Exploring the Multi Level Big Horn Mine
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- Опубликовано: 6 дек 2020
- Went up and explored the amazing Big Horn Mine with my buddies Austin, Daniel and Karissa. Big thanks to them for making this explore possible. This mine was started in 1895 when Tom Vincent came across a large quartz vein while hunting Big Horn sheep, hence the name of the mine. Quite a few very cool features inside and outside of the mine including square set timbering, cribbing, room and pillar method mining, ladders, ore chutes and a lot more! After the mine we headed to Vincent's cabin which he lived in for decades and still has a few artifacts scattered around the site. Contrary to what I said in the video, the mill was constructed sometime in the early 1900's and not the late 1800's. Hope you enjoy and in advance thanks for watching!
Mine explore starts at 6:36 if you'd like to skip to the good stuff.
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For anyone who wants to explore caves/mine shafts like this, I always recommend bringing glow sticks or some item to indicate where you came from so you don't get lost. That's what I did and it definitely helped. It's super easy to get disoriented and lost while in an enclosed space like a mine.
Was there in the 70’s, no graffiti back then, it was awesome, breaks my heart to see it like that !
Stupid vandalizers
Just went this morning it’s an awesome place to explore. Can’t wait to go back to see all the stuff we missed.
The boiler in the beginning is actually called an accumulater for compressed air for the drills. Spectacular cribbing and timbering in that mine. Great work guys and have fun in your next adventure.
Thanks alot, yeah I realized that's what it was after I said boiler. Thanks for clarifying, lots of cool features in this one for sure. Thanks for checking it out!
Very well done! Loved your use of proper terminology. Miners took pride in their work and craftsmanship and with it standing still today gives testimony to it. Great tour guide! Thank you.
Thanks alot, I try my best to learn all the proper terms and to use them in the right contexts. Yep that's true it's great that their work is still around for us to behold. Thanks for the kind words and glad you enjoyed this one!
I'll never understand that no matter how far out or inaccessible a mine may be, someone always manages to bring along a can of spray paint to vandalize something.
Yeah same, doesn't make sense to me. I guess people will never learn. Thanks for watching!
I did this back in 2012 with some friends. Explored pretty deep into the mine and saw some amazing things. I went back a few years later with another group of friends and discovered one of the routes I took appeared to have been caved in by rocks. It had me questioning if it was the same route. I tried to crawl through but deem it unsafe. I'm glad I got to experience this amazing piece of history. thanks for the vid! Helped me re-live that experience
Super cool mine! That was the first time I have seen a track bender. Great stuff Thanks.!
Thanks dude! Yeah same for me that was super cool to see. Thanks for taking a look!
another excellent video thanks for sharing
So awesome - especially the strapping and the sparkly.
Yeah never came across those metal straps until this mine. And that sparkly was something else. As always thanks for watching bro!
Great vid! Loved the square set timber, the old craftsmanship is fantastic!
The riveted tanks were probably accumulaters rather than boilers.
Lovely views of the mountains outside! Nice camera work!
Thanks for the share and I look forward to the next video
Yeah I realized it was an accumulator after I shot it. The square set was my favorite part of the whole mine. Very beautiful mountains out there, and I've been really working on trying to get my videography better. Glad you enjoyed this one, thanks for watching and there'll be more to come!
You guys should get matterport's 3d software and map these mines. Would be incredible!
Yeah the air tanks are so drills have air to draw from; they draw out the air of "just pipes"
Hi there! New subscriber here. I stumbled across your video because my fiance and I were looking at exploring this area. So thank you for posting this because it gives us an idea of what we're up against. By the way you guys are freaking awesome for exploring it :)
Cool video Great work from a fan in S.C. Keep up the great work
This was me and my friends favorite hike when we were in high school in 2015-2016. Even remember it before all that timber fell down.
I went again and went past the boiler and it goes crazy back there. I wasnt prepared to explore it but a lot goes on for sure!
