The posted coordinates are bogus. The cache is located at:
N 50º AB.CDE W 104º FG.HIJ
To find the true coordinates of this mystery cache you need to answer questions about Saskatchewan Survey Systems. Simply substitute the letters above with the number in brackets of the correct answer to each question.
You may find the following resources helpful in solving the quiz below;
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominion_Land_Survey
http://albertalandsurveyhistory.ca/index.php?title=The_Township_System
A) Number of sections in a township
- 16 (3)
- 32 (4)
- 36 (2)
B) A township is a square tract of land with sides of approximately
- 5.4 miles (9)
- 9.7 kilometres (7)
- 10.2 miles (6)
C) How many Legal Subdivisions in a ¼ Section
- Sixteen (7)
- Four (2)
- Eight (4)
D) Eighty chains equals
- 1565 metres (9)
- 5200 feet (8)
- 1760 yards (0)
E) A theoretical township in the Third System of Survey is
- 486.0 chains east-west x 483 chains north-south (7)
- 489.0 chains east-west x 489 chains north-south (8)
- 486.0 chains east-west x 486.0 chains north-south (6)
F) The 4th Meridian is located at
- 110º West (3)
- 114º West (2)
- 106º West (5)
G) What section is 2 miles north and 4 miles west of centre of section 10
- section 20 (4)
- section 19 (7)
- section 24 (5)
H) A Road Allowance in the Third System of Survey is
- 2.0 chains wide (5)
- 1.5 chains wide (8)
- 1.0 chains wide (7)
I) From 1871 to present these sections were designated as school lands in a township
- Sec’s 10 and 28 (3)
- Sec’s 11 and 29 (6)
- Sec’s 14 and 20 (8)
J) The 5th Baseline is located between
- Tp’s 18 and 19 (5)
- Tp’s 20 and 21 (7)
- Tp’s 22 and 23 (6)
The container is a small camoed magnetic plastic approximately 3”x2”x1”