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OLD WORKS Traditional Cache

This cache has been archived.

Team Sidewinder: As much as I hate to archive this longtime cache I don't want people getting into trouble trespassing taking a route that leads them onto private property. This cache has been here for 10 years and there are many routes where you don't have to be on private property as it is pretty clearly marked where you leave public property. So say " Goodbye to the Old Works Cache "
Edit.
Today 10/11/12 I finally made up to the cache to retrieve the ammo box. Removed all the " Stuff " and I am going to keep the log books. Made me kind of sad to read soooo many log entries from soooo many places. Thank you all so much for visiting the Old Works geocache over the years. I doubt at my age I will use the old ammo box to place another cache.

This entry was edited by Team Sidewinder on Thursday, 11 October 2012 at 21:11:42 UTC.

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Hidden : 2/2/2002
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

HISTORIC SITE

LEARN SOME OF THE MINING HISTORY OF OUR AREA ON YOUR HUNT FOR THE OLD WORKS CACHE. THE OLD WORKS CACHE IS NEAR THE SITE OF THE LARGEST FREE STANDING COPPER SMELTER STACK IN THE WORLD. IT IS BEST TO PARK AT THESE COORDINATES TO START. WGS84 ( 46°07.838 NORTH ) (112°55.346 WEST ). THE CACHE IS A AMMO BOX CONTAINING AN LOG BOOK, PENCILS AND SHARPENER AND OTHER TRADE ITEMS. A VERY INTERESTING LOCATION WHICH TELLS MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE LARGE STACK ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE VALLEY FROM THE CACHE IS LOCATED AT THESE COORDINATES ( 46° 07.387 NORTH ) ( 112° 55.874 ). THIS LOCATION HAS A FULL SIZE REPLICA OF THE TOP AND BOTTOM OF THE STACK PLUS A PAIR OF BINOCULARS FOR VIEWING AND IS WELL WORTH THE SHORT TRIP. IF YOU ARE IN THE AREA FOR AWHILE A TRAIN RIDE OF THE AREA BETWEEN ANACONDA AND BUTTE MONTANA IS AVALIABLE AND INFORMATION ON THAT CAN BE OBTAINED AT THE ANACONDA CHAMBER OF COMMERECE. THE TRAIN LETS YOU KNOW SOME OF THE HISTORY OF COPPER MINING IN THIS AREA.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

GUR GENVY URNQVAT JRFG TBRF GB GUR WNPX AVPXYNHF QRFVTARQ "BYQ JBEXF" TBYS PBHEFR GUR GENVY URNQVAT RNFG URNQF GBJNEQ GUR PNPUR. YNFG YRT GB GUR PNPUR ZVTUG OR ZHQQL VA GUR RNEYL FCEVAT. GUVAX TERRA

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)