Really interesting and in-depth radio discussion of the sinkhole/tunnel. Thanks for the link, George! Jacqui
On Sep 7, 2013, at 1:17 AM, George D. Nincehelser wrote: > The radio interview on this page is pretty interesting. > > http://kfyo.com/lubbocks-secret-tunnel-mystery-deepens/ > > > > > On Fri, Sep 6, 2013 at 11:17 PM, Bill Bentley <[email protected]> wrote: > From Jacqui Thomas > > Lubbock. > > LUBBOCK, TX (KCBD) - > KCBD 11 in Lubbock > > > > A mystery tunnel is creating quite a buzz in a north Lubbock neighborhood. > > Lee Smithwick discovered it on his property this week, when part of his yard > collapsed. > > "We were watering the yard and we came out and the whole sprinkler system and > everything sank," Smithwick said. > > Smithwick says he thought it was a sinkhole, but then he saw railroad ties. > > He alerted fire and police departments and upon further examination, they > discovered it was a hidden tunnel, braced with railroad ties. > > Apparently one broke, causing the collapse. > > Now the question is, who built it? > > Smithwick says local historians have come out to see the tunnel for > themselves. > > "First they thought it might be a bunker, but it's definitely a tunnel. > Nobody knows who built it or why they would build it. They're thinking maybe > it's associated with the railroad back in 1909, but you're looking at an > underground tunnel for 100 years." > > Smithwick says they've drilled a few holes in the ground, and it appears the > tunnel runs underneath the road in front of his house. > > He says city inspectors have also come out, and they're meeting Thursday to > figure out if they need take action. > > The area has been marked off with caution tape. > > We'll continue to follow this story online and on the air at KCBD NewsChannel > 11. > > > > Lubbock man discovers mystery tunnel under his house - KCBD NewsChannel 11 > Lubbock > > Jacqui > > > On Sep 6, 2013, at 7:38 PM, Charles Goldsmith wrote: > >> Probably Bill's private cave. >> >> Sent via C=64 Mobile >> >> On Sep 6, 2013, at 7:28 PM, "Kerry Lowery" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> A fella at work was telling me, he heard on the news, of a house in Midland >>> where a sinkhole formed in the back yard. Upon inspection they found a >>> tunnel and were able to follow it about 1/8 of a mile. I see no report of >>> this on the local stations web sites. Curious if anyone else had heard >>> this? >>> >>> Kerry >>> _______________________________________________ >>> PBSS mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://lists.caver.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pbss >>> _______________________________________________ >>> This list is provided free as a courtesy of CAVERNET >> _______________________________________________ >> PBSS mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.caver.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pbss >> _______________________________________________ >> This list is provided free as a courtesy of CAVERNET > > > > _______________________________________________ > PBSS mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.caver.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pbss > _______________________________________________ > This list is provided free as a courtesy of CAVERNET > > > _______________________________________________ > SWR mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.caver.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/swr > _______________________________________________ > This list is provided free as a courtesy of CAVERNET
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