Going 700 Ft Down A Mineshaft For Treasure & Water
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- Опубликовано: 23 апр 2021
- This week I'm headed back down the Union Mine here at Cerro Gordo to the 700 ft level. That is where the only water source for the whole town is. The pump stopped working again about 6 months ago and I had to wait out the cold weather to go back down.
But now, I need water for more than just cleaning up. I need it to make the concrete for the American Hotel. So this week, I headed back down to fix the pump...and do a few hours of exploring.
This might be my favorite level of the Union Mine and I was surprised how much there was to explore.
Thanks so much for following along and subscribing! It means a lot to me!
You can see more photos of this trip and the town here: / brentwunderwood
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Mailing Address: PO Box 490, Lone Pine, CA 93545
Thank you so much!
Thanks for joining this adventure! If you haven't already, please subscribe, I put out videos every week about the town, my life here, and my explorations of the mines and surrounding area.
Should I go back and finish exploring this level?
Show us your mountain journey!! Some spiritual adventure with hiking and camping in the wilderness
@@outdoorlifestyle953 good idea
Im curious about the two wash you found! You haven't showed us exploration of those! :) The first one is where you found a house and replaces the roof! You went up a little bit but sun went down and you had to sleep. And the 2nd wash was in your last video when you went looking for the drone! :)
Would love to hear more about the daily lives of the miners back then. But I'm basically obsessed with every content you put out🧡
Man you should complete one of the buildings and use WOOFING websites to get some help to rebuild the hotel, or any other project!
People would be gladly traveling to help you !
Imagine some archeologists coming down here centuries later to find a collection of rubber ducks in a cave
😄😄😄😄😄
Hahahahahahahaaaaaa
This is going to keep me up at night
they will become collectibles by then
Or a harddrive full of cavemen porno 😂
Not gonna lie, the amount of times you turned a corner and DIDN'T mark your path was putting me on edge...
Me too. I'd get lost and have a panic attack
All the signs for toilets and exits were always pointing away though so you could direct yourself with them.
For real specially when the flashlight went out 😅🙃
@@lauraceleste4665 glow in the dark needs a light source to charge.
Yeh me too. And also I felt watching it he would get lost. But the men were coming down. But still scary. And his flashlight was going out soon.
You have some serious balls staying down there alone, I also couldn't help but think you were going to get lost lol
My balls would fall off
Deadass, I’d be thinking of As Above So Below the whole time
Balls of steel
Balls of titanium
he recorded his way so he cant get lost
“Why would I risk my life, going down a 700 feet down abandoned mine?” Well… *CONTENT BABYYY*
And blue jeans
@@MemeVader Good point
@@MemeVader You son of a bitch, I'm in.
I could easily watch a 10 hour long episode of you exploring these caves with no complaints.
*cave sounds *
same
Only complaint is I’m not there lol I wish
Same
For sure. Definitely have a draw to this and this guy's adventure. He's soon to be famous.
I got to think of an interesting idea, to have a live ¨sunset camera¨ to watch the sunset some days or every day at Cero Gordo.
That would be awesome! Earlier on in the channel he mentioned something about having to go into other bigger cities to have better internet for uploading videos and usually only uses his hotspot in cerro gordo for news and emailing. Hopefully he can get strong enough internet for that in time though!
@Mark Jones Starlink would be a great Sponser to get the internet out there 😉 that would be an awesome collaboration to se and to see how well Starlink operates
I commented about it a several months ago, he could make some live HD sunsets and selling them as screensavers.
@@GreenOasisAdventures some battery backup and solar would be good too
I think a live stream up on the side of the mountain overlooking Cerro Gordo and the valley would be awesome.
A good tip I learned when in one of the salt mines in Poland. If you're lost in the dark. Go against the direction of the air current. That will lead you to the way out. I don't know if this applies to all mines as I'm far from an expert. Just something to keep in mind if you ever get lost.
Wait, so the direction the air is coming from or the direction it's going?
@@melonowl333 Where it's coming from is going against the current, so yes you should go where the wind hits you in the face.
this is what I always say: Why risk your life when you can watch someone doing that for you!
