SWANSEA ARIZONA; The Complete History, From BOOM to BUST
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Abandoned & Forgotten Places
Documenting abandoned mines like never before!
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On this channel we go deep... REALLY DEEP into abandoned mines and tunnels all throughout the western United States. We researched some of the harder to find mines and hiked or 4x4 back into them to explore and reveal their hidden secrets. Many of these remote locations are filled with cool artifacts, antiques and unique geology that will have you guessing as to why the old prospectors worked so hard to find gold, silver, and other minerals.
A&FP moves just a bit slower as compared to other mine exploring channels. Gly discusses why the miners chose these sites and he points out the geology and minerals that got them excited. Veins of quartz filled with gold and silver made many men lose sleep in the 1800’s and early 1900’s and modern prospecting still does to this very day.
DANGERS? Oh yes, there’s allot of dangers associated with old mines. Un-exploded dynamite, blasting caps, bad air, bats, spiders, and snakes all find their home in abandoned mine shafts and tunnels. Oh, and let’s not forget rotting timbers, flooded passages and collapsing rock!
Gly takes abandoned mine exploring seriously with all the proper safety equipment, training, and experience necessary to do this activity as safe as possible but that doesn’t mean we can’t have a bit of fun along the way. “Gly”, your host and his band of crazy characters “Old Bob” (Gly’s Jeep), “Quackers” (Gly’s duck) and “Bobbie” (Gly’s hula girl) are sure to brighten your day with their comments and silly antics. Heck, they may even give you a chuckle or two.
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“Gly”: A little over 4 years ago when the channel was just getting started I documented Swansea in Episode 7 Part 1 and 2 but I never did a deep dive into the history of this site. After days of research I learned so much more about this sites extensive history and it really shined a light on how big ideas can quickly turn into even bigger failures at the expense of so many others. Enjoy!
I loved it Gly 👍
This was OK but I liked the original soooo much better. The POV camera angle made it feel like I was there. Drone footage is OK but you can see most of that on google earth now. I know you don't seem to like criticism of drone footage but it's really just so "meh". Some of the drone footage of you walking around the countryside or up hills was pretty awesome and really put things in perspective but that's about it for me. Your personality and the way you told the story was what set you apart. You're likable. People like you. I wish you'd go back to your older docu making methods. Actually I think you should go to all the popular places that everybody goes to but do it your way. Those POV walk through videos with the explanations were captivating. My favorite one may have been the one where somebody left a skeleton in a lawn chair. There were a bunch of sunglasses "For Sale" on a table. That was an awesome episode!! That has to be five years old and I definitely remember it. Few youtube videos are even close to memorable but that was. Or what about the one where you went up through the "escape route". I think that might have been the best one. You should leave a link to the original episode from way back. Maybe put it in the pinned comment. Ask your newer subs to view it and give you feedback. Was the original one with your mom and there was an abandoned, half rotted bank?
Amazing history lesson, you really did your homework!! Thank you for that, also really liked the old photos overlayed on modern day!
you need to do 1 of these every few wks,or month. history gets so lost, distorted..
Almost 40 years ago now myself and a few friends managed to find ourselves out in that area and had a look around. Glad to see there’s still a lot of the old stuff still laying around & not carted off somewhere. Your drone footage of the area showcases just how massively large that operation had become , and it shows the true testament to how much hard work and effort the work force accomplished with the limited resources and tools of that era . Thanks Gly as usual for my Saturday morning entertainment here . Stay safe buddy .😎👍
The history of Swansea is fascinating and makes the mine sight come to life.
Its a great time to have my coffee, and watch Gly exploring mines. For a second, I thought you were exploring Swansea in California near Owens Lake. Keep up the great work Gly!
Literally have my coffee from the gas station 😅
Thank you for a detailed history of the Swansea area, Gly. The past is always amazing.
I love my Saturday mornings on my comfy couch, with steaming hot coffee and Abandoned and Forgotten Places. Thank you Gly!😊
Very interesting story. I greatly enjoyed this.
That was some great drone work of that extensive site and a history lesson of the mines with all the trials and failures that happened.
Another wonderfully told historic story. Thank you Gly!
Wow, who knew there was so much history and details of a mine like this. I loved learning all the history. Thanks Gly!
“Gly”: Thank you, I’m happy you enjoyed it!
For reals! These have so much history for a place in the middle of nowhere
Enjoying a cup of tea and breakfast listening to Gly's history on Swansea. Very well done Gly.
Since you were in the area, and as you say, already had documented this site back in "year one" of exploring, but here, finding no way into the drifts, you were apparently still intriqued with this HUGE mineing endevor. Thank you for sharing the history with us. We all too, wonder, at times, how these mines were opened and operated.
Dont pay attention to negative comments the content is good how it is.
Love the long intro, chocked full of info, plus, love the drone footage. What a write up on these mines. Cool info. Awesome Gly.
Great presentation on the history.
