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This is the bottom of 18 level where water has been allowed to infiltrate the lower levels beneath it.
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Front: " '40, miners Glengarry June 1st, 1940"
Removing ore in an ore cart at the Glengarry [Glengary] Mine tunnel, June 1, 1940. Macdonald Knight is at left. Snow on the ground on June 1 is not that unusual for Cross Creek, given the altitude.
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An ore car sitting on mine tracks at the Glengarry Tunnel at Cross Creek, 1939.
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"All horizontal or subhorizontal development openings made in a mine have the generic name of drift. These are simply tunnels made in the rock, with a size and shape depending on their use—for example, haulage, ventilation, or exploration." -- Encyclopedia Brittannica
This drift is at the 16 level in the Gilman mine and has been abandoned. Water dripping through the ceiling carries minerals, forming stalagtites and stalagmites.