Carrying Place - Humber2 Mystery Cache
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This is a replacement cache for the previous Carrying Place – Humber with a few changes as the original one succumbed to the elements (the log that the cache was hidden under broke in half and slid down the embankment taking the cache container into the Humber and from there. Who knows?) A bit of history first The Toronto Carrying-Place 1. For thousands of years southern Ontario was occupied, first by hunter-gatherers and then by the more settled farming communities of the Huron and Petun. Around the time that Europeans were exploring and colonizing the eastern Atlantic coast and St. Lawrence river, the Huron withdrew to where the Jesuits found them in the early 1600s. By the early 18th century the French found the area around Toronto occupied by the Mississauga and Seneca. The first known settlement in Metro Toronto was a small village called Teiaiagon (Toioiugon) on the Humber River. This trading post was important enough to be marked on world globes and as the hub for 3 trade routes, it saw French, English and First Nations visitors come and go. One of these routes, the Toronto Carrying Place, was the portage between the lake and the Holland River which led to Lake Simcoe, Lake Huron and points north and west 2. In 1792, when Simcoe arrived in York (Toronto) the only trail northward was the Carrying Place Trail, a portage route running 45 kilometres (28 miles) from Lake Ontario to Lake Simcoe by way of the Humber and Holland River systems. The Trail, in use for trade by 1500, proved necessary, as the low waters of the Humber were often difficult to navigate. Additionally, the river was frozen in the winter, and the steep banks offered little defence against enemy attack. In 1793, Simcoe followed the portage and determined it was an unsuitable route northward to Georgian Bay- perhaps due to the fact that his guides lost their way on the return trip. Parking at N 43 38.239 W 079 28.564 in front of the sign that signifies the Toronto Purchase 1805 a copy of which can be found at the following weblink (visit link) NOTE: The above coordinates are not those for the cache. From the Toronto Purchase painting take the number of miles on the top and add to the listed N coordinates and from the right hand numbers take the number of miles and subtract from the W corordinates to give the location where you will find the coordinates for the final. N 43 38.130 + miles at top = N 43 38._____ W 079 28.503 – miles at right side = W 079 28._____ You can sit at the nearby bench and look over the river and there is usually a lot of bird activity and you may spot the resident beaver. The cache is hidden on a steep hill on the east side of the Humber River and the footing may be very slippery at the best of times but dangerous when wet so please be careful. There is a lot of activity in the area at times so please be discrete and hide it as you found it. Most of all enjoy the area, the history, and the hunt. Not recommended for children. This cache is now a lock and lock with a log book, pen pencil and pencil sharpener and the usual assortment of trade items.
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
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Svany - Qba'g yrg gur uvqr oraq lbh bhg bs funcr
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