The Ultimate Mine Explore (part 2) 

Hi Cary. Glad that you enjoyed seeing this mine and the artifacts. That was a fair bit of dynamite, and it didn't look real stable. Thanks for the nice comment. We appreciate you!👍😄

Hi, Roy. Many, but not all of these hard rock mines are pretty solid. We see plenty of others that are heavily timbered and some more modern ones bolted. Glad that you liked the explore!👍😄

Timbering in Coal Mines is Load Bearing and has to support massive weight loads while most Timbering / Shoring in Lode Mines is mostly used to prevent Movement of the Rock or Orebody that it Supports more so than for load bearing.

Most are in rock that will bear it's load.

​@@TomandJulieMineExploring Id love to see the more modern ones I love those type of videos

Hi Tom. You're welcome, and you are correct about the alarm. We were both thinking there was some dangerous air for a couple of seconds, then we both cracked up when we realized what had happened. At least the air monitor is working. Thanks for watching and commenting!👍😁

Hi Kris. This one did have some cool stuff left behind. That old wheelbarrow is fun to see. I didn't want to wake the bats up, but they got rousted. Thanks for the comment!👍😁

You're welcome, Lloyd. Thanks for watching!👍😁

Two of the best. They teach you a ton about mining as well as the land around the mines, plus they are calm and not all crazy in the way they go about it. There's a guy Frank who has a channel, and don't get me wrong, I am sure a lot of folks know who i am talking about. I really like the guy and have been following him for years. My one criticism I have with him is he walks right by stuff I want top see. Or he mentions it and pass right by it and does not explain what the hell it is or does. I think Tom and Julie were miners in a past life. They have a very good working knowledge about how the mines work and I have learned so much here. Good stuff.

Thank you, Steven. We appreciate the nice comment!👍😄

I WILL NEVER UNDERSTAND WHY MINE EXPLORERS DON'T TAKE A HAMMER AND SOME NAILS AND MAYBE EVEN A SMALL 🪚 SAW WITH THEM

Hi Rick. Yes, there is a lot to see in this one. You pretty much said it all about the stuff. Thanks for watching, and we hope all is well in old Minnesota! 👍😁

That little area with the wheelbarrow and other items was a really cool sight to see. That is pretty rare in my experience. I think Charles Schwab had a hand in several of the mines of this area in the very early 1900s. Thanks for watching, RG!👍😁

Thanks for the kind words. Glad that you enjoyed this one. The air monitor going off was pretty funny. 👌😄

That’s a great idea. I would buy one too.

Thanks for watching and for the calendar suggestion. We have a ton of cool mine photos.👍😁

@@TomandJulieMineExploring Love ya both. Hope you can find a way to make it happen. Or a book of photos🙂Calendar would be the best! That way us'ns out here can have something to pass to our kids of America's past. And you could mark y'alls birthdays, mark every Friday....Don't mind me, mom says i'm crazy!

I'd buy 1 as well

Hey Mick. Some interesting stuff but no engines for you. Glad you enjoyed the explore. We did, too. Thanks for watching!👍😁

Glad that you enjoyed the explore, Paul. It was a fun one for us, too. Thanks for the awesome comment!👍😄

Hi Miles. This is a great mine for exploring. I'm glad that you enjoyed it, we did, too. Thanks for the comment!👍😁

Hi Bill. Thanks for the nice comment. Glad that you enjoyed the explore!👍😊

Hey, Scott. Thanks for the awesome comment! You pretty much said it all. If only we had seen a lizard. 🦎😁👍

Thanks for watching and commenting, Ed. We appreciate you!👍😁

It is one of the better mines we've explored. It has a nice combination of interesting workings and cool artifacts left behind. Thanks for the comment, Roger!👍😁

You're welcome and thanks for watching!👍😄

It's much safer for you to enjoy the mine explores from the comfort of your home. Much smarter, too. Lol Thanks for the comment!👍😄

You pretty much said it all, Lesley. Thanks for watching!👍😄

You're welcome, BT. I think you're right that not many have been down there for quite some time. Thanks for the comment!👍😄

Those dates sound about right. Many o these mines have been worked multiple times. I know this one was started in about 1908. After that, who knows what happened. Thanks for the nice comment, John!👍😄

Hi Jimmy. It was a fun bottom level, all right. You really don't see many steel wheels still around. Thanks for the comment and blessing. We appreciate you!👍😊

You pretty much covered it all, Jeff. Hope you're feeling better. Thanks for watching and commenting!👍😁

Thanks, Ralph. You should know as I know that you watch a lot of mine videos.👍😁

@@TomandJulieMineExploring Affirmative.

