Tate was a Village, but now it has completely vanished except for a memorial plaque and the wildlife preserve that now takes its place.
The Village of Tate originally adopted its name from the name of the railroad station that was established as part of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railroad. Back when the Grand Trunk Railway Company was planning a western expansion of their establish rail system, an unknown person devised an alphabetical naming scheme to name all of the un-named stations and lines, starting in Manitoba, cycling five full rounds of the alphabet, and starting a sixth before finally ending at Prince Rupert, British Columbia. Tate is part of the second cycle, situated between Semans and Undora... well actually between Semans and Nokomis. The alphabetic inconsistency occurred because Nokomis had been established before the G.T.P.R. naming exercise.
Grand Trunk Pacific Railroad went out of business in the early 1920's. The railroad was taken over by the Canadian government and was made part of the Canadian National Railroad which is very active to this day.
Here's a link to an excellent online resource regarding the history of the Village of Tate:
Historic aerial photo of Tate in the 1950's
You are searching for a ammo can
Contents include a log book, pencil, and several tradeable items.
Prize for First-to-Find is an unregistered geocoin.
After that, please trade fairly.
Here is a new addtion to this cache description, requested by the Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation.
NOTICE: In accordance with the new Provincial Trespass Act, The Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation asks that any non SWF members please contact permission@swf.sk.ca for written permission to access SWF lands. Existing members already have written permission on their membership card. Please visit www.swf.sk.ca for more info.
