 1880's and took credit for establishing Jack’s Cabin (the camp was actually named for Jack Howe). Over 25 people are buried in the Jack's Cabin Cemetery.
Cemetery Sign
Cemetery 2011
Cemetery 2011
Cemetery 2011
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?
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.
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.
06/16/2018 By yogigram Spooky stop. No LIVE muggles here! Perfect coords.
06/15/2018 By Blockwiz You would never know there is a cemetery here if it wasn't for this Cache. We stopped just at dusk, pretty eerie. Thanks for the Cache.
Colorado Spirit Quest #393 - Living Water
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