Prince of Wales Traditional Cache
Hidden : 5/9/2011
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:

Just on the outskirts of Gundagai at the scenic location of Reno is the historic site of the Prince of Wales Mine.Incredibly, around the turn of the century,the mining manager was Herbert Hoover who moved back to the USA after a very successful outcome and became President of the United States of America..

Gold was identified by the geologist Rev. W. B. Clarke at Gundagai in 1842. A gold rush hit the area in 1858 following further discoveries of gold and mining continued initially until 1875 and following a second gold rush in 1894, mines operated again until well into the 20th Century with some mining activity still occurring in 2007. The best known historical mines were the 'Robinson and Rice's Mine' (Long Tunnel Mine) a few miles to the south west of Gundagai and the 'Prince of Wales Mine' (where Herbert Hoover, the future President of the United States, was the mining engineer in about 1900 a few miles to the immediate west of Gundagai. Both mines struck the orebody in quartz reefs along serpentine/diorite contact zones with finds of gold telluride (of bismuith origin) also found.

The mine was located on the mountain to the south of gz.The mine is closed these days and also on private property.The Prince of Wales mine also had one of the best panoramic views of the mountain ranges in Australia well worth a photograph on your stop.
The cache is a small sistema containing a log book within a zip lock bag.There are plenty of small swaps.
FTF HONORS TO.......dipaulreno

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