Mining The Corpse Of A Mighty Ancient River For Gold

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  • Опубликовано: 4 ноя 2020
  • If ever an abandoned mine exemplified the spirit of not giving up, this one would be it! Perseverance paid off big time here by getting us in to explore this extraordinary underground placer gold mine. In my opinion, this is the best placer mine that I have explored. Some, such as the Ruby Mine, have been bigger, but I have been in a lot of these mines inside of the ancient river channels and none of them have been as unique and as visually interesting as this one is…
    I always receive questions on the nature of the placer deposits in this “Mother Lode” region of California and so I’ll repeat the explanation I gave previously:
    The placer here is made up of the compressed remains of giant ancient rivers that used to run through where the Sierra Nevada mountains of California are now. Just as modern creeks and rivers in “gold country” fill up with gold over time, these ancient rivers did as well. However, there were no miners around back then to pick the gold out of them. Over time, volcanic eruptions and other geologic activity buried these ancient rivers and shifted them around. Now, one can find these ancient river channels at the top of a mountain. And, of course, even there they still contain the gold that tumbled down into them so many millions of years ago. So, gold miners will eagerly tunnel in through even thousands of feet of rock after them. No one knows who first discovered that there were ancient rivers full of gold buried in California, but can you imagine what went through their mind when they made that discovery?
    In case you didn’t catch what happened in this video in relation to my prior experience… Several years ago, I visited an underground placer gold mine in the area that ended up being much larger than I expected. Exhaustion, bad blisters and dying batteries led me to wrap up my visit before fully exploring that mine. It was always my intention to return and finish it one day, but I had not gotten around to doing so yet. More recently, I was looking around the area and, entirely by chance, stumbled across the portal that you saw in this video. Well, that portal looked large and inviting and so I returned with a couple of my exploring crew to see what this mine was all about. As you saw in the video, this tied into the mine I had explored several years ago! So, what you saw in this video is what I was unable to finish last time (and there are still a handful of sections in the workings I visited in the early videos that I have not visited). The two portals essentially bookend the workings of the mine as each is at the extreme edge of the workings.
    If you’re interested in seeing the other workings that I visited several years ago, those two videos can be found below:
    Part 1
    bit.ly/2GsxtCq
    Part 2
    bit.ly/3jTwY20
    The earliest records of this abandoned gold mine that I could find were newspaper articles dating back to 1908. However, the articles also mentioned that the mine used to be known by another name and dates back even earlier. So, we know that the mine is well over a century old. We’re just not sure of exactly how old or what its origins are. The most extensive work appears to have been done during the 1920s and 1930s.
    Frustratingly, we located the remains of the miner’s bunkhouse in a nearby meadow. It was impressively furnished with a washing machine and dryer, a refrigerator, a stove and many other household luxuries. Unfortunately, all of this had been burned and pushed over a cliff. I don’t have any proof, but I suspect the Forest Service was responsible as during the 1970s, they burned down all of the historic miner’s cabins and bunkhouses in the area.
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    Thanks for watching!
    *****
    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 colorful niche of our history is gone forever.
    So, yes, in short, we are adit addicts… I hope you’ll join us on these adventures!
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Комментарии • 902

  • @nedoran5758
    @nedoran5758 3 года назад +51

    That formation at 20:10 is amazing, what causes the dark blue coloration I wonder? Mind boggling to think this river had dinosaurs romping thru it when it was flowing
    Edit: did you guys take samples of that white funk that was oozing out of the rock? Microbiologists might love to get their hands on that

    • @dave_in_florida
      @dave_in_florida 3 года назад +4

      yes, seems more question remain unanswered

    • @TVRExploring
      @TVRExploring  3 года назад +20

      No samples... It's essentially a variation of flowstone.
      Your observation about the dinosaurs romping through this river when it last saw daylight is an awesome one!

    • @jonasraulin5284
      @jonasraulin5284 3 года назад +2

      Looks exactly like Ravne Tunnels at Bosnian Pyramids

    • @JohnPaul-yf9xd
      @JohnPaul-yf9xd 3 года назад +1

      I think it was probably Simon samples. You should do a DNA analysis on this! I think you may have just found where the Bigfoot live!I think you should really seriously consider collecting it from the source. Bigfoot himself actually Asian point I've heard of Big ' molesting men. I saw it on RUclips.You should definitely look that up!I think that will answer a lot of your questions That college and point

    • @clydebutler6487
      @clydebutler6487 3 года назад +14

      Nope! No dinosaurs. This is a tertiary riverbed. The tertiary epoch started the day that the asteroid fell to earth and killed the dinosaurs. About 60 million years ago.

