Glebe Mine and Pit circa 1867 Multi-Cache
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Glebe Mine and Pit circa 1867
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A 3-part multicache. Explore an abandoned mine that opened the same year Canada became a country. Check out the test pit excavated prior to the mine. Find the foundation of the miner’s home.
This is the second cache of the “Glebe Trio”. The first is the Glebe Pot (Cave) and the third is the Glebe Pit, included in this multicache.
Get to Sussex, then to Waterford (follow the blue signs to the Poley Mountain ski area). Before you reach the ski hill, turn right onto the Parlee Brook Road. Travel a little more than ½ km then turn left onto the Glebe Road. The road is paved but becomes dirt. Drive for approx 3.87 km’s on the dirt then take a left turn (don’t turn at the SNB sign but it’s a great spot to take a photo of the hills and valleys with Sussex off in the distance - see pics). After turning left, continue up this road for approx 175m then turn right onto a road that goes into a field. Park here and walk, or drive through the field to a dead end (it’s only 90m). There’s scrub-brush along the edges of the road through the field that may rub against the sides of your vehicle; the choice is yours. When you reach the dead end you should see rock piles to your left and in front of you. On your right is wood, debris and trash among birch trees. Go through the birches and debris to find a trail. Once on the trail you should be standing at the top of a very small hill. The trail goes to the left and down the slope. Directly in front of you, a short distance away, is another rock pile. Bushes to your right, on the side of the hill, conceal the entrance to the Glebe Mine [N 45°39.602’ W065°22.878’] (see pics). IF YOU DECIDE TO EXPLORE THE MINE PLEASE TAKE APPROPRIATE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS. According to Dr. Don McAlpine of the NB Museum there's 500 feet of passageways within the mine with numerous branches off the main. To find the cache check out the rock piles. GPSr WAAS accuracy was 4m when cache was concealed. Cache is a gray waterproof metal box. Enjoy the hunt! Don't forget to look for the cache near the Glebe Pit. It's only a stone-throw away.
Original contents of the Glebe Mine cache:
· Logbook (with pen & pencil)
· Travel bug - Averell Dalton
· Magnifying glass
· Bag of polished stones with Fools Gold
· 3-in-1 Mini power light (check out the mine!)
· Pair of Happy Face stretch gloves
· Sheet of “Finding Nemo” stickers
· Emergency blanket
· 5-in-1 camping whistle
· Magnetic clip
· MicroFibre cleaning cloth
The Glebe mine opened in 1867 and ceased operations in 1882. All the rock and ore from the mine was removed using pick and shovel. In 15 years of mining over 40 tons of manganese ore was removed from the excavation. It was sold to Colonel Markham of the Markhamville Mine. Small amounts of zinc and lead were also found in the mine … as well as gold!!! In 1940 the Sussex Manganese Mining Company staked a claim at the site but never followed through with mining. The remains of their building are seen near the birches, above the mine entrance.
Part 2 of the multicache will take you to the test pit that was excavated to see if there was enough quality and quantity of ore to invest in a mine. To get to the Glebe Pit you can bushwack or make your way back to the junction of the dirt road and the road through the field. Continue up the dirt road for 85-90m. Keep looking into the trees on your right. Beside the road, someone has wrapped yellow tape around a small tree at the point where you should turn into the woods. The area was cut a few years ago. They avoided the pit area so it has trees around it. There was yellow caution tape surrounding the pit but it's on the ground. BE VERY CAREFUL WALKING AROUND THE EDGE OF THE PIT. The wire fence that was used to guard the edge is on the ground and it’s easy to get your feet tangled in it. The pit is over 9m deep. At the bottom of the pit a test shaft is bored into the sidewall. We were unable to find any way to get down into the pit, so it’s viewing and pictures only. The cache is located behind the Glebe Pit in the same sort of hiding spot as the Glebe Mine cache. Cache is a larger casserole-style Rubbermaid container covered with a piece of wood and wrapped with a red plastic bag. COORDINATES FOR THE GLEBE PIT CACHE ARE: N 45 39.622' W 65 22.826'. GPSr WAAS accuracy was 4.3m when the cache was stashed.
Original contents of the Glebe Pit cache:
· Logbook (with pen & pencil)
· 2-in-1 dinosaur compass keychain
· 9” torpedo level
· Finger skateboard (with accessories)
· LCD calculator watch
· Teddy bear figurine
· Flashing safety light
· Pull apart key holder
· Bottle of coloured bath salts
· Flash pen (cow)
· Ice cream scoop fridge magnet
Part 3 of this multicache takes you to the remains of the original miners home. From the Glebe Pit/cache make your way back to the dirt road. Turn left and walk past where you’ve parked. Continue down the road and keep looking to your left. At [N 45°39.632’ W065°23.000’] you should find the only thing remaining from 1867 … a stone foundation. BE CAREFUL IF EXPLORING THE FOUNDATION. THERE MAY BE NAILS IN THE REMAINS. Our map shows another structure at [N 45°39.649’ W065°22.963’] but we were unable to find anything concrete there (no pun intended). There's a metal rod or tube embedded into the ground at that site, but that’s all. No physical cache at Part 3, just a look into the past.
Enjoy the history of the area!!!
Additional Hints
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