Abandoned Railroad Tunnel Exploration: Glowing Eyes Were Watching Me!
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- Опубликовано: 4 сен 2024
- I never expected to see a pair of glowing eyes staring back at me from the depths of the only abandoned railroad tunnel on the defunct Carson & Colorado rail line. This tunnel is in the Montgomery Pass area of Nevada off of US Route 6 and is easily reached by a hike down the old railroad grade for a few miles. Less than half a mile from the tunnel is a collapsing ore bin with two chutes coming down from a higher locale.
The Carson & Colorado railroad was built to service the many mines and agricultural farms along its 300+ mile route from Mound House, Nevada to Keeler, California. The tunnel explored in this video was blasted and dug from 1880 to 1883 by mostly Chinese rail workers who were only paid $30 a month for their dangerous, back-breaking work. The tunnel was 250 feet long with a slight curve in it. One end of the tunnel collapsed a long time ago and is inaccessible, but the other end is still open and able to be entered. It's a massive tunnel about 18 feet tall and 12 feet wide. Upon entering the tunnel and venturing further in, I noticed a set of glowing eyes watching me from atop a rubble pile that was off to the one side! I'm still not sure what kind of animal it was....
There is no information to be found about the ore bin and chutes I explored up in a ravine not far from the railroad tunnel. The bin was collapsing and in a sorry state of repair. Nonetheless, I got it documented on video and even found a green, glass Gallo wine bottle that dates back to the 1960s! I also captured some great footage of an eagle and its nest as I was hiking up the dry wash towards the ore bin. Enjoy!
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That's a grey fox you saw! You can clearly see the typical large, rounded ears at 10:43 and the hint of tan on either side of the ears. Narrow black-lined eyes and the white near the cheeks and snout.
Grey fox are so cool
Yup it’s a fox ^^
kinda off topic, but I remember that my sister was confused when I called her dog's mouth a snout.
GREY FOX?! I thought you died in Zanzibar Land...
@Monster RR bobcat ears are much more rounded, shorter, and more widely spaced. Bobcat snouts are shorter, their faces appear wider due to the cheek fur, and they're more brown instead of grey. Bobcat are also larger than Grey Fox
"oh hey there's some glowing eyes down there looking at me. So anyways notice how the thrunite tn12 really lights those eyes up. Hey do you guys hear snakes?"
typical frank
Who else enjoyed the outside exploration of the trail walking?
Thanks, Alan! Glad you enjoyed it. I appreciate your support.
I enjoyed it!
Awesome scenery!
It's a Bobcat that's used to clear out the rocks.
LOL!
This comment wins LMAOOOO
Eyes looking at me.... gets closer....good size animal...
You are a brave soul...
Fox's got a grand hall there. Living like a lord.
You got that right! Would be interesting to set up a wildlife camera outside the tunnel entrance to see how often it comes and goes.
Wyle E Coyote's lair. How he learned to draw precision train and truck tunnels. (Looks a little more like a fox though...)
Loved that comparison photograph, this is what brings history to life for me
Yeah, I couldn't resist inserting that photograph into the video. I like stuff like that, too.
I have a feeling when they were put it in that retaining wall on the railroad grade they had to divert a spring that used to be there and that would prevent water from washing over the rails and the ballast. they just calculated the flow and install the pipe of the proper dimension that would divert it into the canyon.
Excellent observation and one that I agree with! Thank you for your comment.
FWIW The way I understand it. This Railroad was originally supposed to terminate (south end) at the Colorado river (not Colorado state). It connected to the Virginia and Truckee RR at Moundhouse NV. The rest of the northern part was carried by the V&T to Carson City and north to the C.P. transcontinental RR. Early years it was a narrow gauge which caused problems at Mound house until S.P. bought it and converted it to standard gauge in the early 1900s. Love the video. Being a railfan, I like to explore abandoned rail grades to look for artifacts :). Thanks
I might've mis-read the termination end as being in Colorado. Thanks for the clarification. This was a cool tunnel, though. I think that was a fox or coyote in there watching me.
