We Have The Means - Where Is The Water? Multi-Cache
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We Have The Means - Where Is The Water?
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Welcome to Team GraMon's Sixth Cache
Here is a great display of Windmills
The first part of this cache is to show the various styles of
Windmills and how water was obtained and moved before
electricity. A multi with a dreaded nano micro at WP2 just for a
bit of extra fun.
The History
A windmill is a machine that is powered by the energy of the
wind. It is designed to convert the energy of the wind into more
useful forms using rotating blades or fans. The term also refers to
the structure it is commonly built on. In much of the world,
windmills served originally to grind grain, though later
applications included pumping water and, more recently, generation
of electricity.
The development of the water-pumping windmill was the major
factor in allowing farming on land which was otherwise devoid of
readily accessible water, these were also called Wind Pumps,
although they have since been mostly replaced by electric power or
diesel/petrol pumps. The Windmills were made in various ways
and many styles and numbers of blades or fans were used as will be
seen at the Windmill display at WP1. Many Windmill -
Windpumps still remain, but mainly in a derelict state, however
some have been or are being restored. They have also now become of
interest to Windmill collectors.
CLICK HERE - To see
some windmills.
Phineas. P. Mast
Phineas P Mast was the ex mayor of Springfield Illinois. He was
the head and principal stockholder of;
P.P Mast & Co - manufacturers of agricultural implements;
Mast, Foos & Co manufacturers of windmills, engines
etc;
P.P. Mast Buggy Company;
Mast, Crowell and Kirkpatrick, publishers of "The Farm and
Fireside" and "The Womans Home Companion;
Citizens Gas and Heating Company of Bloomington Illinois.
and a street car at Texarkana Arkansas.
Besides these interests he owned
3,000 acres of land in Wilcox County Georgia.
3.000 acres in Trego County Kansas
a large fruit farm in California
three gold and silver mines
As well as valuable irrigation water rights in Mariposa County
California.
He was also President and principal stockholder in the
"Springfield National Bank".
When he died on Sunday 24th November 1898 his estate amounted to
several million dollars that was left to his three adopted children
who were his nieces.
The Cache
WP1 - The Windmills
Go to the above co-ordinates and count the number of blades on the
shorter [in height] of the "Iron Turbine Windmill made by Mast
Foos and Co - Springfield O"
If 6 blades go to S36 23.926 E145 28.645
If 8 blades go to S36 23.875 E145 28.258
If 10 blades go to S36 23.897 E145 28.824
If 12 blades go to S36 23.456 E145 28.789
WP2 - The Dreaded
Nano
Find a nano at this location, placed here to add to the fun, to
find the final co-ordinates of the cache. This and the final
location also show ways water is moved from farm to farm and around
farms - although a lot of these are now days being buried using
large underground pipes to prevent water loss from leakage and
evaporation.
Enjoy!
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