Roping Into The Unknown Beneath Tombstone, Arizona
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- Опубликовано: 26 окт 2021
- Well, we’re back with the finale to the series on Tombstone’s Girard Mine... This time, you’ll see us roping into unknown workings that no one has been in since the last miners a century or more ago. And what an experience that was! I felt like we stepped into a time capsule given how well all of the artifacts and equipment were preserved. All of that stuff in there? That’s how all of these old abandoned mines looked before being looted.
Really, I should clarify and say that this video is the finale for THIS trip to Tombstone. Andrew recently told us that he found a way into a new section of the mine with at least five miles of unexplored workings. So, we’re planning a return trip.
How cool was that ringtail encounter? I know they’re there, but I still haven’t seen one underground myself. It’s amazing to me that they can survive in those conditions and in absolute darkness.
Jeremy is our most experienced rope guy and so he usually drops into the craziest spots first. This trip was no exception to that. He’s on Instagram at the following if you’re interested in seeing some of his underground adventures:
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There’s plenty of material there from adventures that I haven’t uploaded the videos of yet as well.
Actually, as long as I’m at it, Andrew is on Instagram at: azteplineman. Austin is at piratexshipster and Mines of the West and his incredible photography is at, well: minesofthewest
And, remember, as I mentioned in the past, you can also visit the Girard Mine. Get in touch for a visit at: goodenoughsilvermine.com or on Facebook at “Tombstone’s Goodenough Mine Tour”
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All of these videos are uploaded in HD, so I’d encourage you to adjust your settings to the highest quality if it is not done automatically.
You can see the gear that I use for mine exploring here: bit.ly/2wqcBDD
As well as a small gear update here: bit.ly/2p6Jip6
You can see the full TVR Exploring playlist of abandoned mines here: goo.gl/TEKq9L
Several kind viewers have asked about donating to help cover some of the many expenses associated with exploring these abandoned mines. Inspired by their generosity, I set up a Patreon account. So, if anyone would care to chip in, I’m under TVR Exploring on Patreon.
Thanks for watching!
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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 colorful 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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The paper wrapper is from a loaf of Bread.There were three generations of bakers in my family( a younger brother is still involved) and when I was a little kid,sliced bread was all wrapped in wax paper. As the sliced loaf goes through the slicer, the machine would fold up the paper and cut it off a roll mounted on a feeder above the slicer. As this happens, it gets a neat fold on each end and one side . It passed through a chute with heated slides. this warmed the wax and sealed the loaf. what people would do is make sandwiches and wrap them up with the wax paper which was always kept for this purpose. I last saw wax paper wrapped bread around 60 years ago when plastic bags came into use. So that wrapper could be up to 80 years old."wonder" introduced wax wrapped sliced bread on a big scale in 1930.
The milk refers to the type of bread,which had powdered milk added to the dough during mixing which gave a better flavour and texture. One variety my family made had sweetened condensed milk(carnation milk) added which was great tasting and incredibly popular. Malt powder,as used in Milkshakes, was also added to mprove the flavour.
Wow very cool ...... thank you for the detailed information 👍👊
awesome info, now it makes me "wonder" what we are missing !
Malted milk. Not just milk.
enjoyed this bread baking history thank you so much for sharing your knowledge w/us...!! I'm actually drooling for the old style made breads. I have a bread machine n can say.....industrial manufactured breads of today can't beat the old ways of making bread...!!
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I just wanted to say thank you for all the explorations. I'm handicapped and can't get around very well so watching your videos helps give me a sense of adventure.
Thank you. I'm very glad that I can give that to you...
@Kenny yeah it's definitely a good thing that people can record/stream things like this for those of us who can't do this stuff anymore. It's definitely a highpoint of my day watching videos like this. I hope you have more good days then bad. Respect!
This is how I've got by for the last year as well.
You dudes are warriors. Idk that I could go on like that..
