Exploring The Many Adits Of Nevada's Sweetwater Rim Mine
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- Опубликовано: 1 май 2018
- We stumbled across this abandoned mine while looking for a camping spot, just as darkness was descending upon us (I shot the video the next morning). So, it was a most welcome discovery since it was an ideal location - level ground, out of the wind, a cleared area, good views, plenty of dry wood around for firewood… Abandoned mines often make for great campsites and this one was not an exception.
This name of this mine does not appear on any topographic maps that we have seen (if it is even marked at all) and it took some serious digging to even come up with a name. So, regrettably, I am unable to share any concrete information on its history. This area is heavy on lead and silver mines though and so, it stands to reason, they likely mined the same here as well.
It would seem that the area where we camped might possibly be the older workings at the mine given the absence of rail and the remains of that very old stone building in the wash (which is presumably where the early miner - or miners - lived). Perhaps the miner(s) followed the veins around the hill and started working that second section after coming to believe the first area we explored was played out. In support of this possibility is the fact that the second section had rail, more equipment, an ore chute, etc. Of course, another possibility is that the stone building was from the very early days of Nevada’s mining history and that some modest mining was done then, but that the majority of the mining work seen in the first and second sections dates to an effort during the 1930s or so. I mention this second possibility because the woodwork inside of both the first and second sections appears to be about the same age and it seems less likely that miners would be living in a primitive stone shelter by the 1930s.
That woodwork could also simply be a result of more recent claim owners (of which there is obviously at least one) going back and poking around in old workings.
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Growing up in California’s “Gold Rush Country” made it easy to take all of the history around us for granted. However, abandoned mine sites have a lot working against them - nature, vandals, scrappers and various government agencies… The old prospectors and miners that used to roam our lonely mountains and toil away deep underground are disappearing quickly as well.
These losses finally caught our attention and we felt compelled to make an effort to document as many of the ghost towns and abandoned mines that we could before that niche of our history is gone forever. But, you know what? We enjoy doing it! This is exploring history firsthand - bushwhacking down steep canyons and over rough mountains, figuring out the techniques the miners used and the equipment they worked with, seeing the innovations they came up with, discovering lost mines that no one has been in for a century, wandering through ghost towns where the only sound is the wind... These journeys allow a feeling of connection to a time when the world was a very different place. And I’d love to think that in some small way we are paying tribute to those hardy miners that worked these mines before we were even born.
So, yes, in short, we are adit addicts… I hope you’ll join us on these adventures!
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Wow, by watching your videos I've come to this conclusion. I work as a dispatcher for a trucking company, and it takes many people to move freight up and down the highway. For the miners to do what you've shown in all your videos, you need more than just miners. someone to knock down trees and mill what they need in the mine, electricians and mechanics knowledgable or at least partly of the stuff inside the mine, know how to track the quartz or the ore and what's good or not, and how to haul all the goodies back out!!!! and lets not forget about feeding those guys and sleeping after all day underground, wowwzers. And I thought trucking was a logistic nightmare. Thanks again for the videos, I look forward to reviewing all the old ones you've posted and ones in the future.
The complexity of the logistics at some of the older mines in particular is staggering... In many cases, they just had mules to bring equipment and supplies to the mine over rugged, dangerous terrain. Large pieces of equipment would either have to be broken down into pieces and carefully reassembled on site or Herculean efforts would be required to bring something like a large boiler in. Often, particularly in Nevada, there was no water for miles around. So, water - not just food - would need to be hauled in as well. The old timers were tough.
Book of John Some mines literally employed an army of workers to operate.
Another fantastic installment. Really appreciate your efforts TVR.
Thank you very much. Great to read comments like this...
What I certainly like about TVR is the way of documenting and filming (nice and slow not hurried up and with comments). Most other channels leave out the best and don't give the small details attention and move the camera really quickly (this personally frustrated me the most)...Which isn't the case with TVR, just quality video and good locations, thanks again TVR!!
Roger L. Ortiz I move the camera way to quickly so f'n what?! Lol tvr cheats he has a gimble for his camera.
Shhhh, McBride!! You're going to give away all of my secrets! LOL.
Roger L. Ortiz Thank you very much for the kind words. As my exploring buddy mentioned, I do indeed "cheat" by utilizing a gimbal on my regular camera, which smooths things out very nicely. That said, I still try to avoid swinging the camera around and rushing through things. So, even without the gimbal on the GoPro, you can see that I was still trying to adhere to that goal.
