Burro - Schmidt Tunnel
BURRO-Schmidt tunnel
November , 2010
William Henry Schmidt, better known as "Burro" Schmidt, spent 38 years of his life accomplishing the task of hand-drilling a tunnel nearly a half-mile long. Schmidt drilled his entire tunnel with a 4 pound single jack hammer & dynamite. Schmidt was born at Woonsocket, R.I. January 30, 1871, about 17 miles from Providence. He came to California in 1895, worked for two years with the Kern County Land Company, returned home & then in 1900 returned to California for good. Schmidt started his tunnel in 1906 at the age 36. Schmidt didn't stop to explore the veins of copper, gold, and quartz he encountered, he drove straight through. Schmidt accomplished his self-appointed task of burrowing through the mountain at age 68. The digging and hauling of material was completely hand done, filling and pushing the ore cart by hand. Burro Schmidt lived in a small one room cabin with newspaper and magazine clippings on the walls for insulation.
Schmidt had also mined in Last Chance Canyon with friend Walt Bickel on a claim nearby. Burro Schmidt passed on just a few days short of his 82 birthday in 1953. Burro Schmidt’s funeral was held at the tunnel entrance, Walt Bickel was one of the pallbearers. The Schmidt tunnel is now listed as a Historic Site. In his last years, Burro Schmidt gave his interest in the tunnel to Mike Lee who after a few years passed on, and Toni Seegar purchased the claims from the county seat in Bakersfield. Toni moved into mike lee’s cabin in the early 60's. She provided the dusty traveler with a wealth of history on the tunnel and was happy to have a flashlight available for those who had forgotten one. Toni passed away shortly after her 90th birthday in February of 2004.
Schmidt had also mined in Last Chance Canyon with friend Walt Bickel on a claim nearby. Burro Schmidt passed on just a few days short of his 82 birthday in 1953. Burro Schmidt’s funeral was held at the tunnel entrance, Walt Bickel was one of the pallbearers. The Schmidt tunnel is now listed as a Historic Site. In his last years, Burro Schmidt gave his interest in the tunnel to Mike Lee who after a few years passed on, and Toni Seegar purchased the claims from the county seat in Bakersfield. Toni moved into mike lee’s cabin in the early 60's. She provided the dusty traveler with a wealth of history on the tunnel and was happy to have a flashlight available for those who had forgotten one. Toni passed away shortly after her 90th birthday in February of 2004.
POST started off the Investigation in the tunnel. We used only hand held equipment & kept it simple for this Investigation. We entered the tunnel with two full-spectrum camcorders, two temperature gauges, two EM detectors, two full-spectrum still picture cameras & one high quality stereo recorder. No personal experiences occurred while in the tunnel & the temperature held at a steady 63 degrees-through out most of the tunnel. We conducted our EVP recordings periodically throughout the tunnel & at one point a slight noise was heard in front of us but we could not find the source & trekked on. When we came to the back of this half mile long tunnel it split off into two directions. The right path led to the exit & the left path went in about 15 to 20 yards; then a sharp 90 degree turn & another 15 to 20 yards to a dead end. When we took the left path the air began to get very thick & still & the temperature reached & held at a steady 65 degrees. The tunnel became more narrow & we had to crouch down to navigate the passage. By the time we reached the end of that path, we were all ready to turn around; the feeling of claustrophobia had sunk its teeth into the team. We exited the tunnel & welcomed the fresh night air. The second part of our Investigation took us to the home built by Mike Lee. We scouted about & attempted to find some signs of paranormal activity; but all we came across was a pair of house finches’ that had taken residence in one of the rooms. The last part of our Investigation led us to the famous Schmidt dwelling. The one room home was very old & dilapidated. Trace’s of how the old miner lived were still present. Old shoes were laying around as was the scattered remains of the magazine covers, that once covered the walls for insulation. The place felt as if it could fall down around us at any minute. When we finally exited the old homestead , we all heard a loud noise on the side of the home, as if someone knocked a metal bucket over. However the source of the sound could not be located & no evidence of wild animals was seen. Although POST uncovered no paranormal activity in this Investigation, It was a complete thrill to visit such a historic site & view the wonders that one man had left behind..!!
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P.O.S.T
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