  • @bluemanhealing
    @bluemanhealing 3 года назад +24

    Great video As someone who attempted to get an old underground gold mine reopened in the 1980s, with many partners, the question about the dark gray gravel is a good one. When you hear the word tertiary, it refers to the third generation of river flows. The rocks that were deposited in those stream beds tended to be blue gray or dark gray in color. There Is a channel in California that's actually called the deep blue lead.
    The tan colored gravels that are seen overlaying the dark blue gray gravels are from the quaternary age of rivers, which started about 2.6MM years ago.
    Quaternary gravels are known to contain gold, but the richer gravels were from the tertiary age. Sometimes the gravels in the tertiary streams were harvested by rivers flowing through deposits of an earlier age of gravels, which are thought to have been extremely rich with gold.

    • @vbee6938
      @vbee6938 2 года назад +4

      Nice thanks for sharing ur knowledge

    • @Stand.Your.Ground.
      @Stand.Your.Ground. Год назад +2

      You answered my question thank you! I would love to find old undiscovered ancient river beds in Oregon!

  • @tedpreston4155
    @tedpreston4155 Год назад +6

    I recall reading a book years ago called "Bacon and Beans from a Gold Pan." It was about a couple who survived the depression by mining gold from abandoned placer mines left over from California's gold rush days. One of the old mines they found was in an ancient river channel like this one.
    They started out by panning some of the mine tailings, and they found lots of gold in the tailings. They guessed that the early miners didn't get it all because the gravel and gold from the ancient river channel had been largely cemented together, so much of the gold went through the sluice without dropping out. After sitting in the tailings pile, exposed to the air for decades, the cemented together gravel broke apart, and allowed them to recover gold that the early miners had missed.
    Maybe it's worth a try at this mine in the video. Good luck!

    • @nickford5549
      @nickford5549 6 месяцев назад

      They also didn’t mine as thin of deposits cause of price. I bet the ceiling is worth taking now

  • @trulyinfamous
    @trulyinfamous 3 года назад +11

    I've been digging a hole on my property as a sort of geological dig for the past few years. I live on a hill next to a big valley. After digging about 5 feet down, I found a layer of Sandy clay with no rocks, unlike the clay soil around me. Above and below that are a few gravel layers from glacial activity in the area. Well, about 7 feet down I found a large amount of smooth stones that seemed to be from a river. So if my theory is correct, my property had a river flowing through it at one point. You mentioning an ancient river channel made me think of this, and I think a mine channel is a good place to share a geology story.

    • @unrulyjulie4382
      @unrulyjulie4382 3 года назад +2

      Cool story. What part of the country do you live in?

    • @Fdeubcfhbbjhfd
      @Fdeubcfhbbjhfd 2 года назад +1

      Try panned ng tve dirt where the smoothe stones are. You might find gold!

    • @LeTrashPanda
      @LeTrashPanda 2 года назад

      You can search the geology of your area online. I did & found out we indeed have this type of gold bearing gravel since we're Eocene age. We also have the horrible Serpentine seen here, good for carving long ago as well as Alabaster (mainly Gypsum has been mined in our area) which is 1.5 to 2.0 on the Mohs scale (right there with baby powder, lol)

  • @G1ZQCArtwork
    @G1ZQCArtwork 3 года назад +32

    Those thin metal sheets at the end are "leaves" from a transformer core. The Copper wire wraps around these stacks on insulated bobbins, to create a magnetic field for the transformer.

    • @user-112hjjsnl
      @user-112hjjsnl 2 года назад

      Ummm.. what is a transformer? I’m new around here😅

    • @d455ave
      @d455ave 2 года назад

      @@user-112hjjsnl Usually / simplest are 2 or more coils of wire wound around an iron core. Used to change AC voltages - like from 10,000 or so down to 240 / 120 for a typical house, Bigger industrial stuff uses 480V, and higher. They are made in sizes from a few watts like the older plug in wall warts for small electronics, to 100s of thousands of watts for distribution systems.

  • @cutthroat2273
    @cutthroat2273 3 года назад +19

    I agree with Jeff, and that is a super nice find, very nice work on the perseverance of digging through that initial cave in, either way you guys struck gold and so did us viewers!

  • @vince38curious2
    @vince38curious2 3 года назад +28

    Imagine the Gold still waiting to be recovered from this old mine !

    • @TVRExploring
      @TVRExploring  3 года назад +8

      There is certainly still a lot in there...

    • @kevinironside8062
      @kevinironside8062 2 года назад +3

      In other words you're not at liberty to divulge its location?

