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FINS: Fool's Gold Traditional Geocache

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Blue Meanie: This cache has been completely muggled and ruined. Will not replace. Sorry to those who truly did not see the real cache setup.

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Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

This cache is part of the 2016 Spokane GeoTour. If you are participating in this GeoTour be sure to download and print your passport at SpokaneGeoTour.com and get started today.

This cache is placed and maintained by Blue Meanies.

Fool's Gold (1919)
Marshall Strong (Lewis) and John Moore (Playter) are partners in a mine and both love school teacher Constance Harvey (Turner). She prefers Strong, but Moore is crafty and she marries him. Moore is killed in a bar fight and Strong, who had come to the rescue, is accused of murder. Constance and Strong might have still found each other, but Lilas Niles (Truax), through a plot, brings about a misunderstanding and marries Strong. Twenty years later Strong, calling himself Mark Smith, is a wealthy mine operator and he and Lilas have a daughter Nancy (Brent). Constance is still a widow and her son David Moore (Greene) gets a job working at the mine and meets Nancy. Mark Smith does not take proper safety precautions for the mine workers and there is discontent. David is a power for good sense and moderation and the mine owner trusts him. Nancy's mother Lilas has arranged an engagement for her daughter to an English baronet, Sir Horace Seaton (Hyde). There is an explosion at the mine and David and Sir Horace rush to the burning mine and try to rescue Mark and the other miners. They pass through a long galley in flames but are not successful. However, Mark and the miners have escaped through a side passage. As a result, Mark becomes more generous in the mining operation and David and Nancy are later wed.

Cache is placed near a trail in a brushy location. Please replace well and don't lose the parts.


The Spokane GeoTour continues in 2016 with Filmed in Spokane. This GeoTour will send geocachers on a trip through Spokane, finding caches in areas where movies, TV shows, music videos and more have been filmed. Visit movie sets, restaurants where characters dined, homes where actors lived and much more while seeking wonderful new adventures. The Filmed in Spokane GeoTour rewards those who complete the GeoTour with a commemorative trackable geocoin.

  • Visit Spokane GeoTour to view a list and map of qualifying caches. All caches begin with the series name "FINS:" followed by a location specific name.
  • Be sure to read the challenge rules and print your passport at SpokaneGeoTour.com.
  • You must record the cache code word on the passport with the code inside each GeoTour cache to qualify for a geocoin.
  • There is a bonus cache connected to the coin. FINS Geocoin Bonus Cache.
  • There are lab caches connected to the tour and can be found at Benny and Joon Trail Lab Caches.

The Filmed in Spokane GeoTour is sponsored by Cache Advance, and by donation from local cachers. We hope you enjoy the tour!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Vg'f va gurer. Cvpx gur evtug bar.

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)