I would have like to see that in its glory days. When I read, "Glowing Eyes Were Watching Me!" I thought of the The Horton Mine.
Thanks, Kevin! When I was in the tunnel, I was imagining what the sight and sound of one of those old-time steam locomotives would've been like as it came chugging through there.
@@AbandonedMines11 I thought you might be thinking of what it was like in the day when you were explaining the training coming though the tunnel and the smoke hitting the ceiling. You were there to see what was left. Thanks for bring it to us. All the way to the old photo. The tree looks ageless. Thanks again.
Neat explore. That looked like a fox protecting her kits.
My thoughts exactly. Other people have suggested it's a bobcat or coyote. Thanks for your comment!
That was a cool tunnel! I don’t normally think of train tunnels being in the same category as abandoned mines, but this one sure was! That animal looked almost like a lynx or a bobcat. This was fun, thanks for sharing!
Thanks for watching and commenting! This train tunnel counts as an "unusual place", and unusual places are my go-to when I get tired of documenting abandoned mines. Glad you enjoyed the video!
Love all the exterior footage with your commentary. Really gone all out on this one! Giving us the context for the location adds a lot
Thanks for the feedback! I appreciate it. Glad you enjoyed the video. I’ll have more videos coming soon.
I think the chutes were there because the miners wanted them hidden. 1860’s were the days of the Wild West. It could also be that the stream bed provided a continuous down hill slope to the train tracks
That's a great idea! I hadn't considered that. Yes, the 1860s and thereabouts definitely was the "wild west." Maybe the miners were hiding their mining operation by having the ore bin and chutes up that ravine but still close enough to the railroad tracks. It's all fascinating history that we can only guess at. Thanks for your comment!
I noticed that the nails on the wooden supports were round. If they were made in the 1880s they would have most likely been square. Plus I think there was a concrete entrance/ exit in that old picture you showed that is now gone.
I like the old photo comparison! Boy, that tunnel was stripped bare! Not even the portal, on the old photo, is there!
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Thanks for your comment! Yes, the old photograph was kind of cool to compare how it used to be to how it is now. I thought viewers would enjoy seeing that.
I loved this video, very interesting here in the UK we have loads of abandoned railway tunnels & there are videos of them some are supposedly haunted but they are all stunning with the brick work & stone work & some are in great condition with just a bit of water coming in. Most of them built from mid 1800s. Great to see a tunnel made up of completely stone, having a photograph of it in use too with a fab black steam train coming out of the tunnel. So interesting thanks! ❤😊
Thanks, Carol!This is one of my favorite non-abandoned mine videos. Not sure when that cave-in occurred. I was unable to find any information on that. Yes, I thought the old black-and-white photograph was pretty cool. I think it’s interesting to compare before and after photographs like that. Thanks for watching and commenting!
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I was expecting something paranormal but that was so cute! XD I love animals.
It could be , could be a shape shifter lol
At 7:45 the people standing to the left of the tunnel...two things:
1. Looks like another wall to the right and below them. Seems to have a hole for water to pass through. Neat that is buried now.
2. The area where the people are standing would make a great place to metal detect!
I bet that culvert is still there! There are other ones along the railroad line that are a bit bigger, and they are still there. That culvert you saw in the photograph would've channeled the water that came down through the ravine that I hiked up to find the ore bin at the end of the video. Thanks for watching and commenting!
That pic of the train is awesome! Mainly because you were standing in the same place as the photographer! 👍🏻
When I found that old photograph online, I knew that I had to insert into my video.
That route looks like a great mountain bike ride!
I think it would be!
@@AbandonedMines11 haha
Interesting Video Indeed! You mentioned the burned timbers at the portal of the railroad tunnel. Steam locomotives pass a lot of heat along with sparks out the stack. Then again, it could have been purposely set on fire to close at least one end of the tunnel. Old railroad abandoned right of ways are so cool! Love the wall!