@TVR it are the small things. It's not only the tools but also you as person. I mean you are the guy filming and taking note of details as well. So it's not the computer in the camera hehe :)
Like you, I'm always excited to see rail! Well done on this one!
Thank you. Glad I'm not the only one that gets excited about rail! When I see rail, I'm pretty confident that I will usually see something good inside of a mine...
Wow that's an interesting mine and in a beautiful place. Thanks for uploading!
Thank you. Glad you enjoyed seeing it!
That adit was positively gorgeous just inside the portal! The rock formation was outstanding.
The mineralization at some of these underground mines is just unreal...
Another awesome video, thanks for posting. And yes that did appear to be a motorcycle tire, looks like a DOT approved dual sport tire.
Thank you! The comments are always appreciated... I do wonder how some things - such as motorcycle tires - end up inside of mines. You've got to figure there are some good stories out there.
Another well done video and exploration. Thanks.
Thank you very much for the comment and for watching.
I love going back and rewatching older videos, i always catch things i didn't notice previously.
I'd almost forgotten about this one!
@@TVRExploring It's a good one, well they all are if i'm honest :)
I'm a 64 year old grandmother who absolutely loves your videos. I've learned so much from watching and listening to you. And speaking of listening.....your sound quality is second to none and I'm most appreciative that my grandchildren can watch and learn with me because you're not dropping F bombs or using low life crude language. It's very clear to me that you are an honorable man of integrity and class and unfortunately that's becoming more and more rare today. Thank you for caring about the way you present yourself. My hat's off to your Mom and Dad. Be careful and may God bless and protect you and yours.
Thank you very much, Sallie. I am glad you enjoy the videos so far and I hope I do not disappoint you with future videos. I try to avoid it, but I'm afraid that an occasional bit of crude language will slip into a video as the conditions inside some of these mines (as well as the conditions to get to them) can bring out the less refined aspects of one's character. Regardless of my own shortcomings, what you said about class being in short supply these days is sadly accurate. My best to you and the grandchildren...
That natural cavity at 20:34 gives me the creeps! I keep expecting to see Gollum crawl out and grab your flashlight! "Nasty bright light hurts my eyes, it does!"
I half expected you to say at the one winze "The ladder is there, and I am.. floating in the air."
That would've been a great line to drop there...
Great little collection of adits, dry and safe(ish).
I thought it was interesting to see the cluster of adits so densely packed in like that. Dry and safeish are welcome!
Your backup c camera the GoPro seemed like it provided a better quality picture then the your first choice. Cool mine 👍.
I love the explorations that you guys are doing. I also have a gold claim up in the Tahoe National forest and I am curious how you do your research. My claim has tons of cribbing in the creek, what feels like waste rock piles everywhere, but there isn't much in the way of details in MLRS.
I would love to research the area and see if there is anything I can learn.
That hanging wall looks like a good example of "slickenside". Another great vid! Thanks. That small structure at the end looks like it may have been a windlass.
It seemed like they were following a series of small faults all through this little complex of adits and winzes. This spot was more interesting geologically than I expected... I think you are 100% correct about that contraption at the end being a windlass. Good call.
Very interesting..
Looked like someone was trying to work a couple of them, evidenced by the wagon and recent water bottles.
Yes, it did seem like someone had been poking around in there fairly recently.
Any TV or maybe a book in your future? You never fail to impress. Hardcore exploring as per usual.
No plans in the near future as I've got plenty on my plate already. Glad you enjoyed this video too...
I used to live in Republic Washington, its full of abandend mines, even active gold mines..
good find justin and chuck thumbs up snows almost melted in are area can get out finaly
Thank you. I'm back in the U.S. in three weeks and so the snow melted just in time for me. Can't wait to get back out there...
sweet you will be back in the flooded nasty stuff ha ha , hey i emailed you might have went to spam did not get a reply ?
Way behind on my emails after the trip to Sardinia... It is my intention to catch up over the next few days. Yes, back in the flooded nasty mines very soon! Italy didn't really let me forget about them though. What I'm really looking forward to are the dry mines of Nevada.
Amazing, as always !!!
Thank you, Alessio! We need to get you out to Nevada so that you can enjoy some of the desert mines... Aside from the great scenery, they are dry and they usually have a lot of equipment and tools and such left inside of them.
