The cache is on the front of W 1/2, Lot
25, Conc. 2, 4th Range (ie 2nd conc. from river but on end of 4th
conc. of Cornwall Twp. so-called because of the way the river
bulges to the north.) Hydro obtained it from the Price family (two
elderly unmarried brothers at the time).
Hector Manson purchased W 1/2, Lot 25,
2nd Conc., 4th Range, Cornwall Twp. from Daniel Campbell - February
20, 1816. This farm was divided and willed to sons John, Daniel
& William in 1849. William sold his 1/3 (this is the part where
the quarry was and from which some of the stone for the original
Cornwall Canal was taken) and Daniel willed his 1/3 to John in a
will dated July 22, 1850 and registered September 10,
1858.
The easiest way to start this easy cache is to enter Guindon
Park near N45.02.020, W74.50.070 (A). Great coords and at this
location a great overall view of the area today. Above is an old
aerial photo of Mille Roches used for reference.
The posted coords are for a spot (B on photo) on what used to be
Cornwall Centre Road (west of today’s Pioneer Corner’s)
which ran into the town of Mille Roches prior to inundation in
1958. With little difficulty you can still see the few remaining
fragments of asphalt showing through the encroaching overgrowth in
front of the farm in the old photo. The date of the photo is
unknown but believed to be the late 1940s. The same area today has
drastically changed and a comparison can be seen in this
(dark line) growing a little further out behind the barn. The
cache is hidden between two of the eight trees and under the....the
one thing here that will stop you from walking around some of the
trees and between a rock and a...well another rock and they provide
a nice crevice just big enough for a regular cache. I covered the
container with a sprinkling of leaves in a vane attempt match the
camo job on a cache container meant for another location. Your goal
is to project yourself to this spot from the past and then
physically get to it in the present. No bushwacking necessary, no
insurmountable obstacles.
In placing this cache I found the area to be busier than
I’d like it so a bit of stealth might be required. Cache
contains log book, pencil, sharpener and an assortment of trade
items and some Lost Villages Historical Society info pamphlets.