I’m 73 years old. I’ve dug holes in the ground with shovels for ditches, septic tanks, wells, basements and about everything else that requires a hole. Back in the 1970’s I worked in a couple mines that were 400 and 280 ft deep. When I was in Vietnam I looked down in some of those spider holes/tunnels and though I was too big, I never wanted to go into one. Now for some reason I’ll sit and watch guys explore old mines that have been shut down for 100 years and for the life of me I can’t understand why anyone would leisurely drop a couple hundred feet down in a hole in the ground that has absolutely no value! And even stranger yet, what the heck am I doing sitting here watching them!😂
Thank u for your service to our Country, I appreciated all our veterans, my Italian grandfather was a POW for 9 yrs and my dad was a Green Beret ,my grandfather got back home when I was 7yrs old and by the time my 8th birthday came on 9/18 he has a massive heartattack, I can still remember him and I cherish those memories..
When I take a day off I am relaxing somewhere. When you take a day off you put 80 lbs. of gear on and walk miles to explore some caves in hot weather. I enjoyed watching y'all do it lol.
a modern day Dr Nikola Tesla you mean [einstein was a fool, a math guy, solved 0, invented 0, proved 0, it was Socialist genius inventor physics guy dr nikola tesla who gave us our modern world, our industrial revolution, over 700 inventions, mainstream media ridiculed him, he gave us wireless, radio, wifi, microwave tech, magnet tech, vape tech, sonics, hologram, antigravity etc]
@@erad67 You got that right and if I could pass on anything it would be Don't ever get a wife because 99.9 percent of them don't last and you end up with all the bills and lose everything else that you worked your whole life for and to hell with having kids its not worth it
@@jbrobertson6052 LOL, OK. I don't have a wife or kids, but haven't been avoiding them. :). However, I have noticed that without them, one DOES have a lot more free time and cash!
I explored Red Rock Canyon Nevada outside of Vegas and we spent two days in the caverns went down five levels and we could hear water running Under the Mountain need more of this Alan
Indeed,, I was thinking the very same. Those miners back "in the days of old" were a tough bunch. All those forefathers and foremothers of ours were tough souls,, much tougher than we of the 20th and 21st century.
@@quickdeuceYou're so right I remember my grandmother talking about having hard times. Now day's if the internet is down for a hour my kid's think life is hard. I truly couldn't imagine this younger generation doing anything like this hell even my generation. The world's technology hasn't made us any stronger in any sense. I'm truly worried about my kid's and there kid's if we keep going the way thing's are....😢
Alan- You are braver than I am, going into a mine without a hard hat and 02 and S02 monitors. The red water may have been caused by a type of iron fixing algae, combined with minerals in the rock leaching out.
Yeah, the color is likely from iron oxide, maybe with some algae or bacteria involved. I just watched a video recently about the “waterfall of blood” in Antarctica where red ice was found. It was a mystery for many years. They examined it with microscopes some time ago it didn’t find anything, but more recently found things that were too small to be seen with older microscopes. I think it might have involved scanning electron microscopes.
Very cool to see the old roller and Bucket, those have probably been there since the 1880-1890s time period. very cool to see those items. Thanks for sharing the adventure.
Maybe, or Iron oxide, the same thing that makes blood red. Check out the "blood falls" from Antarctica. It's iron oxide filled water that looks like thousands of gallons of blood pouring out of the ice.
Pyrite (an iron sulfide mineral) is exposed and reacts with air and water to form sulfuric acid and dissolved iron. Some or all of this iron can precipitate to form the red, orange, or yellow sediments in the bottom of pools of water containing mine drainage.
Red water is definitely Iron "rust oxide" and the heavy rocks is also most likely iron ore. love old mine shafts there is a lot here in PA for old explorer holes looking for minerals, mostly Anthersite coal. my Grandfather was a coal miner back in 50-60s operated a few breakers, my father helped him when he was growing up. running shakers when he was a kid . and shovels and other heavy machinery when he got a little older as a teenager. It was all sold by the time i was born in late 70s. sadly I never got a chance to experience it. but my father did show me where the breakers were located when I was a kid. now that land is full of houses and a development. but you can still access the old mine shafts that run under all those houses. very cool thanks for sharing.