It would be a nice dream, to explore the mines of California and the mines of Nevada !! I hope sooner or later I can come to the United States. I hope sooner or later I can come to the United States.
P.S. With two speleologists friends, we discovered two more levels plus another completely flooded in the Greve mines.
You found more levels? That's awesome. Were they in the adits we went into or were they connected to other adits you found in that spot? It seemed like there was a lot there... Yes, I hope you can make it to the U.S. soon as well.
We found him and my friends speleologists, it was possible to access through a 5 meter deep vertical shaft, it is located in the deepest and most distant part of the mine, not far from where we had stopped with the exploration with you. As soon as my financial resources allow it: D: D I will certainly come to the USA.
That is very interesting. Yes, that second section was enormous... I can't believe there were so many more levels in there!
Nice find man.
This was a remote one!
love your videos !! though I wring my hands and shout Man..what are you thinking ??!!....but I won't nag you..you know full well what you risk...thanks for making a day better by sharing your adventures !! be safe y'all !
Thank you! Glad I can make for a better day... That's one of the finest achievements I think we can strive for. Ha, compared to that last mine series I did, this one was as safe as walking across an open field.
At 13:19 Anybody else notice how the ladder is turned about the wrong way? EDIT NM, I just realised they most likely used the verticals as a skip rail.
I'm a new subscriber, Love your vids allway detailed" and interesting, if you find any gold are you aloud to keep it? From the calaps ud think u find the odd chunk now n then.
Thank you! I'm glad you enjoy the videos and I appreciate you subscribing... Yes, we do spot gold now and then in the mines. However, some of these abandoned mines are on part of a larger claim. That being the case, it would be illegal to take minerals that someone else has the right to. So, rather than worry about what might be claimed or unclaimed, we find it easier to take only pictures and videos.
TVR -- At 9:36 , LOL ! When I read that , I thought to myself , you've gotta stop chewing on those Peyote buttons . LOL !
LOL!
001DesertRat He's gotta start sharing them is more like it.
A good find that straight razor, bet there's plenty more cool stuff lay hidden around there for sure. Nice patch of adits you found too, my kinda exploring, shame they didn't go further, we find a lot like that, mostly trial adits, following a lode that just didn't work out as profitable.
Yes, some of these mines had pretty large communities around them for a brief time (the boom/bust cycle). A town would spring up almost overnight and then a year or two later would be abandoned. That leaves a lot to find, which is much more easily done in the desert unless the metal detecting hordes arrive first. "Patch of adits" - I like the way you put that...
A few Cornish words to call mines - the most common being "Wheal" or "Bal" There is a word for a group of mines but I will have to ask my friends what it is, Consols is a group of consolidated mines.
Those are great. Thanks for expanding my vocabulary... It is extraordinary to me how many dialects exist in the UK. Everything from Cockney rhyming slang to Welsh. Speaking of Wales, have you ever explored any of the abandoned mines in Wales?
Not got there yet, but is on the list of places to visit one day, there is endless amounts of mines here to look at and it seems new ones are opening every year thanks to the old timber caps rotting and collapsing.
Yes, it seems like there are quite a few mines there. I'll be in Wales for a few days later this month (not for mine exploring, I'm afraid) and just happened to notice how many mines there were... Not like Cornwall, of course, but still quite a lot. I must confess to being envious of you having closed mines opening up as a result of the timber caps collapsing. We've only ever come across one mine that collapsed open as the trend in the U.S. is the opposite (collapsing closed or permanently closed by the government).
Still waiting to see you back in the Diamond Mine bro.
6:15 Stop pokeing the washes Chuck! Have some class.
Outstanding video!
Prospector Josh Hey I was going to shave and look presentable with that razor I found damnit!
You certainly get about sir.
Gotta keep you guys entertained... I can't have you getting bored with one location, you know?
TVR Exploring top man, I watch a lot of mine channels and find yours the best. I find myself more interested in the abandoned equipment and surface workings, Italy was brilliant keep it up stay safe.
Thank you very much. Great to hear a comment like that... I prefer the mines with lots of equipment and surface buildings as well. It's often difficult to know in advance how much equipment we will encounter at a mine site. So, every visit has a "treasure hunt" feel to it. If you like equipment and you liked the mine in Italy, keep an eye out for the Buca della Vena Mine video. That one was truly incredible.
