GC1Z2DG On your way 2: From FS to NW and NW to FS (Traditional Cache) in Free State, South Africa created by JohanChristel

This cache has been archived.

ROTSIP: No response from owner.
This cache appears to be gone, and it seems unlikely that it will be replaced soon, so I'm archiving it.
If you wish to repair/replace the cache sometime in the future, just contact us (by email, quoting the GC number), and assuming it meets the current guidelines, we'll be happy to unarchive it.
Thanks for the past fun.

GC1Z2DG ▼

A cache by JohanChristel Message this owner

Hidden : 9/24/2009

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Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:

If you travel from FS to NW, you will find this cache first then you need to follow the road to Christiana cross the bridge to NW and look at the beautiful view. This bridge still have its original structure as build since 1800.(S27 54.984 E025 10.459) OR if you travel from NW to FS from Christiana cross the bridge and then you will find this cache. This is a quick road cache.

When diamonds were discovered in the Vaal River in the 1870s the former Transvaal Government hastily established a settlement on the banks of the river, in an attempt to control and alleviate land disputes over diamond discoveries further down the Vaal River. This town was established on the farm Zoutpansdrift (salt pan drift) and named Christiana, after the only daughter of President Pretorius of the old Transvaal. The first residential stands were sold in 1870.

Two years later diamonds were discovered in the gravel of the Vaal River close by and the inevitable manic rush followed. As usual the initial rush petered with the diamonds, although some are still found from time to time.

These days the mainstay of the economy is the production of beef, maize, sorghum, groundnuts and cotton.

Tourist attractions include the Diggers' Diamond Museum (authentic digging equipment and old photographs pay tribute to the town's diamond industry) and San Bushman Rock Art (excellent examples can be viewed 6km out of town on the Farm Stowlands) and Stows Kopje (prehistoric rock engravings which have been declared a national monument).

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Znxr lbhe cvpx, vg'f ng gur 5gu gerr.

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)