Borehole Era III, The Machine Age Triton / Bowmaster 1969-70 Not placed on the map

Hole at the northwest corner of the Hedden Shaft (1977)

Drilled 1977 by Triton Alliance, 206 ft

Depth206 ft
Below original ground

Year1977

ByTriton Alliance

Where2 ft west and 3 ft south of the northwest corner of the Hedden Shaft

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Large-diameter hole, Aug to Oct 1977, casing advanced with the bit. Wood almost continuously to 171 ft (from original grade); tight blue and brown clay like the Becker samples; disturbed to 185 to 190; soft bedrock, then hard at about 197; ended at 206. A cut piece of wood about 2 x 4 x 18 in with pink dye came from about 150.

No public source gives this hole's position.

What the Drill Found

0 ft
SurfaceTop of the hole
150 ft
150 ft
WoodLarge cut piece of wood about 2 x 4 x 18 in with pink dye on it; strong odour; charcoal-like specks
Dan Blankenship (Nov 1977)
21 ft
to 171 ft
WoodWood in place almost continuously to 171 ft below original grade
Dan Blankenship (Nov 1977)
26 ft
197 ft
Stone / rockHard bedrock (soft bedrock above; disturbed to 185 to 190)
Dan Blankenship (Nov 1977)
206 ft
BottomWhere the hole stopped, below original ground

Rows are in depth order; the column on the left is the hole, and a figure between rows is the stretch with nothing logged. Depths as reported by each source.