There's nothing as thrilling or exhilerating as doin' this kind've stuff. I've explored the abandoned 100yr-old hydro tunnels at Niagara that the public doesn't have access to - three trips...it was incredible. Great memories and photos.
Me every time I watch: “Repeat after me: he’s posting so he didn’t die, he’s posting so he didn’t die, he’s posting so he didn’t get lost.”
Well said. He sure takes a lot of risks by himself
Every time!!!!
Every video he goes into a mine that's what I keep saying to myself and then the asshole part of me goes "unless there's ghosts who just really wanted us to see this video."
too many things to go wrong... dynamite box under a collapse, you step on a rock go boom
Me every time lolol
200 years ago: miner sh*ts his pants and leaves them in the mine
modern day: OOOH! LOOK AT THAT! TREASURE!
Yeeah, looks like a local toilet area. All those things to just clean your -you know what- (thanks censorship)
EDIT: Looks like he found out, lol.
@@Hawky2947 ahoj
@@Hawky2947 ass?
LOL
Ohhhhhh That’s why I’ve found lether pants at minecrart on a chest.
Why do I keep imagining that there would be a creature that runs in four legs will come out at any moment while he was exploring that cave
Until Dawn
Probably skeletons, I'm sure men got lost down there.
Hollywood
@@khariskully9565 “Cerro Gordo’s deadliest mine disaster struck in the early 1870s when a cave-in killed at least eight and as many as 35 Chinese miners.
@@terrymckim5363 Yeah, but were they wearin' Levi denims? They'd have no use for'em anymore, lol.
This guy has such a positive attitude towards life. It's really refreshing.
(He _do_ just be wandering off on his own into that creepy abandoned mine as if he were Minecraft Steve though. 😂)
I think it would be a great idea to take photo portraits of everyone involved in reviving the town, so 100s of years later we can see the portraits on the wall of the people who rebuilt this town. You guys are a part of Cerro Gordo's history, and you should totally embrace it by hanging your portraits in the museum or something.
Oh my goodness that is absolutely true. I agree 👍🏼
Absolutely. He's not just recovering/restoring history, he's making it, and any documentation he can do -- especially if a copy stays on site -- will be a resource for the future.
You must have nerves of steal exploring that mine 😎
@@stuartrogers621 Balls of steel*
Better get that water tested, the Cerro Gordo mine was not just a silver mine, it also produced zinc and lead. Both things you do not want in your water. Be safe man and get that tested for heavy metals before you start celebrating.
im sure he has a filtration system or something. I hope.
@@Plunz Id hope so, but sounded like they're just going to fill the tanks and open for business.
@@Plunz you'd think but things like that could get overlooked, hopefully he also checked all the pipes in the buildings.
@@Jvk1166z he probably has
I'd hope he assumed that, from what I understand silver doesn't naturally occur in its elemental state, it's pretty much always chemically bound to lead.
"Oooh there's another path" *anxiety intensifies**
Lol when he was climbing the old ladder I got Resident Evil 7 flashbacks
kinda surprised he didn't find a cave spider spawner. usually find one or two of those in abandoned mineshafts
IKR? Must be playing in peaceful or something
this is the best comment i have ever found in a video. congratulations, man.
dude found a hole made by someone dug straight down
@@Emrirwastaken Good thing there wasn't lava at the bottom!
I swear this channels motto is "how far will one guy go for a single pair of Levi jeans"
he needs to get sponsored
Right? I can only imagine one day him digging through a pile of high-grade gold ore just to find a pair of mint Levi’s . . . . with a Walmart tag still attached!
Lmfao! "I bet very few people have ever been up this ladder... There's gotta be jeans up there." WHAT?!? 😂
I love the dedication though!
How much do they resell for
@@cheeznoggen6987 100k-250k
Watching this was like watching the start of a found footage horror film, I kept waiting for the cave monsters to show up and give chase
yeah I wonder the same thing..
