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The Industrial Mine Multi-Cache

Hidden : 6/28/2009
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

Superior's history is one of coal mining, and the Industrial Mine was a major force in Superior's history until it closed in 1945. The first mines in this area were developed in the late 19th century. The Town itself was founded in 1896, incorporated in 1904, and reportedly named for the "superior quality" of coal found in the area. This multicache will highlight Superior's mining past and is dedicated to the men who lost their lives in the Industrial Mine.

UPDATE 8/15/14: Cache has been re-worked since one of the informational signs has gone missing

UPDATE 4/20/21: Cache has been re-worked since they decided to change one of the numbers when installing the new sign

Collect information at WP1 then follow the trail to WP2 along the old railroad bed of the Colorado & Southern Railway. Try to picture this area 100 years ago when Superior's Industrial Mine was in full production.

Waypoint 1: N 39° 56.950 W 105° 10.151 – Site of the Superior Depot, where coal from the Industrial Mine was carried to Denver, Boulder, and beyond. Also the site of a fatal shootout in 1911.

A = _____ = Distance in feet that coal was hoisted out of the Industrial Mine
B = _____ = Estimated number of union men (not counting D’Andrea) that confronted the “Dude”
C = _____ = Death toll from the D & I collision of 1920
D = _____ = Numbered injured in the collision
E = _____ = Model number of the D & car pictured

Waypoint 2: N 39° 56.896 W 105° 10.446 – Placard describing the “Kite Route”

F = _____ = Length in miles of the Kite Route
G = _____ = Horsepower of green car traction motors
H = _____ = Capacity of a trolley car

The final cache (log-only) is at: N 39 56.X W 105 10.Y

where X = A + B + C + D + E + F + G + H and Y = C + G

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Purpxfhz (N-U) = rvtug avar svir

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)