Me too! It’s all very cool!!👍😎😎
I love how you guys left artifacts alone, believe it or not some of the old cans and bottles are very lucrative to sell to collectors.Thx guys
Lol imagine cleaning a mine and selling cans. Thats a whole lot more effort than just picking them up of the freeway.
Wow, you can tell it's in a dry, desert environment, very few ladders from that period would be in that good condition in our wet, English environment. Wow, that mine must be remote and hard to access to have so many artifacts! Something you never see in English mines is undeground forges. We recently got to a level nobody has been in in 150 years, video up in a few weeks.
Gotta love those places that no living human being has seen... And, yes, when we encounter ladders like that, it makes me very grateful for the dry, desert climate.
amazingly preserved...the perfect mix of temperature and humidity and airflow and accessibility to minimize rotting and looting...thanks for taking us along with you
I am stunned!!! Incredible mine!
The ring tail at the end was so cool. He took a left at the fork in the tracks there, and I'd bet if you followed him up through that, he knows a way to daylight.
Thanks for sharing 🇨🇦
You think so? I hope he not stuck 😢
@@bradforester3635 no way it would get stuck in there, they know their little exits and entrances.
@@carlwheezerofsouls3273 It's not like it can see in the dark, because there is no light at all, and there's not really much for the nose to go on either. So it's very likely it was trapped recently. The fact that it came toward the guy, was a sign of desperation, because it was probably the only light its seen in a while, but it was still too scared because it doesn't know that humans can or will rescue it. There would be no reason for it to be moving about in there that deep. It's not a nest. There's no food or water. If there is a way out, it's not nearby. So I just don't see it going through the trouble of exploring for the heck of it.
You know it that cat can get right out of there that's his pad.
@@bradforester3635 oh that cat's not stuck he knows that mine like the back of his paw
You brought back some old memories of my youth when I use to play around the old mine shafts in Tombstone, AZ in the late 1960's. My father was the curator of the museum at the time in Tombstone. I recall a lot of the mine shafts were covered over with thin tin metal sheets and a single strand of old wire fence around them. I was always told that rattlesnakes would often find their way in the mine shafts between the tin metal sheets. I once found an inert pineapple grenade (hollow) by one of the mine shafts and later traded it to another boy for two huge ball bearings the size of baseballs (we called them "stealies" at the time). In fact, I still have one of them, but have always regretted trading the inert grenade. I'm retired now living in Oregon, but will always have fond childhood memories of Tombstone.
Back in the late 50's we had steelies too, but nowhere near the size of baseballs. They worked pretty well in slingshots and the smaller ones were used in "marbles".
Love hearing old stories from when adults were kids times seemed way more enjoyable back then
@@brandonpausta2206 they were. It was safe to be a kid back then. I miss them days sometimes.
It was more enjoyable back then when things were more civil and not crazy like it is today. The people who weren't around back then really have no idea of what they are missing.
@@rhinehardt1 True
I lived in Tombstone while stationed at Ft. Huachuca in the early 1970's, and made several trips through different mines in the area. My best find was half a case of dynamite; fortunately, my friends and I were smart enough to leave it all very much alone. This video was pretty typical of whatever we found, except that we ran into quite a bit of water.
Old fashioned dynamite is no joke. Nothing more than nitroglycerin stabilized with sawdust!
Jeremy is probably the only living person that ring tail cat has ever seen. Amazing that it just came right up to him. Thanks for another cool explore.
Yeah, miner's cats are so cute! Frank and Gly were lucky to catch one on camera really closely before he ran away. But this guy's behaviour was fairly astonishing: he gradually came to check in, took a pose and steadily walked away, that was awesome!
@Jeremy 77 MY thought was "how did the furball get in her?" that critter was obviously not lost. it wasn't acting like it was hungry and confused... it was curious about why you were in it's turf... hmm...... where does it actually live?
Ringtail cats are often very friendly.
@@bloodybonescomic hunh, looking it up(since I'm from east of Texas) Ringtails used to be kept as pets in mining communities.
