In Toronto
Township, on the 28th October, 1818, the Chiefs of the Otter and Eagle tribes,
"PrincipalMen of the Mississauga Nation" put their totems on "Treaty
19"; an agreement to buy a large tract of land in the Home District. Lieutenant
Governor Maitland named two of the townships, Chinguacousy and Esquesing, names
used by the Mississauga Indians; Norval is in both townships.
Norval Flour Mills
An energetic walk in the
Village of Norval with a history lesson and a bit of math thrown in for fun.
This cache consists of three stages, two micros and a final. Most of the walking
will be on local sidewalks with some trails. When you reach the "Device"
I suggest you spend some time and read up about this great item
and then have a walk around the park.
Norval's
Human Interfaced Solar Distance Relationship Measurement Device
Parking:
The coordinates listed above are for the parking lot located on Nobel Street
alongside the Credit River.
Stage
1: Look
over your shoulder here and you will find a large stone marker with a plaque
attached. Be careful and read the whole plaque then make a note of the sum of
all seven years mentioned on the it.
Micro
1: To
find this micro take the above mentioned stage 1 sum and divide by 1000 then
add it to the following meaningless coordinates; 43°25.860N and 079°38.365W.
This is a film canister filled with slips of paper for latitude. Take one of
these slips to be used later.
Stage
2: There
are two churches on Guelph Street located at 43°38.791N by 079°51.708W and 43°38.771N
by 079°51.781W. You can find them easily and may not need cross the street.
Make a note of the sum of the AD years that both of these churches were built.
One church has a cornerstone the other is written backwards in stained glass.
Both dates are above the main entrances. You will need a flashlight if night
caching.
Micro
2: To
find this micro take the above mentioned stage 2 sum and divide by 1000 then
subtract it from the following meaningless coordinates; 43°42.589N and 079°55.671W.
This is a film canister filled with slips of paper for longitude. Take one of
these slips to be used later.
Stage
3: Enter the coordinates you gathered from the two micro caches
and make your way to this stage. Congratulations you have made it to the "Device".
During certain conditions you may need to brush aside some snow to continue.
On the device are a set of coordinates they are located on the dial plane just
below the analemma,
if you have time and the weather cooperates you can help set this
device into operational mode. Take the coordinates that are chiseled into the rock and subtract the coordinates that you gathered from micros 1 and 2(North from North
and West from West)assume zeros after decimal points.
Final:
Just about there. Take the two Lat and Lon numbers you calculated at stage
three and multiply them each by five then add them to the following meaningless
coordinates; 43°37.709 and 079°50.711. The resulting coordinates will
direct you to the cache hidden down by the river.
Cache:
The cache is a small Tupperware type container and contains explanation
sheet, log, pencil and all of the usual trading items. Some of the trading items
on day one included: a travelling first aid kit, flag pin, bovine trading cards,
fuzzy bat, phone cord rewinder, brass shells, minature stained glass, travel
bug, geocoin and a special envelope for the first finder. Have fun in Norval
and be careful of traffic and muggles. Good Luck.
Hollywood
Hotel and Mill 
The village had blacksmith
and harness shops, carriage works, woolen and flax mills, broom factory, ashery,
bakery, brass foundry, general stores, Orange Lodge, Mechanic's Institute, and
several hotels; Norval was a main stagecoach stop from Toronto to Guelph. Norval's
Post Office was established in 1836.
Math
Helper Sheet
Stage
1
1. ________________
2. ________________
3. ________________
4. ________________
5. ________________
6. ________________
7. ________________
Total:
_____________ ÷ 1000 = ________________
Micro
1
43°25.860N 079°38.365W
+ _______________ + ________________
= 43°________________ N = 079°_________________W
Stage
2
1. ________________
2. ________________
Total:
_____________ ÷ 1000 = ________________
Micro
2
43°42.589N 079°55.671W
- _______________ - ________________
= 43°__________________N = 079°___________________W
Stage
3
LAT from device: ________________.000_N
Subtract
LAT found at Micro 1: ____________________N
LAT for Final ____________________ X5= _____________________(i)
LON from device: ________________.000_W
Subtract LON found at
Micro 2: ____________________W
LON for Final ____________________ X5= _____________________(ii)
Final
Latitude 43°37.709N Longitude 079°50.711W
Latitude + _____________________(i) Longitude +_____________________(ii)
Latitude = 43°__________________N Longitude = 079°_________________W
Information taken from Norval on the Credit by
Rev. Dr. Richard Ruggle
for the Esquesing Historical Society