The posted co-ordinates are for the first stop on the tour. The
first digit of the weight of the cheese is your "A". (SEE NOTE
BELOW - AS OF MARCH 28, 2005)
Carry on to N 43-02.196, W 080-52.040. How many items of
historical significance are in front of the blacksmith shop? (Do
not count the fire hydrant!) This number is your "B". (While you're
here, don't forget to do Knitter's cache, "Cheese Please").
Proceed to N 43-02.310, W 080-52.957. This was the site of a
huge fire that wiped out a fair bit of the downtown in the early
1990s. What was the approximate year of the cabin that used to be
here? Add 1 to the second digit of this date - this is your
"C".
How many years did the Estelle operate? The last digit is your
"D".
The fourth stop on the tour is at N 43-02.471, W 080-53.139. The
first digit of the year of Thomas' birth is your "E". The last
digit of the year that Thomas came to live in a certain peninsula
is your "G". Now walk fifteen paces in a westerly direction,
(looking both ways before you cross!) The last digit of the year
that the Pool was built is your "F".
Next, go to N 43-02.327, W 080-53.087. The first cheese factory
in Canada was established in a certain year. Your "H" is the third
digit of that year.
The sixth stop on the tour is at N 43-02.266, W 080-53.019. If
the building is closed, look through the front window into the
lobby, at a large sculpture of the Founder of Ingersoll. This was
carved out of a single piece of wood! How many items does this man
have in his hands? This is your "J".
Lastly, proceed to N 43-02.029, W 080-52.451. This plaque was
presented on a certain date. The second digit of the day it was
presented is your "K".
Whew!!! Once you have all 10 figures, plug them in as
follows:
N 43 KE.CAB
W 080 DJ.GHF
These are the co-ordinates for the cache!!!
When placed, it contained the usual assortment of cache goodies,
plus a gift for Smudge from Blue the Trusty Geodog, and a "First
Finder's Bonus" for the first finder, of course.
NOTE:: As of March 28, 2005, Stop One is (temporarily) missing
from this tour. Here is the information that would have been found
at that stage: (you will be able to get your 'A' from this
information)
Oxford County was the birthplace of the commercial cheese
industry in Canada. In 1865, James Harris erected the first cheese
factory in Ingersoll, Ontario. To stimulate interest among foreign
buyers, a group of Oxford's producers co-operated to manufacture a
gigantic cheese in June 1866. Weighing 7,300 pounds, measuring 21
feet in circumference and 3 feet in height. The average cheese at
the time, weighed 60 pounds. Six horses hauled the Big Cheese to
the Great Western Station in Ingersoll. The cheese was shipped to
the New York State Fair in Saratoga. It was then sent to London,
England where it soon caused Canadian cheddar to be a much
sought-after commodity and opened the market for a lucrative export
trade.