So much fun watching this exploration. I grew up on the other side of the mountain in the Covina area and spent some time exploring Big Horn. That was in the late 70’s to early 80’s. So much of it is still intact and the way I remember. And there was little graffiti back then, and none in the mine. I was fortunate to do a bit of exploring like you and I loved it. I’m in Washington now and there isn’t much mine exploration to be had up here so I’m thankful to have come across your channel and I’ve subscribed and look forward to watching more. Thanks for your efforts!
I really enjoy your adventures into these mines. I personally am too uneasy exploring old mines but love to watch your videos. I'm amazed at the amount of graffiti on the walls of this mine. Being in Colorado, there are a lot of abandoned mines in the state, but most have collapsed and many others have had their entrances closed off. Keep up the good work and be safe, my friend.
I'm glad you're enjoying my adventures! Yeah there is alot, some of it is actually geological surveys especially deeper into the mine. Now Colorado I'd sure love to explore some of those mines, alas it's very far from me. Thanks alot for the support, we will stay safe. Thanks for watching!
Very cool video. Thank you for sharing. First time I made the hike to Big Horn Mine was in 1986. So many things to see.
Great video. Thank you
Great video! Doing this hike soon and this was very informative
Also the boiler in the mine is an accumulator as well for compressed air for the drilling. Glad there were some artifacts left in there despite all the traffic going in. Good job.
Yeah definitely, good thing they're still out there for others to see.
The mine is huge! Loved the video, great job. It's just a shame with all that trash and graffiti all over. Keep em coming!
Yeah it's definitely a big one. Yeah it sure is a shame about the graffiti and trash. I took out a couple cans people left. Thanks for watching!
Oh and awesome work dude keep it up!
Sick video Jerith, proud of you
Thanks Emma, appreciate it bro! Glad you liked this one and thanks for checking it.
Most of the mines up there have been blown shut by the forest service. Search and rescue used to have to pull idiots out of these mines. A few people have died in them. Always bring a spool of strong string like surveyor's cord to follow back out of the bigger mines
Awesome video, I hope to get up there someday!
Who’s foot was that at 17:36? Lmaoooo y’all didn’t have someone with some jeans and black boots did you?
That was pretty amazing
Thanks alot, was quite the explore. Wasn't really expecting it to be such an extensive one! Thanks for watching.
Wow, absolutely gorgeous timbering and tunnels in this mine. A mine that glitters too - cool! I loved seeing the old buildings outside in the beginning footage. Shame about the graffiti but everything still seems well intact. Judging by the outside surroundings, this looks like it could be in Alpine County in Northern CA.
Hey Gina, loved the timbering in this one it was my favorite part. And yeah that calcite sure was glittery. The mill is in alright shape, it's kind of on the verge of falling off the side of that mountainside. Yeah it's very high elevation, surprisingly this is out here in southern Cali. It's a very unique spot. Thanks for watching!
Very nice video Mr. Mine Detective!
Thanks man! That was a super fun explore glad I got convinced to go there. Can't wait for the next one!
The mountains are amazing. That mine looked huge. Very cool
Hey Naomi, yeah those mountains are something else. And definitely, this is probably the the second largest mine I've explored it was pretty massive. Thanks for always checking my vids out!
@@WesternMineDetective what is the biggest mine you've been to? What where those straps for?
Biggest mine I've been to is the one where we rode the timber car on the 765 level. And those metal straps were for securing the back of the mine. They act as support so that the mine is less prone to collapse.
Very cool video. Nice mine. Thanks for sharing.
Hey Bonnie, this sure was a great mine. Other than the graffiti of course. Thanks for watching, I really appreciate the continued support!
@@WesternMineDetective that what we are here for or at least that's how I feel.
In my neck of the woods! I've been throughout this mine except the submerged parts and the ladders.