  • @clivekibbler4578
    @clivekibbler4578 3 года назад +5

    i don.t know what other viewers think im so used to seeing mines been very forgettable very similar in rocks and design but this one is something else its different i shall not forget this one ..thanks all of you for making and showing this well made film

    • @jw2218
      @jw2218 3 года назад +2

      You should definitely check out the first time they were at that mine on one of his earlier videos, you won’t be sorry. The other videos are called Gold Rich Underground Placer Mine part one and two.

    • @sugarnads
      @sugarnads 3 года назад

      @@jw2218 yep its AMAZING. My favourite. Glad hes back in it

  • @jamesscott9081
    @jamesscott9081 2 года назад +4

    Absolutely incredible mine! Your so lucky! I wouldn't be able to resist running a few pans at various points along that bedrock!

  • @robburdack4361
    @robburdack4361 3 года назад +41

    everytime i see this type of mine my stress levels go up while i watch waiting for a collapse ... then i remind my self that you had to have got out or we wouldnt be seeing it lol

    • @unrulyjulie4382
      @unrulyjulie4382 3 года назад +2

      Same thing happens to me. Watching the video is a good sign ☺️

    • @UrbExGear
      @UrbExGear 3 года назад +1

      And that means you may stop seeing updates one day if something happens.

  • @davecurtis8765
    @davecurtis8765 3 года назад +8

    I used to live in Pine Grove Ca. in the 70's. One day me, my brother and my stepdad went to visit a friend who had a mine in his backyard. He had an elevator in his shop that went down 160' to an underground river. They would pump out the river at night and dig in the riverbed during the day. His house was north of the town of Volcano about 3 or 4 miles. he also had a map of the underground river that was very old and written in Chinese, who knows where in the hell he got it. The map showed the river went about 6 miles to the North east. It is said that the town of Volcano had so many mines underneath it that the town that the townfolk were afraid the town would collapse into the ground.Now here's the kicker...On the way to the mine we stopped at this old digging a mile or two above Volcano on the road going North. I was exploring on a little hill above an old mine entrance. And as I was crawling around some large boulders I felt a presence and looked over my shoulder....I looked right into a very large red eye about 6 inches in diameter with a black reptile center.. In a fraction of a second I made out it's head and ran screaming down to the car and told my family members that there was a giant lizard up there. and they were like what ever .In the 1850's South sea Islanders were brought in to help mine the area around volcano according to the history of that area....Well they brought baby Komodo dragons with them and they are still there living in those old mines and underground rivers. And that area in only a few miles from Black Chasm National Monument which was just a hole in the ground in the 1970's True story...And the dragon I saw was huge probably 14 ft. and 800 lbs at least.And in blended in with the moss covered boulders perfectly. BE CAREFUL

    • @EthanBonardel
      @EthanBonardel 3 года назад

      Cool info! Thats why you bring protection and never go alone. Thanks

    • @anthonytadena4235
      @anthonytadena4235 3 года назад

      If that was a komoto dragon, there's no way you would of made it anywhere except in it's jaws and belly! There bite alone carries a venom like saliva, they can run up to 30to40 mph in a flash! Not saying I didn't see one, but for a tasty little kid to get away like you did, it must have had a full belly already. They can bring down a water buffalo 🐃 with no problem!

    • @davecurtis8765
      @davecurtis8765 3 года назад

      @@anthonytadena4235 What i find fascinating is the myths and legends about gold and dragons. Large round nuggets are called dragon eggs...I actually held one that came from that underground river. The mine owner let me hold it and it weighed about 5 pounds, solid gold shaped like a potato. That dragon is a cold blooded creature, and I say is because it's probably still alive..It wasn't really hot that day and it was probably sluggish. But boy did I move fast. Now one thing to consider is that it is not trapped on an island with limited resources. And down in that underground river is was really hot, probably about 120' because of the volcanic activity underground in the Sierra's. I know what I saw and it was bigger than the ones on Komoto waaay waaay bigger.

  • @kerrybranch2587
    @kerrybranch2587 Год назад +3

    Thank you guys for taking us into a world where most of us would never be able to go, or dare to. Your bravery is admirable ! There must have been a lot of gold taken our of there for the old timers to go to so much effort and obvious expense when gold was much lower..

  • @bobrenner7213
    @bobrenner7213 3 года назад +25

    WOW! If I were 40 or 50 years younger, I would pester you to allow me to join up on an exploration! Great video and commentary!

    • @nutcase0001
      @nutcase0001 3 года назад +4

      Me too! Darn age factor!

    • @phiellason3180
      @phiellason3180 3 года назад +3

      Thank God for the trusted E-tool! Great video. You have a new subscriber.

  • @1849ad
    @1849ad 3 года назад +35

    Well, now we know where all the dragon eggs have gone.

