Bugün öğrendim ki: California çölünde bir madenci, 40 yılını tek başına yarım millik bir tüneli kazarak geçirdi. Projeye yirmi yıl kala, devlet tünel ihtiyacını ortadan kaldıran bir yolu tamamladı, ancak madenci onu bitirmek için yirmi yıl daha harcadı.
The historical **Burro Schmidt Tunnel** is located in the [El Paso Mountains](/wiki/El_Paso_Mountains "El Paso Mountains") of the northern [Mojave Desert](/wiki/Mojave_Desert "Mojave Desert"), in eastern [ Kern County](/wiki/Kern_County,_California "Kern County, California"), southern [California](/wiki/California "California"). It is a 0.5-mile (0.80 km) mining [tunnel](/wiki/Tunnel "Tunnel") dug with hand tools and dynamite over a 38-year period by William "Burro" H. Schmidt (1871–1954).[ 2nd] in the [El Paso Mountains](/wiki/El_Paso_Mountains "El Paso Mountains") of eastern [California](/wiki/California "California"). The tunnel is below the summit of a 4,400-foot (1,300 m) mountain. Its southern [adit](/wiki/Adit "Adit") (portal) overlooks the [Fremont Valley](/wiki/Fremont_Valley "Fremont Valley"), [Koehn Dry Lake](/wiki/Koehn_Lake "Koehn Lake"), and the ghost towns of [Garlock](/wiki/Garlock,_California "Garlock, California") and [Saltdale](/wiki/Saltdale,_California "Saltdale, California").[ _[citation needed](/wiki/Wikipedia :Citation_needed "Wikipedia:Citation needed")_ ]