Legends, Loot, and Lore: Lady Coot’s 1000th
Cache is not at posted coordinates!!!
In order to find this cache, you must gather clues for north
and west coordinates from:
The Legend of the Gold Begins (GC1FT22)
Link
AND
The Reynolds Gangs' Capture (GC1FT2C)
Link
This is a letterbox hybrid cache, and was placed to honor 1000
finds by Lady Coot. CAW CAW!! It's on the Gold Dust trail!
Contains logbook with hand carved stamp bearing “AU”- the
symbol for GOLD on the periodic table of elements. Feel free to
sign the logbook, or if you are a letter boxer and trade stamps-
add the stamp to your collection. There is a wide sharpie in the
cache to use for ink on the stamp. LEAVE THE "AU" STAMP WITH THE
CACHE. Container is a large ammo box.
Original contents include:
-Several golden dollars
-Coins from around the world
-Gems and Minerals
-Magnetic silver and copper bracelet
-“Fool’s Gold” From Rock of Ages in Bailey
-Treasure themed items
-Tiger’s Eye stones
-And much more!!!
***First to find prize is a very special themed item.****
The idea for this series came from a former student who told me
about the legend of hidden gold somewhere in Bailey, Fairplay, or
Como.
Our story comes to and end, but a beginning for you!
.....Years later, John Reynolds lay dying of wounds
suffered
during a horse theft in Taos, New Mexico. Before he died, he
told
the story of how the gang had buried their treasure, to
fellow
outlaw Albert Brown. He also drew a map, which showed the site
of
the ambush and the vague location of the treasure.
After Reynolds died, Brown and his partners traveled to
the
South Park area, trying to find the treasure. When they arrived
at
the site, they were disappointed to find that a forest fire
had
destroyed many landmarks.
However, before he died, he either gave or showed the map to
a
Detective David J. Cook, a Colorado Lawman. In an auto-biography
by
Detective Cook, published in 1897, Cook quotes Reynold’s
conversation with Alfred Brown as follows:
"Jim and me buried the treasure the morning before the
posse
attack on Geneva Gulch. On up at the head of the gulch we turned
to
the right and followed the mountain around a little farther,
and
just above the head of Deer Creek, we found an old prospect hole
at
about timberline. There, we placed $40,000 in greenbacks,
wrapped
in silk oil cloth, and three cans of gold dust. We filled the
mouth
of the hole up with stones, and ten steps below, struck a
butcher
knife into a tree about four feet from the ground and broke
the
handle off, and left it pointing toward the mouth of the hole."
By all accounts, the treasure remains to be found, buried
somewhere in the north end of the South Park area.
This cache and the others leading to it are intended for the
whole
family. Have fun!!!
Additional Waypoints
PK1FT2J - Parking
N 39° 21.597 W 105° 57.133
Suggested Parking
Legends, Loot, and Lore: Lady Coot’s 1000th
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