It's interesting that with so many adits so little is known about this area but secrecy was desired by miners who didn't want their 'bonanza' encroached upon. You may have mentioned and I missed what was the desired reward of blasting all those adits so I'll assume it was gold. I'm surprised the vug at 20:55 wasn't' opened up more by the original miners or the later miner who brought the wheel barrow, or the wagon with the atv wheels and tires. Vugs containing great amounts of gold have been found where a cavity in the rock created a place for gold salts to collect leaving free gold when they cooled. One was found at the Cresson mine in the Cripple Creek mining district that prompted the mine owners to install a bank door, post an armed guard, and only allow the most trusted miners in to scrape huge amounts of free gold in the form of spider webs and crystals from the walls, floor, and ceiling. But, obviously, most vugs pay off at the same rate as multi-state lottery's, while very rich, they are few and far between. Thanks again for the great views.
I don't know what the miners here were after, but it is primarily a silver and lead area. Doesn't mean there wasn't any gold though! The idea of going in to scrape visible gold off of the sides of the vug to a degree requiring a vault door and armed guards is insane. Thanks for sharing that. It is possible that the section of the winze where I was standing is a section of the vug that was cleared out. Perhaps an assay didn't come back with good results?
Fanatics interested in the details of mining might be interested in The Big Bonanza, Dan DeQuille. DeQuille went west as a reporter and became so enthralled with the mining of silver in the richest silver strike in the U.S. and the founding of Virginia City that he stayed for more than 30 years. He wrote in great detail of the discovery and day to day workings of the Comstock Lode including narratives such as the discovery of the huge gold filled vug at the Cresson mine. For those interested. I can't get enough.
9:43 ha ha love your sense of humor
Fun trip!
Yep, that was a great start to Nevada that year!
Interesting that they would dig a vertical winze just inside the portal on several of those. The wagon, shovel, and rope don't look like they've been there all that long. And the bottom of that winze with the natural cavern looked like a video I saw recently where a guy was metal detecting and finding nuggests, then he discovered a natural cavern that at first was just big enough to stick his hand in then he dug it out and it looked just like this one. Wish I could remember the name of that video so I could link to it.
I think the wagon, shovel and bottles of water and such were from whomever worked the claim last (which apparently wasn't too long ago)... Yes, I can't think of other mines I have been to where so many winzes are just inside of the portal. It's unusual, to be sure. That's interesting about the natural cavern in the other video.
TVR -- The winzes just inside the Portal , -- that's what you call one of the little 'pitfalls' of life . LOL
Haha, well put!
You are correct it is Sweet . Thanks guys another great vid . Hey here is a possible Mine exploring Tech tip . Next time you do an explore Carry your drone around inside To Find out how the Camera works ? Ha ha you might want to know how the 3rd backup camera works . I am sorry you had trouble with the first camera , and I am glad you were able to continue your explore . Looks like a nice camping area . Keep at it you are a good team !
Haha, I've actually played around with the drone as a conventional camera before and because it has a gimbal, it actually shoots very good footage. One problem though is that it has no audio. It's an expensive camera to drop too! That's a good point about it being a last resort backup camera though. I hadn't thought about doing that before, but I'd rather film with the drone in my hand that have a trip be ruined because I couldn't film anything. Thanks for the comment and the idea.
Great You are light years ahead of me . I am glad you are so Inventive . If you ever have to resort to the no sound option you can always add the soundtrack from the Coyote and the Road Runner Later . You guys do A Super Job Thanx again .
Man, I need to hire you as a consultant. You're dropping great ideas right and left tonight... Coyote and Road Runner would be a stellar soundtrack to dub in. LOL. Thanks for the comment. Glad you enjoy the videos!
Ha ha ha We used to drive on hunting trips , The radio was broke in the old Pickup truck . I would get the tune in my head and start whistling it , It drove my brother nutz . As far as consulting ? A guy just emailed me with a Photo of a gated mine and wanted to know if it was Gypsum ? I could not only tell him the name of the portal but could tell him about the one within sight of it That I entered with the Landowner . The mine was not Gypsum and some of the Wood and pipes were still underground . I felt odd being able to tell him all the details , But he asked . I usually have been closed mouthed about what I have found underground . I enjoy watching the two of you on your exploring adventures And would love to Help with ideas that might work .
Any idea as to why there were so many jugs of water inside those adits? They didn’t look like they were very old.