That was worthy enough to be on PBS! Great work Gly and remember...you are the one and only mighty mine man! ⚒
“Gly”: Thank you!
Gly: I really enjoyed the video. Great flying, too!
This was a very interesting bit of history and every bit as interesting as a trip through a mine. Very enjoyable trip through history. Well done !
“Gly”: Thank you!
I hope everyone was paying attention. there will be a questionnaire at the end .
Well done, Gly , very informative.
Pete Australia 🇦🇺
“Gly”: Your 1000 word book report on the subject is due by the end of next week. There will be a test and no, it won’t be multiple choice.
What a great episode! there were no underground workings that could be explored, for obvious reasons, but the history of the site and the mines that were built, succeeded or failed and the timeline involved was a fantastic thing to learn about and gave me a broader understanding of the times and the people who lived in the various hey days of the region. I love learning, and I think I can speak for many of us here, that learning the History of this area was fascinating and being history lovers is part of why many of us watch this channel! Thanks "Gly" for the essay on this site/region and for the obviously time-consuming effort it would have taken to sort it out and link all of the people to the location and all of the other happenings of the time. You did an excellent job of this episode. plus the Drone footage in, around and through the remnants of the buildings was another bonus. You're also getting better at Piloting that little drone of your and I hope you didn't have to do any retakes of the flythrough! LOL 👍🤙
“Gly”: Thanks, I’m happy you enjoyed it. This episode took twice as long to produce as a typical episode but I still had fun putting it together. It’s a project I’ve always wanted to do.
Great Job! Not only did a lot of drone work go into this video but some awesome research as well. Your really getting good at video editing in your old age! Love how you merged the 2 old photo's into the
drone footage!!! Well done.
“Gly”: I’m proof positive you can teach an old dog new tricks. 👍
Great work Gly. I enjoyed the history and presentation.
That was really good, That's why I look forward every Saturday to your posts. I love the history.
Love the History Story, and Overhead Drone Footage.❤
1862 that is 162 years ago. It's hard to imagine how desolate it would be there.
Excellent! Thankyou
Very nice history lesson, Gly
I still can't decide if Mitchell was an ambitious visionary or a simple conman who went too far
Australia watching and enjoying another episode . Like and shared completed .Love your work always inspiring and interesting
Cool video, love the history and drone work
A well done documentary. Thank you for sharing Gly, keep up the good work.
Hey Gly; that was actually pretty cool. The history of these mines is something that goes overlooked all too often. Hearing the plight of the miners not being paid and their meager wages for the dangerous yet important work they were doing is; yet again overlooked and under appreciated. Oh, and by the way did I mention that you have a voice for television and a face for radio.😅 Just kidding. Thanks again for the great history lesson.
“Gly”: I 100% agree! A golden voice but a face like a can of worms. Lol
Thank you Gly.
Outstanding! Thank you Gly.............
I like the mines, but I love the desert landscapes. Great drone work!
Cly, your drone video's are the best! I have been a drone video guy for 6 years but I still learn from you.
Excellent review of this operation Gly. Thank you so much
That was amazing. Thankyou! I've been watching for years on and off and love your work! Love from Yorkshire UK.
@9:30 you are great with the drone! I love the story / drone time.
Great documentary of the history of this area.
Thank you so for the history lesson. What a beautiful day. GOD bless you. Have a good week.
Thanks for the history, this is why your channel is soooo great. I’m a AZ native and now have been schooled on some more about Yuma and how that area started. Keep up the amazing content Gly
Incredible history.
I liked this video, especially documenting a site that you can’t really get into, but has a lot of history. Thanks for doing the research on this site, and a good narrative.
“Gly”: Thank you! I’m happy you enjoyed it.
Really nice drone work. And great historical information. Thanks, I enjoyed this a lot.
Truly enjoyed your story, such a wonderful treat, 😊.
Thank you for another excellent episode
Gly what an interesting episode, never new the ore came all the way over from the US to the Copperopolis site in my home town of Swansea South Wales. I just thought that the ore we got was from our own country such as The Great Orme Copper mine in Llandudno North Wales, The Parys Mountain mine on the Isle of Anglesey North Wales, and the SyGun Copper Mine in Beddgellert North Wales. I will see you in the episode. 👍
Fun areas. Can’t wait to see what you (Gly),Laura, and we have in store for this summer exploration season.
“Gly”: This will be the most exciting summer exploring season ever. I just hope we don’t hurt ourselves. Lol
@@AbandonedandForgottenPlaces Agreed, we don’t need any injuries.
I'm a, Drone Fanatic, and the drone action was epic. I for one, believe this to be a very entertaining and educational video. Well Done, Gly!
“Gly”: Thank you!
Gly, freaking awesome….. that’s it just freaking awesome. Stay healthy and level headed looking forward for more 🤜🤛☯️☮️
“Gly”: Thank you! I’m happy you enjoyed this one.
Thanks Gly! Great flying and very interesting/entertaining history narrative. Keep them coming. Cheers.
Thank you for all the effort to provide so much history and information on this area!
