Adolf Sutro's Tunnel is Restored and Open to the Public 2023
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
- In this video, we're excited to announce that the Adolf Sutro's Tunnel in Virginia City , Nevada has been restored and is now open to the public!
Built in 1875, the Adolf Sutro Tunnel was once one of the longest and most famous tunnels in the world that was built to drain the Famous Comstock Lode of water in Virginia City, Nevada. After years of neglect, the tunnel was restored and reopened to the public thanks to the hard work of many volunteers and local organizations.
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The Sutro Tunnel is just outside of Virginia City and if you have never been there then you need to get go and see what the great Folks of the Sutro Foundation are doing to preserve our history. They have been working tirelessly for Years to preserve some of the most iconic structures Virginia City has and you will see that in this video. If you love History like I do then donate your time, skills or a couple bucks to help " Keep the Dream Alive " .... they would greatly appreciate it and it would help so much. Just click the link to get started. Thanks. thesutrotunnel.org/
If they reconnect to the mines then do you have access to levels containing rich ores?
Jeff you are the man. Hats off brother.
@@uwillnevahno6837 you know it ....so you know what I am gonna say huh
thanks@@BigT27295
Jeff, you say they are now open to the public. Are there regular days/hours they are open during the week, or is it hit or miss like the hoist engine? I'll be in Reno for a reunion the first week of October, and since some in the group are talking about a visit to Virginia City, well the tunnel ain't that far away!
Jeff & Lila, it's always a pleasure to have you out to the Sutro Tunnel & Site!! Thank you both for spreading the good word and showing what our amazing volunteers & supporters have been able to accomplish rebuilding mining history. LET'S GOOOOO!
Thanks for having us .....it was so much fun and we can't wait to get up there and do it again .... it is always our pleasure..... keep us posted and see ya soon
Jeff Williams is a national treasure
Especially when he's wet!
Don't forget a world class geologist and the best teacher on the planet .
thanks and Lila too
thanks@@Bobby-ei6ew
@@Askjeffwilliams let's not forget who's behind every good man is a great woman .
Grade A + Work on the Sutro Tunnel, and also Thank You Mr. Williams for bringing the results of their fine work to our attention. Fine Job Jeff. What a wonderful Idea to repair the Sutro Tunnel.
thanks , they are doing a wonderful job .... always our pleasure ....
I'll tell ya Jeff, I got all jacked up on this one! First the Sutro Tunnel, a road map into history. How awesome! Think of the gold and silver still down there. Then, you give the best class of classifying and panning I've ever seen (and I've seen a lot). Then you find gold! It is truly a pleasure watching you work Jeff. Then to top it off you get wet!!! Does it get any better than that? :-) Thanks so much from the cheap seats!
thanks Kenneth , really appreciate that .....always my pleasure
Fantastic video Jeff !! This is a huge incentive for everyone to go there. Lila did a great job filming, too. Smashed that LIKE button really hard ! Thanks for taking us on the trip Brother ! 🤠⚒️⛏️👍👍👍
thanks my brother ..... exactly and to Donate their time , skills or money as this will be huge when they break through into the older workings.... yes she did ....she is the best ..... thanks for smashing that Like button and we got more on the way for ya
My aunt and uncle used to live in Carson City and move to Placerville. My uncle was a retired Woodshop teacher and would perform volunteer blacksmithing at Sutter's Mill. I spent many summers in Placerville as a kid and traveling down to sutter's mill working in the blacksmithing shop with him. this whole area reminds me of Sutter's Mill as a kid on summer break.
good times huh
The construction of those arches are absolutely beautiful!
I know...right
That poor dog got a mouthful of your dirt Jeff 🐕 All that wood in the tunnel, pure craftsmanship. Wonderful. I'll be honest here, I've never heard of the Macky Muckers! Lila, you do such a fantastic job of filming, thank you. Very educational video. Stay safe my lovelies. 🇬🇧
thanks Sue , really appreciate it
America has a rich and unique mining history that is unknown by most of today's generations.
Thank you for not letting it be forgotten .
always our pleasure
WOW! The woodwork is amazing! This should last another 150 years.
Absolutely loved this episode. It was so much fun Jeff and such great work by everyone to bring it back to life.
Wow, what an undertaking. It requires a lot of courage to attempt to rebuild that structure and all the others too.
MAN THAT EQUIPMENT IS AWESOME, EVERY THING WAS MADE BETTER, MADE TO LAST THE TIMES ,EVEN HAVE REAL WOOD, I AM NOT YELLING JUST SEEING BETTER, SORRY CAPPS, GOD BLESS ALL,
COME ON LETS GOOOOOOOOOOO !!!!!!!!!
exactly .....machinery that still works today and you can't get a car to last 5 years today
That was Absolutely Awesome..!!