Thank you, Sil. Glad that you liked the explore. Thanks for the comment from Australia!👍😁

Hi William. Yes, some great artifacts here. You do have to be careful around the old dynamite and blasting caps that are there. I really don't think there was more at the bottom besides the sump. Thanks for the comment!👍😄

Hi John and Cathy. You're welcome! It is pretty amazing all the stuff that's laying around down there. Thanks for watching and commenting!. Hope all is well in Tacoma!👍😁

Thanks, Ed. I thought it was interesting info.👍

Haha, no bats were harmed in the making of this video.🦇

Hi Lynn and Matt, Youre welcome. I often think the same thing when we enter a whole big world through a tiny portal. It's pretty amazing. Thanks for the comment and we hope all is well with you two!👍😊

Yes, there was no shortage of the hazards in old mines on this explore. The miners of old were indeed a hard-working and determined bunch. I'm sure you noticed using me as her bat shield for a few minutes. There is something about mammals flying at her face that she doesn't enjoy. Glad that you enjoyed the explore and thanks for commenting!👍😄

Thanks, Mark. Glad that you enjoyed the video!👍😄

Haha, thanks, Ken. It's a fun mine, as you know. I was trying not to disturb the bats, but that obviously didn't work out. They must be coming in from that collapsed shaft area somehow, or maybe somewhere else. Thanks for the comment!👍😄

@TomandJulieMineExploring Agreed. Definitely the most bats I've seen under ground.

Thanks for the awesome comment. I don't think that anyone has been in this one for over 20 years, at least, and maybe longer. It means a lot to us to say we are your favorite exploring team because I know that you watch several of the other mine channels. 👍😊

@@TomandJulieMineExploring Thank you for the kind words. Well I can't give an honest assessment if I don't do a comparison. And the way you two take your time and really go over everything from the mineralization to the construction along with the remnants of the operation. Truly no stone goes unturned. If I had to describe your technique I'd say that you are solo tourists and the rest are more or less, Joes European vacation cattle car tours. 15 minutes at the Louvre just doesn't cut it 😉👍. I'll always be watching each episode. Thank you again Tom and Julie.

Thank you. Sorry I missed your reply. RU-vid has changed the way they used to notify us of replies to comments, and I just now figured it out.

Glad that you enjoyed the explore, Scott. Thanks for the comment!👍😊

Glad that you enjoyed the explore! Thanks for watching!👍😁

Thanks, Mark. It was a fun explore, and yes, that shaft is sketchy. Luckily, nothing fell on us. Thanks for the comment!😁👍

Hey, Rob. The only false floors in my way of thinking are where the floor of a drift has been mined from below to such a degree that it is compromised and could fail without notice. So you think it's a solid floor until it fails. Most of the other things that I see called false floors are bridges or a wood cover for an old shaft or ore pass. That's just me, though, and people can call them whatever they want. Glad that you enjoyed the video, and thanks for commenting!👍😁

Wouldn't it be great to see and hear some of these old mines when they were in full operation. It is amazing the amount of work it took. Thanks for watching, Chuck!👍😁

Glad that you enjoyed the explore. I would have climbed some of the stope ladders, except I wanted to make certain to have enough energy to get back to the surface. Thanks for the comment!👍😁

You're welcome, Wendell. Thank you for watching!👍😄

Good thing none of it exploded. Glad that you liked the video, Scott. Thanks for the comment!👍😁

Glad that you liked it, Jerry. Thanks for commenting!👍😄

I always get a chuckle when you call us that. Thanks for watching, Paul!👍😆

Hi Trudy. You're welcome, and we're glad that you enjoyed the explore. The headaches caused by the nitro glycerin in the dynamite were no joke. Eating a small amount of dynamite sounds crazy but not much different from the NG pills one would take if you are having a heart attack. You are like Julie when it comes to the bats. She uses me for her bat shield. Lol It really was hilarious when I set the alarm off. I just tooted out a little one and off went the lights and siren. Thanks for the nice comment!👍😊

You're welcome, George! Thanks for the comment!👍👍👊👊😁

Glad that you liked the videos, Terrance. Thanks for commenting!👍😄

What goes down must come back up. Glad that you liked the goodies. Thanks for watching!👍😁

Glad that you liked this mine, Karl. We don't worry too much about bobcats, although I wouldn't want to tangle with one. Believe it or not, the animal I worry the most about running into in a mine is a burro. Mostly because of their size and strength. We see burro droppings all over in the mines, sometimes up to 700 feet into the darkness. Yes, I paced out the pile of crap because I couldn't believe they would go that far back in the mine. I hope I never run into one in a small drift. Thanks for the comment!👍😄

Thanks for the story, Richard!👍😄

Thank you, Henry! Glad that you enjoyed the video.👍😁

You're welcome, Tony. Thanks for commenting!👍😁

Thanks, Wayne. Glad that you liked the explore!👍😁

@@TomandJulieMineExploring your very much welcome, hope you all have an awesome weekend. ♥