  • @ProspectorJosh
    @ProspectorJosh 3 года назад +4

    I'm so glad you didn't walk away from this one. Your placer mine videos are my favorite. Incredible discovery by the J crew!

    • @TVRExploring
      @TVRExploring  3 года назад

      Thank you. Yes, the good underground placer mines are really a unique phenomenon...

  • @brannancloward
    @brannancloward 3 года назад +2

    AWESOME JOB digging into this mine. I love the work you do, keep it up!

  • @TheAverageNooob
    @TheAverageNooob 3 года назад +27

    Am I tripping or was I seeing gold when he would zoom in?

  • @SueGirling68
    @SueGirling68 3 года назад +2

    Hi Justin, very cool that Jake decided to open the rest of that mine for us all to see. It was very interesting to see just how many drifts they put in and that gobbing was really well built the way the miners slotted it all together. Thank you for your hard work to get the mine all documented and thanks for sharing, much love. xx🤘💖

    • @TVRExploring
      @TVRExploring  3 года назад +1

      Yes, I'm glad he was persistent! Sometimes these underground placer mines are an absolute labyrinth!

    • @SueGirling68
      @SueGirling68 3 года назад

      @@TVRExploring True but very dangerous though. x

  • @MinesoftheWest
    @MinesoftheWest 3 года назад +28

    Probably one of the most interesting placer mines I’ve seen you explore. Props to you guys for digging that collapse out!

    • @rjrulz327
      @rjrulz327 3 года назад

      So badass for sure

    • @TVRExploring
      @TVRExploring  3 года назад +3

      It is my favorite underground placer mine, to be sure...

  • @rickeverett7416
    @rickeverett7416 3 года назад +1

    That is the tastiest looking ancient river I ever saw. Beautiful job!

  • @alistairshanks5099
    @alistairshanks5099 2 года назад +3

    I was amazed that not more shoring timber was used in that type of riverbed structure. I live in an old gold mining town not far from a major river and the mines all were chasing the ancient bed of that river. The gold did not run out it just became too costly to pump the water out.

  • @DaleDuffy
    @DaleDuffy 3 года назад +3

    Wow, what a find, you can bet there is shiny left in that mine. Excellent video as always....thanks again..!

  • @robertcromwell9736
    @robertcromwell9736 3 года назад +16

    On the tall gallery: Perhaps they made several passes mining and started at the top and dug down? Those side passages about 1/2 way up the rib kinda indicates that? Looking at some of the side walls kinda indicates this as well.
    Thanks for another great old mine video tour.

    • @napoleano2748
      @napoleano2748 3 года назад +3

      Exactly what I wanted to say, they started out at the top doing drifts left and right then realizing there was also gold going down through the floor and dug the floor out :)

    • @Dranzerk8908
      @Dranzerk8908 3 года назад +1

      @@napoleano2748 That still doesn't explain why they went down into the bedrock instead of stopping at it where gold would of sat. I think they just did that to prevent collapse on tracks the easy to break off rocks if carts hit them going down.

    • @Strngr--
      @Strngr-- 5 месяцев назад

      ​@@Dranzerk8908Gold can often make its way feet into the cracks in the surface of the bedrock.

  • @woopteedeewoopteedye
    @woopteedeewoopteedye 3 года назад +1

    Thanks for sharing. Amazing geology. A million questions run through my head while watching these.

  • @belleange590
    @belleange590 3 года назад +2

    I have no idea how I missed this one. This is AWESOME. Easy to see it was a river bed - back in the dinosaur era. WOW. There has to be fossils in there!!!

  • @jameshendrickson7382
    @jameshendrickson7382 3 года назад +12

    Thank's, you guy's have no fear. Would be interesting to see what a metal detector would find.

  • @craigtw1984
    @craigtw1984 3 года назад +4

    Great video, thanks for sharing! :)

  • @paulcarpenter2800
    @paulcarpenter2800 3 года назад +2

    One of your best mine explores. Awesome tunnelling. Wish I could have been there. Thanks for sharing. Paul in Lower Boddington UK

  • @I.Live4oldcars.prospecting
    @I.Live4oldcars.prospecting 2 года назад +2

    Thank you guys for bringing this awesome mine to us. Its so mind blowing to see a Ancient river like this. Ive been in a couple old mines that also go into ancient river beds,Its fascinating to see. And to think how far back in time you are looking.

  • @SyberSqueegy
    @SyberSqueegy 3 года назад +4

    @23:47 OMG look at the glitter of gold dust stuck to the stones!

  • @marksneddon-7zero
    @marksneddon-7zero 3 года назад +3

    Excellent epic exploration. The textures and colours in that place were something else. The 'bowl of cream' @43:10 looked like something from a poltergeist film/movie. Your lives really were on the line in that place with all that delamination. Kudos team triple J. Beautiful sunlit Trees at the end, too.