OH HELL NO!!!!!! I have no desire to get stuck down in some abandoned mine shaft!!! How in the heck do you get through those tight spaces with them big 'ole balls? I'd make a great addition to your crew, because someone needs to stay topside as your support person, right? Be safe, enjoy life, and good luck finding treasures!
Wow, incredible concentration of azurite and malachite at the end! Love finding that stuff. I wonder if that blood red pool you found is mostly iron being leached from some natural cracks in the rock and groundwater. Very interesting! Smart man for not disturbing that pool either. May not have held any gas, but better to be safe than sorry. I love finding old mines and exploring. Unfortunately, I often travel by myself to many of these places, so I gotta play it smart and not get myself into too tricky of scenarios. Rappelling into the verticals is definitely the way to find cool stuff nowadays. Unless you're in a SUPER remote spot that barely anyone knows about, most of the horizontal adits have mostly been picked through. And sadly, the BLM and forest service keep closing abandoned mines as quickly as they can.
Either the miners from back in 1862+ found siderite-A valuable iron ore, it consists of 48% iron and lacks sulfur and phosphorus that they possibly sold to the local blacksmith’s that made tools for the local town anyway I hope you find more interesting things ! Be safe out there.
Thank You, Alan for taking me along on your mine exploring. It was interesting. My grandpa was a minor. Although I was to young then to remember much. Stay Safe. Keep Smiling. God Bless You. ❤🙏
You guys are way braver than me, anymore. I get nervous just watching YOU GUYS!!! Be Safe! Glad you guys made it out OK. Very interesting! Thanks for letting me tag along, I appreciate it.
If I was going to hike that far to check out old gold mines I would definitely taken on the extra weight of a metal detector. At the very least one of the small pinpointing types. It would be very handy to know if any of the tailings piles hand any detectable gold or not. Also to check out what was left of any seams they were following.
That was very interesting Allen. I just can't imagine working in that, mucking out all that debris. Thank you for sharing your day with us. You be careful.
I usually have a hard time watching an hour long RUclips video, but not in this case. Great job Alan. Nice to see you diversifying your content a bit more. Well done!
When I lived in Lone Pine, California a friends dad owned what had become an abandoned mine. We visited it once and I was cautioned to watch for snakes in the mine. Seeing all of the signs of animal life do you worry about what might happen to have fallen into the mine that might not be too friendly? I am really enjoying your "fun" times and amazed at the home you are building too.
💚 HI!!! I grew up in Olancha, California My parents made it clear that the only real trouble we could get into was going (sneaking) into all the mines that are in the hills/mountains . ...or swimming in the Reservoir 😂
One of the most cool things about your exploring is. You can scout it, GPS mark it, then have someone you know (cough cough) with a helicopter run you back out there in the future to help explore further. lol Another note. When looking for metals like gold or silver, the miners often paid no mind to minerals and crystals. Ruby, Emerald, and Aquamarine could be littered all over the mine and tailings piles. Could be well worth keeping your eyes open for those also. I thought about that when you said at 16:55 "there is a crystal seam here".
Thanks for filming your adventure and explorations so we could go along too. Seeing those old powder boxes always makes me smile and think of my dad. He worked for Hercules Powder Co. for over 40 yrs., later Hercules Aerospace. He transported nitro around the plant in an old mule drawn carriage, they called it “The Angel Buggy.” I remember him telling me how he would transfer it from the bladder into the tanks, being very careful to not spill a drop!😅
Nope, generally I don't feel claustrophobic, but narrow tunnels deep underground are a deffo no no for me, I struggle to watch stuff like this. My mind starts putting me in all kinds of peril situations.
Thanks guys this was really interesting and I would definitely watch more like this. I was wondering if there any place where a person could find out what and how much minerals was pulled out of these mines????
There is mines all over the west desert and the ones we found more interesting were on the back side of the Oquirrh’s. And from about pipe hollow and south. If I remember right there is an abandoned mine with a huge waste rock pile that had all sorts of good samples in it. But that was 50 years ago and they could have a residential area built there now. And then we found some more that is probably south of where you are and close to topaz mtn.
Great video and adventure Alan and friends!! Total respect for the initiative in doing these things.....PLUS, Alan: You have an AWESOME last name; just sayin'.....
When I was a kid I would have been down in there right with you! I've become claustrophobic in the last 20 years and was getting nervous shakes just watching😳.