Thanks 🙏 for sharing this Jeff and Lila..
The work that those VOLUNTEERS do for Nothing !!! other than the rewards of seeing their hard work on restoring that mine and mining ⛏️ equipment to their original working conditions is truly a Labor of love 💕..
Three cheers for those that helped ..
Hip Hip Horray…
Cheers 🍻 Famo59.
TONY !!!!!! Thanks my brother from another mother...... yes it is ...they are up there all the time putting in hours upon hours of work for Free...... because the love to see History preserved and restored..... wish there was more people like that in the World ....thanks again and say hi to Wendy for us
@@Askjeffwilliams will do.👍
Great video again Jeff! Thank you both for coming out and drumming up support for our restoration efforts!
Our pleasure!
Hi Jeff & Lila👋 Wow!! Your video was an incredible experience Jeff! II've only heard of hand mucking before but got to experience the process right here, that was neat! I watched some parts a few times. This comment could go on & on because the content was so full of history about the Sutro tunnel and Virginia City Trading Co. Big respect to John Martin & others who worked so hard for what they believed in only to lose their lives to that big blast💪⛏️🙏 I cant wrap my head around 3-5M gallons of water removed daily😮 Fantastic! And the area that produced 40K oz of gold, What!😁🔥 And there really is gold in Home Depot sand? I love this video so much, such cool old equipment brought back to life and SO MUCH MORE💯 Thank you Jeff💥⛏️ What a treat!
Hahaha, yes there really is gold in home Depot sand.
thanks , really appreciate that ...... thanks and so much History there ....so important to keep is going and restore it .... yes ..still so much Gold in them Hills it is not even funny ....we were literally tripping over rocks filled with Gold ....you will see that in the next video ..... always our pleasure ...thanks
@@Askjeffwilliams Looking forward to the next video!
@@noonespecial1285 Monsoon rain will be coming, I must prepare & buy a bag of sand😉😅
Having been up to Virginia city several times & looking at all that was on display in town this episode is really nice to see here Jeff. The amount of history & Silver Wealth from that area is purely astounding!! Thanks again for sharing your passion & findings with us . Hopefully someday that entire tunnel can be reopened to the public , but at $8000 per 5 ft going in it’s gonna be awhile before that day happens I’m afraid. Wishing them all the best wishes & success with the project & fundraising needed . 🤞😎👍
Hopefully they can get Grant money for the Government as well ....drop in the bucket for them
Nice work Jeff. Amazing work at the Sutro Tunnel; it's hard to find old growth large size fir and other hardwoods.
exactly but they are doing it
My Dad sure loved that little Town !!! 🌵🌵💀💀👍👍🌵🌵 The amount of time and money he put in the Silver Terrace was amazing !!!
Also donated a ton of redwood to help finish some of the other buildings that whole place is so epic
Keep'n the dream alive! Love this video, the history is so interesting and to think of the hard work that went into it all. Place looks like a real gem of history!
thanks and exactly
Taylor looks like she has great energy!👍🏼
almost as much as me
Thank you so much for all you do! I feel I was a gold miner in a past life because your videos of the old west strike to the core of my soul.. Your a Great man and you deserve every gold nugget you find and more!
God Bless🙏🏆🏆🏆
That is awesome! Thank you and we know what you mean ...
I was up at Virginia City and I missed so much. There is so much to see and learn.
It's nice you for going out there that's nice of them for having you come out. Nice collab. 🤠
🇺🇲🔑🙏☝️❤♻️🌍☮💯
THANK YOU JEFF AND THE GANG..
you betcha
Good morning from Southeast South Dakota
good morning
Thats my dream job!🙏
This year has been rough up here in New England. This summer has been nothing but rain. I hope and pray that one day i can move out west and live the dream🙏🙏🙏
hopefully ....call them up , they are always needing help
Jeff what an amazing example of preservation of history. What outstanding achievement of the archway and soon beyond. Love the harmonica music. Lila must of been playing it😊. This is well worth reliving history. So much hard labor and time consuming went into these mines , it’s important to acknowledge that. Love the reconstruction of the house. Thanks for sharing all the artifacts and restoration of them. History in the making. Thanks to u and Lila. ❤
thanks Tina ........ and Lila says thanks too
@@Askjeffwilliams always welcome
And the Donovan! I love that mill sooooo cool. That spot also has redwood I gave em. We gotta keep these amazing places standing! Great video jeff.
Yes we do
When boards come right out a mill they are 2x4, but after the get planed and put in a kiln to dry they shrink. Back in the day they didn't mill and dry kiln lumber like we do now.
then why not start with a larger board to account for that
@Askjeffwilliams it keeps cuts of lumber uniform regardless if they are dry kiln, planed, or normal. Otherwise, there is no standard cutting among different mills and countries. Starting with a larger border also makes more wasted board feet. STANDARDIZE it very important with little waste. How is that for common sense!!