    • @wadecartwright4277
      @wadecartwright4277 2 года назад +1

      That reminds me of some of the mines on Blewett pass in the town of Liberty totally cool great job guys

  • @thomasweeks8856
    @thomasweeks8856 3 года назад +2

    I am a rockhound and loved looking at those ancient cobbles. Great video. It did look very sketchy and give you guys profs for the explore. I enjoy your videos and remember the placer mine you referred to that your were in 2 years ago.

  • @pam7106
    @pam7106 3 года назад

    I really appreciate your videos and adventurous inquizative spirit. You have opened up a whole world of interest that many would never otherwise have seen. It helps to go along and reconnect with history:)

  • @Askjeffwilliams
    @Askjeffwilliams 3 года назад +122

    really wish you would sample some of these areas..... there is still Gold in there ......best to take a Gold Monster 1000 in there .....you might have to let us know where this one is hiding .....that is a beautiful look ancient Tertiary river channel . Should have brought some coffee to go with that cream ...Lol

    • @nhragold1922
      @nhragold1922 3 года назад +11

      Lol thinking the same about sampling. You know dang well there's good gold left there! I can smell it

    • @ADITADDICTS
      @ADITADDICTS 3 года назад +12

      Well come on son! Jeff you know you're always welcome up here.

    • @oldman8268
      @oldman8268 3 года назад +3

      That would be great to see you 2 get together.
      How did those old timers decide to punch into that spot, did bedrock protrude threw the side of the hill?

    • @ADITADDICTS
      @ADITADDICTS 3 года назад +9

      @@oldman8268 Most mining outfits for placer had an engineer map out where the flow of the channels went. Back then the old guys told me that your mine was only as successful as your engineer was.

    • @mikehunt8375
      @mikehunt8375 3 года назад +4

      Well son, YOU KNOW WHAT I'M GONNA SAY!?

  • @richtyler1353
    @richtyler1353 Год назад +4

    I can’t believe some of the areas that you guys go into. So much of that looked like it could collapse on you at anytime. Huge giant set of cojones. This was an amazing video thank you so much

    • @TVRExploring
      @TVRExploring  Год назад +1

      Yes, the underground placer mines can get pretty sporty.

  • @mikehardwick352
    @mikehardwick352 3 года назад +1

    You guys are working your asses off getting through the mine.thanks for the video

    • @TVRExploring
      @TVRExploring  3 года назад

      This one was definitely a workout!

  • @eatsleepdrive7034
    @eatsleepdrive7034 3 года назад +1

    Geologic wonderland; awesome vid as always!

  • @mbagley5803
    @mbagley5803 3 года назад +17

    How do you keep track where you are in such a mine as this one, with all the off shoots ?

    • @paulkurilecz4209
      @paulkurilecz4209 2 года назад +3

      If you listen to their commentary, they talk about the "right hand rule". That is when they come to a junction, they always go to the right. When you come back, you go to the left. then when you get to the junction again, you then go to the left. Basically, don't mix your rights and lefts as you explore.

  • @johnbullwinkle4111
    @johnbullwinkle4111 3 года назад +6

    You guys are so crazy, it looks very dangerous. I cant stop watching. Keep up the good job on the video's. Thank you.

    • @Reth_Hard
      @Reth_Hard 2 года назад

      lol Nah, c'mon don't be silly... It's not like the ceiling was made of loose rocks that could collapse on your head because of the slightest earthquake... Ohhh... OK I see what you mean!
      Hum... So... What if... OMG! These guys are crazy!!!

  • @iwantthe1icanthave179
    @iwantthe1icanthave179 2 года назад +1

    Myself and partner are still watching you guys explore these amazing hidden away mines. Unless it's something you chose to do, the majority of us are unlikely to find ourselves in an abandoned mine. Still, really interesting, even to us, who have no idea about pockets/stopes etc ( all mine jargon, I guess?)
    We learn something new with each video. ( we are not watching in any particular order)
    Thank you for taking us, along with you on your journeys/adventures. Wish you all the best from The UK x

    • @TVRExploring
      @TVRExploring  2 года назад +1

      Thank you. No reason to watch in any particular order... Hopefully, with time, the mining jargon will become clear.

  • @labandonaldhock80
    @labandonaldhock80 5 месяцев назад

    This was a real treat!!!!!

