Finding A 100 Year Old Briefcase (And Treasure Map?) in Abandoned Ghost Town 

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You really need to be careful of allowing that buck to keep butting you - he is asserting power and when he grows up you won't be able to turn your back on him. You have to be the boss! From an old goat breeder:)

With the amount of fake people on youtube these days, it's refreshing to see a guy with real heart on here going for the dream.

I found both Andrew J. Carothers and his wife, Josephine, buried in Mount Whitney Cemetery, Lone Pine, California by searching Find A Grave Lone Pine CA. Andrew was born September 12, 1893 and died April 29, 1972. He was a Sergeant in the U.S. Army, World War I. Josephine was born May 25, 1890 and died October 15, 1973. There are pictures of their gravestones. Josephine's gravestone says "Mother" so they must have had children. P.S. Get a dog.

Jesus. A fire, and earthquake, appendicitis, and still this dude’s soldiering on. 2020 hasn’t been kind to you but you’re pushing through. That’s admirable.

You can tell how much weight he lost, and how much he is stressing over this town and his recovery! Praying for a speedy and healthy recovery!

You: "No more appendix" 😞 Me: "OMG. Goats!"😃 But seriously thanks for posting. Praying for you and your journey.

Put ads you will start making very good money! This money will help you out even for equipment for the vids!!!!!!!!

might want to get a metal detector and see what other treasures might be buried there.

This guys videos are so professional looking, they could be a real documentary on Netflix or something

Stamp collectors may pay big bucks for those old stamps. Maybe rare ones! Fascinating!🔍 Side note: Do not cut the stamps off the original envelope ESPECIALLY if it has some sort of postmark.

Bro, this is probably the coolest channel there is! I just love the idea of buying a town and being able to explore and find all sorts of antique items. I hope you go really far!

Here from Sam and colby, extremely sorry about the fire, had me tearing up. Subscribed and can't wait to see more videos. Stay strong 💪

Please please get as many dogs as you can. They can really help you feel more secure while living alone in there. Plus, you won't really feel lonely with them around as well. Just found your videos on the reccomendation 😁 and I'm enjoying all of them. Now A fan 🤗

Never quit, never give up... keep pushing forward 👍👍👍 Place is looking great. Awesome find ! A Real Time Capsule 🕐

I'm actually from Bartlesville Oklahoma and find this insane that such a small town is mentioned during this time. Insane!!

Oh man I'm already in love with those goats!

Was having a bad day so happy u posted!

I hope you continue healing and love your new additions to your family.

Like Nicholas said, its so nice to see someone pushing through all of his misfortune and continuing on with a positive attitude. on top of it all, the out poor of people behind him giving suggestions and ideas to help him, Its like a huge community of love and care for this adventurist. Keep on climbing! Everyone is here for you as I am sure you know.

Dude, I just did a double-take as you mentioned Bartlesville. I'm a Dutchman that lives in Bartlesville that just bought a 1925 former convent and moved in with my wife and two kids. It is so cool watching your videos. Thanks for doing it

I’m glad you’re back man, love the vids !!

I’d be totally fine watching ads on your channel knowing that they would help you rebuild and restore this amazing town. Your doing a great job and you have a lot of people pulling for you!

Suggestion: There are many people who love and collect old bottles. I'm sure that, like me, they would love to see you spend a little video time on those bottles in the general store.

today's society : we dont need to teach cursive writing Us:..treasure map written in cursive? sweet.!!

Having had pet goats before, I know they draw the attention of predators. I hope you can keep them safely in a reinforced building at night, for their sake.

Those goats 😂 lmao & great to see it's going in the right direction again! Would love to see an update on the treasure hunt (if there is any haha) for sure!

The beginning be: man gets beat up by cute goats

Sgt. Andrew Carothers is buried in Lone Pine at Mount Whitney Cemetery. Unless there was a slew of Andrew and Josephine Carothers in Lone Pine, this is them. Born Sept 12th 1893, died Aug. 29th 1972. He was a veteran of World War 1. Josephine is there as well, though you cannot tell from the information given if they were husband and wife (I am assuming so), or buried next to each other (again, I am assuming so.). She was born May 25th 1890 and died October 15th 1973. It does say "Beloved Mother" on her marker but lists no children. They are 16 miles away from Cerro Gordo, as the crow flies.

run a metal detector around the case, many things like this had secret stashes for coinage.

