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 <ca...@caver.net> 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<http://www.kcbd.com/story/23343684/lubbock-man-discovers-mystery-tunnel-under-his-house> > > 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" <klowe...@suddenlink.net> > 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 > p...@caver.net > http://lists.caver.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pbss > _______________________________________________ > This list is provided free as a courtesy of CAVERNET > > _______________________________________________ > PBSS mailing list > p...@caver.net > http://lists.caver.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pbss > _______________________________________________ > This list is provided free as a courtesy of CAVERNET > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > PBSS mailing list > p...@caver.net > http://lists.caver.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pbss > _______________________________________________ > This list is provided free as a courtesy of CAVERNET > >
