GC11W8T Silos de Bunked (Multi-cache) in South Australia, Australia created by Gum-Ako

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GC11W8T ▼

A cache by Gum-Ako Message this owner

Hidden : 4/1/2007

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Size: Size: large (large)

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Geocache Description:

An easy two-step multi cache to highlight the grain industry and modern storage methods as you cruise Highway One.

The local area was primarily settled as grazing country over 125 years ago. Grain production, predominately wheat and barley, increased as engineering developed in later years. Golden grains became the mainstay of many farming operations in the mid 20th century. Wheat, barley, durum, canola, peas and beans now provide a patchwork of colours and textures throughout the winter growing season.

Initially, local grain was bagged from the headers in the paddocks, and the transported by horse and dray to the local railway station, to be railed to Port Adelaide. Manual lumping of the 3-bushel wheat / 180 pound bags broke many a farmer’s back well into the 1960s. With the introduction of bulk handling in the 1970s, grain was loaded into truck bulk bins and then dumped into ground grids, to be moved by conveyor belts into town silos, and then eventually railed to port. As farming methods and yields improved, the demand for and costs of silo storage increased.

The bunker system now augments existing silo storage. Harvest time (generally November – January in this area) sees the grain dumped onto the ground in prepared bunker areas, later covered with tarpaulins and treated, while awaiting reloading by augers and transportation by truck to Wallaroo or by rail into Snowtown and then Port Adelaide.

The tonnage of grain held in the Snowtown strategic storage site is not public knowledge - but be assured that many thousands of dollars of grain lies on the ground every harvest.

There are two options to discover the location of the cache.

One: substitute the number of thhe food product for the grain crop to discover the actual coordinates ( try wikipedia on the internet, if your general knowledge lets you down)

South (wheat) Degrees, (canola) minutes. (barley) seconds
East (Durum) Degrees, (peas) minutes. (cracked/pinched grain) seconds

Product
Dried Italian style) Pasta - 138
Margarine - 47
Bread flour - 33
Animal feed - 353
Split peas - 12
Beer - 742

Two: Go the given coordinates; find the hidden small cache and open to find the final coordinates. This option offers the better view of the site but may require considerable stealth at harvest time.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Ab uvagf fubhyq or arrqrq. Lbh pbhyq cebnoyl thrff gur pbbeqvangrf bs gur pnpur jvgubhg fbyivat gur chmmyr naq jura va gur nern vg vf n irel rnfl pnpur gb ont.

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)