I don’t doubt that you have a lot of experience exploring underground but I would *highly* caution you or anyone one else from touching or disturbing any standing water underground because it can release potentially fatal trapped gases not to mention standing water may contain high levels of alkaline or acid, causing burns when it comes into contact with skin. I also would *NEVER EVER EVER* go underground with out an air quality meter/monitor. Safety is nothing to take lightly, especially underground.
yep, i agree, very interesting, glad its you and not me, not sure y'd get me going down there on my lonesome, reckon the advancing years and various experiences tell my mind and body, no chance, maybe when younger, but not for me now, and i did rock climbing once, i know what fear is and what it can do - but i am glad to see these places and i guess experience them with you, even if it is going down a vertical hole to find a bucket (perhaps that used to be a well, the walls were super clean), that there rusty water says it all i think, iron ore, one rusty hole near dried up - i follow a few folk who do this, Cerro Gordo, etc, i guess Americans are more fearless than us Brits, or have we more sense, doubt it the later shafts were more interesting, to think of there location, early miners getting there with provisions and digging into them hills, fearless people digging for wealth
@17:32 that is totally cool. Alan reminds me of that little guy in a cartoon named Aldo. He was in a poster with all kinds of activities going on and Aldo was hidden all over the poster, like jumping on a ski slope, down in a mine, swinging an pick, etc. you would have to search all over the poster to find were Aldo was in the artwork.
google search on red puddles in abandoned mines said.... In some cases, pyrite (an iron sulfide mineral) is exposed and reacts with air and water to form sulfuric acid and dissolved iron. Some or all of this iron can precipitate to form the red, orange, or yellow sediments in the bottom of streams containing mine drainage.
Alan the water should be fine to wade through, just make sure to wash it off as soon as you have the chance, if the color is green or blue, anything other than red or yellow, don't get in. The red color comes from sulfur and iron in the rock and isn't particularly dangerous unless injested. The best thing to do if you need to go through stained water is to have some sort of animal protein and dip it in the water, if there isn't an immediate reaction its probably safe to go through, and afterwards rinse yourself off. The water could cause rashes and irritation if left on the body for any extended period of time.
Heyyyyy!! I recognize you! This is my first, "exploring experience" with you and Wow! This, "" Nebraska flat- lander"" would NEVER-EVER, be going underground!! No, No and HELLLlLLLLLL NO!! Be safe...Peace to All...💜💙💜
The pulley has a angled notch that you can use a rope instead of a drill to start it. Tie a knot in the rope, slip it in that angled notch and wrap it around the pulley and give it a pull. You see alot of these mixers with a rope hanging off them as emergency back up.
Hey Alan & friends, you guys got some serious cahonas🤩 glad u made it out of your adventures. You need some Glo sticks and a drone 🤣 Stay safe out there 😘
That was a really good vid, would be nice to get a answer of that red "water"; I think I read something about it before. Hope to see more of this in the future, maybe with the gang from Sparks Motor
Great video Alan glad yall had fun and came home safe an sound. Ps les had me cracking up a couple times in this video especially when he started singing the "peaches" song😂😂😂
Alan there was also what appears to be a pickaxe head you missed in the top right hand corner of that pile of wood you were searching for stuff in the first cave.@24:10 - @24:16 you can see it in the bottom before you kick some sticks over it
I’m 73 years old. I’ve dug holes in the ground with shovels for ditches, septic tanks, wells, basements and about everything else that requires a hole. Back in the 1970’s I worked in a couple mines that were 400 and 280 ft deep. When I was in Vietnam I looked down in some of those spider holes/tunnels and though I was too big, I never wanted to go into one. Now for some reason I’ll sit and watch guys explore old mines that have been shut down for 100 years and for the life of me I can’t understand why anyone would leisurely drop a couple hundred feet down in a hole in the ground that has absolutely no value! And even stranger yet, what the heck am I doing sitting here watching them!😂
Thank u for your service to our Country, I appreciated all our veterans, my Italian grandfather was a POW for 9 yrs and my dad was a Green Beret ,my grandfather got back home when I was 7yrs old and by the time my 8th birthday came on 9/18 he has a massive heartattack, I can still remember him and I cherish those memories..
Yeah and I always had it in my mind like when you drop into these places and go way back in it what if an earthquake happens 😂
everyone seems to be complaining about no sound, theres sound for me... anyways thank you for the hour long video to enjoy!
