Inside A Mining Ghost Town - Red Mountain Town - Idarado Colorado
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- Опубликовано: 6 окт 2019
- Idarado and Red Mountain Town is are bit of an enigma and is a hard Ghost Town to identify. The final resting place of Red Mountain Town is equal distance between Oury and Silverton Colorado off of U.S. Highway 550. However; the Abandoned town was moved once and burnt twice. Meaning you can find a few versions of Red Mountain Town. The Denver Times described the town by saying “Red Mountain was the mecca for all who were allured into the San Juan by the fickle goddess of fortune.”
The original town was settled in 1879 when a group of silver deposits was found nearby. At that time it was a small mining camp and went by the name of Sky City. The camp was below the National Belle Mine; however, it would later be relocated. This is because the residents of Sky City first built their camp in wintertime when the ground was frozen solid. Once spring came around the townsite became swampy, fly-infested, and messy...
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Timestamps:
1:18 - Red Mountain Town History
5:23 - Strange Equipment Left Behind
7:41 - How it Became Abandoned
10:41 - How to say "Ouray"
11:52 - What the Clean Up Looks Like Today
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This is a great video of history .. Well done on the camera work.. I knew there were a large number of mines in CO but most of what you visited i did know about .. Very interesting .. Gawd what a hard life in the winter months ..
Thank so much for joining us, sharing your thoughts, and the kind words. I have a lot of respect for the early settlers and what they left for us. Thanks again and please stay safe!
Yes, you clearly ran across the hospital. The first round horizontal cylinder is an Autoclave, a pressure steam sterilizer used to sterilize surgical instruments. The table looks to be an early operating table. The stainless steel rectangular tank is a hot water sterilizer also used for syringes, needles and other surgical instruments.The twin vertical tanks are probably a water still to provide distilled water.
WOW! Thank you so much for sharing this. I really appreciate the knowledge.
5:54 is a commercial Autoclave. The table would have been used by the mine/area doctor for everything. 6:09 This is battery chargers for the miners for underground lamps excetra! I grew up in a mining town in Northern Ontario!
🤦♂️A battery charger! Now that makes a lot of sense. Thank you so much for providing your insights and timestamps. All the best!
You mentioned Newmont Mining. That’s a massive, and I mean massive, mining company with operations globally and listed in the S&P500. Gold, silver, copper, zinc and lead are their specialties.
They are massive. And they leave a massive footprint when they finish their operations. Temporary cities are nothing new to mining companies. Thanks for watching and commenting all the best!
Yes, Ouray is pronounced Uray🌹 I have been over that road too many times to count 🌹 My dad used to haul logs over Red Mountain. I remember going over it in the winter time. People were living in the buildings. I'm in my 60's
The leaning chair looked as if it was trying to offset the slant of the structure.
We saw the same type of light chargers (at 6:07) when we explored the Bon Ami mine.
Another well presented documentary of this mining town! Awesome job Doug!
That’s so funny you say that. We were thinking something very similar about the chair.
The batteries they used must have been massive.
🙏Thanks again, and all the best!
5:52 is a sterilizer for needles, syringes etc. Before they had disposables. 6:55 also appears to be a sterilizer; maybe to clean glass Petrie dishes (used to test antibiotics on germs.) Again this was before they had plastic disposables.
That is so very helpful and informative. Now that you say it, I can see how these items would’ve been used. And they certainly wouldn’t have had disposables, and likely used reusable’s longer then in other areas of the country. Thank you so much for watching, all the best!
The instant I read "Red Mountain..." I clicked! One of my favorite books of my "Paper Time Machine" is "Narrow Gauge in the Rockies," by Lucius Beebe ("Bee-bee") and Charles Clegg. There's a wonderful photo of Red Mountain at the bottom of Page 111, taken from high up, showing the mine buildings and the Silverton Railroad of Otto Mears, "Pathfinder of the San Juan" running along the base of a sort of sugar-loaf mountain in the back. One of the pretty little 2-8-0 Consolidation type locos the locals sometimes called "Sewing Machines" because of their valve rockers and stems flailing away behind their cylinders. Your videos have given me the urge to spend some time revisiting the book---with a cold drink by my side. I'm working my way through your excellent videos!
I will have to find a copy of the book. It sounds like a fascinating read! I am very intrigued by the nickname "Sewing Machines". Thank you so very much for joining us on our journey. And thank you very much for sharing some of your great sounding books! All the best!
The Mine goes all the way through to Telluride. It was called Treasure Tunnel at one time 😎 One of my cousins used to work in it,up to his knees in water every day 💞
Love all of your videos and the history within!!!
🙏I am so glad that you are enjoying. Thanks again for watching!
❤️ the history of the places that you go to! Thank you for taking us with you!
Thanks again for joining us. 🙏It’s a sincere pleasure to have you come along.
Places riddled with lead pollutants, and no money to clean up.
Mark is right....It's an autoclave.....a technology used today for everything from sterilizing dental tools to curing commercial aircraft fuselages (really....in Wichita KS). It a pressure chamber that quickly under various heat loads. Some of the largest ones are 30' in diameter and 100 feet long !!
Thank you very much for providing more context and details about the equipment. I really appreciate it and all the best!
The cylindrical device at the head of the exam or operating table is an autoclave, a device that used high temperature steam to sterilize surgical equipment.
Thanks for this video and all that you do!
As always, you are very welcome. Much love
Just rewatched and loved it!
I live in that general area, have for 28 years...this is neat to watch:)
I am so very glad that you appreciated it. Especially because you are from the area. I wish you nothing but the best!
