The cache is not at
the above coordinates.
I came across this
structure several months ago and wondered what it
was. Several
long-time Humboldt residents thought that it was part of an
old foundry, and fellow cacher Nylimb forwarded some research
that indicates it might be part of a mineral refining plant,
circa 1950’s.
An article in the
Arcata Union newspaper described plans for a Mineral Refinery
costing close to $500,000, with an expected payroll of 3,000
employees. Dr. C.
Charles Celestri emphasized that the plant was not going to be a
mineral refinery in the accepted sense of the word, but rather a
process that “revolves around the making of milk of magnesia from
sea water and employing it chemically to extract mineral from
ore. Included in
minerals produced will be ‘H’ iron, a pure form of iron used in
steel manufacture, vital metals used by the government in atomic
work, cobalt, nickel and other metals.” He told the editor of the Arcata
Union that the ore will come from the Hoopa area.
Knowledge of the
following elements will lead you to the cache:
Zirconium, Tin, Fluorine, Strontium
Magnesium, Beryllium, Neon, Calcium, Boron
It’s about a
0.4-mile walk to the cache site on well-established
trails. Please, no
bushwhacking or intruding on private property.
You can check your answers for this puzzle on
Geochecker.com.