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1906 Transportation disaster Traditional Cache

Hidden : 5/11/2002
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

In 1906 There was a spectacular train wreck when the mighty Cimarron river washed out the bridge. The ill fated number 12 Northbound, left at 0500 and never made it past the river. The old steam engine still lays buried in the riverbed about 100 yards from the south end of the present bridge. Terrain is not difficult and you should not have to hike very far from your parking spot.

When you find this one, inside is an account of the disaster as it happened in Sept 1906. Oklahoma was not even a state then! This was Indian Territory! You will find this one very near the bank of the Cimarron river. Approach from the North end of the auto bridge and cross the Rail Road tracks. You will see the remains of another ill fated train which was washed into the river when floodwaters collapsed another part of the track with cars standing on it in 1957. In the event some interloper has stolen or removed the newspaper account in the cache, here is the account that was with the cache. https://www.geocaching.com/hide/report.aspx?guid=61276cff-0de6-4291-9fe3-be22f39a8d77

This cache contains your standard mix of cache goods. It has been chained in place, not to prevent theft, but just in case the river decides to rage again. When you find it, please be sure to re hide it well and hide the chain as well!

Please, no golf balls . . .

Good luck on this historical cache!

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)