I think you're right about the locomotives burning the top of the tunnel arches. I hadn't thought of that. Wasn't able to find out any information on when the tunnel actually collapsed. You would think that would be noted somewhere, but I couldn't find it. Yes, that wall was amazing! Still standing after 140 years! There are some drainage culverts along the railroad grade, too, that were built back then that look brand-new. In fact, if you look at that old black-and-white photograph I inserted into the video, you can see one of those stone culverts right below the people who are standing outside the entrance to the train tunnel. That culvert is probably still there today but is hidden by weeds and brush. Thanks, William, for watching and commenting -- I appreciate it!
Fantastic Video. At the caved in the smell of burnt wood was not burnt wood but soot from the engine stack. At the ore shoot they might have loaded ore cars and rail ran to a dump area that the loaded train cars with ore
I never thought about the soot being from the locomotives. That sounds exactly like what that was. I like your other idea, too, about the ore bin having ore carts that ran down that dry wash to the main railroad line. I did notice some wooden debris in that section of the ravine, so some things were there at one time like small buildings, etc.. That's also where I found the wine bottle. It's too bad these kinds of historical things are lost to time. We'll probably never know what used to be there entirely and can only make educated guesses. Thanks for your comment, as always. Glad you enjoyed this video of an "unusual place" instead of an abandoned mine!
In answer to your first question Sir... Nope!
Little guys like.. you leave me alone.. I'll leave you alone. K? 😁
Someone in another comment mentioned that photo comparison. That is cool. You did a real nice job of matching up the terrain.
Thanks for your comments! Sounds like you are enjoying the videos. Thanks for your support!
@@AbandonedMines11 Yes Sir, thanks for doing what you do. Your videos help people escape the madness of what's going on in the world today.
I would go into a mine anyday with you brother. The reason being, you definitely seem trustworthy, and the main reason.. you don't loose your cool when shit gets weird.
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That video of yours that I commented on sure shows you getting around, too - if you know what I mean! LOL
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I'm here following along with you.you sure walk a long ways.that old train track.thats lot of old history there.its a amazing how they cut that all out.i took old back road up though some mountain for a short cut.coming from gold mine.in Nevada.at the top look like old cut out tunnel.i didn't think I get my big truck though there.it barely went.you would think the black smoke from the train would on the ceiling.i see the eyes growing.look like a fox.the ears look like a Bob cat.you got watch for mountain lions.i hope you carry a pistol with you.in case you come across one.look like old gold mine.
Hey, Steve! Sounds like you’ve had some adventures yourself up in the mountains! Yes, I am always nearly armed every time I go out with a 9 mm handgun. I will probably get never need to use it but it’s nice having it with me - just in case.
Interesting story and place , loved watching it.It is better too run into that critter than a mountain lion they are fast on the short run hehe.
Thanks, Rolf! Glad you enjoyed the video! I’m thankful that creature was not a mountain lion, either. I don’t think I can outrun a mountain lion.
2:05 - Tell me you stepped over that pile! 😯 💩
I noticed that in the footage, too. Rest assured - I stepped over it. LOL
He walked threw the 🐎 y pile on the outside track path mixers at peek
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I doubt I’m cut out for it but I would love to explore a mine with this guy. So knowledgeable and informative 👍
Thanks for your comment! Let me know when you’re ready and we’ll hook up for an exploration.
The animal looks like a fox. Nice to explore a different sort of tunnel.
I wonder if that ore chute was for rail road bed gravel.
I like your idea of the ore bin and chute being used for railroad bed gravel. They would need that, and the bin was only a couple tenths of a mile away from the railroad tracks.
Thank you for taking us along.
its an adorable little fox
Yes, I agree. Thanks for watching and commenting!
One of my favorite channels never disappoints!!!
