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Stockton History 101 Mystery Cache

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Hidden : 6/14/2005
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

StepToe's Military Camp and Godbe's Chicago Smelter


This site was once the home to several different groups.

I found this lonely marker on my way between Orem and Tooele and thought I'd expand my History Caches into Tooele county.

This is a 2 part Multi-cache. The Marker, and the real cache.

To get to the cache, read the marker and fill in the missing values

Final coordinates
N° 40 2A.BCD
W° 112 2M.JKL

 

A = The 3rd number in the year Col E.J. Steptoe, reached this point.
B = The 1st number from the number of mules he brought.
C= The 1st number from the number of teamsters that came with him.
D= The last number from the number of cords of wood cut.

M = The last number from the year the present line of the Union Pacific Railroad reached here.
J = The 3rd number from the year Godbe's Chicago Ore smelter was erected here +2 . (Take the 3rd number and add 2 to get J).
K = The last number from the last year the smelter was operated until.
L= The last number from the year the Overland Stage Station was located here. (the first year not the last year)

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

haqre n fgntr oehfu (lrnu, V xabj, abg zhpu bs n uvag).

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)