Henry Croft - An Island Spirit Legacy Traditional Cache

This cache has been archived.

Skookum Bear: As the cache owner has not indicated that they have visited the cache location to replace it if it was missing, perform needed maintenance, or verify that it is still there within a reasonable amount of time, I am regretfully archiving the cache to clear it from the active cache database and open the area to new caching opportunities. If the cache owner would like to replace a cache at this location, please submit a new geocache listing and it will be reviewed under the current Geocaching guidelines.

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Hidden : 6/25/2012
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:


From the top of Mt. Prevost you can really see the lay of the land from either peak. One peak has a cairn for those who have fallen in WWI and WWII, the other peak is popular with hang gliders. The road to Mt. Prevost is open to the public every day, but it is a backroad that sees a lot of atv and motorbike use and mountain bikers. This is a seasonal road and so during the dry summer it is often closed, but access is still open on foot or pedal bike. Drive slow, keep your headlights on and only your navigator's eyes on the gps.


All the Island Spirit Legacy Caches are within a 2 steps of the trail, unless otherwise noted. There is no need to bushwack or trample the vegetation.





Henry Croft


The waterfront town of Crofton is named for Henry Croft (1856 - 1917) who developed the Lenora Mine on nearby Mount Sicker in 1898. Because of the volume of copper ore being produced at his mine, in 1902 he bought the townsite of Crofton to build a copper smelter and house his workers. At the time, the Lenora Mine was producing more ore than the railway cars could load and haul away to the ports in Ladysmith and Nanaimo.

Henry Croft married mining baron Robert Dunsmuir's daughter Mary Jean and was elected to the British Columbia Legislature to represent the Cowichan region.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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Decryption Key

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

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)


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