@@prototribal4659 read my comment
Thx Jeff. I went to the opening of the tunnel w my father in 1966? I remember a big wooden rectangular water storage made of wood. There were " hippies swinming In it." As per my father. I was 6 and most were skinny dipping so we left. That whole area had mills homes etc. My grandfather's secretary veas w us and she was born in Dayton so I got a tour of buildings that weren't there any more. Nice educate people on the history and geology as well as the many specifics on mining and milling. Keep it up.
thanks for sharing that
Sutro tunnel best video this year...so many things working again like yesterday 👍
thanks
We're going to plan a road trip just to visit these locations. Thank you so much for the information ❤😊
My pleasure 😊
Fantastic views of the tunnel, Donovan Mill & VC panning. Thanks!
you betcha
Awesome video Jeff. Wow they are doing a beautiful job in the mine ,well done everyone
Thanks 👍
Love you're history content videos mate, the guy who does you're voice overs does a brilliant job.G'day from Oz,glued on follower
Thanks 👍
That was fantastic Jeff. Now I need to get back up there and check it all out. I'm proud of what they are doing to the tunnel. Big thumbs up
thanks and we are too
Wow looks.great what a difference I love there bringing it back to life that's priceless God bless you for keeping history alive
I know...right
@@Askjeffwilliamsexcellent video
thanks@@_TONY_Az
Cool video! Thanks for the tour!
They really did some incredible woodwork!!!
If you want to learn more about Sutro and the tunnel, San Francisco’s City Guides provide a great free tour at Sutro Heights, across from what used to be the Cliff House, every Saturday at 2.
Oh , on one more note here Our old 1938 house we live in here in El Cajon Ca. Has REAL 2x4’s in the framing of the structure supposedly from when the old Wooden flume from El Capitan dam was de-commissioned and the wood was re-purposed to build houses & such . It’s redwood too , & really has to be worked hard to pound any nails into it !!😉.
That's one awesome job of framing a mine
This was a very interesting video
Glad you enjoyed it
Wow! very cool, ingenuity is top notch man! thank you sir!
Glad you like it!
Another excellent video sonny boy its good to see you running around doing what you love to do
thanks
Place is so cool. I’ve gotten to go a few times before and after the restoration. I got videos from both time periods if you want me to send em your way jeff.
That's so amazing what the old timers did
Excellent tour video
Well I know where I'm going next year wooohooo! Thank You Jeff! 👊
you betcha
It will come in handy during the next pole shift
Cool video, just loved it. That bucket you got, that was about 10 shovels worth, right, nice color, Wow.
I know...right
A trick of the trade..
When you’re in a small creek and throwing the rocks out and using a rock Rake.
You are concentrating the material.
You will be able to process many yards in the day much more efficiently than just running a box.
thanks
Great video, very educational and historical . How can I be the man when you're the man😂 Keep up the great work 👍👍👍👍
Much appreciated
Thanks for the history lesson, Jeff, and how to find the best shiny, of course.
Nice video another Learning Adventure nice people good scenery above all nice history but thanks Jeff
Hi Folks,
I visited the Sutro Tunnel in 1964, and I seem to recall that there were two tracks; one to carry miners etc. In, and another to take overburden, and some ore, out. Sutro got royalties on the ore, and also on the amount of ice that they brought in to cool those shafts. The rock temperature was something like 100 degrees(?) so they brought in the ice to cool down the mines, and miners down. It seems like there was an informational handout, written like a newspaper written about the tunnel. It was a long time ago.
Fondest of memories,
R.
thanks for sharing that
I'm 67 I remember installing inserts in concrete using a star drill quarter inch with a hammer same as the old mi ners in 1972
I bet you got some good stories
@@Askjeffwilliams bounced around canada as an electrician all on big stuff like smelters and pulp mills oil refineries or upgrades 2nd to last big one was Mt milligan a gold moly copper maybe lead and zinc to largest ball mill in n America tied with one or two stateside did a lot of the wiring of that part and primary crusher which is basically an oscillating cone mill .going through the process there would make an interesting segment for you too .lots of other well known operating mines in the area too. Love to see you do it maybe with our locals mbmm and Dan Hurd to um trifecta it on the different sites
Good stuff sonny jim heading up that way in a couple weeks i will make a donation
Awesome thank you!
