THE CACHE IS
NOT AT THE POSTED COORDINATES!!
For a long
time after the telegraph was installed on the railroads, the
operators were required to get the incoming message on a device
called a "register". That would print the dashes and dots
allowing the telegraph men to see the message during decode. The
more experienced operators got to be able to "read" the code on the
fly just by listening to the small sounds the register made. From
then on the operators were allowed to do away with the paper tape
that had the code marks and just listen to the clicks. Eventually
the resister was redesigned into the sounder (no paper tape,
louder clicks).
The device
used to generate a telegraph code signal is called a "key".
Railroad telegraphers became especially adept as using the key and
could transmit information at great speed. The telegraph was
eventually replaced by the telephone in railroad operations, but
not before generations of railroaders spent whole careers mastering
the skills needed in the use of morse code.
To solve this puzzle, you will need to look up the
Morse Code.
To find the final coordinates you need to decode the message
blow.
N
XX
XX.XXX
W
XXX
XX.XXX
-. / ....- ...-- / ....- -.... /
---.. ---.. ..---
.-- / ----- ---.. ---.. / ..---
--... / ..--- ..... .....