Wooden Ore Car - Historic Mining Artifact Fully Intact In Original Mine
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- Опубликовано: 18 окт 2024
- We follow the footsteps of miner Roy Ladd, to many of his hand dug mines, and to one that has the wooden ore car still intact and in working condition. There is also a steel ore car and a beautiful wooden skip car in the mine. After going through the mine, we hiked to Roy's favorite cabin to see how he lived and the things he left behind.
Roy was a quiet, hardworking man with exceptional mechanical skills who mined this area extensively on numerous mining claims. He was a bit of a hermit, and until he got to know you was somewhat reserved. He stayed in many different locations throughout these mountains.
He served in the military in WW2 as a tail gunner on a B-17 bomber. His entire crew was killed on a mission, but, luckily for him, he was on a different plane at that time.
He drove a Chevy roadster through the mountains to some of the claims he worked. Supposedly, he had two transmissions in the Chevy, one reversed to achieve suitable gearing for crawling up the steep hills.
He took work as a mechanic during the winter months when it was too cold to be high in the mountains working his claims.
We had a great time getting to know a few things about the man who worked so hard building these mines. It's very rare in the mine exploring world to know much, if anything, about the individuals who actually worked a particular mine. To see Roy's tools and equipment and to hear some of his backstory is truly special for us.
Many thanks to Ron and Jan, who were friends of Roy's and who shared stories and photos with us.
We hope you enjoy this video.
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How's things going in Mexico. I never been there but I sure would like to go. Like the song says.
@eddie9903 Things are pretty good. It's very warm and humid every day. About 85° to 90°. The food is good and the local people are very nice. There is a lot of music being played in various places and in many styles. I haven't driven a car or worn shoes or long pants for three months. Hope all is well with you, my friend!🎸☺️
@@TomandJulieMineExploring wow it sounds great.
An amazing story about a typical miner. Although I only worked in my Uncle's mine seven years, I can identify with this man's life. He was another WW2 Vet who could not fit into normal society, so he made his own world. One of mining. It is very peaceful when you are all alone. (Many times a substitute for medication) Thanks for the look back Tom and Julie!
You're welcome. Thank you for the insightful comment!👌😊
I love it ...." C'mon Julie we got some Hand Tramming to do today.... let's get to work " wow Tom you're a real mine foreman ....... good shot of you with the mine cars ....👍 great mine explore and love the back History on Roy with this mine and his life ....thanks for putting that link in there so that everyone can know his story.
I know I shouldn't be so hard on her, but we were behind on production. Glad that you watched the other videos. It's a crazy area with so much to see. Thanks for commenting, Jeff. We appreciate it!👍😁
@@TomandJulieMineExploring you betcha ...be safe out there and keep'em coming
Tom, what's the deal, Julie did all the pushing and tilting and there you are at the end holding the shovel!! oh, you are just trying to keep Julie in shape, I see!
:) thanks for the view, now I am going to go look the the long one.
Hey Mick. I'm a real slave driver all right. Lol
There are links to two videos in the description that I think you will like. There are engines!
That was inherit of thier Best features well done!! I'm sure it was One Julie Best Memories Now!
Hi Richard. Thanks for the comment. I think Julie is glad she doesn't have to push a full one around all day.👍😊
Hello, Tom and Julie, Welcome to 2024, Ready to explore in a New Year with you guys. 👍
Hi Lloyd. Yes, 2024 already. It seems like it just turned over to 2000 a couple years ago. Thanks for watching!👍😁
That was a quickie 😆 hope you guys had a great Christmas and new years, take care, be safe,
Thanks, Gary. We had a nice Christmas and New Year. Hope you did, too!👍😁
Man, I was really looking forward to seeing y'all ride in that cart like Indiana Jones and Short Round!
Hey Matt. Not this time. Julie had a ride a while back in another mine. Hope you're doing well on your adventure. Thanks for watching!👌😁
Happy New Year! 🇨🇦
Thanks, Les. Happy New Year to you!👍😁
Thanks Tom & Julie! You two rock!
Hi Todd. Thanks for the nice comment!👌😁
My kinda of classic cars! Thanks, T&J!!