Man this is the coolest stuff i have seen in a long while, go team!
thanks
Slim has a cousin! Nice pan at the end Jeff!
thanks
outstanding👍💯🏆
If that much water comes out of that mountain, from the source of it's good water make a bottling factory have special labels and bottles from that mine. Sutro's Water on the label have a pic of the mine entrance
great idea
Or tea, since the water is already boiling.@@Askjeffwilliams
👍 *Loved it, thanks Jeff !!!* 👍
you betcha
love the video and the go pro down the shaft thanks Jeff
you betcha
This is awesome, ill have to take a drive out there
please do and tell them we sent ya
dang i just drove by that area last month!
Fantastic
Thanks
Quite a nice video there, Jeff Williams.
thanks
Nevada is Rockin
with a lot of Shiney
Good morning from Western Nawth Cacalackie
good morning
Let's go !!!
Absolutely fantastic! Love it. Keep up the great videos coming, cuz it's hot and I need my pants blown off😂
next video ....pants Blown into the next State hahahahahaaa
I Need to take a trip some day
That is one good looking old Honda!
he just bought it like that
Man vintage equipment is some of the coolest things i ever come across. the simplicity and longevity is unmatched from old tools and machinery. It was a true free market where big corps didnt take over. so the companies had to be the best of the best to sell their product.. its when the dollar wasnt so inflated, where quality (companies Image) was more important than making a few more bucks. as time grew people got greedier ( 2x4 wood order in a nutshell) until they were able to get them so cheap that replacement was cheaper than building one nice one . the consumer always loose in the long run.
exactly ..... they built things to last back then ...not like today ...everything made of cheap materials and plastic to make money .... always about the money
Sweet, next June vacation...
Wonderful video as always Jeff the gold in the pan was definitely a surprise
Thanks 👍
Man, that sounds really expensive ! May have looked for an alternate method of restoration, however it sure looks nice 👍
they wanted it the way it was originally intended ....can't wait to see how far they make it back there
6:17 do you think they knew how big GoPros would be in the future and spaced those bars evenly LOL you sure got lucky looks like it almost didn't fit...
Great video. I was really hoping Asa was in this video though.
We all love Asa!
Awesome video as usual!
Thanks again!
thank you Jeff
always our pleasure
Friends of Sutro Tunnel is being renovated and volunteers are working diligently. Tours are scheduled so be sure to phone ahead.
Thanks Jeff Great Video. I know I'm late on this but being out Over The Road (OTR) is hard in a Flatbed
no worries
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Ahh yes, the Mackay Muckers. I really do here about them all the time lol. Im majoring in geology at UNR.
Sounds like a Hip Hop winch set up!
Looking down the air shaft-Gettin dizzy boss!😮
$8,000/5 feet * 15,840 ft = $25.34 million That's a tall order Sunny Jim.
we figure 90 bucks a Subscriber should cover it ...sound about right
Super hero
At all those public pay to pan troughs. I buy a bag and if they aren’t looking or ok me to play in the trough after I pan mine out. I always find a lot of gold panned out by people.
be in the coolgardie area. the 24th. have a good day
Jeff, you need to come to Reed gold mine in nc, the original gold rush in North america.
working on it
@@Askjeffwilliams let me know, I'd like to meet you.
****I wsnt a bag of paydirt for pointing out that....I saw you on Ancient Aliens!!! Jeff going bigtime now!! Woot woot!! Mr geology!! 1 bag please!! Lol
glad you liked it we have more episodes coming out on History Channel that we know you will love
Adolph took a great sum of his monies and built the "Sutro Baths" on the edge of Golden Gate park where it met the sea. Just north of the famed Cliff House. It was an astonishing bit of charitable construction for the residents of San Francisco. His mansion in San Francisco is also worthy of a special trip. I have visited the Sutro tunnel many years ago when the tunnel was still boarded up and closed. Fantastic to see the work being done. I love history. Our channel ^^^ is chock full of history in Cochise county Arizona. Please Jeff, let us know what you think of the channel. We did a video some time ago on Camp Naco (last of the Bufallo soldiers forts on the border) and helped Friends of camp Naco and Professor Orosco in securing with the town of bisbee a 4.8 million grant from the dept of the intereor for the camps preservation. Warren ballpark, oldest continuiously opperating baseball park in America in Bisbee. Love to see you as a subscriber Jeff. My name is Geoff of Adventuring with the S.G.O.C.C
Are those first timber sets historically correct? They look like sets from a train tunnel. Would love to see the joints on them, to see how they were assembled. Thanks for another great video.
that was how Adolf Sutro first envisioned the tunnel to look like so the recreated it
Jeff tell them to finish it with concrete and rebar and have that posh woodwork as the entrance. Save a fortune and saves some trees.
we will tell them ...maybe use shotcrete
It would be quicker, cheaper and save trees and wildlife.
By the time you get done you will have to start over and do it again