Nickel Mine Cache Traditional Geocache
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This mine was opened in 1871 by Brewster J. Allison, closed in 1884.
Iron/nickel is a rare and valuable alloy. The best way to get it is to find a meteor, so mines like this are few. This the 5th in our Mine Series caches. It is the shortest walk so far at a little over a mile, but it is not a pleasant hike. There is no trail, just an old mine road that is barely visible. Most of the time you will be bushwacking alongside the road because it is so overgrown it resembles something out of Brer Rabbit. Park on Tiorati Brook Rd. where it crosses the blue trail. Walk east along the road and turn south just before crossing the stream. The old road is visible at this point. You would probably lose your way except for the series of cairns placed there by mine freaks (which we are becoming).After 1/2 mile thru swampy terrain, the road turns up Grape Swamp Mountain. FOLLOW THE CAIRNS. The remains of some of the old iron mines are difficult to see, but not this one. It's huge. We are not going to include an encoded hint- if you make it to the location, you deserve an easy find. The main pit of the mine is keyhole shaped. When you are in the narrow part, the cache is 40 feet west. Look for a pair of double-trunk trees.
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