Thanks, Jay, for that great comment! I really appreciate hearing that. So glad you are enjoying my videos and getting something out of them. I always enjoy hearing that from enthusiastic viewers like yourself. Thank you for your support!
@@AbandonedMines11 Crazy didnt think you'd respond or anything but i definitely appreciate that! I wasnt familiar with abandoned videos or mines but your channel has made me curious about both and knowledgable because of it! I hope you never change your format either. It feels real and not over produced which is rare. Anyhow ty again for the uploads, stay safe to you and yours!
That pipe may have been put there to provide some drainage to relieve water pressure build up. That'll do it for me anyhow . lol. Thanks for these great videos. Stay safe. P.S. You can never have enough bolts!!!!!!!
Yes, I agree that there must’ve been some kind of drainage for that pipe to be where it was. Probably water coming down that hill needed a place to go, so they probably installed some kind of drainage system and that pipe was the exit point.
Non-timbered section is still mostly intact 140 years later, but the timbered section has a collapsed. Engineers had a clue what they were doing.
Nice observation, Aaron! Thanks. I definitely agree. If you looked at the black-and-white photograph of the train tunnel, it did have stonework at one time around the open entrance. That must've all fallen away or was scrapped. Maybe there were timbers in that open end at one time, too, but I don't think so.
Maybe the timbered end looked more prone to collapse and was timbered but the other end did not? In which case they were absolutely correct in their thinking.
You need to taste the droppings. That's what the experts do.
You're definitely a pot smoker.
Philip Bender have you been watching too many movies?
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Gray Fox and a red tail hawk thanks for the tour later brocephus! 😎💨😷
Thanks, Greg, for watching and commenting!
I love exploring old railroad grade. It's a nice hike and you never know what you might find.
I agree! Between the retaining wall, the collapsed portal, the open portal, the wild animal inside the tunnel, the remote ore bin, and the wine bottle, it was quite a hike!
Definitely looks like a desert kit fox with those ears. That was really cool to see the comparison photo, it's amazing to see how things have changed. Stay safe and well.
That looked like a Narrow Gauge railroad
Love watching these before bed; so relaxing!
Hey, Diana! Thank you for your comment. Sleep well!
Nice face in the rock above the tunnel 👌
Many viewers have pointed that out. I didn't notice it at the time I was there, but it's definitely visible!
Not surprising that a nocturnal predator would be hanging out in a tunnel. Nice combo of original photo and the view today.
Thanks, Drew! I took some cues from you when I inserted that old photograph of the tunnel into my video. Good hearing from you!
@10:50 Looks like a wabbit, Or Even a Lost Domestic cat, Poor lil fella Beautiful Eagle...🥺 Great video Thank you Frank from Australia
Thanks, Frank, for sharing your hike and cool finds :|
Ain't no expert. Seen numerous animal and vet shows, that looks like a fox, about the right size and ear shape. Nice place for the animal!
I think you're right about that animal being a fox, Steven! Thanks for commenting!
What excellent views! I really need to get out on a hike! Thanks for the video Frank!
Definitely some scenic views on this hike! Glad you enjoyed the video. Thanks for watching and commenting.
Aaww the cute lil fox guy
That’s what I think it was, too. Some kind of desert fox.
7:39's There's were the char on the wooden support beams you saw on the collapsed end of the tunnel came from.
Pretty sure the char is from the steam engines smoke stack.
What a cute puppy! Tame it for the apocalypse!
What a beautiful day for exploring. Loved the wildlife too. Thanks, Frank. :)
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks again for stopping by, watching, and commenting!
There is a watchman over the tunnel 7:57 Way cool.
Yes, there is! A rather gruesome watchman, I might add! Someone else had pointed that out in their comment as well. I saw it, too, while editing the footage. Thanks for watching and commenting, Nick!
Awww, it's so cute!
Very nice video
Thank you! This is a little bit out of the ordinary for me because it wasn’t an abandoned mine that I was exploring. An abandoned railroad tunnel, though, isn’t too far behind!