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They will get into rhe groceries something awful.
Really appreciate your extensive knowledge and how you leave objects untouched. Respect.
Seeing the work that went into these underground mines is so impressive as well the dangers associated with the work! Exploring the mines where danger can take your lives in a spilt second! Thank you for the video content as I could not explore because of I probably hyperventilating because of being scared of collapsing mines or being lost and not finding your way out!
All that rubble so neatly and solidly stacked had me in aww.
Aww... a ringtail!! Jeremy was so lucky to see it so closely.
20:58 - oh, that is just beautiful! Something like that would have me frozen in place. I would just _have to_ look at every square inch of that. 😁
Great video!!!! I know time is probably an issue. As a caver that has done some of the deepest caves in the western hemisphere staging base camps with supplies allows for extended trips that include camping for days, weeks and even months.
I would really enjoy more commentary on geology if possible. One note, at 24.50 you comment on graffiti as just squiggles. However it is actually a caricature of a Chinese or Native American.
I would note that at 29.00 you note the dynamite, caps and fuse. It does look like it was set for a blast but not initiated. I would suggest that it is in a pocket of what appears to be high grade Galena that the miners intended to blast free.
Keep up the good work!!! I really appreciate your good vertical practices, especially rope protection. Many other mine explorers that us vertical techniques fail basic safety practices.
Timestamps for anyone interested:
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29:00
Seeing the mine cat was the best .Of all of the mine explore shows this is the only show that has captured a mine cat on camera. Enjoyed this show.
Wow untouched like that is so rare and amazing to see..you can just imagine the miners working 👍
36:30 Holy shit! A nocturnal Ringtail Cat!
Pardon my language, but far f___in out!!!
That's has to be the rated right up there with 16 to 1 series, with Duane being the rare artifact then, because of his natural talent for the flow of endless history, and information that never ceased to amaze folks.
I believe he was in a another series as well
The Rainbow mine, where he once again kept folks attention with his historical knowledge, mining expertise, and seems to be a genuine person.
Once again y'all boys have out done yourselves, and thank you Justin, and fellow adventures.
Ya'll are greatly appreciated for allowing us mere mortals to catch a ride into places we'd never venture into without ya'll.
Thank you very much. Yes, Duane is a treasure and, yes, he did take us to the Rainbow Mine as well.
The miner’s cat was a great addition to an already amazing mine explore. Y’all always have great contentment.
So cool seeing such an undisturbed mine and a ring tail to top it off
That is a amazing mine with all this stuff left.
Thank you for taking me with you .
I hope this mine get never known to the publik to stay as it is
Take care and all the best
Yours Frank Galetzka
This place is loaded with cool artifacts! The one and only ore-car family))) And miner's cat for cherry! So much very rare stuff, I heavily enjoy this series.
Wow an amazing collection of artifacts. Unusual to see so much stuff in an American mine!
@Rubicon Void I have been to lots on the West coast none on the East Coast.
It's hit and miss. A lot of American mines have been stripped, but if one gets into mines that people can't just drive right up to and walk in, there are still often some good treasures to be discovered. We've made three separate trips now working on an enormous mine in Nevada that we found a way into entirely by accident. It dates to the 1800s, but the last time anyone was in there was in the 1930s when a survey crew went through. It has been absolutely loaded with artifacts. Haven't posted any videos on that one yet...
@@TVRExploring We also saw some interesting artifacts in Arizona and California down shafts and beyond rope access areas but not often in places that you could just walk into. Gly and I donated artifacts we found to a museum in Bouse Arizona.
My thought exactly. Having explored a lot of the upper levels of the tombstone mine and not seeing really any artifacts it's hard to believe all of that is still in there. Especially seeing three ore carts in one spot. Big fan of your videos as well but never seen you find three carts linked up. I do know a spot up in the hills of tombstone I think you'd get a field day out off.
