Skip to main content

TIL of "Burro" Schmidt a gold miner in the Mojave Desert who started digging a tunnel through the mountains to safely transport his ore to the smelter. He completed the tunnel in 38 years, moving 5,800 tons of granite with a pick. In the meantime a road was built so he never used the tunnel.


Comments

Popular posts from this blog

Google ordered not to stifle its employees’ ability to speak about work

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/google-ordered-not-to-stifle-its-employees-ability-to-speak-about-work-2019-09-12