Agree, grey fox.
Nice
Thanks for your comment! That fox certainly was watching me, that’s for sure!
always love the vids with more hiking or the spots that are more unique than the mines
Yeah I like outdoors too. I often watch Wonderhussy and this channel. The Paranormal has a great at night exploration channel
Thanks, Arlene, for your support!
Thanks, Zach, for the feedback! I’ll keep that in mind when making future videos. A couple years ago I added the phrase “unusual places“ to my RUclips channel name because I was getting tired of only documenting abandoned mines. I need to get out and do more unusual places like this railroad tunnel and other cool things. Thanks for your support!
If you ever make to British Columbia Canada check out the kettle valley railway in as there are quite a few tunnels you can explore. love your channel.
Thanks for the tip, Chris! Thank you for being a fan here on my channel. I really appreciate your enthusiastic support.
The scenery is gorgeous
Glad you liked it, Nadia! Thank you for taking the time to watch and comment. That whole area around Montgomery Pass is very scenic.
Very rugged Frank. I wonder if they had rail and ore carts running ore up and down the wash.Who knows. Also, a mountain bike would make quick work of those long dry dusty trails and old rail lines.I know you enjoy hiking however. ATB
Thanks for commenting, Jeff! Somebody else had the same idea as you regarding ore cart tracks and ore carts being used in that wash to go from the ore bin down to the railroad tracks at the tunnel. That sounds very plausible to me.
And again a great interesting video
I would also say it is a fox. He was certainly surprised by the visit.
Fascinating work by the workers... Thank you for showing.
I agree about creature being a fox. Thank you for taking the time to watch the video and to leave a comment.
Thankyou as always for these 😀
Thanks, Simon!
Yes the Carson & Colorado railroad met up with the Virginia and Truckee Railroad in Moundhouse. I know where that tunnel is never been to it.
Is that tunnel still open and accessible? Is it still being used by trains? Thanks for your comment!
@@AbandonedMines11 Sorry what I was trying to say is I know where the tunnel you explored is but I have never been to it. Also sad news the C&C depot in Dayton burned down today Not much info but from the news but it looks like it was a total loss. I don't live in Dayton so I only have info from the Reno news.
Thanks for another cool video! Always a great adventure!
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks so much, Lonnie, for taking the time to watch and comment.
The ore bin could have been depositing the ore in rail cars to be transported out of there. I am pretty sure that was a narrow-gauge railroad. I am pretty sure they were cheaper to lay and definitely smaller. They could handle the grades and switchbacks.
Good point! Thanks, Mike!
Definitely a canid of some kind, either a fox or coyote! Also, that was a golden eagle, very cool sighting!!
I thought that's what it was -- a golden eagle. Thanks for confirming that.
Fox just chilling !!!
It certainly was! Just chilling and keeping a close eye on me.
@@AbandonedMines11 just found your channel and reilly enjoying it , greetings from Ireland .
great vid thank you
Glad you enjoyed it, Roy! Thanks for commenting!
Pretty cool videos, keep it up.
Glad you like them! Thanks for watching and commenting, Tim!
Exploring Abandoned Mines and Unusual Places me and my uncle do things similar. We are in Utah. Found a mine once with a bunch of buildings around it. In one of the buildings , there was paper work with all the immigrants and their families who had came over to work the mine. Age, hometowns, and their families. Kinda cool!!! Utah has a bunch of mines in it but a lot of them aren’t mapped so you have to go find them
07:38 WOW THATS THE SAME EXACT TREE EVEN!??
I believe so! Isn’t that cool?
Awesome video as always!!! I’m pretty sure that was a fox Frank, I have Fox, Bobcats and Coyotes where I live, almost definitely a fox. You have me really curious about that ore bin now. Thanks for sharing Frank, stay safe.