You're welcome, Ralph. Thanks for watching!👍😁
War heroes and hard workers ,like Roy Ladd ,were the salt of the Earth.👍
Hi Mark. There is no doubt about it. They just don't make them like that anymore. I worry about our country's future. Thanks for commenting!👌😁
I seem to recall these carts from another video... Very cool history.
Yes, this is a shortened version of the original from a few years ago. Thanks for commenting, Max!👍😁
cool
Thanks for commenting, Jerry!👌😁
Nice ore carts especially the old one. I go in the hospital Monday the 8th for bladder surgery. You two take care of yourselfs and bless you both.
Hi Jimmy. Hopefully, you will have a successful surgery and treatment plan. Sorry that you have to go through this again. We'll be keeping you in our prayers. Thanks for watching and for the blessing!🙏❤️👍
Aww no ladders Next time Tom for sure. Interesting how much heavy equipment those miners packed into the middle of nowhere to do their mining. Simply amazing. Thanks Tom and Julie for doing the hiking out to that mine then sharing the video.
Hi Jake. If I remember correctly, there is a winze ladder in the full video. Links are in the description. Thanks for the comment!👍😁
Enjoy your videos. Tom n Julie, you are the best!!
Thanks, Shooter. We appreciate the comment!👌😁
Like to see more about him and his mines....Thanks
The links to two videos are in the description, Graham.👌😁
Thanks Tom es Julie. Fine job. I enjoyed both very much. Regards from Ody Slim
You're welcome, Ody. Glad that you enjoyed them, and thanks for watching!👍😁
There's another really cool cabin up the canyon about a mile. Tons of artifacts still in place. I stumbled upon this place while surveying for a gold company. Very neat video.
Look in the description for links to videos of the cabin and workshop, Joe.
@@TomandJulieMineExploring spent some time at this one as well. (Thanks for the link) Pretty amazing how the transmission winched an ore car up and down the mountain. The last time I was up there a guy was working that mine. Probably 6 years ago.
@joeschmidt7645 have you seen the other cabin? Not the one with the winch, but his sleeping cabin. There is a lot of cool stuff there, as well. That link is in the description.
Hope you and Julie had a good holiday. Tom, you look like a hard core miner between them carts with a shovel.
Thank you. We had a nice time for the holidays. I know how hard of work mining is, so I'm just pretending. I did work some hard jobs over the years, though. Thanks for commenting!👍😁
Hello Tom and Julie. Fun little video. Thanks for making it. Hope you had a great holiday. I'm looking forward to more good stuff from you two. Thanks again. Bob.
Hi Bob. Glad to hear that you enjoyed the explore. Holidays were good. I hope your were, too. Thanks for commenting @👍😁
@@TomandJulieMineExploring 😋
Love her smile...great video
Hi Casey. Glad that you approve of Julie. I'm fond of her myself. Thanks for the nice comment!👍😁
The artifacts make the exploration so worth it!
Thanks for the comment!👌😁
I am so jealous, seeing all that stuff first hand, I am so glad you did not reveal the location. It reminds me of bottle hunting at old farmstead sites in north central washington when I was a kid, the buildings were all gone but we would find the 'can dumps' and dig thorugh them, this was in the late 60's. We could not, would not, do it now.
Hopefully, you can se it for yourself someday. Or at least a similar sight at some location. Thanks for watching, Mick!😊
Amazing video and I loved hearing about Roy Ladd as it's rare to hear anything about the miners.
Hi Teo. Glad that you liked the story. It is rare to know much about the actual miner. Thanks for commenting!👍😁
@@TomandJulieMineExploring Tom, next time you'll have to ease up on Julie as you were pushing her hard to roll those carts out, lol.
I know. I'm such a tough mine boss. Lol Kidding aside, she is pretty strong💪
thank-you for the video.
Hi Tony. You're welcome, and thanks for watching!👍😁
Nice and interesting short video.
Roy was an interesting guy. Had a long and rewarding life in my estimation.
Hi Rob. Roy was a very interesting guy. Thanks for commenting!👍😁
My back is sore this week, and when Julie pulled on the cart I wanted to caution her to take care of her back (and make Tom pull the cart haha). The dump mechanism is cool on both carts. Miners worked hard, there is no doubt! Be well you two!
