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Boston American Mine Mystery Cache

Hidden : 8/12/2025
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
4 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:


Monte Cristo is an abandoned mining town in the Cascade Mountains.  Starting in 1889 promising finds were made in the Glacier Basin leading to a mining rush with hundreds of mining claims made in the area.  Big investors opened several mines and built a railroad line to the town that became Monte Cristo.  However the ores were never consistently profitable and the after the initial boom ending in 1917 the town was finally abandoned.  Nature finished off the town with massive floods washing out road and rail.

When visiting the American Boston Mine Earth Cache by Zannaski  solve for coords and find this small physical cache.

A 92° 04.521' J 676° 78.209'

 

No cell service in the townsite.  Prep this one beforehand.  

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Purpx onpxtebhaq fbhepr pbqr jvgu n oynpxyvtug gura eha guebhtu gur Ravtzn 4 znpuvar.

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)