Did you now?
Posted on 09/08/2013 3:20:04 PM PDT by bgill
He and his wife were watering the yard on Monday. When they came back outside to move the sprinkler, it was gone. A hole had formed in the middle of their lawn about three feet across and their sprinkler was at the bottom of a tunnel that had collapsed.
They agree the structure was built after 1909 because railroad ties were used in the construction. That year is when the railroad first came to Lubbock from Plainview. Right now, the function of the structure is anyone's guess.
"What it was used for, it would be nice to know, it really would be because it's a mystery. It's just in a very unexpected place," said Dr. Tidwell.
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I goggled mining and Lubbock. Apparently there was gold mining there. You may have found the Lost Conservative Mine. So, get a flashlight and explore.
Prohibition did not separate Texans from their whiskey. Various means were used to avoid the authorities, but tunnels were certainly among the choices.
Early tornado shelter reinforced with beams? Would have been nice if they detailed the how far the tunnel extended or at least estimated. And pull the property records as far back as they go..talk to oldtimers for some oral history.
I’m not saying it was Aliens?
What did goggle show?
The tunnel is pretty long and no one knows just how far it goes. There is no previous record of it either.
That was my first thought.
Aliens...AND Jimmy Hoffa!
A map with the word mining and gold. I stopped there as it’s not my hole. But if it were you’d bet I wouldn’t tell a soul until I’d made certain that anything valuable was on my property...What if the treasure box is under public land? Or, worse, that really nasty guy next door that you hate.
Did you now?
Good point I forgot about Hoffa.
Mexicans
Lubbock and the county it’s in is notoriously dry due to religious influences. It is a central theme of that section of Michener’s book “Texas”.
LOL.
There is no aqua to duct in West Texas.
They’re perplexed? I wonder if they thought about crawling in and see what they find. If they’re worried about a cave-in they can use a snake camera that plumbers use.
If gold is involved the gummit will lay claim to it. Probably an old root cellar.
“I goggled mining
Did you now?”
Damned auto replace.
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