This video is amazing. I’ve been a coal miner for over 8 years now and love the history of mining. So much hard work is put into these mines to make them work. Hats off to you brother for doing this vid. I would give anything to come explore this mine with you. Learning the history about how they mined there. If you have any questions about how it all works I’m here for you Brent. Thanks again for the vids man keep them coming and be safe down there. God bless
Jesus loves you so very much
I would highly recommend wrapping popsicle sticks in reflective ductape to mark where you've been. Works great for me
this is actually a really brilliant idea. Cheap and easy for materials, but wonder if using a highlighter to colour code them would be worth a shot (wrap them up with clear packing tape afterwards)
Great idea. But step 1 has to be to always carry some spare batteries for that flashlight. I hope that was some fake suspense for us, and he has a pocket full. No way I'd venture 700 foot down without 24 hours worth of batteries!
@@OrthodoxAtheist and at least two spare lights
seems he’s dropping glow sticks every so often
or simply just a spray that can be washed off again and make arrows always pointing out.
"My flashlights dying. Not what you want to see." - Understatement of the year
Oof
POV: You're Steve finding a mineshaft on his survival multiplayer server.
The music almost matches it too lmao
Not gonna lie,I always play these videos in the background whilst playing Minecraft 1.18
the amount of objects persevered though, FASCINATING!!!!
I have never been this invested in plumbing in my life.
LOLOL
i just need to thank u for that comment
@@XPantera13X my pleasure lmao
I’m dying to know where that “exit” ladder leads. Perhaps to the infamous omega tunnel. That would be so so amazing to see.
Yes, it would!!!!
Leads to behind a door, opens into the American Hotel, intact. Door closes behind him and locks.
@@alecweinstein4990 So we’re starting again from the beginning?
Leads to an alternate dimension
Jimmy Hoffa!
If there was an intermittent level where you could place a tank, such as a dynamite locker, the pump at the bottom would not have to work as hard and you would get more water flow.
Similarly if you halve the diameter of the pipe, the weight the pump has to push is 4 times easier.
Hope he knows silver mines tend to have a lot of lead mixed in so that water may have an unsafe amount of lead in it
New Flint California
He talks about the lead too. So he should be aware
I very much doubt they're drinking it. Can you shower in lead water though? 🤔
@@manny4mayor Yes you can. It applies to drinking or consuming lead contaminants. But I suppose it might also depend on amount of toxicity contained in that water source, but they have had the water tested. Brent states this in a previous video.
As an engineer, I must say that you need to install a submersible pump within your water pool. This pump only has to supply enough pump head to produce several psi at the suction of your lift pump. From there your lift pump can operate without starving, thus shortening its operating life.
He's a great story teller but not so great with the mechanics.
I just read through the other comments after suggesting the exact same thing. I really hope he goes the submersible pump route, they work well on agricultural setups I’ve worked on (I’m an electrician).
Only problems I’ve ever really come across with submersible pumps are either excessive mineral buildup over years or installer error in that the heat shrink wasn’t done correctly on the wiring and them shorting out
He is also pumping too far vertically for that type of pump. It needs at least one more pump station in between, if not more.
@@SlimPickins_07 yeah I can just imagine the back pressure on that little pump. If it were my town I’d see what was wrong with the old 3 cylinder pump. If the pump is okay and the motor is all that is the problem, I’d replace the motor and get the old pump running again. After all it worked for years
It’s crazy that this dude is just going to do exactly what was done before and expect a different result. I think there’s a word for that.
You should place a camera at the highest point facing the town and do a 1 year lapse video. Would be pretty cool to watch the towns progression over a year
Would be really hard to Weatherproof.
@@Lino1259 not really, just have to use your head.... and waterproof cameras/security outside cameras.
Awesome idea. They have those in other places like Nome, Alaska. If it can survive there, it could survive in Cerro Gordo.
Thanks for taking me along for the adventure., Brent.
"worrying about it isnt gonna make it more or less likely to happen, so its not even worth worrying about" youre the goat
A hundred years from now, a visitor runs screaming out of town. "That burning red hair. That huge beaming grin" The ghost of Cerro Gordo tried to welcome another visitor.
