Historical Spot---The Old Mule car Letterbox Hybrid
Historical Spot---The Old Mule car
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Ontario's mule car was an early form of public transportation. The Street Railway franchise was granted in 1887, 5 years after the Chaffey brothers founded the city, and it was carrying passengers by 1888. Residents in the area had begun to settle all along Euclid Avenue from Ontario seven miles north to the mountains. The mules pulled the vehicle up 1000 foot rises to 24th Street and then rode down the hill standing on the platform in the back, with the car powered by gravity. The trip took about one hour up the hill but the return trip was made in 20 minutes. To find cache you will need to walk 280 feet South and look for another Plaque---9 young Pepper trees this was placed in the ground in the 1950's and most people do not see this small plaque after reading this Plaque walk North 25 paces to the second tree the container is hidden in one of the holes in the pepper tree.
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
Ernq gur qvfpercgvba sbe gur uvagf.