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Indian Massacre Multi-Cache

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Hidden : 3/14/2006
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

Between Kernville & Wofford Heights, Kern County, California, USA
The coordinates above DO NOT reflect the exact Cache Location!
WARNING: Unless you are real good at Math take a pocket calculator along.

This is a "THREE STAGE" Multi-Cache and requires that you gather certain information from stages 1&2 first then manipulate that information as directed below to locate the final Cache site. Each stage is vehicle friendly to within 50 yards, with a total distance of approx 7.5 miles from begining to end. This is an all-season cache with an average find time of 90/120mins.
While at the cache site be sure to check out the area especially the large flat Grinding Rock nearby.
It was at this spot that 35 Native Tubatulabal Indians were rounded up and massacred by the US Calvery. This is a nice interesting spot so take your time and enjoy the view over the lake.

About The Cache Contents
Initialy this cache is very well stocked with over 20 interesting and usefull items for all ages, please do your part by coming prepared OR just TNLN (Allway's trade equal or upward). PLEASE don't use "Twigs" & "Rocks" as trade items!!! A nice detailed log entry is all that we ask in return for our effort. We will maintain, stock and monitor this cache on a regular basis. Please log your find and add comments & photo's of your visit.

Be Prepaired
Don't forget your pocket calculator, and some nice usefull & interesting Trade Items.


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Stage 1) N 35° 43.217 - W 118° 26.158    
Park at these coordinates and locate Mr. John C. Howe, While at his residence please keep children under control and be respectfull, he can get grouch'y at times!!
TASK:
Obtain and Write down his two professions, count the number of letters in these two professions, (XX). It is NOT 19.
Now take that number and multiply 221582 x (XX) = N.  XX° XX.XXX
Now take that number and multiply 73909987 x (XX) = W.XXX° XX.XXX
GO to those coordinates for stage 2.
Stage 2) N XX° XX.XXX - W XXX° XX.XXX
TASK:
Write down the year that 35 Indians were massacred (XXXX)
Now take that number (XXXX) and ADD   3540304 = N.  XX° XX.XXX
Now take that number (XXXX) and ADD 11824795 = W.XXX° XX.XXX
GO to those coordinates for the Cache.
Stage 3) N XX° XX.XXX - W XXX° XX.XXX    
TASK:
Find the Cache.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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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)