Basically binge watch this till now, this is really great. Reminds me of this Dutch guy who's father bought a whole mountain in the France Pyreneen in the 1940's, after his family died he became a priest for multiple churches in the mountains, not because he was so religious but mainly because he felt connected to the area and who else would take that position. There is this great documentary with lot of humor in it about this man, named "La vie de Jean-Marie".

Being someone who studied entrepreneurship through college, I really think you have a point. I kind of fell for the romanticized image of it that is often pitched. Few people care enough to stand with their businesses and see the complete and true potential. I'm glad to hear you are as passionate as you are.

"Why is there a bag of bones?" Probably something the ghost asks every night looking out the window at you.

Piped up on the recommended for you section and this has to be my new favorite channel. This is incredible! I can’t wait to see the progression in the town

I'm obsessed with these kind of memorabilias. I can barely imagine your excitement when you find something. Dont stop searching!

I am headed here from Sam and Colby. You have such a great attitude and it inspires me being as young as 13 so thank you for posting this it made my day!

Have you ever thought that the fire was a blessing in disguise? God wanted me to say that to you. I don’t want to sound crazy with that statement. I was watching your channel on our camper RU-vid account and then I had to add you to my personal account because I do genealogy and you were asking about these people. When I was watching before about the fire I thought how tragic but then God spoke. Sometimes we have a plan but then it gets derailed and then we find out that our plan wasn’t as good. Think about it; you’re getting the community to come to a place, that before today I’ve never heard of and I’m not alone, to help and rebuild. This place will be something special for everyone who helped put this place back together. I’m excited to watch this process. I wish I could help but since being disabled I can build stuff anymore.

I came here from Sam and Colbys series on Cerro Gordo and I’m obsessed! I have a deep, unexplainable love for CA mining ghost towns. I think it started after I visited Bodie when I was a child.

The guy in the suit on the 900 level just chilling, looking crisp, was probably one of the owners of the mine. Awesome video.

that goat is so cute hahaha pushing you as hard as it can and not even budging you, just sliding on its little hooves

love how you’re just posting as and when you like it with no pressure to post too regularly haha i like all these updates!! really nice job with all your videos, so smooth to watch and your voice is nice to listen to as well, awaiting more!!

Dude this is amazing! You're living my dream!! Im really big into US history and metal detecting, its a dream of mine to metal detect a ghost town! You got another sub from me! Excited to see where you take this man!!

Looking for any help? I’m 36, retired from the Army, and looking for something to do.

Finding old things , what a dream . I would be so content! I just found this channel and have so many questions! Looking forward to learning more

I recommend placing those documents in a fire proof safe...

I’m so glad I found this series, so humble

4:41 "LOS ANGELES BAR ASSOCIATION" Just look at that gorgeous font.

I binge watched all your episodes today and really enjoyed them. I need more. Thanks for making GTL so interesting.

I admire your respect for history and most of all the care and time that you put into saving all of this. You are living the dream Brother!! Stay safe! Wishin' you and your's MANY happy healthy adventures! Peace from mountains of Pa! (I thought I was a reclusive hermit. Hell, you make me look like a dang city slicker...............Suscribed and waitin'....THEE adventure never ends!

We have missed you man! I’m happy to hear your all healthy again!

Your an inspiration dude! Loving your videos! I am truly inspired by you! Get some labels going for the museum too, will look awesome Stay safe dude!! !From South Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 UK 🇬🇧

I grew up in Bartlesville, OK. So cool to see it in that letter!

Your videos are stunning! I'm from Germany and currently in quarantine... it's pretty boring and the documentation of your work is saving me! We don't have mines like this over here, it's really interesting to see what you are exploring and building there. I watched every video till here and keep pushing till I'm up to date, thanks a lot! Please keep going! Best wishes from Hamburg.

I hope you turn this whole town into a living museum! Would love to see everything you have found and cared for! Great job!

I'm really loving these videos. I couldnt watch the fire one...it made me so sad. I love what you're doing and cant wait to visit one day!

Omg this is amazing. I love this type of stuff. Found you on tik tok and I love the videos keep it up. Loving the journey

This dude is a inspiration, he seems like a genuinely good person which is rare these days.

Keep the videos coming. Love seeing the items you find.

Loving this channel man keep up the great work!

I came here from Sam and Colby’s video and dude this is so cool I love the desert and things that have so much history it’s so cool!

Came here from Sam and Colby and I'm so glad I did can't wait for more content!

