All waypoints are provided. At each waypoint you will pick up a clue for the final location.
Waypoint 1: N 39 42.485 W 104 53.993.
This waypoint brings you to the gravesite of Jennie Rogers, AKA Leah Wood (Name on stone is Leah Wood).
She was born Leah Tehme in Pittsburgh. She was married several times and used even more names. She arrived in Denver 1880.
She moved to Market Street, the wickedest street in the Rockies, where she bought a small parlour house from Mattie Silks, competitor and friend.
Statuesque at six feet tall and hot-tempered, she was never seen in public without her emerald earrings. She once shot her lover, Jack Wood, and then confessed to the police "I shot him because I love him, damn him!"
By recruiting the most seductive “brides of the multitudes”, her bordello became an intimate haven where gentlemen could relax with fine cigars, brandies and discreet companionship.
You are interested in the year of death on the stone immediately to the left of Leah's. Add the four digits together to get a two digit number. Then add those two digits together and record the result as value A.
Waypoint 2: N 39 42.487 W 104 53.948.
This waypoint brings you to the grave of Mary Elitch Long.
She was educated in a California convent, but eloped with John Elitch. They were both avid theatre lovers who tried unsuccessfully to create a vaudeville show.
In 1890 they opened Elitch Gardens on the west side of Denver. John Elitch died in 1891. Mary married Thomas Long in 1900, and over the years they expanded the park to include a theatre and a zoo. A dead polar bear was stuffed to decorate her living room.
You are interested in the inscription on the back of the stone. How many letters are in this inscription? Divide this number by 2 and record the result as value B.
Waypoint 3: N 39 42.508 W 104 53.997.
This waypoint brings you to the gravestone of John M. Chivington.
He was a Methodist minister who was fanatically anti-slavery and turned soldier in the Civil War. He achieved fame as a leader of the First Colorado Regiment in the Battle of Glorieta Pass which halted the Confederate advance in the west.
He led the Third Colorado Regiment of Volunteers in the November 29, 1864 massacre at Sand Creek. Several hundred Indians, mostly women and children, died.
There is a date at the bottom of the headstone. Subtract one from the last digit of this date and record the result as value C.
Waypoint 4: N 39 42.533 W 104 53.953.
This waypoint brings you to the Hungate Family Memorial.
This family of two adults and two children arrived in Denver in 1859. They lived on the JP Van Wormer ranch 35 miles southeast of Denver. On Jun 11, 1864, the whole family was slaughtered by Indians. This led to intensified Indian warfare, leading to the Sand Creek massacre.
There are two children listed on the stone. Take the second digit of the day of the month of the birth date of the second child listed. Record this value as value D.
Waypoint 5: N 39 42.430 W 104 53.995.
This waypoint brings you to the rather overdone Hill family stone, and the gravestone of Louise B Sneed Crawford Hill.
She was descended from a prominent Tennessee family, and became known as THE social leader of Denver. She was presented at the Court of King Edward VII and, when in Europe, was entertained by royalty. She spent part of each social "season" in the social whirl of New York and Newport society.
In Denver, she founded the "Sacred 36", counterpart of New York's famed "400".
Molly Brown, who was never invited to join the "Sacred 36", called Mrs. Hill, "the snobbiest woman in Denver."
Take the birth year on the second stone to the right of Louise's stone. Add all four digits together and subtract 5. Record this value as E.
Waypoint 6: N 39 42.613 W 104 54.043.
This waypoint brings you to the gravestone of Florence and Emily Griffith.
Emily Griffith began teaching school in Nebraska at the age of 14. She taught in the Denver Public Schools in a part of the city filled with disadvantaged children.
In 1916 she opened the Emily Griffith Opportunity School "for all who wish to learn." It was the first free school for adults in the US.
In 1947, she and Florence were murdered in their Pinecliff mountain cabin. This murder remains an unsolved mystery.
One date appears on the stone twice. Take the second digit of the day of the month and record this as value F.
The final cache container may be found at N 39 42.ABC W 104 53.DEF