That particular mine is just over the hill from our mine. When you guys found the claim markers and climbed up to see if you could see light (33:58). If you would have pushed up into the little gap, you would have found yourself standing at the bottom of the burned out main shaft. Tony and I dug our way up into the shaft a couple of years ago. Glad you guys found the manway down to the lower level!
“Gly”: When you document enough mines they eventually all start to blur in your mind. It took me about five minutes of watching this to finally say to myself... “hey, I documented this one last summer!” Lol. Seems like this is the week for you and I to cross paths because I just finished filming a location you documented a while back. It’ll post this Saturday, I tried to get into areas you didn’t film because of its sheer size. Take care Justin and keep up the good work. 👍
Yea buddy!! Can't wait. Its almost like my weekend starts on Thurs for mine explorin videos. Frank should have one out tomorrow, Saturday with Glye, Mr. M and Randy, and the Sunday with Dan Hurd. Stay safe out there
Yes, this one was hard work! I think I was even more exhausted at the end of this week's video though, which was in an underground placer mine. We were in that one for more than six hours... I'm uploading it now and will post it on Thursday.
Great video. Hate when people destroy history. You work very hard recording and putting these videos together. I really appreciate all that you do and look forward to watching them. They are always so interesting. Thanks so much.
That was a fascinating mine, it was good to see at least one of the surface buildings, but the inside of the mine was very interesting. Thank you for all the time and trouble you go to in producing these videos for us, it really is much appreciated.
I bet that one section was so sooty because the shaft (now filled) acted as a chimney and drew the smoke up and out. Really cool explore, Justin. Thanks again for the adventure! 💚
amazing!!! the coolest mine I have seen yet! thanks for the video! and it just kept getting better!!! crawling through those tight spaces is insane!! and the colors!! Human gophers!! I loved ever minute if this video
Yet another outstanding video sir! Your videos are far better than the others out there. One thing I like is when you pick up something you put it back; unlike some others out there. The entrance with the natural light was very cool! Thanks again!
Another great one man. Those 3ft. sections must have been rough, couldn't do those myself (knee issues), so thank you for beating up your body to show us those sections, and the amazing colors still in there. Those open stopes at the start were awesome. Yall stay safe out there
I've had my share of knee issues as well, so I know where you're coming from... No fun going through those sections, so I appreciate your appreciation!
you really need to bring sample bags ( sand bags ) because you always walk by some nice looking material ..... some of that even looked like cinnabar ....try actually mining and filming ....that will work ya ....looks like they started dropping a shaft ...always hate when people burn History
Hey Jeff! Man I love your channel. And I would love to talk to you about a trip to Arizona. I have made a huge discovery and need your help and advice. Can you shoot me an email? I look forward to hearing from you. Goat Jones
I noticed what looked like cinnabar in there. The largest cinnabar deposit I ever found was on the back side of Table Mountain, just north of Oroville California. Very near where diamonds were discovered shortly before gold was discovered and the Mother Lode Gold Rush began. People asked me why I didn't "claim" the cinnabar deposit and mine it. My reply was always "No thanks!". The coolest quicksilver mine I ever explored was the Great Eastern Quicksilver Mine, just out of Guerneville California. It was pretty intact back then in the late 1970s. It's fairly dilapidated now. goo.gl/maps/tUCB1DYdznF7pvW8A
Yes, the burned history is a shame, but I'm afraid it is the nature of humanity to be destructive... I thought that some of that rock in there looked cinnabaresque, but didn't say anything for fear of looking foolish. Glad to hear that impression of mine being confirmed!
Truly amazing! I use to explore some old mines down in Tenn. and Ky. But now at 68 I just shake my head thinking back at the risks we took. One thing to remember and that's never drop your guard, always think safety. Never take anything for granted.
Great video, those rock walls inside the mine that you called "gobbing", here in the UK they are referred to as "stacked deads", because the unmineralized rock was worthless, so there was little point in removing it from the mine.
You are so right. Mining is a huge part of American history and is important to California. I live in Bakersfield so I have had the privilege of visiting several mines over the last 50 years . Some of them were off the beaten path but not as extensive as the ones that you show us . It is a shame what those vandals did. Thanks for traveling and sharing.
Thank you very much. I would love to step up the video editing software that sometimes creates a lag in the flow of the video. However, the video editing software for sale out there is very complicated - geared for special effects. All I want to do is to be able to splice clips together!
Very familiar ground there, low, narrow, backfilled, yes, seen all this. It's torture trying get over some of it, but sometimes it pays off. Great video!