Wow. Just think of all those letters being carefully typed so long ago. Think of those fingers doing it so many years ago. Still readable now. Thankyou for sharing.

Honestly, living in a ghost town sounds so cool what i would give to go live there, imagine the journeys!! So lucky, keep up the good work!!!

I live in Bartlesville Oklahoma and live down the road from the old zinc plant. Really neat

"this is antique dust". Lmao I lost it

Thanks for the video....the goats put a big smile on my face.

i found your videos last night about 9-10:00 and didnt go to sleep until i finished all your videos! thank you for taking me along with you on your journey! cant wait for the next video! stay safe🤘🏾

I’m sure you’ve already found some things, but I found some stuff on the Anaconda Copper Mining company!

I love ur vids I started of by watching the vids by Sam and Colby and loved Cerro Gordo than I found out u had a channel I went stright to it I would love to visit but I live in the UK, Sooo yh keep up the good vids!!

I just found this channel and love it! You are awesome and can't wait to see what you do with this town, I am a history lover!

I love these vids!!! Welcome back.

"Going to go over this treasure map then we'll go over the other contents in a moment" ...a moment later...."Well that's the end of this video"😉😁

In the next episode...goat breaks into general store and breaks everything lol

Man this probably my favourite YT channel right now. Love these Vids and what you are doing. Good luck and thanks!

We are old souls my friend to see these things brings me much joy . I'm 29 years old and I still find the only thing that brings me great satisfaction is the days of old.

lucky to get appendicitis during the summer, would have been a goner if you'd been snowed in!

I think you live in one of the most beautiful places I've ever seen

Love this guy! i've watched every video now

So proud of the work you are doing! I would love to clean to live there!

I originally saw you on Sam and Colby's channel PS just subscribed I love your videos

I live in Bartlesville. Crazy they were shipping zinc here that long ago.

I just found you.love the vids. Looking forward to see it all come together. Maybe even visit in the future. Your tenacity is so inspiring! Wow...

This is so cool to watch. Thanks for sharing with us

Have the carothers documents been claimed? i went to school with 3 carothers up here in washington i reached out to them with the names andrew and josephine that were mentioned was curious if someone had claimed them yet thanks

Im here from sam and colbys video 😊 how was it having them around?

I love your channel. What an adventure! I was laughing as the goats were jumping all over you then thought to myself..." Maybe he should have gotten a few cats or dogs first" :). Will continue to watch and look forward to seeing your progress.

I purposely didnt watch the rest of the videos yesterday so I could have something to do at work today. Wow you were at 87k yesterday btw today over 100k congrats!

This channel has gained 200+ subs in the last ten mins

Hey great videos keep up the good work All I wanted to say was try to find something that would cost more than 100,000$ if it was possible and then sell it and try building a big hotel, many tourists will start coming over for a vacation to cero Gordo (I don't know if I spelled it right) and make the mines safe so people would come in to explore to have fun it would be a tourist attraction Believe me everyone will start coming for the view and the history and amazing mine and plus if u didn't find any thing that is very expensive to sell sam and colby made a charity for you to help you so maybe try doing what I said in the beginning from the charity money Hope u like my idea and I hope it works

Your tenacity is incredible... I hope it serves you well and brings you all the joy you deserve from your endeavours. Thank you for sharing your work and your town... I am loving living vicariously through you. 🥰

Brent, you're crazy, cool, relentless, fortunate and unfortunate, all at the same time! I really root for you! Keep up the good work! It is amazing to watch all your videos!

I did some research and found out J.D Leary's first name is James. Couldn't find anything on Chester Reynolds, but I found a bunch on Andrew Carothers. Unfortunately, it looks like Mr. Carothers died in 1972 at age 79. He was a WWI veteran. Idk if any of this helps or if you know this already, maybe more research and I could find their relatives.

Go through the stamps, you my have one worth a lot of money

Cheers bro! Great content and energy!

I just wanna say I'm obsessed what you are trying to achieve and the town, the videos. everything!

Dude you have gotta monetize these videos!!

Kids in 3020 learning about Cerro Gordo, "there was a fire 1000 years ago in in this city" because i feel like in 100 years Cerro Gordo will be a city

Thanks for the update! Glad you are doing better!

I can't wait till he opens Cerro Gordo up to people! I love exploring old ghost towns and he seems like an awesome guy too!

Me if I lived there: "Dibs on the bag of bones!" 😆😁💀🦴🦷