GC19Y36 Mines of UCSB (Traditional Cache) in California, United States created by JohnMac56

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GC19Y36 ▼

A cache by JohnMac56 Message this owner

Hidden : 3/4/2008

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Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:

Cache is a hidden prescription bottle (with child-proof lid, Sorry). Some stealth may be required when retrieving and replacing the cache due to the high level of muggle activity nearby. Five dollar bill for the FTF!

Long before professors and administrators dined on Thai chicken in the Faculty Club or drama majors performed in Hatlen Theater, the land these facilities now stand on was once home to Goleta’s very own asphalt mines. For nearly a decade in the late 19th century, the land now occupied by UCSB hosted packs of miners picking and blasting at the rich asphalt deposit that runs along the Goleta coastline. The asphalt mined here was then used to pave streets and seal roofs in Goleta and other regions around the country.

A Brief History of UCSB
The beautifully landscaped campus students now call UCSB has passed through many hands over the centuries. The Chumash tribe originally lived on the land, and according to documentation from the Santa Barbara Museum Historical Society, even had permanent settlements near Cheadle Hall and the 217 entrance to UCSB. Later, under Mexican rule, portions of California lands, including Goleta, became available for purchase by private buyers. In the 1890s, a group of Englishmen started the Alcatraz Asphaltum Company and took over the land after it became windswept. The now filled-in mine shafts lie between the University Art Museum and the Faculty Club on campus. At the turn of the century, the mine was abandoned and the land went through several owners until 1942 when World War II led to the creation of a military base in the area. In 1950, the University of California Board of Regents purchased the base and in 1954 opened a liberal arts school known as the UC Santa Barbara College, a name that was later shortened to UCSB.

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Like all the other caches on UCSB property, if you plan to drive to the cache you will need to have a parking sticker, feed the parking machines, or obtain a parking permit. If you plan it right, you can buy a pass for the day and get all of the UCSB caches.

Congratulations to Holazola on the FTF!!!

Please log any and all DNF's and maintenance issues so that I may make sure that the cache is not mising or needs maintenance.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

AR pbeare, haqre pnc

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)