I believe those were left by the most recent claim owner. If memory serves correctly, the newest date we saw on the water jugs was from 2012. Some of them were almost certainly for drinking water and I would guess that the rest were for panning ore samples.
My thoughts was that you are near the border and that the addit is being used by illegal immigrants as a shelter.
How are they able to get the floors smooth ,,,but the walls are rough
They pack dirt and gravel down on the ground to make a level surface.
Keep up the good work that you guys are doing. I also grew up in California but up in the Sierra's just below Yosemite. We had a great time going thru the old mines and Indian sites. But now I live in southern Nevead just south of searchlight and in my spear time I go out and find these old mines around here. But with BLM and Forest Service destroying them and sealing them up they're harder and harder to find I love watching your guys's videos they are Great. Been to a few of the ones you've shown in a few you haven't shown.
Thank you for the comment. There are some great sites out in Nevada (as you well know), but, yes, it is tremendously frustrating and disappointing to have the BLM/Forest Service destroying these as swiftly as they can.
Fire on the mountain; lightning in the air; gold in them hills; and not sure how I missed this one.
If you ever get to the point where you forget how lucky you are being able to do this exploring, just ask any of us old crippled up farts about it, we'll set you straight ! 😊 I really miss it, not going in the mines, couldn't do that, but the rest of it !
Thanks for sharing and take care. 👍
Oh, believe me, I don't take the ability to go mine exploring for granted. I had a condition a few years ago called psoriatic arthritis where my immune system started attacking my joints. It was incredibly painful and I could barely hobble across a room without a cane or crutches. So, I was seriously in crippled up fart mode. It took almost three years to get the correct diagnosis and so I endured that for years and I feared that it was for the rest of my life since no one knew what it was. After eventually getting the correct diagnosis, it was relatively easy to bring under control. That made it possible for me to essentially be reborn in terms of mobility and a life without pain. So, I have seen both sides of it and, like I said, I am grateful for every day that I am able to be mobile and not in pain. Haha, that's probably way more information about me than you wanted, but I just wanted to say that I feel you when it comes to being a crippled up fart! I've been there. Thanks for the comment.
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No, not too much information !
It just lets us know how much you really do appreciate what you have now ! 👍
I have some fairly serious medical issues myself so I know what it's like to be in pain constantly, and have for a long time !
I am truly happy for you in finding a way out of the misery you must have been in, and now I can understand a little more why you do what you do !
You keep doing what you do as long as you want and I'll keep watching as long as I can !
Thanks for sharing and take care. 👍 👍
I appreciate the comment very much. Man, to be 18 again with the knowledge and wisdom we have now! Wouldn't that be something...
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Oh yeah, I'm 65 so very much for me ! 😆
TVR Exploring what did you have to do to regain mobility? I'm 50 yrs old getting crippled up because I'm 6'9 tall and lanky build not much muscle and I'm starting to have trouble walking/ lifting my left foot
I really enjoy your videos thank you
Btw I live near the Bradshaw mountains in Arizona and I've tried to get out and explore and prospect and its way harder then it looks just walking around out there
At 21:42 that wasterock pile is in an odd place. Looks like it could be a gravesite.
I didn't pick up on that at the time, but, yeah, given how much weird stuff we've seen at mines, it wouldn't surprise me at all... Particularly with the older mines, graves are a very common sight.
Your the best love your shows wish I could go with you
Thank you. Good company is always welcome on trips!
At least it was a snake and not a spider, Chuck will be fine (no need to shower him with Raid or Black Flag). Can't believe we missed Elvis, well surely you got an autograph. Again, nice documentation. Doesn't look like they really got anything out of there, just a lot of exploratory dig'n,, but then there's a trussel. Must has been a little ore hauled out, maybe. Who will really ever know. Does look like a great camp'n spot. Thanks for sharing. Hats of to ya and take care of Chuck. (No spraying him just for snakes)(Unless he request it)(And that would just be silly on his part)(But he's aloud to be silly if he wants)(It's just Chuck after all)(Too many things in ( ) now)(Got started and should have stopped)
Tom Fips If it's a snake I spray myself with beer while listening to Black Flag!!
