GC34Q6J Traditional Cache Back In Time - Lake Shore
Type: Traditional | Size: Micro Micro | Difficulty: 2 out of 5 | Terrain: 1 out of 5
By: The Meandering Monkeys @ | Hide Date: 09/08/2011 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N37° 59.055 W107° 17.548 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0
Recommended for kids  Takes less than an hour  Scenic view  Available at all times  Available during winter  Wheelchair accessible  Parking available  Public restrooms nearby  Picnic tables nearby  Camping available  Park and Grab  Tourist Friendly 
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Lake Shore, Colorado

Micro located at Lake Shore. Bring your own pen & tweezers. Do NOT disturb or deface any ruins.

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:

In 1874, the signing of the Brunot Treaty with the Ute Indians opened the San Juans to settlement. While building a toll road in 1874, Enos Hotchkiss discovered a gold mine near Lake San Cristobal. The mine was later named the Golden Fleece. As prospectors came to the area more mines were discovered in the Lake San Cristobal area.

Lake Shore was established on Lake San Cristobal to serve the area mines. Lake Shore had 75 residents and a post office from 1896-1904. Today, Lake Shore is series of cabins and the ruins of the Golden Fleece mine.

Lake San Cristobal:
1880-1890 by William Henry Jackson            2011
          

Golden Fleece Mine:
Miners 1870-1890            1972 by Al Bachman            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!!

Back In Time Series:

Back In Time is a series of caches placed near historic sites to remind us to remember our past. We can learn so much from studying the past. This series will provide a history tour of Colorado.

Their days are gone but not forgotten!!

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RF34Q6J - Golden Fleece Mine
N 37° 58.979 W 107° 17.617

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CodeNameTypeCommentsDateCoordinatesDistance
RF34Q6JGolden Fleece Mine Reference Point  09/29/2011 N 37° 58.979 W 107° 17.617 0.17 kms SW 

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8 Logs: Found it 8  

Found it 06/14/2019 By Bokmeow
fun day for caching in lake city! we spent the morning kayaking on the lake with our puppy what a glorious gorgeous place. tftc ! glad we got our first smiley in lake city here. :)

Found it 10/05/2018 By goxfishxgo
Thanks for a quick find. We love this series of caches!

Found it 09/22/2018 By ashleycampbell528
Thanks for the find!

Found it 08/24/2018 By Libertarian Lad
Thanks for the cache great spot took a while the views

Found it 08/12/2018 By BG2015
Ha! I guess I should have read a few more logs. Got to site and was immediately consumed with fear that cache would be gone as there are no longer any tree branches within reach. Sat back in car to try and pull up website when I noticed something obvious and suspicious. Yep, there she was. Quick sign of the log and then off to dinner. Thanks.

Found it 08/09/2018 By kdrturbo3
Tftc. Beautiful lake can see the bottom

Found it 08/03/2018 By Wichita Bogey
Lots of muggles about. TFTC

Found it 08/02/2018 By J!--!-J
TFTC