GC2FNZN Conveyor of Gold (Traditional Cache) in California, United States created by jmlkicker

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MiknJen: Sadly, I must archive my first hide, which was also a reward from my first "FTF", which was a starter geocache.... The hiding spot is apparently the target of some regular muggles, as over the last 6 months, it's been vandalized almost immediately after replacing the cache....

GC2FNZN ▼

A cache by jmlkicker Message this owner

Hidden : 9/24/2010

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Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:

Lembi Park entrance area. Easily accessible and plenty of parking near the cache. This area contains dredging equipment commonly used by early settlers of the west to try and discover the mother of all geocache, gold!

Gratz D Lambo on the FTF!

This cache was a pre-made cache I discovered when I first started caching. I decided to put it to use. It's a smaller altoids breath mint container which has been altered to something not so noticeable.

The region around Folsom and Mormon Bar was extensively mined during the gold rush. The area was originally settled in 1849 and first known as Negro Bar. The present town was laid out in 1855 by T. D. Judah for the Sacramento Valley Railroad and named for Captain J. L. Folsom, quartermaster of Stevenson's Regiment. Numerous Chinese worked the region from the 1860s through the 1890s. A primitive grab-dredger was active at Natoma in 1894. Bucket-line dredging began at Folsom in 1898 and soon became. a major industry. Most of the dredging companies were merged into Natomas Consolidated of California in 190@. This firm, later known as the Natomas Company, was the principal operator in the district. The company designed and built its own dredges at extensive shops in the town of Natoma. In 1916, 11 active dredges yielded more than $2 million worth of gold. From 1927 to 1952, several other operators joined Natomas in dredging the district.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Abg tebhaqrq. Abg nobir rlr yriry. Znl erdhver n vzcebzcgh gbby bs gur genqr (gurer'f hfhnyyl cyragl ylvat nebhaq).

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)

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Conveyor of Gold Traditional Cache

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