Hi Craig. I hear you about the back problems. I think half the population has bad backs. Don't feel sorry for Julie. She's tough as nails and stronger than me lol. Mining is not easy as you mentioned. Thanks for commenting!💪😊
Thank you guys, I enjoyed it. Very informative.
You're welcome, Ron. Thanks for commenting!👍😁
Happy New Year Tom and Julie. Richard Hutchings in Florida.
Hi Richard. Happy New Year in Florida. Thanks for commenting!👍😁
EPIC" THANKS 4 SHARING!
You're welcome, JD. Thanks for watching!👍😁
Tom and julie, you guys are awesome, love you guys
Hi Timothy. Thanks for the nice comment. We appreciate it!👍😊
Happy New Year!
Thanks, Mark. Happy New Year to you!👍😁
There is a lot of gold in that ore car😂😂😂❤❤❤.
Hi Mark. Yes, and I hope it stays right there. 👌😁
Always a pleasure, *T&J* .
I remember the original video; Roy must have been a fascinating fellow.
Can't begrudge a fellow who had seen what he had if he turned out to be a bit of a hermit.
Y'all be safe out there and see you in the next one!
- Ed on the Ridge
Hi Ed. Yes, I'm guessing Roy was happy to be up in the quiet mountains building mines, and the equipment necessary to work them. Doesn't sound all bad to me. Thanks for commenting!👍😁
Cool! One ore car, just 15.875 tons more to go 😉👍🏻
It’s nice to see that the ore car hasn’t been stolen and end up in someone’s front rock garden.
Hi Harold. Could you imagine pushing around a full car for 10 hours a day? Those old miners were tough. Hopefully, the cars will stay where they are for a long time. 👍👍
That wooden oar car still amazes me. Thanks for sharing this. Take care of each other and stay safe.
It pretty special, Ed. Thanks for watching!😊
Nice video
Thanks, Donald!👍😁
Another interesting video, those ore cars look and work good for being old.
Hi Brian. Glad that you liked the video. They are still in pretty good shape. Thanks for commenting!👍😁
Hope y'alls had a wonderful holiday. I remember this one. Was and still is in my eyes one of your best. Thanks for sharing again.
Hi Richard. It is a special place for sure. Holidays were good. Hope yours was, too.👍😁
Thank you, Tom & Julie. That was very much a major oar cart display from the past.
Happy New Year, and many more to go!
You're welcome, Jimmi. Thanks for commenting, and Happy New Year to you!👍😁
Love the history ❤️. Thanks for this one..😊
Hi Scott. You're welcome. Glad that you liked this one. Thanks for commenting!👍😁
Good morning!
Hey, Dave!👍😁
Hi guys Happy new year Tom and Julie cool old trucks
Hi Keith. Thanks, and Happy New Year to you. Yes, very cool mine cars!👍😁
Hey T&J, these short videos are the best, just seeing that you can tell that was an exciting explore! take care be safe!!
Hi Raiderman. Yes, fun explore for sure. Thanks for watching and commenting!👍😁
Absolutely lovely. I'm a museum Curator and objects are my love. ❤❤
Hi Mike. There are some other great artifacts in his shop and cabin. The links to those videos are in the description of this video. Thanks for commenting!👍😁
Great video, you two seem like two of the nicest people, you are a wonderful team together.
Thanks for the nice comment, Don. We appreciate it!😊
You still have to hand it Julie, try pushing an ungreased car once. They don't roll as easy as it looked. Happy New Year Guys!!
You're correct. They are hard to move, especially with a bit of gravel on the track. Julie is pretty strong. Happy New Year to you. Thanks for commenting!👌👍
I haven't watched the full video yet, but it was neat to see the old ore carts and the picture of Roy with his beautiful Packard. in the late 1940s, my uncle worked in a hard rock mine, Copper Mountain, (near Princeton BC), and he brought home some samples of the ore he was mining. In the 1950s, as a kid, I helped out on a small, family owned, placer mine in central BC, and these experiences sparked a life long interest in geology and mining. Thanks
Thanks for the nice comment. I hope you get the chance to watch the full video. We have a couple hundred more mine exploring videos. Here is the link to a playlist with some of our favorites.👍😊
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@@TomandJulieMineExploring I am subscribed, and have watched many of your videos. Thanks for the link
Hello Tom Hello Julie
I hope you both have a good time and stay healthy .