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When I take a day off I am relaxing somewhere. When you take a day off you put 80 lbs. of gear on and walk miles to explore some caves in hot weather.
I enjoyed watching y'all do it lol.
How does one man store so much knowledge? Allen I honestly and truly believe you are the modern-day Einstein. Keep up the awesome content my friend
a modern day Dr Nikola Tesla you mean
[einstein was a fool, a math guy, solved 0, invented 0, proved 0, it was Socialist genius inventor physics guy dr nikola tesla who gave us our modern world, our industrial revolution, over 700 inventions, mainstream media ridiculed him, he gave us wireless, radio, wifi, microwave tech, magnet tech, vape tech, sonics, hologram, antigravity etc]
Be interested in many things, keep studying, don't be lazy, don't have children or a wife, and be reasonable smart.
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You got that right and if I could pass on anything it would be Don't ever get a wife because 99.9 percent of them don't last and you end up with all the bills and lose everything else that you worked your whole life for and to hell with having kids its not worth it
Same with husbands. I feel the same way.
@@jbrobertson6052 LOL, OK. I don't have a wife or kids, but haven't been avoiding them. :). However, I have noticed that without them, one DOES have a lot more free time and cash!
Im not sure ive ever saw anyone but Alan get so excited about a bucket😂
Alan works as hard as the miners did back in the day. Its impressive to see that much go in people these days.
Wow, I saw the small opening (s)... Umm nope! Thanks for bringing me on the journey! 😁
I explored Red Rock Canyon Nevada outside of Vegas and we spent two days in the caverns went down five levels and we could hear water running Under the Mountain need more of this Alan
GREAT JOB ALAN. Can you imagine the hard work that went into digging those mines.
*I think that red water is tinted by cinnabar/mercury sulfide.*
Indeed,, I was thinking the very same. Those miners back "in the days of old" were a tough bunch. All those forefathers and foremothers of ours were tough souls,, much tougher than we of the 20th and 21st century.
@@quickdeuceYou're so right I remember my grandmother talking about having hard times. Now day's if the internet is down for a hour my kid's think life is hard. I truly couldn't imagine this younger generation doing anything like this hell even my generation. The world's technology hasn't made us any stronger in any sense. I'm truly worried about my kid's and there kid's if we keep going the way thing's are....😢
@@quickdeuceyou’d be amazed what humans can do with the right motivation. The knowledge to achieve these mines is what’s being lost.
Alan- You are braver than I am, going into a mine without a hard hat and 02 and S02 monitors. The red water may have been caused by a type of iron fixing algae, combined with minerals in the rock leaching out.
Yeah, the color is likely from iron oxide, maybe with some algae or bacteria involved. I just watched a video recently about the “waterfall of blood” in Antarctica where red ice was found. It was a mystery for many years. They examined it with microscopes some time ago it didn’t find anything, but more recently found things that were too small to be seen with older microscopes. I think it might have involved scanning electron microscopes.
no its the blood from 1000 Metzitzahs
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That is rather a dangerous confined place to be Alan 😮. Good viewing though! And you survived 😃
if it's legal fill a few buckets with tailings in it and run thru a modern sluice to see how much gold left behind !
Very interesting and something we might never have seen, except for your generosity by sharing your day...thank you 👋😁🏜
Wizard, you amaze me with all the skills you possess ! Stay safe ..
Thank you for bringing us along on your adventure. This was awesome!!
Very cool to see the old roller and Bucket, those have probably been there since the 1880-1890s time period. very cool to see those items. Thanks for sharing the adventure.
The red water in that mine may be tannin from the plants above draining through the rock. That can be a dark browny red colour. Awesome vid.
Maybe, or Iron oxide, the same thing that makes blood red. Check out the "blood falls" from Antarctica. It's iron oxide filled water that looks like thousands of gallons of blood pouring out of the ice.
In the Adirondacks the water is similar in color because of the tannins from pine needles
Pyrite (an iron sulfide mineral) is exposed and reacts with air and water to form sulfuric acid and dissolved iron. Some or all of this iron can precipitate to form the red, orange, or yellow sediments in the bottom of pools of water containing mine drainage.
VERY Possible its tannin also.
I highly doubt it. Considering the red stain on the rocks, it's likely iron oxide, aka: rust.