3:27 ore cart has the SpaceX logo on it.
I grew up in north-central Minnesota on a stretch of land called the Mesabi Range (locally, the Iron Range). You can still tour some of the underground mines from before the process changed to open pit mining. The Tower Sudan mine uses an elevator, which sits something like 80 degress to the Earth. It drops like 1 mile into the ground. It's worth seeing if you're travelling to the area.
look up malted milk loaf or bread. nice with butter or eaten straight out of the pack. Thanks for the tours, loving your work.
I seen that there's crackers or biscuits that are made and there's also a cake that's malted milk which uses vinigar and milk to make a clabber what ever that is lol
@@troyderoinjr6926 you add vinegar to milk to make it "clabbered" like chunky milk. Yes the awful stuff that you usually throw away. My grandmother used to make clabbered milk for her famous buttermilk pancakes and a couple of cake recipes. It's so the milk isn't so wet, and gives it a slightly sour flavor
@@clmuseum4412 well that's some cool information thank you that helps
Where I'm from, maltes milk are biscuits.
@@troyderoinjr6926 clabber is like yogurt
This section of the mine had so many wonderful artifacts and twist/turns than I ever thought possible. Thank you so much for doing what you DO!
I was stationed at Ft
Hachuca in the mid 70s and we use to drive my vw down to Charleston across the San Pedro river from Millville just a few miles west of Tombstone. We lived on Rocky Acres Ranch road about a half mile from the Clanton ranch. Beautiful place. Crawled in a few old mine shaft back the but didnt go as far as you guys do. I'm getting a bit old and keep thinking I should sell my house and move back there. Thanks for the tour!
In the 1920's, malted milk cakes were popular, and were sold by the slice.
So 100 years ago, someone was down in there with a slice of cake from "Patsy's"!
Amazing place, thanks for taking us through this artifact laden mine!! Can't wait to see more!!
This is the coolest explore yet. Such a gem of a mine, I can't believe how good of condition those 1800's drifts are. Its like you are the first ones in since they locked up.... A real dream come true! I'm so glad you guys are the first in there to explore this one.... Virgin ground! Its quite amazing to me how the ringtail cats are able to navigate in complete darkness...
Awesome as heck! these guys ringtail cats quotation marks survive on that deep down isn't it Hi go ahead somebody I'm ready make me feel bad and I don't get it
@@charlesbarrett1070 why would someone make you feel bad?
@@charlesbarrett1070 Ringtail cat lives in the desert southwest.
@@charlesbarrett1070 huh?
First time viewing! All of you are so brave! I cannot say it enough... Very brave...Not to mention those who did the actual mining!
Thank you. Very articulate, nice camera work, not to fast, so we get a good look at things.
The colours on the rock are gorgeous 😁👍
Those old timers did all that work with burning candles stuck in the front of their hats! Boggles my mind, it does.
EDIT: It's so cool to see a mine that's not been completely looted.
What do you think the carbide cans were about..? Carbide lighting. They were used on automobiles also.
@@cynthiaayers7696 Very true Cynthia, but using carbide lamps for mining didn't start until 1900 and was on it's way out by 1918, replaced by electric battery lights. Tombstone's silver boom was over by late 1893 when ore quality dropped and all the mines flooded.
@@Ironsja11 Imagine handing them LED headlamps and saying "Try these lights."...;)
@@williamfield4653 maybe but they might not be so thrilled, lots of old school people wont use newly advanced technology cause they are too used to their own ways and advanced their skills in those old types of lighting.
Some minerals might look different or indistinguishable in LED lights.
I dont know anything about it so its just me armchairing but i wouldnt be surprised.
Wow! What an incredible mine. Ore carts, custom ore carts, food wrappers, reused containers, that carbide lid, untouched mine explore, that flint thing, mine cat, and more. Just amazing!
Will look forward to the return trip.
