5 - Brush Multi-Cache

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Hidden : 3/22/2015
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:



Brush Motor Car Co. Detroit, MI 1907-1909 Brush Runabout Co. Detroit, MI 1910-1913

The Brush Runabout was a light two passenger American Automobile designed by Alanson P. Brush in 1907. The first Brush built used a single cylinder 12 HP engine with chain drive and solid tires. The cost in 1907 was $780.00. By 1908 competition drove the price down to less than $500.00 and in 1912 a stripped down version, called the Liberty Brush sold for only $350.00.

Power was provided to the Brush Runabout by a large single cylinder water-cooled engine. Additional features unique to the Brush automobile was a wooden chassis, actually wooden rails and iron cross-members, friction drive transmission and coil springs in tension instead of compression.

Alanson P. Brush had the backing of Frank and Benjamin Briscoe to form his company. In 1913 the Briscoe Brothers using Maxwell-Briscoe and Brush formed the United States Motor Company. However the United States Motor Company failed by 1914 due to the competition from Ford. One report has the total production of the Brush Runabout from 1907 to 1913 at 13,250 units.

Photo and info:
http://www.american-automobiles.com

To enter Belle Isle State Park you will need either a Michigan State Park Passport or a day pass. Residents are $11.00 per year, non residence is $31.00 per year and the daily pass is $9.00 per day.

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has given the Belle Isle Cachers exclusive permission to place all geocaches on Belle Isle State Park. Please be respectful to the park, its management and all other visitors during your time here.

This park is very busy year round, please use extreme stealth at all times as every area is being used by others. Rock hides give great views around the island, we have marked the cache location to help with your finds so please replace just as you found them.

Stage Info:
Stage 1 you will need to count the webbed foot prints that go north to south. Add this number to each the North and West cords lines of N42° 20.000 W83° 00.224
Stage 2 you will need to be able to decipher the “tag” in black.

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