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Something is rotten in the state of Ancaster Multi-Cache

Hidden : 11/6/2006
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

A simple two-stage multi-cache (if you know your odours)

"Something is rotten in the state of Denmark"

When I penned these words so many years ago I harboured no ill thoughts towards eggs. But inhale deeply from this fount and you shall be rewarded with a familiar yet pungent odour.


Documented as far back as 1820 the sulphur springs in this area have provided water to many including the nearby Sulphur Springs Hotel which stood from 1868 until 1910 when it was destroyed by two successive fires.



The water and its many minerals were said to have curative powers which made the Hotel a popular vacation spot for those looking for perfect health. The mineral waters were considered to be a cure for Tuberculosis and Sulphur Springs was one of the noted sanitoriums of the time MORE

George Gordon Browne Leith, who built the nearby Hermitage erected the first fountain and donated it to the township.

The fountain you see here today was rebuilt by volunteers in 2004. If you are brave enough you can taste the waters flowing from the fountain.

Now that you have seen the fountain and feasted upon its curative powers you need to locate the cache to claim a find.

In order to find the cache you will need to know what element gives the spring its lovely aroma. That chemical, along with the other contents of the water is given in a report by Professor George Wilson of Edinburgh in 1875. Take the amount of the odoriferous compound and add it to the minutes of both the latitude and longitude of the following coordinates.

N42 58.718 W079 44.322

If you have chosen the correct compound your math will yield a checksum of the minutes values of N=25 W=11

Cache container is micro sized containing only a logbook, please bring your favourite writing tool be it pencil, pen or quill.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Fuuu lbh qrenvyrq zl genva bs gubhtug

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)