Wascott Copper Mine #4 Traditional Cache
Hidden : 4/22/2012
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

The fourth stop on your tour of the old Wascott (Weyerhauser)
Copper Mine area.


Lunchtime at the camp

During the 1850s, Lake Superior's iron and copper mines began to seem ever more appealing. Writing in 1855, James Gregory declared, "Iron ore of unlimited extent and of great purity may be found at Lake Superior, in the Baraboo district, and at the Iron Ridge in Dodge and Washington counties." But mining in northern Wisconsin followed a different economic and cultural trajectory than did agricultural development in the southern part of the state. Northern settlement was shaped largely by and for the benefit of people outside Wisconsin, especially investors from Eastern cities who hoped to make a quick fortune through mining. Their interest in extracting and transporting ore from the western end of Lake Superior led to the founding of Superior, Ashland, and Bayfield.

Be sure to wear blaze orange during hunting seasons!

Take a pen or pencil with you.

Depending on how tightly the cover was replaced on this cache, it may be a bit difficult to open. Please take a Leatherman, pliers, crescent wrench or some such tool just in case.

Please DO NOT ENTER any of the shafts!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Uvqvat ba n cbccyr fncyvat gbjneqf gur obggbz

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
-------------------------
N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)


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