Oh nice! If I lived closer I'd be hitting the mines up there every week. We basically went through the whole mine besides the severely collapsed drifts, climbed all the ladders even the rotted ones haha. You never know what you'll find. Thanks for watching!
That bracket you showed at the fireplace, reminds me of an army cot. The kind you fold up made of wood and fabric. Oil daily is not a makers mark, it's instructions. LOL Must be a aerosol paint can dump somewhere there.
The I R is their trademark Ingersoll Rand.. the be huge!
Oh wow, I never even gave thought to Ingersoll Rand. Makes total and complete sense now, appreciate your input! Thanks for watching!
Yes and I think the riveted tank held compressed air to drive the Ingersoll Rand rail bender.
I have pictures of inside here in the Lincoln room
The walls have eyes
Hello nice find and video nice to see the work man ship from the mining days out side as well as in side timber work .Cjd wash state.p.s. is this in Nevada right be Safe 👍
Thanks man, very great craftsmanship in this mine for sure. This is actually located in California. Thanks for checking it out!
14:35 Looks like Galena, a Silver -Lead -Zinc ore. Love the "bacon strips".
I was there in 1973. I saw no tagging there. At all. So. Incredibly. Sad.
Didn't they call the metal brackets bolted to the ceiling of the tunnel Bacon strips?
I believe so, they sure do like them. Thanks for watching!
That thing you called an old boiler looks more like a water or air tank. Both items would have been used in an operation, like this.
Yeah believe it's an old accumulator used for the air for the drills. Thanks for the input! I kept saying boiler for some reason.
04:58 "its got an R and an I", Ingersoll Rand probably.
Yep it definitely is! This was a while ago, if I seen it now I'd know in an instant.
Apparently some people carry spray paint wherever they go.
Those riveted tanks are for air .
IS it usually accessible like this or did you get special permission.
It is accessible like this no permission needed. Just proper equipment and know how
To bad the young punks had to deface that beautiful mine, I wish I didn't view this video but yet enjoyed it.
Yeah it's a shame, but at least deep deep in the mine they didn't do much damage. Always gotta look on the bright side of things. Thanks alot for watching!
When see up on the ceiling above chain fence long pices of metal that holdings chain fence that call bacon
Good video, fantastic scenery. A shame about all the graffiti but a lot of it, deeper in the mine, is survey and geologist markings. Just found this channel, can't wait to see your other vids.(sorry, I made the comment about the markings before I got to 26:55)
Thanks alot! It is a shame, wish people would have more respect for such a beautiful spot. Yeah that's what I noticed those were geological surveys. Glad you found it, I've got some more great videos in store. Thanks for watching!
Did you ever find Gold?
Not a fan of the fisheye lens...🤨
I use to sluice and pan on the East Fork in the 90’s, finally stopped going due to the complete disrespect of nature by people, everything from graffiti on rocks, to giant piles of trash, ladies washing diapers in the stream just upstream from people in the river, to gang bangers partying all night long at camp spots, then the state enacted the double taxation wilderness pass act so you have to pay to park .. that was the last straw. The graffiti on the Big Horn is just maddening 😡
I haven't been there in few years but at the time there was virtually no graffiti. What a shame! Some time ago I hualed out the dump side of a ore cart that ended up in the river bed down below. One heavy load strapped to a camel back.
I liked the "forest".
The mine itself was too wet and nasty cluttered with too much graffiti.
I love the mine but I don't like when people write all the stuff on the wall I bet the miner who worked it There do not like what they see in there all mine are all about history
What a shame all that f******* spray paint what a shame
The graffiti is ridiculous.
nothing than a mine filled with graffiti and garbage.
Hey mate, if you ain't got anything nice to say don't say anything at all. Literally thousands of people would say otherwise. It does have graffiti but you gotta look beyond that. For example lets start with the square set timbering, accumulators, mill site, the view, the sparkly calcite, etc. The list can go on and on. Thanks for watching.