(No worries about all of the () because our language is meant to be dynamic and () is a useful tool for communicating). (And, yes, I believe Chuck would rather it had been a black mamba than even a harmless spider as he is REALLY not a fan of spiders). (I didn't have any paper on me when we were underground and so I had Elvis sign the camera that wasn't working). (Elvis tried to fix the camera, but he didn't have any more luck than I did). (Anyway, yes, I think you're right about this mine - I don't think it made anyone rich). (Thanks for the great comment as always...)
TVR Exploring black mamba may be a bit extreme
Green mamba then...
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That rail at 11:17 looks like a high speed rail. We have those where I live. The metro. You
have the " Desert Metro high speed ore machine. That must have been a fun place to work.
Drink whisky and pound on rocks then take thrill rides on the desert metro express all nite.
Crazy Man!
What a life, huh? Riding the Desert Metro, playing with dynamite to smash apart rocks, drinking whiskey under the stars... It sure beats sitting behind a desk!
It beats driving a truck like me, Regards Ody
Ha, the grass is always greener. I was the guy sitting behind a desk for too long and always dreamed of doing something like driving trucks.
I know thats not true cuz you guys got guns man! I'm on your side. Desk nesters dont like
guns like us guys . Unless they work for the f _... .. brother! :-)) Regards Ody
"Desk nesters" Haha, I like that term... You're right about their preferences though. I never fit in well with them.
interesting pick marks at 18:18. Definitely a natural cavern
Yes, I wasn't sure if those pick marks were from someone taking a sample or what... I wasn't expecting to see a natural cavern there, but I shouldn't be too surprised since the largest natural cavern I have ever seen inside of a mine was in Nevada (I'm confident you'll like the series on that mine).
That one mine looks like the natural caverns found in Jeff William's active mine.
Yes, it does. I wouldn't say they're common, but we have run across a few of them inside mines.
Ever thought of metal detecting in some of the old ghost towns
Nah, I'm not patient enough. So, I don't think I'd be good at it.
Bigfoot? Was that one or more of them?
Also you didn't run across the body of the horse left over from the movie "The Godfather"?
Is this Sweetwater rim Nevada or Wyoming?
This is in Nevada.
Who hung the tape?
Mike Coker Good question. Lots of sites we visit have survey tags inside and out so I'm guessing BLM or maybe the owner of the claim if there is one
16:00 It might have been a small open stope
It might have been, but it didn't seem like they took enough material out. It may also have been for ventilation or that's where they drove down from originally before deciding to run the adit in from the side.
wonder why the glass bottles filled with some liquid?
One does wonder...
Have you prospected any of them.
If you have ever seen Jeff Williams RUclips Channel, he finds gold in these old mines all the time.
No, I'm not a miner. Too much work!
Maybe a lava tube? Very cool....ty
That is a distinct possibility. It is up in an unusual mountain range that I suspect was formed by a volcano.
Not shield volcano super volcano
Referring to his exploration down that winze, the passage in the drift at the bottom was not a natural cavern or lava tube. Believe me, I live in lava tube country, central Oregon. That very tight passage was likely a break-through from another underground mine, and the miners never thought to enlarge it, but it served as a great airway. TVR, we've got to meet up sometime.
Sweetwater... Hmm. Can the mine be named after the taste of the water? Being rich in lead (and lead oxides) the rock can give the groundwater a sweet taste. The romans used to sweeten their wine with lead oxide(mmmm healthy natural lead).
That's an interesting speculation. The short answer is that I don't know, but this was likely a lead/silver mine and so you could definitely be onto something. The old timer that built that stone shelter probably drank water from a spring near the mine and so he could well have named it based on that. I didn't know about the sweet taste of lead oxides. That could definitely get someone that didn't know (like the ancient Romans) in trouble. Thanks for the comment.
That looks like gold mine
its funny when you say look up at it. lol
Ha, yeah, I noticed that when I was editing the video. It looks like I was looking down it, but I was actually at the bottom looking up!
I had also thought you had said up chuck or upper chuck or something, and i laughed. maybe i was wrong though. i have to say, regardless of having to adapt to your surroundings of the camera not working for you at that particular time i am glad we still got to see what you are talking about with the Go-pro.
Oh, that's funny. I probably did say that, but just didn't notice it... LOL. Yes, obviously, the video quality from the GoPro wasn't as good, but I figured that showing something (even if it wasn't in the highest quality) was better than showing nothing. Glad you agreed!
TVR Exploring lol, the adding of the impossibles for a laugh is funny. My opinion about the go pro quality is that i am just glad we got to see at all, it not that bad. We know you have a higher quality camera normally so having a back up camera still helps the story along.
