Congratulations to SEEK84 and Jaguars96 for the FTF!!!
Cache is NOT at the posted coordinates.
"Hobos were the nomadic workers who roamed the United States, taking jobs wherever they could, and never spending too long in any one place. The Great Depression (1929–1939) was when numbers were likely at their highest, as it forced an estimated 4,000,000 adults to leave their homes in search of food and lodging. Of those, 250,000 were said to be teenagers — the economic collapse had destroyed everything in their young lives. They criss-crossed the country, usually by freight train, jumping into boxcars as trains pulled away from their stops or slowed at bends in the track.
"Finding food was a constant problem, and hobos often begged at farmhouses. If the farmer was generous, the hobo would mark the lane so other hobos would know it was a good place to beg.
"Markings would be made on fences, buildings, trees, pavements — anywhere a message could signal help or trouble."
- From "Hobo signs and symbols" by Logo Love Design.
Personal note: As a child in Garretson, South Dakota, in the 1950s, hobos ventured into town as there was a train depot. My friends and I often found remnants of their visits -- open cans, blankets, doused camp fires -- at their camp site in a wooded area near the tracks. While I never saw any of their symbols, the fact that they existed was often a topic of conversation.
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To obtain the correct coordinates, find the message associated with the symbols below. Count the number of words in each message. Addition will be required to three of the numbers as indicated below.
- Add 1 to the 2nd symbol.
- Add 2 to the 4th symbol.
- Add 1 to the 7th symbol.