Hancock Multi-Cache
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There are only glimpses of the great mining operation left at the
site, a row of stones here and a fenced off shaft there. A century
ago, there was a massive amount of machinery here to raise and
treat the ore. One hundred and seventy thousand tonnes of copper
was contracted in all. Hancock's Heap is one of the legacies that
still stands as a reminder of the mining heritage of this area. It
is made up from the ore that was crushed to a dusty red sand that
was raised from the tunnel labyrinth beneath.
At each Information board you will need to learn a bit about the
minning history and find out the following details so you can
locate the Cache.
Location One -
First Information Board
Q1 Antonio Delgardo was hired in what year = ABCD
Q2 What is the reference number of the Cornish long-handled shovel
on the Miners Essentials list = E
Q3 Cartoonist Oswald Pryor worked in the mines until 19?? =
FG
Location Two -
Second Information Board
Q4 The average miners wage in 1878 was? H
Q5 When copper was discovered in Moonta Mines = IJKL
Q6 How many candles did they make from tallow in a week =
MNOP
Location Three -
Third Information Board
Q7 What year was the Moonta Mines School built = QRST
Q8 What year was the Moonta Mines Wesleyan Methodist Church built
18?? = UV
Q9 How many seats in the Moonta Mines Wesleyan Methodist Church =
WXYZ
Final Cache Location
S G(L+X+W)°
C(Y-I).(F+H)(JxK-U-A)
E Q(M-V)E°
(N-O)(S-D).(P+Z)((R+W)xB+K)
HOW TO
GET TO LOCATION 2
To work out the distance to the second Information Board add the
ages of the following men at their death.
John Curran WILLIAMS
John HODGE
Frederick William ATKINSON
James Ebenezer WOOLCOCK
Thomas THOMAS
To work out the bearing to Second Location find the Depth of Prince
Alfred shaft in feet minus 900.
HOW TO
GET TO LOCATION 3
To work out the distance to Third Information Board find Beddomes
Shaft in feet minus Lloyds Shaft in metres divided by 10
To work out the bearing to Third board find Bowers Shaft in metres
minus 29
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
Abg n ybg bs yvsr va guvf gerr