Haha, yes, mate, I'm sure those conditions looked all too familiar for you... Like you said though, you need the additional misery of mud and freezing mine water though! Don't worry, we had plenty of mud and freezing mine water in the mine we explored yesterday. So, it is not all sunshine and easy times out here. Holes in the waders are really no fun at all! Other than Mines of the West, you're the only other mine explorer on RU-vid I know that could handle the flooded mines we have out here in the mountains. So, we have a fraternity of suffering. Almost all of the other mine explorers on RU-vid just visit the dry, desert mines.
@@TVRExploring -- We've got WET & MUDDY Mines out here in the Desert too . When I worked at the Billie Mine in Death Valley, CA it too was a wet & muddy mine because the mineral that we were mining (Colemanite) was formed by the action of hot mineralized water . --- < Doc > .
@@TVRExploring -- Yes , we were mining 1000 feet under Furnace Creek Wash ; and down on our 1343 South Ramp the Temperatures were over 100 Degrees and it was litterally RAINING in the Headings . The Company had to install a couple of large Air Chillers to try to cool the Air so we could work down there . A person could only work in the Headings for about 20 - 30 minutes before you dropped from Heat Exhaustion . The heat generated by the Continuous Miner ( Electric over Hydraulic -- 4160 Volts @ 1000 Amps powering large Hydraulic Pumps and the Two large electric Cutterhead Motors ) and the Diesel Powered Haulage Trucks just added to the Heat problem . -- Colemanite , the material that we were mining , has a High Coefficient of Thermal Expansion ( the ability to resist sudden extreme temperature changes ) and was therefore used in the ablative panels on the Space Shuttles . ---- < Doc > .
Legend has it that to this very day, Mr. McBride is still yelling at Mr. Nibbles. As a matter of fact it was about 5 min ago when I set half my sandwich down on my work bench and the sob took off with my plate when I wasn't looking.🤨😁
The Poindexter Distillery RD #10, 6 th District Harrison County, KY (Est. 1850) pre-pro.com/midacore/view_distillery.php?did=DST211 Looks like prohibition was the end of the company.
@@TVRExploring The bottle alone has "Rot Gut" written all over it! I'm sure it was a cheap way to go for the miner who worked so hard in there. I sometimes feel sorry for some of those old boys. That was a hard, hard life. A lonely life for many I'm sure.
so late to watch this cool video from my favourite TVR Exploring. Beautiful area nd mine.there they left so much stuff inside nd outside the mines but here they even dont left a single wood almost. Love nd Respect from Globe Explore
Great explore! Oh my god you must have a collapsed lung! N O T!!! Most people don’t realize the amount of energy used while crawling around in mines for hours, plus the Dirt dust. Well done.⚒🔦⛑
Thank you very much. They were mining gold, silver, lead and copper here... If I have that information, I always put the history of the mine and what they were mining in the description below the video.
Man, you earned that one! With as hard as it was to get around down there, the high number of whiskey bottles makes sense. Talk about claustrophobia inducing. Weird thing is, I don't have claustrophobia. Top shelf video! I didn't think to look... have your knee pads?
The very day that I got home from this trip, I ordered knee pads. The problem I have now is that I'll get to a mine and think that, of course, I won't need them at this particular mine. So, I'll naturally leave them outside in order to cut down on the weight and then end up REALLY needing them. That is exactly what happened yesterday at a "little" adit I went into where we ended up spending more than six hours underground crawling over countless rock piles and slabs.
Hi Justin, a very cool find even though you were more like moles crawling around down there😂. A real shame it got destroyed by fire though, was it started deliberately or was it natural causes ??. Thank you for crawling around and sharing your experiences with us, much love. xx💖
So some haul off those tracks then some body burned the mine shute looked like Galeana lead SILVER and Nickle probably gold in there as well!!!; ) lots of Slim's cough sturip!!!; )
Seeing destruction simply for the sake of destruction is always a mournful experience. I've seen too many old buildings destroyed in that manner, it is always a loss of our shared history. Years ago my uncles barn went in that fashion. The mines burning could have been simple vandalism or it could have been an accident from someone making meth, which was what destroyed my uncles barn. This was a very fine video, and seeing a dry mine was a treat. Did you notice the unusual construction of the shovel you showed at the end? Very curious, I've never seen one like that before.
Yes, I hate to see these old sites destroyed simply for the sake of destruction... Given that the hoist house was also torched and that an attempt to burn the trestle was made, I am assuming it was simple vandals that did this. The meth lab is not an uncommon occurrence though. I have a mine in my backlog of videos that had a meth lab inside of it.
