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Mill Dam Reserve (North Otago) Multi-Cache

Hidden : 6/14/2009
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

This is a short multi cache located in the vicinity of Mill Dam Reserve just off SH 1 North of Maheno.

Mill dam was constructed in the 1860’s to provide a source of water to power the milling equipment in the flour mill. A weir was built across the Kakanui River just below the intake to a water race. The water race is approximately 1 km long and passes through a rock tunnel before emerging into a race which passes under SH 1 and along the escapement to the mill now known as Clarks Mill. Just across the water race you will find a small memorial reserve dedicated to those who made the supreme sacrifice during the Great War 1914-18. In this reserve, near the listed coordinates, you will find the information you need to locate the cache. This cache is nearby. The cache is a bison tube with log book only, BYOP.

The published coordinates take you to a small reserve where you can obtain information to locate the final cache which is located at: S 45 09.ABC E 170 50.DEF

A = Number of Dewars

B = Total number of Nichols and Kinimont's

C = Number of columns of names less 3

D = Number of surnames beginning with M.

E = Total names then add the digits to give X E=X+1

F = Pte W J Muldrew was killed where ? (Number of letters -6)

Checksum A+B+C+D+E+F=22

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Hc jryy nobir sybbq yriryf. Grgurerq gb gur zvqqyr bar.

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)