  • @UKAbandonedMineExplores
    @UKAbandonedMineExplores 3 года назад +5

    Imagine those walls are quite crumbly, been in one similar, but was glacial deposits.Got to love wet mines, I prefer them, as long as it's not to my chin lol. Lol, never declair a mine dead until you've examined the collapse :) Got to love that compaired to a lot of the dessert mines I see on videos from America, so dramatic. Yep, calcification, we get lots of that in our wet mines. Eek, I wouldn't like to use dynamite in that environment, be like doing it in shale, which is unheard of. Hmm, modern ladder, some somebody has been through that collapse in recent years. Ever found floating calcite? I have some in my next video. Wonder where the word gobbing comes from, we call them deads. Enjoyed that, much better than the usual drift with hoppers :)

    • @MrShotlighter
      @MrShotlighter 3 года назад

      Gobbing probably derived from UK coal mining term for worked out seam area "Gob" often supported by packs. These are waste stone built up into walls and packed with smaller waste.

  • @croatiansensation6062
    @croatiansensation6062 3 года назад +6

    Great video. There is certainly still gold in that ancient Tertiary channel especially one that is that extensive. Would love to come sample it sometime...

    • @Nobluffbuff
      @Nobluffbuff 2 года назад

      Big chunky gold at that!

  • @gingerbread6614
    @gingerbread6614 3 года назад +1

    Wow what a mine. Great exploration. Thank you

  • @intimidate2161
    @intimidate2161 3 года назад +1

    At 32:39 I started seeing lots of sparkly crystals on the rocks. Nice

  • @stevenhigby3512
    @stevenhigby3512 3 года назад +3

    I was going to say the same as Jeff that mine is loaded. Great video.

  • @heavymeadowdetective192
    @heavymeadowdetective192 3 года назад +3

    So glad I just found this channel, even though that death cave scares me! I'll stick to the river and creek banks and watch you find that good material.

    • @heavymeadowdetective192
      @heavymeadowdetective192 3 года назад +1

      However...it wouldn't hurt to do a test pan for your viewers when you make an hour long video. It's like prom night with out getting laid.

  • @rickbauer7976
    @rickbauer7976 3 года назад

    Thank's for a great trip back in time! I can just imagine they took out some good gold nuggets!

  • @scoobydoo5925
    @scoobydoo5925 3 года назад +1

    another great explore! thanks for sharing, i'm stuck at home due to being disabled so ifeel like i've been there with you in weird sort of way it gets me out! thanks again, loved this one.

  • @delphicdescant
    @delphicdescant 2 года назад +8

    Wouldn't there still be tons of gold in a place like this? They only carved a few narrow channels through the old river bed, but wouldn't gold have been scattered all throughout it, horizontally at least?

    • @dylanmccallister1888
      @dylanmccallister1888 7 месяцев назад

      Yeah but mining that would be suicide. And they generally find the deepest crevices of the river bed and mine out those pockets leaving behind the less densely packed placer material
      I have seen mines in drier climates where the timbers stay intact that pretty much mined out a whole river channel but those are smaller rivers, not as deep with solid bedrock above and below the river like a basalt flow of some kind
      Mining this out like that would get you killed. Gold fever can be deadly its not worth your life

  • @philipbond9896
    @philipbond9896 3 года назад +8

    do you guys ever take a gold detector down them old mines .

  • @PibrochPonder
    @PibrochPonder 3 года назад

    I just want to say thanks for making the videos in HD and thanks for the details descriptions,

  • @jimmymeetsworld464
    @jimmymeetsworld464 3 года назад

    One of the most unique mines you have shown. Even Exploring Abandoned Mines does not have this. The river rock embedded into the sediment is nothing I have never seen. Thanks!

    • @TVRExploring
      @TVRExploring  3 года назад

      Thank you. I hadn't realized how unique they are until I started exploring mines elsewhere as that is the primary style of mining that was done in this part of California...

  • @Dave_9547
    @Dave_9547 3 года назад +4

    Serpentine is often associated with mineral asbestos. At 36:56 that looks very white, but it could just be the lighting.

  • @Nobluffbuff
    @Nobluffbuff 3 года назад +9

    I swear, I was seeing gold in that layer just above the bedrock...I must be crazy!

    • @sugarnads
      @sugarnads 3 года назад

      No.
      Highly unlikely.

    • @woopteedeewoopteedye
      @woopteedeewoopteedye 3 года назад +1

      People also traveled thousands of miles back then because of gold fever, and that, just by hearsay and no RUclips videos.

    • @chrisklein8488
      @chrisklein8488 2 года назад

      You did

  • @larrykluckoutdoors8227
    @larrykluckoutdoors8227 3 года назад

    Great mine. Thanks for making the video

  • @gingerbread6614
    @gingerbread6614 2 года назад

    Great mine. Thank you

  • @kengamble8595
    @kengamble8595 3 года назад +3

    Believe those metal pieces would be from a very large transformer.
    Thanks for sharing and take care.👍

  • @stevenunua2118
    @stevenunua2118 3 года назад +4

    The work it took ...hard to imagine.