Good lesson in there about bringing backup gear when mine exploring... Imagine having only one light underground and having it fail.
Good to see bigfoot and the aliens are still working together as a team.i had my doubts about the greys taking orders from bigfoot.from what I learned they are only cooperating because bigfoot is letting them drive the loco.
road runner This guy knows his shit Justin!
ADIT ADDICTS upon further thought I am starting to think that snake was actually in fact a shapeshifting reptilian keeping look out.not the most efficient worker, but rather reliable. And willing to take one for the team.😁
Man, nothing gets past you guys. It's great to have such a knowledgeable audience! You've obviously been to this mine before too in order to have all of that inside information.
For all of the work done in the area, you would expect to see heavy mineralization (deep blacks, flaming reds, etc.) in the rock colors. But absolutely none. Looks to be very uninteresting geologically. Even with all of the work done, the amount of gold/silver actually recovered in this area must have been very small, or limited two one or two sites.
Strange, isn't it? I would be shocked if anyone made money off of this site.
The BF Goodrich logo on the tire dates it to the 1920's, or maybe the very early 1930's. BFG's logo changed over the years,. That particular logo was used mostly in the 20's.
Okay, so about a century old... That seems to fit with the various other artifacts we found around there.
I was hoping for more European mines again.
Plenty more of the European mines, but I've got to mix things up or people get bored... Also, I need to clear out the oldest videos in my backlog. I've been sitting on some of these for ages! I'm glad you liked the European mines because I really liked them too, but they weren't very popular videos. I thought the Italian mines were very impressive and if people don't get excited about the Buca della Vena Mine when I publish that series, then there is something very wrong with them. That mine was epic and beat anything I have ever seen in North America in person or in a video.
That's strange, alot of the American mines are similar, seeing the difference between a euro mine and those gives a contrast of styles and keeps things from getting boring.
I agree completely. After what I've seen over the past couple of months, I have to say that the Italian mines are the most impressive I have seen anywhere. They have interesting layouts and sometimes have a staggering amount of equipment left behind. They aren't looted and picked over like the American mines.
Why do you refer to your friend as Mr. McBride than other times you refer to him as Chuck ? and that seems consistent in all the explores he participates in. I think you got it wrong about these adits as being prospects. I think they were very small deposits of ore & back in the day folks were very poor & took what the could so they could survive another day. Looks like a great spot to camp out.
KubotaManDan When I behave I'm Mr McBride. Chuck is that other A'hole lol.
No deep-thought reason... Sometimes he's Chuck and sometimes he's Mr. McBride. I suppose it is whichever comes to mind first (although I like his explanation much better). Certainly, the economics of mining have changed dramatically and in the past men could indeed scratch out a living from a small mine such as this one. We love that era in our history and particularly enjoy coming across mines from that era. Making a living off of a mine of this size now is unthinkable. My comment about the prospects was in regard to the small crosscuts and shallow shafts at this site that seemed more exploratory in nature (I didn't show all of them in the video). Oh, and, yes, this was indeed a great camping spot!
Cornish Exploring With Alex soon I hope. Most likely when I get out after spring ground work for rice.
i want to go?
Good company is always welcome on exploring trips...
See, I knew Elvis was still alive. And to think, everyone has been calling me crazy this whole time.
Yeah, so many people out there just don't know how things really are...
lead mine?
I'm not a geologist and so I can't say 100%, but the other mines in this area are lead/silver and so I think that is the best bet.
looks like lead but sometime the camera or lights will give a different appearance.
I think you're probably right. At least galena...
Wasnt that Jimmy Hoffa driving one of those steam trains?
Yep, forgot to mention that... Thanks for reminding me. He hasn't aged well, but he was down there working hard along with the others.
Dude, let’s link up on some adventures in NV
What part of Nevada are you in?
Attention deficit prospects and they did it the hard way with too much downward. You gave me heebie jeebies around that false floor. I cringed when you stepped past it because I always worry that debris is piled up on a rotten false floor. However you can see better then we can what is going on there.
Haha, yes, that false floor wasn't as bad in person as it looked on camera... I don't normally go dancing around on questionable false floors. "Attention deficit prospects" is a term I really like.