🤣 LOL I love it!
And all they hear in the dark is a voice saying "I think i found levi's"
they say his soul is stuck in the mines forever, searching for levis
Couple hundred more years after that and it will be the legend of the golf playing ginger sasquatch 😂
Imagine in the future, people would live in Cerro Gordo and Brent is the Sheriff/Mayor.
and in the museum, there would be a video of all the things he did to bring Cerro Gordo back.
Just these videos playing on repeat in the lobby
Ouais.....Et c'est à ce moment-là qu'apparaîtraient les premiers morts-vivants qui commenceraient à envahir la ville........il faudrait faire vite pour sortir de là et rejoindre L.A. , sans oublier tous les cerro-gordo's cats .....ni les chèvres évidemment !!!! Où qu'on soit , ce monde devient vraiment IMPOSSIBLE , hahahahaha !!!
I love caves and abandoned mines and stuff, they remind me of the tunnels book series i read when i was in fifth grade
Such a heartwarming story. A movie should be made about this
“Gly”: It’s great you have a map showing all the drifts and levels. That’s a real gem of a mine, looking forward to seeing more.
Collaborate! The two best channels on RUclips...much love Gly!
Good afternoon Gly. Hope all is well with you and Mr M. Love your channel and Brent's too. Both fascinating.
Oh man, do I smell a collaboration between two of my favorite channels? That would be the event of the season right there!
I literally came here right now to suggest Gly, Mr M, and Old Bob join you for an adventure. Then I see you're already here Gly. I'm sure you both could learn a lot from each other.
Maybe Gly, Frank and Brent can get together and explore your mines Brent? That'd be awesome.
I’d be taking all that good old lumber, they don’t make it like they use to now a days
Dude that lumber's got 155 years of rot going for it. I'd barely trust it for a ladder or mineshaft support.
Glad I found your channel. Thank the Diesel Brothers!!! I absolutely plan to come and visit someday! Looks absolutely amazing!
Damn this guy has a really nice texture pack
true
damn thats true
yea like RTX shaders too
real life does not have a texture pack this video is in real life
@@dezonzican4504 im not sure if you're understanding the joke
This is the weirdest crossover from Minecraft and Fallout. Also this would be such an insane horror film beginning
The horror element could be finding out the town and mine are haunted
+portal 2
@@jcornman24 IT IS 😱 “Cerro Gordo’s deadliest mine disaster struck in the early 1870s when a cave-in killed at least eight and as many as 35 Chinese miners.
Like when he put the light stick down if he came back and it was gone, or burst, or if he seen a light thinking it was the other guys, but it's not
@@quinn860 Or he puts down a light stick, comes back and it's a different color. Then he finds the light stick he had in a mine he hadn't been in yet...
Bruh people like you actually make the world go round that shit is crazy
i forgot that actual people do these things all the time lmao
I stumbled onto your channel and can't get enough of your vids. they very fascinating and I am so excited for u. I've been binge watching vids and can't wait for your next vid and completion of your hotel. Best of luck to you and all who are involved with rebuilding Cerro Gordo!
„Kaputt“
That’s the word we’re actually still using in Germany today to describe something that is broken! Nice to see the word kept it‘s original meaning
It's a common word in America.
Arbide written on this one barrel also sounds like the german „Arbeit“ which means work
@@Kriegi93 Da stand Carbide
@@jsn_rkt8310 ja gut, das ergibt auch irgendwie mehr Sinn 😅😅
Hatten ja damals sicher Carbid-Lampen zur Beleuchtung
I was gonna go to sleep, but instead I'll just get anxiety watching a man explore a mine.
LOL
Me too! I get freaked out watching this and pray nothing bad happens; you are soooooo brave!
We're all in this together. 🤣
I’m interested to see where this town is headed, but I do hope you’ll take sustainability into account as it undergoes construction, especially where natural water sources are concerned
Snow melts every year, mountain water gets replenished every winter unlike prairie wells
Stop with the "sustainability" B.S., please.