Great find Doug there were some cool relics left there great story too awesome views as well
I was very happy with the location too. Thanks so much for watching, all the best brother!
@@DerelictDoug Your welcome Doug
Derelict Doug, at 2:17 that car looked like a late 60's or early 70's car smashed from a accident. I seen the engine and driver's side rear tire gone. Used for scrap or was stolen, who knows? Old buildings like this with missing windows you have to suspect mold in them. Did you wear a mask? If not you should have done so. From what I seen there must have been black mold all over the place. At 3:48 and 3:58 the same place, 6:44, 7:49, 8:04, and 8:29 is where I seen this black mold. This type of mold is the worst there is. That isn't good for you to be exposed to that and anyone else wonders through these buildings. I have had this autoimmune disease called Sarcoidosis. This affects the lungs for most people diagnosed of this. I had mild to severe COPD from lung function testing years ago. I developed this disease because small of time breathing strands of microscopic asbestos dust fibers from fiberglass insulation working in a manufacturing company. Also being ethic predisposed for high risk for this autoimmune disease (Norwegian, Finland, Ireland (others as well)). It was because of mentioned ones and not mold in my situation. Lung situation has stabilized for some time now. It is ironic though, a place for a doctor's clinic where medical equipment was sterilized that mold is in there now.
Thank you kindly for your concern. Fortunately, I have been wearing masks since before it was cool. Also thank you for the information and context about COPD. This is something that I should mention, if I run in to mold again. I appreciate your comments and thank you so much for watching.
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🙏Thank you so much. All the best!
I live in Conifer now but I used to live between Nederland and Ward Colorado I mostly Ghost Town in Utah and Nevada.
Hi Doug another incredible video..this one was definitely in worse shape then the last one I watched it looked like a old dentist room to me, it awesome you got to look inside some places this time.. that old wooden bridge at the end was amazing..👍see yah soon
Howdy! This one has been left for some time; whereas Ohio City (the other video) is just now becoming abandoned. I only go in with permission; meaning this was a real treat to go inside. I hope to get inside the structures more often! Thanks for stopping by and I look forward to chatting soon!
@@DerelictDoug +Wow..you can definitely see the difference 🙂. Likewise it is the better thing to do, most people dont mind if you ask it's the vandals etc that make it hard..
In my country it's just luck either your welcomed or told un-politely to leave.. it is incredible to me seeing such locations I only dream of such..have an amazing rest of your week
You should do a video on Gilman, CO. Definitely one of the more spectacular ghost towns in the state
I am very interested in Gilman. But I have some roadblocks to work on before I can visit. Mainly I need approval from Viacom and the FDA to film. This is because Viacom owns the property and the FDA has banned anyone from the area (due to toxic gas). But, if I can get the approval and a good gas mask it's as good as done. Thanks so much for the suggestions and contributions. All the best!
I drove by that town on my way to silverton ,didn know the name,no markers to say what it was
Thanks for sharing!
That equipment was used for brewing espresso accompanied by an examination table used by people who over-dosed on the strong brew so they could be treated until they had their wits about them once again. Of course this is just a quess. Thanks for sharing the video.
Hahah, nice one. Thanks for the funny comment and for stopping by. Stay safe and all the best!
So I went to this place and went inside these buildings first dual story abandoned building I visited at the time. I heard the were built in Eureka and moved to the present site in '48. (making it one of the last standing buildings originating from Eureka I realized they had electrical outlets so obviously abandoned after the 20's. Were this buildings abandoned when the Idarado closed in the 70's seems like they were abandoned for at least 50 or 60
Thank you so very much for sharing your knowledge and for joining us. All the best!
AGAIN KNOW THE AREA WELL.WHEN I WITH OTHERS WERE THERE. WE HAD PEOPLE.LIVING THERE,I SAW AUTOCAIVE..ALOT OF PLACES ARE GONE. MIND YOU SPEAKING 47 48 YEARS AGO.I USE TO LIVE IN A MI NEING TOWN.IN COLORADO. THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES.
I am so happy to bring back memories and thank you so much for joining us for our visit. Stay safe and all the best!
Beautiful country
Throughly agreed
Medical equipment looks like an iron lung something that they may have used for people that are suffering from the elevation sickness.
Thank you for contributing your thoughts and for watching. All the best!
It's an autoclave, used to sterilize surgical instruments. That freaky table is a fully adjustable examination/operating table. I was hit by a car shortly before my fifth birthday (celebrated my birthday in the hospital), broke my right femur and though I don't remember the pain of the leg, I do remember the operating table felt like I was lying on an oversize refrigerator rack!
The medical equipment shown is an autoclave which sterilizes, by superheated steam under pressure, any durable equipment like surgical instruments and linens. This would be a must for even the smallest and most remote type of emergency clinic/hospital. My guess is that this equipment was at one time part of probably the only medical help in this off-the-bearen-path region. I have seen similar facilities in the boondocks areas of Thailand where sometimes just a nurse was on hand to perform surgery and other procedures that only doctors in Western countries would be qualified to do.
WOW! Thank you for sharing this knowledge. That is fascinating. I really appreciate it.
That's a very old autoclave.
Thank you kindly for the tip and for joining us. All the best!
The tubular item is an 'autoclave' for sterilization as you surmised.
Nice, thanks for sharing :0)
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That is a sterilizer and exam or surgical table.
Once mentioned, I can see how the equipment would have been used for sterilization. Thank you for watching and sharing your insights!
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Well put