I have add three more letterboxes in Cherokee County. I invite you to go to the website:

http://po8.com/letterbox/holmes/

If you choose not to use the website, the clues below will assist you.

Sherlock Holmes, the Hound, and You
An adventure in three parts

Letterbox Name: The Sherlock Holmes Trail Boxes (3)
Location: GA, Canton, Cherokee County, at a Park
Difficulty: Requires some prior reading to get references, some cryptanalysis, some Compass work...relatively easy
Date Planted: August 11, 2002
Planted by: Jimmus and SpikesMom

Clues:
To get on the road to the park, turn north on East Cherokee Drive at Macedonia Church. The Church is on GA Hwy 20 about
6 miles E of Canton.

To find the name of the park and get other clues, you will need to refer to Sherlock Holmes' adventure "The Hound of the
Baskervilles" If you don't have a copy of this story readily available, you can go to the links below and download the Microsoft
Reader and the Ebook.

http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/ebooks/
http://ebooks.barnesandnoble.com/ms_reader/download.asp

First, You'll need to find the name of the Park that is your destination.
In the first chapter titled "Mr. Sherlock Holmes",
find the last name of the doctor who came to visit Holmes and Watson, the
doctor who had left his walking stick. Now assign an alphabet place number
to each letter of the doctor's last name. A=1, B=2, C=3. etc. to Z=26. For example, if the doctor's name were Smith, the
numbers would be 19,13,9,20,8. Holmes used codes occasionally, and you have encoded Smith's name by simple
substitution.
Do the same for the doctor who visited, then add or subtract the following numbers to/from the encoded numbers of his name.
+7,-10,0,- 2,+16,-13,-5,-18.
Decode the resulting numbers to get the name of the park.

When you arrive at the park, you will find a paved walking track that encircles the park. It is a nice trail with good walking.
Walk the path counterclockwise and use the following clues for
the three letterboxes:

Box 1: Sherlock himself...

In the chapter titled "Baskerville Hall", Holmes sends Dr. Watson and Sir Henry Baskerville on to the Hall while he stays in
London on business. When Sir Henry first sees the house, he is struck by the gloominess of the surroundings. He remarks that
inside of six months he will have some "structures" up.

Walk downhill on the path and note that you lose sight of the rest of the park. You will only be able to see the tops of things
that function the same as those Sir Henry spoke of in his remark. Stop when the azimuths to the two nearest structures are
074 degrees and 178 degrees.

Walk a course of 350 degrees into the woods for about 50 paces to a yellow/white quartz stone about a foot across. From the
stone, the letterbox is at 083 degrees, about 10 paces. Some pine straw and branches may partially cover the box.

Box 2: The Hunt Continues...

In the chapter titled "The Man on the Tor", Dr. Watson meets Mr. Frankland who is notorious for filing lawsuits for almost
anything. Frankland makes reference to one of his cases, "Frankland v. Morland, Court of Queen's ___".

As you continue along the trail, stop at the structure that is identified with the same word that completes the quotation. From
the structure, proceed at 075 degrees for about 60 paces. Look for the box among the stones, some stones partially covering
the box.

Box 3: The Final Solution...

Toward the end of the chapter "The Hound of the Baskervilles",
in the area on the Bog where "he kept his savage ally" a reference
is made to a "shaft half-filled with _____".

As you leave the area of Box 2, walk along the path until you find a structure that serves the same purpose as the shaft. From
that structure walk into the woods on a course of 115 degrees for about 10 paces. A small pine tree will have information on
the back
of it that will direct you to the last letterbox which is partially covered
with pine straw and dead branches.

We hope that this has been an enjoyable series of letterboxes.

Please Note: The usual disclaimers apply:
You are responsible for your own safety. Do not trespass on private property.
Be aware of animals, plants, and environmental situations that might put
you, and others with you, in danger. It is a good policy to wear brightly
colored vests and caps in the woods during hunting seasons.

Jimmus and SpikesMom