@@df446let me guess, trump voter?
He's such a cinnamon roll when hes exploring the mine. 10/10 video!
This guy’s life is literally a story for a video game
Level 37: The Mine
Your task: restore the pump and gather water
“Ghost Town” needs to be a video game
I didnt know I needed this until now
Make it a scary game as well
Umm, ever heard of star dew Valley?
You're giving me some good ideas
Scanner Sombre is like this, except you can’t see anything in the caves until you color it in with the headset your character wears. Beware the glitches of the headset.
"Level 700", a hour long episode is needed for sure. Damn, let it be two hours. Haven't been this interested in anything in a while!
Thank you for making these videos!
Yes Yes Yes 👍🏼
3:23 imagine waking up everyday to this view, my god.
once a week is not enough ..i am addicted to this channel ..and want MORE !!! you are a good man and you deserve all the good that is happening to you !!! god bless you and Cerro Gordo !!
dont forget to capitalize the G
You can’t not hear the passion in this guys voice. I love watching these they’re so relaxing
This is your idea of relaxing ??.?..?? 😅😱😢
English is my secondary language, so I apologize in advance for any mistakes:
You and your work at Cerro Gordo has singlehandedly inspired me to get a degree in archeology. The dream was always to get into marine biology, but I lack the grades to be able to pursue a career within STEM. It hurts to give up on that dream, but the story of this town keeps reminding me that there are exciting things ahead. I thought I had no other interests nor anything else I would have liked for my future until I found this channel. I've always been perplexed as to why humans insist on exploring space when there's so much we haven't seen of the ocean, but perhaps there's just as many fascinating things to explore within the history of our own existence. I start studying in August. Really hope to come visit one day, and excited to see how you tackle The American Hotel. Keep up the good work :)
I don't know if anybody has already said that man would not drink this water. Because this mine contains galena, the ore of lead. I wish a living Brent in perfect health many many more years !
Anyway, thank's a lot for your sharing.
I live in Europe, BUT (as you say many times) I hope I can come one day at Cerro Gordo.
That was amazing! I’ve always loved stuff like this. I tell people to “Make your own Adventures” and you are living it daily. I kept thinking of the people who use to work in the mines , and how long it has been since footsteps, light and life were down there. You Sir have a depth and understanding of what life is about.
Thank you so much for taking us along.
Young man, you are the type of person who has made this country so successful. You have a dream that you are tenaciously striving to make a reality. You are achieving your goal by the sweat of your brow and the strength of your own hands. I hope you find a damned crate of unused Levi's.
I wonder if you could do a layer pumping stations. Pump the water from one level to another to another to another, until it's up to the top. Less stress on one pump.
I was thinking the same thing. 700' is a LONG way to pump water straight up. If I'm not mistaken, they even do that in skyscrapers, along w/holding tanks.
I was wondering that as well. You could have at least one booster pump and it would go along way. I also think if you were to set a small booster pump at the water source to keep good suction pressure for the main pump he would do a lot better.
Me? I'm thinking he needs to bore a small hole for the line to pass through the collapsed area, shove some pipe through it then connect up things.
Its a good idea, but I don't think there is much space to put a pump somewhere in the shaft. By the look of things the pipe is going in the side of the shaft, and if they were to put another pump on another level, they would probably have to re-route the pipe, which I don't think is that easy with a 700+ feet shaft below you. ;)
@@pucke3690 aren't there several levels between the 700 level and the surface? Stick a booster pump.and a small storage tank in one of those about halfway up.
Definitely have to have an episode exploring that level again when youre not in a rush, that was cool!
Frozen in time. Unchanged. I love it.
He puts a lot of faith into those old ladders. I’ve had enough of them break on me to not trust them
How much do they age, really. They are preserved deep under the earth with stable temperature and humidity.
With a non self priming pump, you are going to need a one way check valve on the end of your suction line. That'll help you hold a prime on the pump when it turns off, otherwise when the pump turns off it'll bleed back the water untill it's dry or at least to the height of the hump in your suction line. Good luck!!! I love the videos and the progress!
yes a footvalve is essential. with a sock or somesuch around it for debris
That is true, I mentioned last time they ran the original pump that it was cavitating and there was air in the system. I suppose that’s what you get when an electrician changes your pump, only half the knowledge required.