Red water is definitely Iron "rust oxide" and the heavy rocks is also most likely iron ore.
love old mine shafts there is a lot here in PA for old explorer holes looking for minerals, mostly Anthersite coal.
my Grandfather was a coal miner back in 50-60s operated a few breakers, my father helped him when he was growing up.
running shakers when he was a kid . and shovels and other heavy machinery when he got a little older as a teenager.
It was all sold by the time i was born in late 70s. sadly I never got a chance to experience it.
but my father did show me where the breakers were located when I was a kid. now that land is full of houses and a development.
but you can still access the old mine shafts that run under all those houses. very cool thanks for sharing.
Really Kool old Mine Shafts. That sure must of been a lot of work back in the day! Keep up the great work and stay safe out there! 🙏🏻👍
I had no idea that Joe Walsh did this too. What a versatile musician!
OH HELL NO!!!!!! I have no desire to get stuck down in some abandoned mine shaft!!! How in the heck do you get through those tight spaces with them big 'ole balls? I'd make a great addition to your crew, because someone needs to stay topside as your support person, right? Be safe, enjoy life, and good luck finding treasures!
I hear you on not going there, Duke! Count me , ** unashamedly OUT! "" Peace... 💜💙💜
Wow, incredible concentration of azurite and malachite at the end! Love finding that stuff. I wonder if that blood red pool you found is mostly iron being leached from some natural cracks in the rock and groundwater. Very interesting! Smart man for not disturbing that pool either. May not have held any gas, but better to be safe than sorry. I love finding old mines and exploring. Unfortunately, I often travel by myself to many of these places, so I gotta play it smart and not get myself into too tricky of scenarios. Rappelling into the verticals is definitely the way to find cool stuff nowadays. Unless you're in a SUPER remote spot that barely anyone knows about, most of the horizontal adits have mostly been picked through. And sadly, the BLM and forest service keep closing abandoned mines as quickly as they can.
Vary awesome indeed. Lot's of different kinds caves and hole to go through. Keep up the great work.
Either the miners from back in 1862+ found siderite-A valuable iron ore, it consists of 48% iron and lacks sulfur and phosphorus that they possibly sold to the local blacksmith’s that made tools for the local town anyway I hope you find more interesting things ! Be safe out there.
And I think that “blood water” was created by that iron ore
Hell yeah. Great to have a new videos this late in the day. I sure appreciate it brother.
The white crystal rock could be barite. It is usually very heavy compared to its size. No problem with sound or picture here.
Thank You, Alan for taking me along on your mine exploring. It was interesting. My grandpa was a minor. Although I was to young then to remember much. Stay Safe. Keep Smiling. God Bless You. ❤🙏
This is very fascinating but no way I would be that brave ! 👍💪
You guys are way braver than me, anymore. I get nervous just watching YOU GUYS!!! Be Safe! Glad you guys made it out OK. Very interesting! Thanks for letting me tag along, I appreciate it.
If I was going to hike that far to check out old gold mines I would definitely taken on the extra weight of a metal detector. At the very least one of the small pinpointing types. It would be very handy to know if any of the tailings piles hand any detectable gold or not. Also to check out what was left of any seams they were following.
That was very interesting Allen. I just can't imagine working in that, mucking out all that debris. Thank you for sharing your day with us. You be careful.
I usually have a hard time watching an hour long RUclips video, but not in this case. Great job Alan. Nice to see you diversifying your content a bit more. Well done!
I put it on 1.75 speed & the talking was still understood
Amazing adventure. Something I’d never do , but exciting to see it thru your eyes
When I lived in Lone Pine, California a friends dad owned what had become an abandoned mine. We visited it once and I was cautioned to watch for snakes in the mine. Seeing all of the signs of animal life do you worry about what might happen to have fallen into the mine that might not be too friendly? I am really enjoying your "fun" times and amazed at the home you are building too.
💚 HI!!! I grew up in Olancha, California My parents made it clear that the only real trouble we could get into was going (sneaking) into all the mines that are in the hills/mountains . ...or swimming in the Reservoir 😂
Great video Alan. My damn luck I’d find the only bear in Utah down there.
*The Adventures of the Wizard!*
Alan just had a side-quest in those mines for extra exp!😂
What were they mining
@@johnfeaster9472 usually gold
That wooden bucket is awesome!
