Wascott Copper Mine #6 Traditional Cache
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The sixth stop on your tour of the old Wascott (Weyerhauser)
Copper Mine area.
Miners shoring up the main shaft
The initial development of the Lake Superior region was brief, however, as the Panic of 1857 and the Civil War diverted capital from northern mines. The desire for wealth that had brought capital into the Lake Superior region carried it away with equal speed. Highly touted cities such as Ashland almost vanished overnight in the late fifties as investors and local residents both sought greener pastures elsewhere.
This is what they call a mine rock dump. As the mine is built, rocks from the blasting, picks and hammers were hauled out to these dumps by horse and wagon and piled up. Sort of mini-mountains. Watch your step!
Be sure to wear blaze orange during hunting seasons!
Take a pen or pencil with you.
Depending on how tightly the cover was replaced on this cache, it may be a bit difficult to open. Please take a Leatherman, pliers, crescent wrench or some such tool just in case. |
Please DO NOT ENTER any of the shafts!
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
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