When I first saw the pump, I was thinking why that type of pump. Of course it is designed as a high lift pump. My choice would be a submersible in the system to prime the main pump. It takes a good pump to lift 700 feet let alone overcome the head pressure on a foot valve
This channel has brought me so much happiness lately. Thanks Brent
the effort this guy took to show us all this is NNNEEEXXXTTTTTTTTT LLLEEEVVEELLLL APPRECIATE YOU KING
Every time he uploads, I'm like "yes, he's alive!!"
Same here, and every time he's late, I Try NOT to worry.
Following his IG is everything! Watching this video I kept reminding myself, “He posted pictures back there, he’s fine IRL” 😅
"The amount of toilet signs is concerning."
Maybe for you, Brent...but not us....we are concerned about you getting back in one piece.
I just wanna know why he was using two light sources at once on top using his camera nonstop. That pack must be full of batteries the way he was using them up.
Yeah i kept thinking god this guy is gonna die in this mine if he gets this excited every time, his want to explore may be the thing that gets him if he can concentrate on labeling tunnels to get back out..
@Kiersten Dixson I mean, that’s kinda what I’m saying. Brought enough supplies to last just in case but it’s the way he’s using up what he has that concerns me. I’ve lived out of a tent for years and can tell you that if you plan on going somewhere for just a day, take supplies for a week.
Brent. Congratulations. Number 11 ny times bestseller for non fiction hardback.
Deserves every bit and build that hotel.
Get ya some water.
Bet this will help ya and make Cerro Gordo live again
You know, I find myself living vicariously through you. See how happy you are in your element. Then.... I ask myself why I am living through you..why can’t i live out my own dream?
What a great video, but I found myself yelling " No Brent " do not go into that collapsed mine area and do NOT go up that ladder!! When his light started failing, I thought I would have a heart attack!! But then I realized he posted this video so he survived! Lol. Be safe my dear friend, dont let excitement over come you. Hugs from Missouri
You will get more ground water if you plant more grasses and weeds. They act like a moisture blanket. You should seriously give this some consideration, as it will turn the area into an oasis and possibly even reinvigorate the lake bed! :D
But it could also damage the ecosystem, and it would hide quite a bit of natural beauty and history
What would you suggest for plants? I live in a similar climate and idk if I could even keep them healthy / alive without using more water. I am earnestly interested because I have this same problem (even though I do have access to running water)
P.s. I do have some plants that like to stay somewhat green, but do become a fire hazard during certain parts of the year when it’s super dry
@@RealGlowup google "drought tolerant plants" and "drought tolerant grasses".
@@isaachlloyd considering that water is essential for life I think it’s still worth the investment. Remember 100 years ago when water was so difficult the climate was more stable, not as hot and dry. You would need more water just to maintain the current environment.
About 6 months ago ago. I saw this video and when it finished i decided i had to go to the beginning of this journey and see the whole thing. I have now finally caught up to this video again, and what a journey it has been so far, and so much more to go.
Love this channel and i admire what you're doing so much!
Nobody:
Me exploring my old strip mines to see how long they were:
Ngl I read "exploding" and got a little confused
I share the excitement seeing you find those artifacts man, I can only imagine how you feel in the moment there seeing those artifacts in person for the 1st time !!!
Same, this is one of the best channels out there imo.
CHHHHEAAAAAAAAAAA
There's gotta be some amazing pieces of history down there! Those instructions alone are such an amazing find! I hope he gets them treated and displayed asap
Cheeeea
What's up ladies and mushroom tips
Hey one solution to the 4tf hump is to get a 6in sch 40 PVC pipes to create a hole under the rock pile so you can feed the line through and avoid it from being crushed if a slid happens. As for the priming of the line you try a sump pump that has a bypass so when not needed you still get flow to main pump. An above ground Pool pumps are watertite and can let water flow even when off. They run about $50 used & $100 new.Hope that give you an Idea to work with.