Now that more and more people have commented, I think Fox is winning the poll! Regarding the ore bin, topographic maps don’t show any mines up there but that doesn’t mean anything. When I looked at the satellite imagery, it was hard to make out anything. I don’t think there are mines there but there could be. I’ll have to go back down there at some point in the future and check it all out. There is a road that goes to the top of that ore bin so something noteworthy must be up there in that general area.
Exploring Abandoned Mines and Unusual Places If you do back in the future please do a video of it, very interesting. Meant to mention, the scenery was amazing from the rail bed.
OK, at about 8:20 when you are wondering why there is no timbering, you can see a square grove in the wall. Perhaps it was timbered there at some point, and they either were removed, or a fire consumed them. Considering that fracturing in the rock, I would have thought it would have been timbered.
Also, why didn't you go up above the or bins to see if there were any audits?
Hi, Dana! I just noticed that notched groove in the tunnel wall this morning when reviewing the footage. It certainly looks like a timber may have been there. You have a very good eye for having caught that detail like you did! I wanted to climb up above the ore bin to check for adits, but I was really tired and worn-out at that point. I was coming off a three-day camping trip and was ready to head home. Next time I'm in that area, I'll hike down the old road that comes out at the top of that ore bin. Might be something there!
Your video's are getting better and better - if they can, now with the added nature side of things as a bonus✔️. I wonder what ore is in the area? Old railway tracks always seem to be salvaged for scrap or used elsewhere. Must be some value& in that steel. Even relatively new disused lines. I noticed in the sky a few white streaks. Aeroplanes I imagine.
Thanks for your comment! I believe fluorspar was mined in this general area. I just need to find out where the mine or mines are located at! Yes, the steel tracks would've been salvaged and possibly used elsewhere. Miners did that all the time with the ore cart tracks inside mine tunnels. Thanks for watching and commenting!
That’s Foxy Loxy !
I love you, you always post right when I need you to.
Thank you for your comment!
Beautiful Harpy ! Black Eagle ....someone is watching him👀.......Ernest & Galo, maybe Annie green spring wine,!...awe Apple 🍏 was the Best .....
This is so cool!!! 😂😂 I would've been quite freaked out if I had seen that
The black charred looking material at 5:00 is most likely soot from the steam locomotive as it passed through the tunnel.
I didn't even think of that at the time. Some other viewers agree with you, and I think you're all correct.
Awesome video as per usual!
Hey, Logan! Thank you for your comment. And thanks for stopping by and checking out the latest video. I’ll have more videos coming soon.
Just a thought , maybe there not ore bins but ballast chutes given the trails close proximity to the railroad . May of been one of the only local places to access the railroad without carting it a great distance .
Maybe there was a wooden "chute" that ran down that steep wash at one time?
That's a good guess, Bill! I hadn't thought of that. Thanks for taking the time to watch the video and comment. I really appreciate it.
Frank and his fox out exploring the train tunnel. That looked like a fox to me, anyway. He probably makes a good living there catching rats. It also looked like burro tracks on the road before you got to the rail tunnel. Pretty cool old ore bin/chute. Did you go up top to see where it was coming from? There must have been a road to the ore bin at some point. I've seen old roads in places I wouldn't expect to be accessible at all. Fun stuff!
I kind of got the impression by how the fox was not moving very much that it might’ve been a female fox with a litter of baby foxes. After all it is spring time and isn’t that when baby foxes are born? There is a road that leads to the top of that ore bin from further back on the mountain, but I did not feel like climbing up there to check it out. There must be some mines in the general area that used that ore bin, though. Thanks for dropping by, Tom and Julie! I enjoyed this hike but it just wasn’t the same without you guys there. Happy hour afterward was also kind of dull. LOL
@@AbandonedMines11 Foxes usually have an underground den somewhere to raise their kits. We'll be back before you know it, Frank!
