Wascott Copper Mine #9 Traditional Cache
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The ninth stop on your tour of the old Wascott (Weyerhauser)
Copper Mine area.
The main mine shaft of a turn of the century copper mine
Those people were a distinct population attracted to work in the northern mines. Cornish miners, some of whom had already come to work the lead mines in southwestern Wisconsin, arrived early and brought their experiences in underground mining to the north. Swedes and Finns also migrated to the new towns around Lake Superior in large numbers, followed slightly later by Croats and Slovenes -- ethnic groups whose languages, religions and customs differed dramatically from the Yankee, German, and Norwegian populations in the south.
Be sure to wear blaze orange during hunting seasons!
Take a pen or pencil with you.
Please DO NOT ENTER any of the shafts!
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
Frr gur ubyl cvar gerr.
Treasures
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