The fact that they got a new water pump working after it has failed so many times is terrific. Hopefully, it's enough for the concrete foundation. 💁🏻♂️
You are amazing. That is my favorite part of where I get to travel and thank you for showing us all this. And for your insightful words.
This was so hard to watch because I was so afraid that you would get lost in the mine. Thank goodness you know your way around. Definitely take someone with you to explore. Looking forward to the next adventure.
Don’t think he’d be able to post the video if he got lost
i wouldnt say knew his way around when it was all new to him, he just recognized hes been there before and back tracked
@@AwkwardYet True. I was thinking that his map gave him some understanding of his surroundings.
I agree, Brent, do not go down there by yourself please. Things can go wrong down there really fast. Also, a second flashlight would be good! How is the oxigen level down there. You seem to be out of breath a lot down there. Be careful with that as well. What are the blue rocks in the roof and sides of the tunnels made of? Be safe!
@@tinacatharinaeden2711 I ditto that!
Miner: I’m taking these dynamite instructions to use the toilet
200 years later
Brent: cool I’ve found some dynamite instructions I’m taking these with me
That's archaeology for you. One man's poop is another man's museum piece.
@@jtbwilliams all the bottles Brent dug up while putting a road in to one cabin had experienced the same thing, luckily all the bacteria had probably long died
yea... you have to consider, to a miner instructions on how to use dynamite would be looked at the same way we look at instructions on how to use shaving foam... or aspirin.... or a water bottle cap.... as in, we dont, its so trivial the instructions are just rubbish.
Or, if you are 200 feet down and caught short, toilet paper.
@@Debbiebabe69 I’m sure toilet paper would have been a costly unnecessary for the lowly miners, and the instructions were also toilet paper above ground too
Truly a whole different meaning for "one man's trash is another man's treasure"
"Wel this looks welcoming isnt it?" 'Climbs over it and walks on'
I've always heard "right hand rules" for exploring mines. Basically, anytime you come to a new shaft/branch/tunnel, you stick to the right. When you get to the end, turn around and walk until you take your next right, and so on. Eventually you will have searched every tunnel and you will find your way out. It's when you start going right, then left, then right again, that you get lost. This also works if you choose left instead, you just need to continue to always go left. Continue until you find your way out, or see something you recognize to get to the exit.
I heard that rule for mazes haha
@@itskindofemily lol, I've never actually thought of that, but it makes so much sense.
@@itskindofemily heard it for left-side only in mazes.
thats not a constant duty pump, your asking way too much out of that little pump
The question then becomes, would he be able to get a more robust pump safely down the shaft with just the 150 year old hoist rig?
@@Dargonhuman yes. Lower the new robust pump first. Then drop the rope for that an then go down in the elevator dealio.
@@Dargonhuman Exactly my train of thought. That pump is probably the upper limit of what can be carried down with such an old system. Might be worth it to eventually save up to replace the hoist with a modern winch so a more robust pump can be installed.
I watch this guy for 2 minutes and liked and subscribed
I couldn't help but think of John Montague's poem, The Water Carrier, especially as you reflected on the thoughts of water at the end:
Twice daily I carried water from the spring,
Morning before leaving for school, and evening;
Balanced as a fulcrum between two buckets.
A bramble rough path ran to the river
Where you stepped carefully across slime-topped stones,
With corners abraded as bleakly white as bones.
At the widening pool (for washing and cattle)
Minute fish flickered as you dipped,
Circling to fill, with rust-tinged water.
The second or enamel bucket was for spring water
Which, after racing through a rushy meadow,
Came bubbling in a broken drain-pipe,
Corroded wafer thin with rust.
It ran so pure and cold, it fell
Like manacles of ice on the wrists.
You stood until the bucket brimmed
Inhaling the musty smell of unpicked berries,
That heavy greenness fostered by water.
Recovering the scene, I had hoped to stylize it,
Like the portrait of an Egyptian water-carrier:
But pause, entranced by slight but memoried life.