  • @matthewtracy8744
    @matthewtracy8744 3 года назад +1

    I just gotta say... that was a damn good intro man. I love these old riverbed mines.

  • @intimidate2161
    @intimidate2161 3 года назад

    This mine is amazing! Really incredible features.

  • @chrissaucier9386
    @chrissaucier9386 3 года назад +6

    All of those rusty seams are the areas of interest ! I'd sample them for sure. That's all the heavies in them pockets where they fell out of the flow and concentrated. Should have some yellow in it. Obviously

  • @worldtraveler930
    @worldtraveler930 3 года назад +2

    Excellent video As Always;
    After seeing all the rail and random sticks of Dynamite just laying about I would venture a guess that the miners walked away from it at the opening of WWII.
    Seeing All that wet wood around the 30 minute mark I was also wondering why you're Oxygen meter wasn't Screaming but just then remembered you discussing the Strong airflow.
    Keep Up the Good Work!! 🖖

  • @zoltanbozzay3797
    @zoltanbozzay3797 3 года назад +1

    @TVR Exploring So freaking cool. Love your videos.

  • @metualolesio4296
    @metualolesio4296 3 года назад +1

    Awesome stuff guys thanks for sharing bro, Happy New year from SAMOA 😊

  • @williamwintemberg
    @williamwintemberg 3 года назад +4

    It must be really something when exploring one mine and you suddenly realize you have entered a different mine you have already explored! Talk about a wierd moment!

  • @illeodavinci
    @illeodavinci 3 года назад +5

    Amazing to see a mine like this, makes one ask how much Is still insidie that mine.

  • @ralphpatrick3071
    @ralphpatrick3071 3 года назад

    Hellva explore! Glad it was you and not me. Much respect, thanks!

  • @debbiek.bradley1503
    @debbiek.bradley1503 3 года назад +1

    Absolutely fascinating love this stuff.

  • @chance2smoke
    @chance2smoke 3 года назад +3

    A time travel episode if I ever saw one.

  • @DramaMustRemainOnTheStage
    @DramaMustRemainOnTheStage 3 года назад +10

    I would Never leave from stopping to collect cool ROCKS

  • @WareWolf801
    @WareWolf801 2 года назад

    I pick up a vibe on THIS mine, that is is FAR MORE DANGEROUS than most.
    That compacted material, isn't stable above you.
    YIKES!
    Then add to it the multitude of drifts and chambers that all look the same; and different than most mines. Not a squarish rock as far as you can see -- SO different from typical underground "hard rock" mines. I've never seen an underground placer mine. Incredible footage.

  • @lesliebarham7852
    @lesliebarham7852 Год назад

    Excellent explore as usual, thanks.

  • @bufordpusser279
    @bufordpusser279 3 года назад +5

    This one is awesome; I would love to get in there with my G Monster 1000; I am on my way

  • @rdamp2374
    @rdamp2374 3 года назад +5

    The fin metal pieces came out of the transformer . The come was sold at the barber shop and still can be bought. How many holes in the waders in days exploring or buy new ones.

  • @PSBEadventures
    @PSBEadventures 3 года назад

    Man to be able to go back in time in an indestructible vehicle and look around when these rivers formed....Our great planet holds some amazing mysteries! Between you and itchy boots, I threw the TV out in the woods and YT it is! Thanks for what you do man!

    • @TVRExploring
      @TVRExploring  3 года назад +2

      Thank you very much... I haven't owned a TV for more than fifteen years now and I have never missed it once.

    • @PSBEadventures
      @PSBEadventures 3 года назад

      @@TVRExploring amen!!!

  • @hunterraines7702
    @hunterraines7702 2 года назад

    The colors are beautiful!! great video

  • @pebble100c
    @pebble100c 3 года назад +5

    As far as the rusty plates, notice how they are closely spaced together so they aren't transformer fins, which are used for cooling it down. This indicates they were actually a capacitor or capacitors used to balance against the inductive reactance of the power line & or transformer itself. This lowers the power losses when using A.C. & can allow them to approach the resistive losses that are unavoidable in any case (A.C. or D.C.). This also allows the voltage to be boosted back to normal levels in long distance distribution lines. If there were any electric motors around, which is likely, note that capacitors are used while starting large motors for pumps, etc. so, this particular one could have been used for that purpose as well.

  • @UKAbandonedMineExplores
    @UKAbandonedMineExplores 3 года назад +10

    Your worn out exploring it, imagine working in it....by candlelight too, and being still a child.....must have been terrifying, especially given teh beliefes and supersticions of the time.

