County Line - Tuolumne Mystery Cache
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The cache is not located at the above listed coordinates. They take you approximately to the county line. You must first figure out the puzzle to Tuolumne County to find the REAL coordinates. This is the next in my series of county line caches. Approach from the west bound side.
Over the past few years now I have traveled throughout the State with a new perspective. Not like I used to… before I would fly through little burgs and towns without taking a second look. I have always traveled for work but never took the time to “see” where I was going. I would hit a town do my work and go back to the hotel and sit in my room clicking the clicker until the wee hours of the morning.
Now, every new town I pass through is an awakening. I thrive on the new treasures I see… monuments I have whizzed by a hundred times in my life are now new nuggets of knowledge, vista points I passed without a blink are postcard images burned in my mind, and side streets of towns are secret treasures that only non tourists find. Geocaching has made me stop and smell the roses.
Hopefully, this little puzzle will help enlighten you on the County of Tuolumne and maybe make you “stop and smell the roses” too.
N 37° 49.ABC
A = The Twain Harte Branch Library for Tuolumne County is located: 1870(A) Tiffeni Dr #1F, Twain Harte, CA 95383.
B = The town of Columbia in Tuolumne County became popular within weeks of the discovery of gold. Thousands of miners arrived and the population climbed to 5,000. By 1852, there were (B) hotels, 4 banks, 17 general stores, 2 firehouses, 2 bookstores, 1 newspaper, 3 churches, and numerous gambling and drinking establishments. Even though the town of Columbia is now sparsely populated at its height during the gold rush it was California's second-largest city. Even considered briefly as a site for the state capitol of California. (wikipedia is your friend here).
C = Chinese Camp is the remnant of a notable California Gold Rush mining town in Tuolumne County. The Chinese Camp post office was established in the general store on April 1(C), 1854. Unfortunately, this is now closed and no longer used.
Checksum for North = 17
W 120° 03.DEF
D = Tuolumne County was one of the original counties of California, created at the time of statehood in 185(D). Prior to statehood, it had been referred to as Oro County.
E = Parts of Tuolumne County were given to Stanislaus County in 185(E) and to Alpine County in 186(E). (E is the same number in both cases but just use once).
F = The town of Soulsbyville in Tuolumne County has a zip code of 9537(F).
Checksum for West = 6
I would like to thank arnoldbikerider & carpodacus for being my sponsors in the area for this cache.
Fun Tidbit of Additional Information:
The name Tuolumne is of Native American origin and has been given different meanings, such as Many Stone Houses, The Land of Mountain Lions and, Straight Up Steep, the later an interpretation of William Fuller, a native Chief. Mariano Vallejo, in his report to the first California State Legislature, said that the word is "a corruption of the Indian word talmalamne which signifies 'cluster of stone wigwams.'" The name may mean "people who dwell in stone houses," i.e., in caves.
The town of Moccasin in Tuolumne County is entirely owned by the City and County of San Francisco. Homes are used for employees who work on the Hetch Hetchy water and power system.
As always, enjoy.
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
Tbbtyr vf lbhe sevraq
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