There's a Mine Down There!

(A L-o-n-n-g Way Down There)
Just before noon on Wed., 27 Aug, a sinkhole opened up in York Gulch Rd. to an airhole leading to a mine shaft about 300 feet below surface. Kudos to Roads & Bridges for constructing a detour in record time. The following pictures were taken less than two hours after the event, while the detour was being constructed.

York Gulch sinkhole: full view

Panorama of the damage


Inspecting the York Gulch sinkhole

Watch out, Tim; it's a long way down
(And you'll have to crawl out to Fall River Rd.)


Beginning of the 300-foot airhole

That's an airhole that is said to go down c. 300 feet


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Rev. 31-Aug-03
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