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Early Settlers II Mystery Cache

Hidden : 4/6/2009
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:


THIS CACHE IS NOT LOCATED AT THE POSTED CO-
ORDINATES.

This community was established on NE 8-3-6W on July 7, 1880 and grew to include a railway station, a post office, three elevators, two stores, two garages, a hotel/boarding house, a blacksmith shop, a school, a stockyard and various other buildings.
More information can be found on the cairn at N49 12.083 W098 13.840. In fact, all the information to be able to solve this mystery of the actual cache co-ordinates can be found on this cairn.

The actual cache co-ordinates are N49 12.ABC W098 13.DEF.

A = the year that the Manitoba Hotel/Campbell Boarding House was established MINUS the year that the Blacksmith Shop was established.

B = the last digit of the year that the Lake of the Woods Elevator was established.

C = the number of years between the establishment of the Methodist Church and the Presbyterian Church.

D = the difference between the year that the Thornhill Consolidated School closed and the year that the same school opened by that name.

E = the last digit of the year that this Thornhill Cairn was dedicated.

F = the last digit of the School District number for Wellington School.

Once you have solved for A to F, then you will be able to seek out the cache.

The cache is a small cache with a log book, pencil and small trade items.

Additional Hints (No hints available.)