Hi TVR I live in Portland Oregon and would like to find mines in my area to check out or even caves that are not explored much.. what's the best way to find these places?
Gly from Abandoned and Forgotten Places was the one who lined up those bourbon bottles to count them. If I remember correctly, he also showed a fire pit in the same mine which he thought was used by modern prospectors to smoke out bats. So maybe the modern protectors' fire got out of hand out maybe it was local drunks as you speculate. Sorry I don't remember the video, but maybe if you ask him which one you can see what was one accessable a short while ago.
I think I may be missing two of his videos together, he may not have explored that section of the mine before it burned. I did find his video though, ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-OqpqkaXNr74.html.
Thanks for the link. Yes, I talked to him and he told me he'd been to this one... We haven't met in person, but our paths sure seem to cross a lot! Given that the hoist house and the trestle were also burned, I am assuming it was vandals responsible for the burning. I haven't heard of anyone trying to smoke out bats before. Is that a thing?
@@TVRExploring "Given that the hoist house and the trestle were also burned," I'd have to rewatch the video, but that's what I was getting at with "lightning does strange things". If a cloud to ground strike hit the hoist house, it could have traveled down any intact path (or even a trace path, if remnants of conductive material stay), into the rails, lighting fires wherever the separation to ground path supported a large enough arc. It's the first thing that popped into my head when I saw where the ties were burned, starting at one rail. Usually that's the last place to burn because the metal soaks heat away from the wood.
Meeting chamber: "Greetings, traveller! GOBLINS have been attacking caravans on THE DEEP PATH. Even as DROW drag off captives for their DARK RITUALS!" "Nope, no adventure hooks today!"
This mine is old enough that they were digging everything out by hand. So, given how much work that represents, they had every incentive to make things small.
7:16 Justin says “that’s a miner right there”. Nails it! Normally that type of activity would be reserved for after work. Past employment experiences tell me otherwise. Worked with a miner who used to pack whiskey in his thermos bottle. The fun started when he’d go for a cup of “coffee”!
Some of the timber supports help keep the rock from collapsing, but they can also be placed to serve as an early warning system. In other words, if the rock is starting to buckle and sag, it may not be immediately perceived by the miner. However, if the rock is starting to buckle and sag on a timber, the timber will snap or bend in a quite obvious way. So, that will warn the miners that they have a problem.
You guys busted yer behinds on that one. Wow. I know nothing, but it seemed like they were firing out chasing a vein in more directions than I can recall. A labyrinth. Street signs would have been helpful, LOL. Few things in life get to me at this point, Justin (as you can imagine) but people, and I use the term loosely, who get their jollies destroying our history is one of them. The government entities doing it is bad enough, but when morons who simply are being themselves do it it flat flames me out, (pun intended). Next time we have a private conversation I will tell you about one of these situations I was able to...well to intervene in. The knee is getting better, and we are plotting a trip around Thanksgiving. Hope you and yours are well.
Most likely Chalcanthite. It's a copper sulfide. The cinnabar is Mercury sulfide. Usually you'll find sulfide minerals together. Although it could also be Azurite. Copper carbonate/hydroxide
When I see these back filled areas.. I wonder did someone hide something behind all that waist rock.. Maybe a vain of gold rich ore.. Or could it be a grave. I'd have to dig in to find out what's been burried or hidden away.. I know curiosity killed the cat.. But it's just so enticing to know what's hiden behind those back fills..
It is a fantastic way to hide something and I know of at least one mine where I missed a secret drift filled with high grade gold ore because it was hidden by back fill. I'm sure there are other things I have missed also... However, at least 9 times out of 10, it really will just be back fill. So, I'll have to wait until technology greatly improves or more determined people than me get in there to see those secrets revealed.
Love your videos man! so interesting from a historical and adventuring standpoint. Very exciting and nerve wracking at times too! Idk what your limitations are as far as video processing / what kind of camera you can bring in the mine, but you should look into getting a 60 fps camera! would probably make any moving shots buttery smooth. may even make the layout of the mine more understandable. would make your vids even more world fucking class
Haha, you know what's really funny? I specifically thought of you when I spotted that bottle... I saw it and thought, "Hmmm. I've never heard of that brand. I'll bet Duck Landes knows it or will look it up if he doesn't." Sure enough! Your research efforts and comments are always appreciated!
Yes, and they also torched the hoist house and tried to torch that trestle... I'm not surprised such things are on RU-vid. Many people are inherently destructive.