You're welcome, Felipe. Glad that you liked it!👍😁

Thanks for the nice comment. We appreciate you!👍😊

There are definitely some fun artifacts in this one. Thanks for watching, Rick!👌

Yes, some nice artifacts here and a very cool old mine. Unfortunately, there was no more mine to explore, so no part three. Thanks for watching!👍😁 Here's a playlist with some of our favorites that you might have missed. ru-vid.com/group/PLBirOpgY-NV_n393pa-mL4RNYBMYUs04f

@@TomandJulieMineExploring Ya, I noticed🤠 but, another on all the artifacts wouldn't be so bad ...lol. Thanks' y'all, looking forward to the next, take care.⛏⚒🍻

Thank you, Phil. See you in a couple weeks!👍😁

You're welcome, Chuck. Thanks for watching!👍😁

Haha, you don't want to step on that dynamite or those blasting caps. Barney probably would've taken his bullet out of his pocket if he saw all those bats. Glad that you liked the explore and thanks for commenting, Don!👍😄

Thanks for the awesome comment, Al. We did get some rest a few days after this one. Glad that you enjoyed the video!👍😄

You're welcome. It is a great mine to explore. Thank you for watching and commenting!👍😊

You're welcome. Glad that you liked it and think it's cool. Thanks for commenting!👍😁

You're welcome, Pethoviejo. Glad that you had fun!👍😁

These desert mines are very dry. If you go a short way up into the Sierra Nevada or to the mines in Oregon, Washington, or many other states, the mines are very wet. That's what makes the desert mines so fun to explore. We don't see the 18th century stuff, though. Glad that you liked the video, Nigel. Thanks for commenting!!👍😁

Sorry that you suffered from headaches, Stephen. They are not fun. I've heard it several times about eating a small amount of dynamite to relieve the headaches from the nitro glycerin. It does sound a little strange. Thanks for watching and commenting!👍😄

Hello again, Frank. Isn't this a great mine. Glad that you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching and commenting from Germany!👍😁

Yes, it's a good-sized mine, and I'm guessing some money was made there. Glad that you enjoyed the video. We're not crazy about the dynamite either. It's a fairly common occurrence for us to see. Thanks for the comment. Phillip!👍😁

Hi Walter. The alarm going off was pretty funny, alright. Yes, it's a good thing Julie didn't get any closer to that box full of dynamite. There are several other single sticks laying around, too. Thanks for the nice comment. We appreciate you!👍😊

@@TomandJulieMineExploring Life is a series of adventures. The more adventures, the more interesting you life is. Not every adventure is a good one, but as long as you can walk away from it it, it certainly adds to your life. By sharing your adventures, you add so much to our lives as well. I have an idea. There may come a time when one of of you is unable to do a mine trip for one reason or another. My idea if for the two of you to do a question and answer video that you can do from home or some random place. I would be happy to write up a list of questions, both sincere and tongue in cheek for the two of you to answer. I love to add humor to your videos. I often talk back to the videos, knowing full well that no one hears me. Keep up the good work!

You are correct that there will come a time when we can no longer do these explores. I like your idea of the question and answer type video.

You're welcome, Alan. There probably are some nice-looking veins there, but they are covered with some sort of special dust that seems to stick fast to much of the mine. I couldn't even scape it off of some of the artifacts. The lower ladder rungs were covered with about a quarter inch of crud. It might have something to do with the mine being flooded at some point. Thanks for watching and commenting!👍😄

Yes, both of those items are fairly rare to see these days. Glad that you enjoyed them. Thanks for watching!👍😁

Hi Bob. Glad that you liked the video. We sure did have happy hour after climbing all those ladders. Thanks for commenting!👍😁

Hi Bob, glad that you liked the video. You don't have to tell me twice not to mess around with that old dynamite. Thanks for the comment!👍😁

Hi Stephen. Yes, the miners were a different breed when it came to taking on a hard and dangerous job. The shaft is dangerous for the reasons you mentioned as are all old underground mine workings. It is much more dangerous for the miners who spend long hours each day blasting and hauling rocks and ore out of the mine. Keep in mind that we are in these areas for just a few hours. I try to clear away as much loose debris as is reasonable before descending a shaft like this. Of course, you could never make it completely safe. So these are the risks that are involved with this type of hobby. After being in thousands of different mines, you kind of get a feeling about which times you want to proceed and which times to throw in the towel. So far we have been lucky to have not been too badly injured or blown up by old dynamite. Thanks for watching and for the comment!👍😄