Holy crap what an adventure! Thanks for sharing it. My legs would hurt like hell the next day.
So, I had sound All the way through. GREAT adventure. Thank You for sharing. GLORY to JESUS FOR keeping you safe. Blessings Overflowing 🙏❤️👋🥰
One of the most cool things about your exploring is. You can scout it, GPS mark it, then have someone you know (cough cough) with a helicopter run you back out there in the future to help explore further. lol Another note. When looking for metals like gold or silver, the miners often paid no mind to minerals and crystals. Ruby, Emerald, and Aquamarine could be littered all over the mine and tailings piles. Could be well worth keeping your eyes open for those also. I thought about that when you said at 16:55 "there is a crystal seam here".
Thanks for filming your adventure and explorations so we could go along too. Seeing those old powder boxes always makes me smile and think of my dad. He worked for Hercules Powder Co. for over 40 yrs., later Hercules Aerospace. He transported nitro around the plant in an old mule drawn carriage, they called it “The Angel Buggy.” I remember him telling me how he would transfer it from the bladder into the tanks, being very careful to not spill a drop!😅
you found some really amazing items, and props for leaving them behind for the next people to enjoy.
Receive your Blessing in that Light, Alan! 25:30 ❤
I would have liked if you can dedicate a video about your Michigan 275A Series II tractor shovel since these machines have become so rare to find.
That was really interesting, thanks Mr Wizard! 🛸
Nope, generally I don't feel claustrophobic, but narrow tunnels deep underground are a deffo no no for me, I struggle to watch stuff like this. My mind starts putting me in all kinds of peril situations.
High iron/metal content. Natural.
Holy Schitt! That hill was phucking straight down! And now your brake is fried? Yikes!
Thanks guys this was really interesting and I would definitely watch more like this. I was wondering if there any place where a person could find out what and how much minerals was pulled out of these mines????
Great video friend thanks again and please keep the great videos coming friend from Scotland 😊
ALAN I think I would have a heart attack if I ever relaxed that strenuously lol great vlog. So 8nteresting all the scenery 😊😊😊😊
Your best video yet, there’s no way I would go down any of those mines.
Any update on your thief at the fortress.
What a great adventure! I really enjoy the what you do.
Pretty sure it's iron that stains the water red like that.
Think you'll make a trip back to Cerro Gordo at any point in the future and go exploring with Brent for those extra levels at the bottom of the Union?
That last mine looks to be good condition to maybe work in ? plenty of space compared to some other ones to put support in.
Well, you guys went where I would like to go but I would probably be claustrophobic and constantly on the lookout for snakes.
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There is mines all over the west desert and the ones we found more interesting were on the back side of the Oquirrh’s. And from about pipe hollow and south. If I remember right there is an abandoned mine with a huge waste rock pile that had all sorts of good samples in it. But that was 50 years ago and they could have a residential area built there now. And then we found some more that is probably south of where you are and close to topaz mtn.
Very cool, thank you for taking us along. Many blessings friend
I believe that object with the roller on it is a type of cart to drag on the tunnel floor
Good Job Alan, stay safe..
Alan what's the most expensive thing you have found in them old mines?
Great video and adventure Alan and friends!! Total respect for the initiative in doing these things.....PLUS, Alan: You have an AWESOME last name; just sayin'.....
Thanks for taking us along.
Who said you still cant discover new things?? Love your channel and your zest for exploring ❤
Loved the hourlong mine video you should do this more often Alan thank you
Very good video i love Scott and Less they are awesome people thank you for bringing us along
Thats interesting! 😮 Love you"re videos!
I knew I was laying awake for eh good reason. Thanks wizard for your vid.
When I was a kid I would have been down in there right with you! I've become claustrophobic in the last 20 years and was getting nervous shakes just watching😳.
Awesome Video!! Loved the adventure and finding those cool relics in the first one!! Very cool!!
What kind of mines are they? What were they looking for?
Got to love those old Honda's!
I have a 85 like yours!
I love the wooden ore bucket,you can tell by the loop on the handle,super rare!
Spelunking is another of Alan’s abilities. Man, I’m just not sure I’d do it, even though I have been in long tight caves, it’s not for me anymore!