It would be cool if you could lower some cheap camera down these sketchy winzes and such with a rope or something. Then again that’s more weight but still
Yes, it would be good to have a rig like that... It's always hard to correctly guess which equipment to bring. We don't know what we're getting into beforehand and so we have to make educated guesses every time about what to bring. These guesses are balanced out by how much we can carry. With stuff near the truck, we can bring a fair amount. With the bikes, we have to bring far less. And slogging in on foot, we have to bring even less - especially if it is a serious trek in...
TVR -- I would think it should be possible to fly a Drone down a Shaft provided that you had a small Drone with the Antenna mounted on the TOP of the Drone and you kept the Controller's Antenna out over the open Shaft . You wouldn't be able to explore any Drifts that you found down there because the rock walls would block the Controllers radio signals , but it would let you know if the Shaft warranted further 'physical' investigation . - - Just an idea , hope it helps . < Doc >
This reminds me of the sandlot when they lower an erector set car on a rope to explore the beasts yard.
It's actually quite tricky to fly the drones with precision. Having inadvertently trimmed a few trees and bushes using the Mavic Pro drone you see in videos such as this one (operating under ideal conditions) I would be real leery of dropping one down a shaft. I'm not saying I wouldn't love to try and see how it looked, but I'd want to do it with someone else's drone!
That is a hanging wall.
Thanks. That's one I'm still working on getting down...
super funny some of your editing .. bigfoot ... lol .. also .. a little dissapointed you didnt show us what the bottles were in the adit where the tree was blocking it .. i realize that some of this is old hat or boring for you . but for us watching ..we want to know what everything is .. even if its of no value or doesnt mean anything .. I was really curious what the bottles were .. dissapointed you didnt give them even 3 secs of video to even say they were nothing ..
other than that . keep up the great work ! absolutely love your videos !
Do you ever worry about encountering bears? Live in the Seattle area, we've got some great mines around here and up in the Cascades, but I've always been worried I'll encounter a bear or something.
I'll happily mitigate the risk of pits, collapses, and fumes, since there's steps I can take to prevent those. But bears? Naw man, I can't run that fast.
Sure, we've seen bears, but we just have black bears now in this part of the U.S. and they are harmless. Grizzly bears are a different story and if we were exploring in the back country of Alaska or the equivalent, we'd take measures to account for that risk. Grizzly bears have every physical advantage over us - they can run faster than us, swim faster than us and climb faster than us... I know there are grizzlies in the northern Cascades, but, as I understand it, they are especially endangered and there are hardly any left.
TVR Exploring Interesting.. do you ever bring a gun or something just in case?
Yes, we carry pistols, but those are primarily for the human predators rather than the animal predators.
Dick Butte -- For Bears , take a buddy along with you , and slip an unwrapped Peanut Butter & Honey Sandwich into his backpack . When the Bear smells the sandwich and goes after your buddy , you can escape in the opposite direction . LOL !
Dick Butte -- Yes , Justin carries a pistol , AND an " or something " - ( see my other comment to you ) . LOL !
watch out yall man bear pig lives in there lol
Very little erosion
True. Not a lot of rain in this area...
No way was there a locomotive, I call BS ;-)
Oh, man, I can't get anything past you guys... Okay, you got me. I made that part up, but the rest was all 100% accurate!
The aliens must of stolen the train while digging for diamonds...
Jimmy Hoffa was riding shotgun in the caboose !!
Please do face reveal
Uh yea I know the owner of this claim property lets just say they are not happy you were in there. You had no business being on the property. You might want to invest in the mine cache program so you actually know there are not active claims on where you go play your little Indiana Jones bit.
It's public land... Everyone has a right to visit the site, camp on the site, have a picnic on the site or whatever else they want to do. It's absurd for you to suggest that no one has any business being on the property. The property belongs to everyone. The claim owner does not own the land, but only the right to the minerals on the claim and THAT IS IT (and we certainly didn't do any mining and we did not interfere with the ability of the claim owner to mine).
Candid Sky Productions Piss off troll! Maybe you should touch up on your mineral rights and regulations before you go shooting your mouth off to early. Might learn a thing or two in the process. Besides, I really doubt you even know the location of said " active claim ". It being on BLM land I don't see anything we did that put us in the wrong. Btw you may refer to us or me as DR. Jones, if you want to be politically correct. His dad named the dog Indy remember???
Maybe it would be wise to put no tresspassing signs on or around the claim.
Just a thought.