Sutro Tunnel Company

GPTKB entity

Properties (67)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Company
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Comstock_Lode
gptkbp:challenges Funding issues
gptkbp:collaboratedWith Mining companies
gptkbp:community Engaged with local communities
gptkbp:communityImpact Job creation
gptkbp:communityPrograms Infrastructure development
gptkbp:communitySupport Local miners
gptkbp:constructionMaterial 1878
Tunnel boring
gptkbp:constructionStarted 1869
gptkbp:culturalImpact Influenced local folklore
gptkbp:debutYear 1880
gptkbp:dissolved 1890
gptkbp:economicImpact Boosted local economy
gptkbp:electronicSystems Civil engineers
Water drainage
Tunnel design
gptkbp:elevation 1,200 feet
gptkbp:environmentalConcerns Water pollution
gptkbp:environmentalImpact Altered landscape
gptkbp:explores Access to mines
gptkbp:financials Investors
gptkbp:founded 1865
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Adolph_Sutro
gptkbp:hasFunding $1 million
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:San_Francisco,_California
gptkbp:historicalContext Post-Gold Rush era
gptkbp:historicalFigures gptkb:Adolph_Sutro
gptkbp:historicalImpact Significant in mining history
gptkbp:historicalSignificance First major tunnel in the Comstock Lode
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sutro Tunnel Company
gptkbp:impact Economic_development_in_Nevada
gptkbp:industry Mining Engineering
gptkbp:inputOutput Precious metals
Silver and gold
gptkbp:keyPeople gptkb:Adolph_Sutro
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:Sutro_Tunnel
gptkb:Sutro_Baths
gptkbp:length 3.6 miles
gptkbp:location gptkb:Nevada
gptkbp:navigationEquipment Engineering marvel
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Sutro_Tunnel
gptkbp:openedIn Decline in mining activity
gptkbp:operationalArea Western_United_States
gptkbp:paymentMethods Stock sales
gptkbp:productionCompany Underground mining
Flooding issues
Hydraulic mining
gptkbp:project 1881
9 years
Private investors
Technical difficulties
Tunnel construction
Increased mining efficiency
Large-scale mining project
Pioneered mining techniques.
Adolph_Sutro's_leadership
gptkbp:purpose Mining
gptkbp:relatedPatent gptkb:Sutro_Baths
gptkbp:relatedTo Mining technology
gptkbp:safetyFeatures Ventilation_shafts
gptkbp:significance Improved mining conditions
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Sutro_Tunnel
gptkbp:technology Engineering techniques
gptkbp:waterManagement Drainage system
gptkbp:waterSource gptkb:Sutro_Tunnel