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Golf Tunnel

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Owner of the land on which Golf Tunnel sits is Fred Salassa in front of the plug form.<br />Date Taken: <br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
OSC Hays Griswold in front of the Golf Tunnel plug form, 1,500 feet inside the adit. Also shown are air, water and electrical feed lines.<br />Date Taken: <br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
The inside end of the form. The pipe was installed to drain the adit.<br />Date Taken: <br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
OSC Hays Griswold inspecting a vein in Golf Tunnel. Steel mesh overhead is supported by split sets.<br />Date Taken: <br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Cement trucks out of Buena Vista traveled on narrow roads to the Golf Tunnel Site, climbing to 10,360 feet in elevation.<br />Date Taken: 9/15/2014<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Discarded trackage used to haul ore<br />Date Taken: 9/15/2014<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Golf Tunnel, which originated as a 'tunnel claim," eventually drained the Mary Murphy Mine and was used to haul ore.<br />Date Taken: 9/15/2014<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
A concrete truck arrives on site. <br />Date Taken: 9/15/2014<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Sediment ponds below Golf Tunnel<br />Date Taken: 9/15/2014<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Mary Murphy Mill<br />Date Taken: 9/15/2014<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
The Mary Murphy Mine produced gold, silver, copper, lead and zinc up until the 1930s.<br />Date Taken: 9/15/2014<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Mary Murphy Mill buildings<br />Date Taken: 9/15/2014<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Tunnel drain to sediment ponds.<br />Date Taken: 9/15/2014<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
A mine phone was used to keep in touch with crews more than 1,500 feet deep into the tunnel.<br />Date Taken: 9/15/2014<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
It took 169 10-foot sections of 4-inch pipe to reach the back of the adit where the bulkhead was constructed.<br />Date Taken: 9/15/2014<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Hosing off the top of a concrete truck.<br />Date Taken: 9/15/2014<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
It took an estimated 135 cubic yards of concrete to create the bulkhead.<br />Date Taken: 9/15/2014<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Work crews getting ready to pump concrete through the 4-inch lines. The yellow ventilation system is shown in the background.<br />Date Taken: 9/15/2014<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
One of 16 trucks used to pour the bulkhead.<br />Date Taken: 9/15/2014<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Tony with crew preparing concrete additives.<br />Date Taken: 9/15/2014<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Preparing concrete additives to act as a lubricant in constructing the bulkhead<br />Date Taken: 9/15/2014<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Road leading to the Golf Tunnel Site<br />Date Taken: 9/15/2014<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Vent fan and compressor. Mine drainage from the adit.<br />Date Taken: 9/15/2014<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:



Owner of the land on which Golf Tunnel sits is Fred Salassa in front of the plug form. OSC Hays Griswold in front of the Golf Tunnel plug form, 1,500 feet inside the adit. Also shown are air, water and electrical feed lines. The inside end of the form. The pipe was installed to drain the adit. OSC Hays Griswold inspecting a vein in Golf Tunnel. Steel mesh overhead is supported by split sets. Cement trucks out of Buena Vista traveled on narrow roads to the Golf Tunnel Site, climbing to 10,360 feet in elevation. Discarded trackage used to haul ore Golf Tunnel, which originated as a 'tunnel claim, A concrete truck arrives on site. Sediment ponds below Golf Tunnel Mary Murphy Mill The Mary Murphy Mine produced gold, silver, copper, lead and zinc up until the 1930s. Mary Murphy Mill buildings Tunnel drain to sediment ponds. A mine phone was used to keep in touch with crews more than 1,500 feet deep into the tunnel. It took 169 10-foot sections of 4-inch pipe to reach the back of the adit where the bulkhead was constructed. Hosing off the top of a concrete truck. It took an estimated 135 cubic yards of concrete to create the bulkhead. Work crews getting ready to pump concrete through the 4-inch lines. The yellow ventilation system is shown in the background. One of 16 trucks used to pour the bulkhead. Tony with crew preparing concrete additives. Preparing concrete additives to act as a lubricant in constructing the bulkhead Road leading to the Golf Tunnel Site Vent fan and compressor. Mine drainage from the adit.