  • @jebstewart666
    @jebstewart666 3 года назад

    Going back 3 yrs to where you came in the other way what I found interesting is after the second ladder (the one you find here) and you get to the fork and look back to the left how much had fallen in three years time from when you were first there.. Amazing and disturbing at the same time.
    Also, I love how much you have learned, as well as vocabulary, from 3 yrs ago. I too have learned along with you, but didn't realize it until going back. Thanks!

  • @randomhuman1965
    @randomhuman1965 3 года назад +1

    So Awesome!!!

  • @Coolnventions
    @Coolnventions 3 года назад +7

    Imagine how big that river was

    • @TVRExploring
      @TVRExploring  3 года назад +2

      Absolutely massive!

    • @MrJimbo777
      @MrJimbo777 3 года назад +1

      Think wide & get digging... I bet that goes sideways both sides really wide... You were in a tiny channel compared to what it is... Get digging safely :)

  • @alexreifschneider6709
    @alexreifschneider6709 3 года назад +11

    The metal plates are from the inside of a transformer.

  • @deborahtheredbrickchick468
    @deborahtheredbrickchick468 2 года назад

    Amazing!! 🤩🤩

  • @cleanerben9636
    @cleanerben9636 3 года назад +1

    Love these longer videos

  • @fredgift7148
    @fredgift7148 3 года назад +8

    did you notice the green rock at 29.31 it looked like piece of jade

  • @gerardange
    @gerardange 3 года назад +4

    Big Rocks = Big Gold!!!!!

  • @gerardahern2153
    @gerardahern2153 2 года назад

    Awesome!

  • @kerzwhile
    @kerzwhile 3 года назад

    This is absolutely incredible!! 😲

  • @chucklotro8749
    @chucklotro8749 3 года назад +4

    so with a placer mine presumably there's a narrow region of the bedrock where the gold accumulated and rich pockets? or perhaps the miners followed the richest deposits?

    • @ADITADDICTS
      @ADITADDICTS 3 года назад +2

      They basically followed the channel along the bedrock as far as possible or until the claim played out. But yes there are glory holes in pockets and esp where waterfalls were.

  • @ralphpatrick3071
    @ralphpatrick3071 3 года назад +3

    I’d be so tempted to pack in a pan and test some of those gravels. Glad you pushed on through the collapse. Great video, thanks!

  • @hootis8
    @hootis8 3 года назад +1

    what a mine. This is an amazing one.

  • @jeffreyallen3796
    @jeffreyallen3796 2 года назад

    Crazy these 2 mines connect. Love the drift mines.

  • @clubsport9334
    @clubsport9334 3 года назад +6

    This is how you end up in the movie "The Descent"

  • @The_Cultural_Historian_DrRGST
    @The_Cultural_Historian_DrRGST 3 года назад +9

    Leach was GM 1911

    • @worldtraveler930
      @worldtraveler930 3 года назад +1

      Thank You for letting us know! 👍

    • @Xebulbaify
      @Xebulbaify 3 года назад

      Oakland Tribune from 09 April, 1924 mentions F.A. Leach Jr as Second VP in an article about the PG&E Annual Meeting. www.newspapers.com/clip/9709912/pge-annual-meeting/

  • @stevetimothy759
    @stevetimothy759 Год назад

    Well done, brilliant explore, love watching all your videos
    Steve T in the UK

  • @boolewis1093
    @boolewis1093 3 года назад +1

    Great video justin I can't go in mines, so you explore it & share it thanks

  • @casedoumasr656
    @casedoumasr656 3 года назад +3

    Great exploring loved it . The danger is over whelming there must have been a lot of GOLD and most likely still is . thank from wash state Cjd. Any idea the year started . And stopped. Keep those batteries charged .🤔

  • @unclejohnbulleit2671
    @unclejohnbulleit2671 3 года назад +5

    Have you ever considered taking samples of the fungi and other things growing in these mines, such as the white stuff in the pool? Temp., humidity and a sample (if its growing on wood take a small piece of it to determine what kind of wood) of the fungi could be given to a university, who knows what could be developed from it, or what knowledge (especially medicinal) it could hold.

    • @TVRExploring
      @TVRExploring  3 года назад +3

      I wouldn't know what to do with any biological samples taken... No universities or researchers have expressed interest so far. You're right though about potential new antibiotics and all sorts of other potential discoveries being there.

    • @ggggggggggggggg1614
      @ggggggggggggggg1614 2 года назад +1

      The you tuber Crime Pays but Botony doesn't may be interested in the cool fungi growing in the cave. Those are some wild and fungi'S

  • @mattg6136
    @mattg6136 3 года назад

    Thanks for the vid. ATB Please stay safe.