Elk Run Shaft Multi-Cache
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Elk Run Shaft is a memorial built on the air shaft of The Rolling Mill Mine. On July 10, 1902 a gas and dust explosion rocked the mine causing th death of many miners. Early reports state that only 4 miners were brought alive and that very few miners were killed by the blast, the rest were killed by "afterdamp", a poisonous mixture of gasses formed by the blast.
The mine did reopen producing approx. 22 1/2 million tons of coal until it was closed in 1931. The mine was owned by The Cambria Iron Works at the time of the blast. The president was Powell Stackhouse.
The final coordinates are N40 19.ABC W078 56.DEF
Where A=The third digit in the number of miners killed.
B=The number of coal cars filled per minute. +2
C=The third digit of the depth of the Lower Kittanning seam below the upper seam.
D=The first digit in the depth of the shaft.
E=The second digit of the year that the PA DEP filled in the mine.
F= The length of the tunnel to Rosedale.
Please hide the container as well or better than when you found it.
Congrats to Mrbee&WillowTree on their FTF.
This is featured Cache #21 of the Greater Johnstown/Cambria County Geo Trail,which highlights the scenic and historic amenities of the area. Be sure to collect and record the Geotrail Code Word from in (or near, in the case of micros) the cache to your offical Geotrail Passport, which can be obtained from the Convention and Visitor's Bureau. A map and list of all caches featured in the Geotrail can be found at Map Link, or they can be downloaded from the bookmark list.
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
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