Alan becomes more interesting as the days go on😅😅
I don’t doubt that you have a lot of experience exploring underground but I would *highly* caution you or anyone one else from touching or disturbing any standing water underground because it can release potentially fatal trapped gases not to mention standing water may contain high levels of alkaline or acid, causing burns when it comes into contact with skin. I also would *NEVER EVER EVER* go underground with out an air quality meter/monitor. Safety is nothing to take lightly, especially underground.
Great video & audio! How very interesting! What do you suppose they were mining for? Thank you for sharing! The Wizard!!
yep, i agree, very interesting, glad its you and not me, not sure y'd get me going down there on my lonesome, reckon the advancing years and various experiences tell my mind and body, no chance, maybe when younger, but not for me now, and i did rock climbing once, i know what fear is and what it can do - but i am glad to see these places and i guess experience them with you, even if it is going down a vertical hole to find a bucket (perhaps that used to be a well, the walls were super clean), that there rusty water says it all i think, iron ore, one rusty hole near dried up - i follow a few folk who do this, Cerro Gordo, etc, i guess Americans are more fearless than us Brits, or have we more sense, doubt it
the later shafts were more interesting, to think of there location, early miners getting there with provisions and digging into them hills, fearless people digging for wealth
@17:32 that is totally cool. Alan reminds me of that little guy in a cartoon named Aldo. He was in a poster with all kinds of activities going on and Aldo was hidden all over the poster, like jumping on a ski slope, down in a mine, swinging an pick, etc. you would have to search all over the poster to find were Aldo was in the artwork.
Very cool, thanks for sharing! I love old mines!
its Iron Oxide. Our town has a tributary coming off the hillside into the river. From old coal mining.
google search on red puddles in abandoned mines said....
In some cases, pyrite (an iron sulfide mineral) is exposed and reacts with air and water to form sulfuric acid and dissolved iron. Some or all of this iron can precipitate to form the red, orange, or yellow sediments in the bottom of streams containing mine drainage.
Love your content! I'd honestly be afraid I'd encounter the remains of some old prospector in one of those shafts.
I shook the dynamite 🧨 box there’s nothing in it !!!!!!
Great vid 👍👍👍
Alan the water should be fine to wade through, just make sure to wash it off as soon as you have the chance, if the color is green or blue, anything other than red or yellow, don't get in. The red color comes from sulfur and iron in the rock and isn't particularly dangerous unless injested. The best thing to do if you need to go through stained water is to have some sort of animal protein and dip it in the water, if there isn't an immediate reaction its probably safe to go through, and afterwards rinse yourself off. The water could cause rashes and irritation if left on the body for any extended period of time.
Good seeing the mines. Just curious do you have poisonous gas meter or Oxygen meter. Thanks for sharing your videos.
Heyyyyy!! I recognize you! This is my first, "exploring experience" with you and Wow! This, "" Nebraska flat- lander"" would NEVER-EVER, be going underground!! No, No and HELLLlLLLLLL NO!! Be safe...Peace to All...💜💙💜
beautifull out there. glad your all safe
:) xxx
You have balls of steel Alan!
The pulley has a angled notch that you can use a rope instead of a drill to start it. Tie a knot in the rope, slip it in that angled notch and wrap it around the pulley and give it a pull. You see alot of these mixers with a rope hanging off them as emergency back up.
56:04 Turquoise!!! An extremely rare find in a mine anymore left these days- highly rare and looks like it may be!!! Waaaahwow.
The box on the front of the 4 wheeler is a style of box we make at my shop.
THIS WAS INSANE… ALLAN, you’re a Talented gentleman.
Always loved exploring
Hey Alan & friends, you guys got some serious cahonas🤩 glad u made it out of your adventures. You need some Glo sticks and a drone 🤣 Stay safe out there 😘
Reminds me of some of the old Spanish silver mines I explored as a teenager in central Texas.
That was a really good vid, would be nice to get a answer of that red "water"; I think I read something about it before.
Hope to see more of this in the future, maybe with the gang from Sparks Motor
Great video Alan glad yall had fun and came home safe an sound. Ps les had me cracking up a couple times in this video especially when he started singing the "peaches" song😂😂😂
Great video allen, thank you so much for sharing it with us
Alan there was also what appears to be a pickaxe head you missed in the top right hand corner of that pile of wood you were searching for stuff in the first cave.@24:10 - @24:16 you can see it in the bottom before you kick some sticks over it