Gold In Them Thar Hills Mystery Cache
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Note: There is no cache at the posted co-ordinates. This is a two stage puzzle cache. First you solve the puzzle, Then you find the cache. It contains a secret, To where the Gold is stashed. When you find, And want to log the Nugget, You'll see that You may have to lug it, In order to unplug it. The theme of the puzzle is the last great gold rush 1896-1899
Stage one is located at: N 54 deg 4A.BCD min W 101 deg 5E.FGH min Where multiple sources are available for the following clues Pierre Berton's book on this gold rush is the definitive source.--- A. The Canadian Gov't required each gold seeker to have specific amts. of certain supplies. The number of boxes of matches req'd divided by ten equals A.--- B. During the gold rush Gertie Lovejoy was a popular dance hall girl. In Dawson today a gambling casino runs under her nickname. The straight line distance in miles between this casino and the Flin Flon smelter stack divided by 240 (rounded) equals B.--- C. Soapy Smith, the scourge of Skagway, was shot to death on 8 July 1898. The number of shots Soapy got off before taking a fatal shot to the heart equals C.--- D. The number of letters in the place name associated with mile zero of the Chilkoot Trail equals D.--- E. Dawson is located at the confluence of the Yukon R. and one of it's tributaries. The number of different letters in this tributary's name minus B equals E.--- F. The price of Gold as traded in Dawson during this gold rush divided by four equals F. (hint: see Canadian Bank of Commerce in Burton's book). G. In winter, near the summit of the Chilkoot Pass were the golden stairs. Their number divided by 300 equals G. H. The number 80 minus the atomic number for Gold equals H.
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Fgntr1 vf fznyy, pnzb'q naq unatvat va gur bcra ba n ohfu, nobhg rlronyy uvtu.
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