The riveted pipe was probably covered on the upper side by 140 years of erosion. It was probably a drainage pipe for that little valley a long time ago to keep rain from washing away the ballast from under the RR tracks. 🤔🤷🏻♂️
Thanks for your analysis! I think you are correct. The fact that the pipe had that spiral pattern of rivets means that it’s quite old. I don’t think modern pipes are made that way anymore.
Thunderbird bottle!
Interesting part of history.
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It's a Bobcat. I just watched an episode of Wild America featuring them. The ear shape, size and placement are right as they should be.
You can also see the striations in the fur.
Good observation!
Oh boy, that would scare the $h*t out of me. But it was cute in the end. Bravo for your self control.
Thanks for your comment!
The pipe was probably part of a drainage system to stop the tracks being washed out in a flood!
I agree with you on that!
How many ppl thought the glowing eyes was going to be some type of scary creature? Just wondering. 🇨🇦👊🏻🤙🏻
You assumed the fox was living there, maybe they were just exploring like you! :D
You make a good point there! LOL he might’ve been exploring that abandoned train tunnel looking for a new home or something and then I come up behind him and ruin his exploration.
Time to get scared 👀
We all agree...we want you to go back to Horton and see how the whispering friends are doing. Keep us posted okay?
So a cave in, did it leave a hole in the surface on top on the mountain or is there now a void between the cave in and surface ? The chutes may have been to direct water instead of soil, at one time there may have been a natural water source higher up ! Maybe ????
12:14 that would be a red-tailed hawk, especially if the two calls you hear were recorded by you from this raptor ☺️
I went through a ton of comments to see if anyone else had posted the same thing but didn't find any.
I have NO idea how but your channel popped up as a recommendation and after watching two of your videos, I logged in to sub. awesome stuff!
Thanks, man, for subscribing! Welcome aboard! Glad to have you along for all the adventures whether underground or above ground. Yes, those eagle cries are what I actually heard when I was there. Another viewer identified it as a Golden Eagle. You said you don’t know how or why my video popped up in your recommendations on RUclips. I think RUclips knows a lot more about us and our preferences than we think!
I'm thinking that those ore chutes were there to bring the ore down to the river/stream bed to get sluiced for gold.
That’s a good deduction, Brandon! I think you’re on to something there.
In that old photo of the train, the portal of the tunnel appears to have a stone (or brick ?) revetment/facade. That is no longer there. Possibly the brick or stonework originally also completely lined the inside of the tunnel but has since been 'robbed out' ? Possibly the ore bin was used to drop dry cement/concrete/lime mortar from the road above to the nearest section of the tunnel where it would have been needed for construction purposes ?
I love those rail old tunnels. We have a pretty well preserved example here in AZ. It was lined with steel and most likely why it is still here.
Aww cute fox, all snuggled up :3
Shame it had fallen in bet would have been nice to walk through it. Wonder if the mine was open on top of the hill 🤔 stay safe Frank keep your hands clean Virus is really bad 👎
Thanks, Ronnie! I'm not sure if there are any mine openings up above that ore bin. An old road does lead to that area, so next time I'm out that way I'll have to hike on that old road and look down at the ore bin from above and see if any open tunnels are nearby. Good hearing from you again, as always! Be well!
Love your videos!
That’s great, Rob! Thanks for letting me know. I enjoy hearing from enthusiastic viewers and fans like yourself. Thank you very much for your support.
Hi again. Like I said last night it's definitely canine. I suppose it could either be Coyote or a Seirra-Nevada Grey Desert Fox. If you're near Inyo national forest then those two might fit. Those are my strongest guesses. Alternatively but not as likely some type of wild dog? Anyways, interesting exploration. Were I a younger man I might remember some of my railroad fascination and be able to explain the tunnel construction but I'm afraid I don't remember.
Definitely a fox, cool!
Thanks for your input, Curtis! The consensus here in the comments seems to be either a fox or a coyote. Mountain lion and bobcat have been ruled out (and I'm thankful it wasn't a mountain lion or a bobcat!).