Kong Meng Historic Mine Site #1 Traditional Cache
Hidden : 7/9/2018
Difficulty:
1 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:




The Entrance

Kong Meng Historic Reserve was a successful gold mine site from the late 1800's. The reserve is filled with interesting gullies and large mullock heaps with plenty of walking/4wd tracks throughout the area. Majorca drew thousands of gold-seekers to rushes in 1863 just as diggings around nearby towns declined. Their first surface diggings soon gave way to complex networks of deep mine shafts, with a mass local workforce and capital investment from around the globe. Amongst mining investors in Majorca was Lowe Kong Meng, born in Penang in 1853. Kong Meng imported Chinese foods to his Little Bourke St store before investing in the sugar trade and in mining. His mines at Majorca and Carisbrook helped keep the towns alive for more than fifty years. Kong Meng emerged as a leader to Victoria's Chinese residents. The Emperor of China proclaimed him "Mandarin of the Blue Button, Civil Order" for his efforts on behalf of the Chinese community. For more information on this Historic mine site click here

Warning The mine site gets extremely muddy when it's wet, so be careful not to get bogged if driving a vehicle into the reserve.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Fghzc

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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