Section I: The Breakthrough at 35 Feet
Targeted excavation operations near the boundary of Lot 15 reached a major turning point when heavy equipment operator Billy Gerhardt, operating his custom 30-ton CAT excavator, uncovered an engineered subterranean entryway at a depth of 35 feet.
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LOT 15 PASSAGEWAY PENETRATION LOG
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Operator: Billy Gerhardt (Custom CAT Long-Reach Excavator)
Location: Lot 15 / Swamp Northern Perimeter Interface
Geological Event: Removal of Dry-Stone Keystone Masonry
Passage Profile: Arch-Vaulted Granite Tunnel Heading North-East
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As the heavy bucket cleared away dense glacial till, it dislodged an interlocking granite keystone, opening an air-filled corridor that has remained isolated from groundwater for centuries.
Section II: Telemetry Probe Results
Engineers immediately deployed downhole robotic camera systems to survey the interior of the newly exposed passage.
[THE LOT 15 SUBTERRANEAN CORRIDOR METRICS]
Surface Glacial Till & Hardpan Clay (0 - 35 Feet)
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Dry-Stone Roman-Arch Vaulting
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[AIR-FILLED MASONRY PASSAGEWAY]
- Width: 6 Feet | Height: 7 Feet
- Framing: Hand-Chiseled Basalt & Petrified Oak Shoring
- Direction: Direct Alignment with Money Pit Core
The optical feed revealed intact dry-stone masonry with hand-hewn oak timber supports, completely free of ocean water intrusion.
Section III: The Team Assesses the Corridor
Inside the War Room, project managers and geoscientists reviewed structural stability metrics.
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| TECHNICAL LOG & SAFETY STATEMENTS |
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| Craig Tester: "The structural alignment points straight |
| toward the Money Pit central hub." |
| Rick Lagina: "This is the physical connection between the |
| upland workings and the swamp installations."|
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Section IV: Preparing for Entry Operations
Specialized shoring teams are securing the entrance to allow direct archaeological examination of the corridor’s interior.