Just imagine how terrifying it was to work in those mines
Even a small amount of claustrophobia would make it impossible to comfortably work down there.
watching this reminds me of the guy in utah that got stuck upside down and suffered a super slow and drawn out death.
so kinda terrifying yeah.
@@nameless1016 I remember that! Traumatized me thinking how he died.
@@nameless1016 he was in a natural cave not a mine
That was amazing! I've been to Tombstone and heard about the mines around and under. Thanks!
Very interesting episode, I love seeing the artifacts, looking forward to your next episode 😀
If always wondered what old mines looked like. This is fascinating. Great finds in this one too.
I am always Blown Away by the various things folks built back in the day that still stands today.
Its refreshing to see a youtuber that explores mines and doesn't steal everything in sight. Well done guys on preserving our history.
Me and my buddies finally found the mine they were exploring. They left everything behind and we were able to get a lot of good stuff out of there.
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Good job As_hole!!
Because of you NOONE will ever again see the mine as it was!!
I hope that when you get older you will think back to your looting of this mine...and feel a GREAT deal of regret for the rest of your selfish life.
@@jrladislao nice! What did you take?
@@jrladislao tons of small items pretty much everything I could get out of there
@@jeffhagerman2905 no chance. I am an antique dealer. It’s what I do bud. RUclips videos like this one have made my life so much easier. It’s a blessing they posted this and we were able to get to it so fast. We extracted a lot of value and provided lots of people with items they will cherish. Win/win bud
My grand uncle, co-invented fracking in 1927. He made a 16mm home movie in 1938, about using parts from " The Hercules Powder Company's," empty dynamite powder cases. His son's made a "covered wagon" out of a pair of boxes. The film is 1 of 29 films, from 1925-1947.
Seeing that bread wrapper really opened my eyes to how we have advanced in bread making but lost so much. Artisan breads are popular now because bakers are bringing back those wonderful breads we left by the wayside when automated bread machines became popular. Seeing those mines also brings back the fact we were major manufacturers in steel and other major metals now produced in China. We need to bring industry back to the USA.
Malted Milk flavored Sliced Bread actually sounds pretty good! Yum!
Yeah. It's too bad those companies would rather pay shit wages in China, instead of decent wages to Americans
@@Nijeguhz - Ever take an economics class? Shoppers won’t pay .10¢ more for an American made product over a Chinese made one at Walmart. You can’t blame companies for wanting to stay in business. If you want to blame someone, look around - It’s you and I, the customers who demand the lowest price that are the reason.
Sounds like sweet malt bread. I'm pretty sure I can get something like that in a couple of bakeries over here.
China doesnt produce alot of metalls what they do is rthey vaccume the planet for scrap metall and reuses it Ok i mean they do have some domestic metall industry but fact remains the rawmaterials has NOT emigrated to China
Mother of god..........Bro....I would give my teeth to join you on one of your adventures. I watch your videos from the shadows and enjoy them all but this one is full tilt, hair on fire, boogie till you puke!!!! My favorite one to date.
Best mine exploration video I have seen yet, nice to see the artifacts still in place…
Malted milk powder is most associated with chocolate-covered malted milk balls eaten at the movie theater, or in milkshakes. But before it was a confection, this ingredient was used in the mid-1800s to keep babies healthy. It was also used to provide a nutritious option for travelers and servicemen who couldn't always get fresh foods. Today, most malted milk powder still gets made with three key ingredients: barely, evaporated whole milk, and wheat flour.
Here in UK you can still buy Milk Loaf in most stores, I don't know how popular it is in the US given they didn't think of it in the vid, I'm not a fan of the milk loaf but my lad likes it for his sarnies for work.
God the mineralization where that broom and lard can was, was SO colorful and active. There was red oxidation, yellow sulfur looking stuff, green, white, black, it's like a native American color pattern. It's absolutely amazing. I'd get so hyper focused on zoning in on the rocks and looking at the unfound artifacts. It's just so cool to look at them and discover them.
Found the geologist.