Yours Frank
Hello Frank. Good to hear from you, my friend.👍😁
🎸 thanks folks and Happy New Year🎸. When I was a little boy we always used to see wooden mine carts at the entrances to the mines then over the years everyone was hauling them home with some trac and used for yard landscaping. That was in Ridgecrest
Hey Cheyenne. Happy New Year to you, too. I didn't know you were from Ridgecrest. Yes, almost all the mine cars have been hauled off for yard decorations. Sad really, which makes seeing this one that much better. Thanks for commenting!🎸👍😁
Very cool a modern and an old miners ore car. I love the guitar music at the end it matches perfectly.
You don't see many of the wooden ore cars anymore, Eddie. Glad that you liked the guitar. Hope all is well at Happy Together! ☺️🎸
You both are amazing, this is my favorite 😊 youtube channel 😊 Looking forward to your next episode ❤️
Hi Rick. Glad that you are enjoying the channel. Thanks for the kind words!👍😊
Surprised neither have been stolen yet. Even where i grew up, people would hike into the mountains and take these things, especially when they were right at the entrance. The ones further down in the mine tended to last longer for us to see them when exploring, but eventually every one of the ones that could be stolen were.
It's not really easy to find and a fair hike to get there. Hopefully, it stays where it is, and people do the right thing by leaving it there. Thanks for commenting!👍😁
As always very informative stay safe
Glad that you enjoyed the video. Thanks for watching!👍👍
I turned my old Ore Cart into a portable Firewood Box, the track runs from my Firewood Shed to the back door of my house.
That's a good idea. It beats planting flowers in one in your yard. Thanks for watching!👍😁
Cool ore carts
Hi David. You can be sure of that. The best around! Thanks for commenting. 👍😊
I wish you two a happy New Year!!!!! 🙂🙃🙂
Thank you, Thomas. Happy New Year to you, too!👍😊
That is so cool.
Glad that you like it, Joe. The full video is pretty cool, too.👍😁
Happy New Year Everyone! If the riveted ore car is old how old is the wooden car? I have seen large wooden cars in coal mine videos but this is the first one I have seen in a hard rock mine. Wow! Thanks Tom and Julie!
Hi William. Happy New Year. I couldn't tell you exactly how old the wooden car is, but I would guess it is from sometime in the late 1800s. They are rare to see in a mine these days. They are all in museums or in people's yards. Thanks for commenting!👍😁
@@TomandJulieMineExploring Thanks for the information on the wooden cart. It's a definite first for me. So cool! You guys have a great 2024.
Pretty cool 😎
Thanks. It really is a special area. The full video is good, too. Thanks for watching!👍😁
Good content
Thanks, Dave!👍😊
Have you ever done the Stirling mine in the johnnie mining district nye nv
We have not been to the Stirling Mine. Have you? Anything you would like to share about it? jwigren40@gmail.com
Thanks!
I think the red ore cart was painted red cuz it was a high speed express cart. You can tell by the way the wheels were cast with rail cooling fins. (Haha)
Haha, yes, the aerodynamics of the wheels makes all the difference. Thanks for the chuckle, Timothy!😆
I have a bad habit of disappearing in the middle of nowhere all alone who would know of my whereabouts? Only me.
Probably not the best idea, especially if you're going into mines. We usually try to let someone know where we are headed although we sometimes end up somewhere else.
Keep your eyes open for Kenny veach, I think the mysterious cave he found was a rattlesnake den, hence the humming noise he heard, millions of snakes live in them, very small caves you would never see.
Hi Timothy. We haven't seen him or the M Cave. I'll be sure to let you know if we find him.😁👌
The mines here are rotten and scary..galice oregon
Yes, they are. That's why we head to the dry desert mines. Much more fun for us.
But their productive
COOL VIDEOS TOM! THANKS! AND YES, JULIE IS A "BABE"!
Thanks, Wes. Glad that you think so. 👌
Tom giving Julie stern disciplinary action for improper railroad use 🤌, rightly so.
I'm a real slave driver. We eventually did derail the red car. Thanks for commenting!👍😁