You are searching for a Plastic Lock N Lock full of trading stuff.
Covered up good. The first three finders will have their names
posted here as Fastest Cachers in this Region.
Some Notes on this pair or trees:
Mature trees can easily be 200 years old and 250 is not unusual.
This pair are very old. Some white pines live over 400 years. A
tree growing near Syracuse, New York was dated to 458 years in the
mid-1990s and trees in Wisconsin and Michigan have approached 500
years in age. White pines prefer well-drained soil and cool, humid
climates, but also grow in boggy areas and rocky highlands.
The name “Adirondack” is an Iroquois word which means tree-eater
and referred to their neighbors (more commonly known as the
Algonquians) who collected the inner bark during times of winter
starvation. The white soft inner bark (cambial layer) was carefully
separated from the hard, dark brown bark and dried. When pounded
this product can be used as flour or added to stretch other starchy
products. Linnaeus noted in the 1700’s that cattle and pigs fed
pine bark bread grew well but he personally did not like the taste.
The young staminate cones were stewed by the Ojibwe Indians with
meat and were said to be sweet and not pitchy. In addition, the
seeds are sweet and nutritious but not as good as those of some of
the western nut pines (Fernald, 1943).
Pine resin has been used to waterproof baskets, pails and boats
and the sap can be processed to make turpentine. In addition, the
sap apparently has a number of quite efficient antimicrobials. The
Chippewa even used it successfully to treat gangrenous wounds.
Generally a wet pulp from the inner bark is applied to the wounds
or pine tar can be mixed with beeswax or butter and used as a salve
to prevent infection.
A DNR permit has been filed for this cache. Thank you Bobbi
Audette for taking the time to approve this cache in your park.
- First To Find: lil'hobo,December 17 (78 Finds!)
- Second To Find: South Lyon Trekkers, Dec. 22nd, 2008, (2124
Finds!)
- Third To Find: The Atkinson's, Dec. 27th, 2008, (2865
Finds!)