Wow, this is just simply beautiful. Thank you so much for the footage, experience, and information.
My grandpa his son my dad used to work in mines. Thanks for taking us on the adventures. I feel like im right there with you. Stay safe guys praying for ya all. Much love from canada.
Amazing home made carts and a fantastic mine, a great explore thnx loved watching it.
Sigh I mean it is ok to be amased about what these people did a hundred years ago or more but " home made" rly
EVERYTHING needed for the runing operation of well anything realy was made on site massproduction of stuff didnt happend untill the end of the 1800s and early 1900s
OMG! This has got to be the best one I have seen. Absolutely amazing! I can't thank you enough for bring us this fascinating mine. I am old and handicapped So I can never visit a place like this. But with your help, I can see it. I still don't understand how you guys don't get lost!
Hey David, I'm right beside you in spirit, I had a major stroke when I was 46 so all my exploring is done by RUclips also.👷
@@1steveh1 this is what you tube should be about and all the other garbage left out. These videos will surpass all the rest unless everyone will be living on Mars. Take good care of yourself and stay safe. 🤗🐕
Take care of yourself David. Stay safe. 🐕🤗🙏
@@foxiedogitchypaws7141 Thank You, You stay safe as well.
Okay, this place is WAYYY cool! Starting at about 20 mins, the colors of the rock are amazing! And the ringtail--so neat to see. I also loved the "virginness" of parts. Great exploration! Thank you!
WoW ! I don't know if I missed it but I still like it, so much stuff left behind. I just can't believe that the mine cat was down that far. I just love how they look, thanks again for the video.
Wow some incredible artifacts! Everything seems to be in great shape too considering the age. Hope this place stays around for another long time. You could practically open a museum with the stuff in this place alone.
wow that miners cat sure did come close, great footage
Great mine. Thank you for crawling all over these mines. You do a great job. Thank you
I was about 14 years old (40 years ago now) when I lived in Tombstone. I made an expedition into the Toughnut mines by way of the hole in the side of the hill in the was below the main mine entrance. We made our way to the water table and back! Fun times.
I was stationed at Ft.Huachuca just up the road from Tombstone back in 1981We used to repel down into caves and mindshafts all over the area.We would find all kinds of neat stuff but also scorpions rattlesnakes and bats.lol
It’s a bit of irony that the people who worked that mine probably hated it and this guy finds it fascinating 😂
Why do you assume they hated it?
I am in awe of how preserved all of it seems! That’s awesome!
Unreal, some if the best stuff I've seen!!!
Thank you!
Malted milk is dried milk that can be reconstituted in water or added to a beverage for flavor. It’s sliced as per serving size.
Lol no, sorry. You’re right about what malted milk is but it’s a powder, never been slice-able
Actually Malted Milk as in the inside of Whoppers candy was made like cake and sliced, which made a airy crispy sweet snack!
You know , I've been neglecting you for a few months now. Volcanos have been catching my attention . Am I ever glad I watched this one ! Hot diggity dog , what a mine ! Thank you again for doing what you do and sharing it with us. All the best.
~Dave~
Those guys laying railroad track through those little openings must have had fun !!
It's amazing that they can breathe down there !!
No doubt the coolest mine I've ever seen. I could spend easily a couple days in there. Thanks for everything.
4:22 That turpentine is relatively new, given it's marked "Made and sold by us in conformity with the U.S. Naval Stores Act approved March 3rd, 1923".
This was a great great video, i've been by Tombstone a bunch of times in the past as a truck driver, never got to stop and spend time there lookin about or anything so it's REALLY cool to see the Mines there in this vid, anyway, stay safe, see ya in the next one. edited for punctuation.
Wow, thank you for sharing your exploring venture.
Thank you for your modern archaeological work! This stuff is fascinating, and you have a lot of courage to adventure into these places.
27:42 How much do you guys know about the actual ore that they were mining? You guys went past some very rich rich deposits and didn't even look twice at them but every time you saw another path or an old tool you were amazed. I was just hoping that you would stop and point out some of that stuff that was on those walls.