@@TomandJulieMineExploring You’re very Welcome Tom !! And again , thanks for ALL you two go through to bring us viewers such amazing content each video . I’m still amazed that you have the stamina & energy to do those climbs & hikes . Stay young at heart ,& again ,” Stay safe “ 🤞😎👍

And “ Thanks Julie “ ….. 😊👍

Thank you, Tracy. Glad that you enjoyed it!😆😄

Haha, yeah, us too!Thanks for the comment!👍😁

You're welcome, Jeff. Thank you for the nice comment!👍😄

Thanks, Casey!👍

Thanks, glad that you enjoyed it!👍😄

Hi William. We see dynamite occasionally in the old mines. We usually only see a stick or two laying around, although we have seen several partially full boxes over the years. Tjat old wheelbarrow was great to see. We almost never see a complete one anymore. Thanks for the comment!👍😄

Thanks for the nice comment, Thorn. You pretty much said it all. 👍😁

Hi Steve. Glad that you enjoyed the cool stuff in this one. Thanks for watching and commenting from New Zealand!👍😄

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After the first few seconds of not knowing what was going on, we were dying laughing. We were over 400 feet down, so if we did run into bad air, it would not have been good. Thanks for the funny comment, William!😆👌

Hi Doug. Glad that you liked the video. I have some experience with detonating dynamite with a rifle. There are some variables as to what will cause dynamite to explode. Those include the % strength of NG and actual makeup of the sticks. Some manufacturers are using more stable binders than older methods, and then there is gel style. I have detonated regular old sawdust/NG dynamite with a bullet, but it has to be something with a higher velocity than a .22 caliber in my experience. I have chopped sticks of dynamite to bits with a .22 and never had it detonate. Something with a higher velocity will cause it to explode, though. Something like a 30.06 or .357 will do the job. Thanks for sharing your story!👍🧨

Hi Dan. Thanks for checking out our channel. It is amazing that so much activity took place where some of these remote mines are located. Also, there was a whole industry that supplied timbers to the mines. They would also use the available trees near the mine. Glad that you're enjoying our videos, and thanks for the nice comment and blessing!👍😄

Yes, this is a great mine adventure. I can't imagine how much work it would be moving the full ore cars either. Even empty, they are hard to move. Glad that you enjoyed this one, David. Thanks for commenting!👍😁

Glad that you enjoyed the explore. Thanks for the information on the Kentucky Belle. It sounds like an interesting place. 👍😄

You're welcome, Ted. Thank you for watching and commenting. It is a fun hobby but also very dangerous and unhealthy. The dust that we inevitably end up breathing in contains who knows what type of contaminants that could cause long-term problems. Also, the obvious dangers of getting injured or trapped are a concern. I guess those things are also part of the excitement and allure of this hobby.👍😄

Hi David. Yes, we needed a couple of beers to wash the dust out of our throats after being underground for over four hours. Glad that you liked the artifacts and thanks for commenting!🍺🍺🍻😄👍

Thanks for watching, Ed! Hope all is well in Ohio.👍😄

Thanks, Brad!😁

You're welcome, James. Yes, lots of cool stuff here. We could start mining again with all the dynamite and caps. Prince Albert got around this mine pretty well. Thanks for watching!👍😁

You're welcome. Thanks for the nice comment!👍😁

Hi Robert. Glad that you enjoyed the explore and the information about NG headaches. The headaches are one of the reasons that mines had such elaborate ventilation systems. As you can see from us going into all these old mines without operating ventilation systems, there is usually plenty of breathable air. The ventilation was necessary to quickly clear the air of fumes from the explosives and also the fine dust that was created from blasting so the miners could get back to work after blasting. Thanks also for mentioning the CC feature. It takes a fair amount of time to edit the captioning to make it correct. No one ever mentions that they are using or enjoying it. I suffer from medium grade CHS myself, plus tinnitus. 👍😄

You're welcome, Gary. Thanks for the comment, and we hope you have a good vacation!👍

​@@TomandJulieMineExploringThank you

Yeah, we don't like messing with old dynamite. We have been seeing quite a bit of it lately. Thanks for watching and commenting, Raiderman!👍😁

Thanks for the nice comment, Duane. It was fun to see all the cool artifacts. Glad that you enjoyed seeing this mine, too. I don't think there is any official way to mark mines that have dynamite laying around. I think the assessors and surveyors might mark stray dynamite locations when they see them. It is tiring to do an explore such as this. Two days later, we rappelled down the 200 foot shaft where we found the miners headlamp, which is why I was a little tired coming up. Thanks again.👍😄

You've got that right. It always feels good to hit the outside after being in a mine all day. Thanks for watching!👍😁

I guess it can cause a mighty headache. Just handling the old boxes can supposedly give you a headache. Thanks for watching, Bruce!👍😄