I sometimes come to take the water there,
Not as return or refuge, but some pure thing,
Some living source, half-imagined and half-real,
Pulses in the fictive water that I feel.
I need a Ghost Town Living support group. Brent exploring the 700 ft level by himself was just way too intense.
I'm hearing you ! I also watch seismology sites for this area...my anxiety levels go through the roof !
@@lotharschiese8559 I totally agree. After Ridgecrest 7.1 last year Brent excitement levels and my fear factor increase proportionally. Seismic watchers are on tenderhooks currently about the SAF, particularly Cali....
Pho Sho
@@susanjacquier5358 Oh man now I've got one more thing to be anxious about. I didn't think about earthquakes. I was already plenty worried about the ancient hoist, the rickety ladders, the maze like mine, and light batteries dying.
@@tahoforbreakfast We just care about Brent xx
You have more faith in sketchy old ladders than I have in anything.
fuckin facts yo
that was a well made ladder ngl, perfect notches for each rung
Brent...you are a true modern day frontiersman...you sir...are a legend. Absolutely love your work...a real storyteller alongside amazing visuals. The past residents of Cerro Gordo would be proud of you!
20:21 when he yelled it made me jump omg
Amazing how you can take all those twists and turns and not freak out about possibly getting lost, I freak out for you every single time you get under ground..may God bless you and keep you safe in all your treasure hunting escapades
Inshallah
I'll never forget me and my husband's trip up there to Cerro Gordo when Robert, the caretaker, was showing us around. Thank you for restoring the town, Brent!
So in kongsberg norway there are guided tours through an old silver mine. This could be an amazing tourist attraction if you shore it up and make it safe. Best to find an entrance from the side
you should get rolls of like reflective colored stickers for coordinating different paths you've already been down. just stick em on the walls as you go
Anyone else feel like one day he's going to pull up some jeans or shirt and bones going to fall out.
Ya of course right
They best be Levi's
"Wow, these are perfectly preserved!"
Probably be stained with purge fluid from when the body was in the decomposition process.
Now you just need to find multiple Cave Spider spawners and combine farm them for the loot.
Pro Tip - Place torches on the left so you can follow them back on ur right. Avoid creepers jumping on you as they blast suddenly without warning. 👍
Yeah, put torches in a mine that barely got oxygen, really smart to burn that oxygen and have you choke
Or add a bed inside the mine so you spawn inside already 🧠
weirdo
@@roberts3423 when was that feature added?
@@calus_bath_water i think they dont play minecraft 😐
"maybe in 10 minutes I could be moving a box around and boom!!"
You're not wrong Brent... You're not wrong 👀💣
Bless you Darling, you taking us on your adventures is so incredible. I’m down that mine.. all the way with you. Mostly terrified… but, loving every minute of it. Thank you ❤️
Have you considered putting coloured stickers at the entrances of branching tunnels to know that you have fully explored them? Btw love the videos :)
I'd rent a portable LIDAR and map the whole place up.
Instead of glowsticks, why not get some fluorescent spray paint to mark the path?
@@aserta I've been wondering why he hasn't done this yet. Like the 3-D home tour scans, right?
He also needs a way to monitor oxygen while down there. Seriously; he can easily walk somewhere where its low then its game over.
@@Etmanning Maybe because this technology is extremely young and the necessary equipment is millions of dollars.
Hey Brent, I remember seeing your first video and was confused there there were only like 3k subscribers. Look where you are now, so happy for you!
Thank YOU for the incredible ride!
Brent, your personal take / aspect ratio of curation and stand-up comedic responses to the situations in which you find yourself are definitely entertaining, if anything is these days. I appreciate people like yourself who are taking a deeper look at things (honestly, no pun was intended) and have values that are not centered on just just themselves : You're also sharing an ethic that's genuine and well maybe not completely selfless, it's a very heroic level of content you're providing, obviously delaying your own gratification and making it as interesting as possible for the viewer.
Also the vistas and sun movement / action you've recorded are the best I've seen. Your powers of observation are needed in the truth movement