What type of ore did they mine here?
@@_--Reaper--_ According to how it's listed on the USGS site, it mined Silver and Lead ores.
@@jakem9592 uh lead dust is not recommended breathing,those miners were crazy.
If I had to guess, that packaging is for sliced malted milk bread.
Or it's a blocked of malted milk that was sliced. Makes sense. Put a slice in your coffee. Sweet and creamer, all in one, plus great texture. Kind of genius. Betcha it used to be a thing. I'm not that old yet, but that'd be my guess.
Awesome video as usual buddy! I’ll see you in about a month to continue this exploring saga!
Amazing finds in the shaft. Ore cars are spectacular! Beautiful colors on the walls.
I don’t watch or have Television, that being said, I love your channel, I get excited when I see you’ve uploaded a new video. Thank you for all the hard work you put into them.
The best part is you never showed where the mine shaft is so nobody can go there and loot the items.
Unbelievable!!! You guys are amazing!!! 👏 ❤ 👏
It's a Seven Dwarves mine, complete with sparkles & lil' ore carts! Fascinating finds around every corner but also a sketchfest to navigate. Thanks for going the extra mile on this one - really cool geology, mineralization, artifacts inside a maze of backfill & collapse. Happy Holidays to you all!
I am genuinely curious to know if you’ve ever experienced any paranormal events while exploring America’s history in these abandon mineshafts?
Nevertheless, thank you for bringing us all along on your adventures, you truly are a very brave man!!
yeah I was half expecting a jumpscare from an albino cannibal cult or something worse. Maybe I watch too many movies
@@bmmaaate or Mr Ballen vids 😉
I was sad to see the ghost mine show canceled so soon. I believe with all the energy in mines, they are enigmatic and full of paranormal.
@@daviddeckard800 yeah those mfs the pen pushers prob all 19 or somethin
@@Grillenheimer Mr ballen - overrated
Expect to see Indiana Jones & ShortRound whizzing by 🤣
That is.so f ing. . cool and you know your stuff young man thank you sooo very very much too see something like this is amazing I remember when there was no internet.so to see this is just awesome. And I appreciate it so much!!
Super cool - I feel like this sort of thing should be preserved as a historical site but I cannot imagine how it could be done in a way that would allow people to continue to enjoy and appreciate it - but that's just how I lean.
Amazing video , history and untouched places are very rare to find, curious what they were mining ? There sure is heavy mineralization down there, Thanks for video was awesome 👌
Some people say it was galnea, otherwise known as lead ore with traces of silver.
You can tell a certain mine explorer has been nowhere near it or it would be a bare mine.
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Thank you for taking the risk exploring places like these for us who are not as brave as you to witness such places. Stay safe always.
Thank you for documenting that place. Seeing those Artifacts laying around where they were dropped is so cool.
The whole mine is quite the historical artifact in itself. Quite fascinating all the things you are finding in there.
Do you guys happen to carry a gas tester unit with you or is it unnecessary ?
You should always have a meter if you are underground. You never know...
I loved Malted milk as a kid. We would eat it in all it’s forms, powdered, Pressed into tablets, and the sliced loaf. It’s sweet, not like sugar!
Did you ever eat the malted milk balls? They were chocolate covered?
*childhood memory unlocked... It's funny that when he found the packaging, I had a mental image of what it looked like - but didn't know how... When you said "pressed into tablets," I now seem to recall an image of my grandmother giving me one as a very small child. Thanks!
What a desperate rickety mine. Crazy extensive twisting web... beyond words to describe really. I would take about 15 extra flashlights and batteries on a tour like that. Imagine being stuck there with no light!
That was bloody amazing thankyou so very much. Wow
I'm so glad I came across you! Just subscribed, I grew up with a family of miners (ex military) and proud to join them. I love this stuff, exploring caves. Never know what you might find such as history.
I would love to see a diagramed map of the tunnels as you moved through the mine, just to give perspective of where you're at. I spent some time at Fort Huachuca near Tombstone. I loved exploring the area.
I've been watching mine exploration videos off and on for years. Never seen so many ore cars in a mine. If you're lucky there might be one. Great video!
Amazing how the wood stays in such good shape looking at it think it was not older then 1980's or 90's.
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It would be cool to show the videos to people that actually worked these mines, if they are still alive. Probably have some stories to tell!
It's just wonderful seeing so many people truly interested in history.
The craftmanship building this mine is amazing! 💯
I never thought I was claustrophobic until I watched your video. I found myself holding my breath wanting to get top side asap so waiting for the end of the video became too agonizing lololol I had to watch this in segments. How is the quality of air in those mining tunnels & do you carry any 02 w/you when investigating old mining shafts? I just can't imagine the life these ppl lived....such back breaking work....I don't imagine many lived to ripe ol' ages. Where would the dust go from breaking out the iron ore. I used to be in construction work.....know lots of stories of old......I've had ice cycles hanging off my hard hat....battling the blistering subzero winds on the Texas Panhandle open plains. She comes screaming up the hills valleys & canyons can't hit you like a fist of wind. One nearly got me killed. I was an Industrial Electrician....I was laying aluminum trays on the very top I-Beams to lay electrical cable. These trays are about 15ft long....I was standing on a broad pipe as I grabbed the end turned to thrust it to the next I-Beam when a fisted wind hit me square in the chest. Hit me so hard broke my grasp from the tray knocking me off sideways. I was spread eagle in the air trying to find something to grab but nothing was any where near Me. There were some pipe welders working below Me on scaffolding & one of the guys at the right time grabbed my shirt pulled Me in. I was headed for the exhaust stack of a lincoln welder I knew I was about to be skewed thru my abdomen or chest. I couldn't say anything I just turned went down the ladder started walking to leave when my "Supervisor" not my foreman asked Me..."where are you going?" I responded w/out looking at him "home!"...."but its not quitting time"......"It is for Me" I said w/out stopping for a 2nd. It was only about 45mins left til quitting time. I have never been a drinker but that day....there was a tiny quick stop outside the refinery...got a 6 pack.....I didn't stop drinking til I stopped shaking. My jeans were ripped in 2 different directions & the back of my shirt was ripped crossways too.
I experienced many explosions & near explosions at that refinery & when I went into the oil field. I hold the record as the First Woman to be a Roustabout FOREMAN. Early to mid 80's. I've been into some very deep digs....which the first time I became fearful was a dig in the Texas Panhandle. We were running a 12 inch line. I walked into the deep crevasse stood in its middle looking up when I realized....lot of the walls were sandy & I shot out of it. Never would I go into another like it. So watching your video....brought back some long ago memories & panicking feelings. I wish I had your confidence because I really do enjoy caves....but only go to those that have tours. Thank you for sharing your adventures....I love seeing tools n stuff from old construction works.
Those are great stories... Thank you for sharing them. I have been in many hundreds of abandoned mines and have never encountered bad air in a dry mine. Wet mines can sometimes have low oxygen from rotting wood and rusting metal, but it is fairly uncommon. We carry gas meters.
If you think this is bad, then i suggest u never look at cave explorers videos
If you think this is bad, then i suggest u never look at cave explorers videos
If you think this is bad, then i suggest u never look at cave explorers
If you think this is bad, then i suggest u dont ever look at cave explorers
The oldest part of the mine is the entrance
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Nice piece of ore in the wood box cart. Reusing everything over and over, today would be recycling. Low dollar budgets making means to go deeper and deeper. Thanks!👍👍👍
I watch videos like this and after a couple of minutes my claustrophobia has me shutting it off.
The cool stuff in this place would have even me shimmying through the tightest of spots, forgetting my fears.
Great work, thanks!