“Gly”: Thank you very much, I’m happy you enjoyed it.
A truly awesome video
I love it ! ❤
Being from Australia, I found this video very interesting. It is good to continue learning. Great video, great drone flying, great Adriel Fair. ❤🇦🇺
Very well researched and your drone skills are off the charts.
It was a great presentation 🎉
I started watching your channel pretty much from the beginning. I prefer the early days of low tech, hands on exploring. I appreciate your being able to grow your operation. I know it takes all kinds. Thanks for sharing your explorations.
“Gly”: I’m glad you said that because you are about to get exactly that. Stay tuned for upcoming announcements. 👍
Very interesting story and the drone footage was great. There was really a lot of buildings and ruins there. Great video!
“Gly”: Thank you!
Nice history lesson. 👍
You say it's a small % of like, but I love the History, and I bet anyone that explores these sites (like I do), or that love your videos of mines, will love and find great interest in the history of these sites! Plenty of people stopping by mines, only a few give great insight AND great drone work! Please keep adding both! Good work!
..,.and those B&W photo overlays of historic site on your current scene are fantastic!
...👍🏾🙏👍🏾✨✨✨HEY GIY... AWESOME STORY OF THAT VIDEO...👍🏾✨✨✨👍🏾🙏👍🏾...
I like that kind of content, but overtime its become a little boring just turning around mine site with a drone. Can’t wait see more underground content!
“Gly”: It’s coming, stay tuned!
Good episode.
good job...stay safe
That was fantastic! Thank you
“Gly”: Thank you, I’m happy you enjoyed it.
That was interesting...kudos
your the best brother,my mother and father moved too Dragoon az,,theres mines there,cochise mountains.
Bernie Revira is an historian in this place,he grew up there,in benson theres a picture of his father on the side of a building . my mother and father has passed.some day I will come there and see these mines,Bernie.love you for your research sir!!!
Lizard lane,thats a road of Dragoon road,mr and brother talked skip at the top of this place,my grandmother is here,Dragoon Springs.
I have deep roots in Arizona, particularly in the Clifton/Morenci area both to mining and cattle ranching. A lot of history is lost because as each generation comes and goes the stories aren't passed down.
Keeping these histories alive is important. All those men and women living and working in the mines across the west, forgot by their grandchildren and great-grandchildren. People that had hopes and dreams living life the best they knew how. Imagine the stories they had to tell, the hard work they we at the least indirectly benefit from.
Gly thank you for this history. One day I'm gonna track you down and buy you dinner and a good Scotch Whiskey.
“Gly”: I’ve been looking forward to producing this episode for quite some time because nobody has ever really done a complete history of this area on RUclips or anywhere else for that matter. This required allot of research and I was really taken back by all the lives that this site touched. Can you imagine what the underground workings must’ve looked like? Too bad it’s all under water now. I’ll take you up on that dinner and whiskey but first you’ve got to find me. 😄 🥃
Thanks
Thank you Gly, for such an interesting episode, as usual, excellent drone work,fascinating history, In South Wales where I live, there's a Swansea town, and I think it was called the copper capital,of Wales, just goes to show how small our world is, keep up the good work,and be safe !
I live in Swansea in Wales and this is very interesting that they shipped all the way to the Uk. Swansea wales was nicknamed copperopolis due to the huge amount of copper works in the area.
Wow what a place.
Gly what drone are you using these days? Nice job piloting.
“Gly”: This video was shot entirely using the DJI Mavic 3 Cine and the DJI AVATA.
Good History lesson! Let’s get into one of those mines and find Prince Albert in a can!
“Gly”: Stay tuned!
Poor old Gly aways getting pick on, you cant do right for doing wrong 😂
“Gly”: Welcome to the limelight as they say, the public eye is always a tough place to be and you’ve gotta be thick skinned.
A very good show, proving that some of the upcoming area could have a start to the history and drone shots of the area before you go under ground, pamiently waiting for the next video .
All I think of is the desert heat & freezing cold with hardly any shelter. No AC, barely heated by coal or wood.
Wonderful narration and droning. Too bad you couldn't get below ground. Fascinating history. We are obviously in need of Copper. Could those mines be of use again?
“Gly”: The workings underground must’ve been tremendous but unfortunately everything is under water now. No, this deposit is much too small for any modern day commercial operation.
Different format than your usual, but I truly enjoyed this video, and appreciate the work that went into putting it together. Your narration is smooth, your voice both commanding and soothing. The drone work was superb, only wish you could have looked down the iron-covered shafts a bit more and maybe identified them with the narration. All in all, VERY nicely done! Kudos!
“Gly”: Thanks Fred! The working level of this mine is at the 500 and the top of the water table is at about the 400 so when you stand on top of the grates and look down the shaft you see nothing but water down there. Also, at one time all the main shafts were collared but all of that timber was removed to be sold off or repurposed for other mines.
@@AbandonedandForgottenPlaces That is surprising, considering it’s Arizona. I would not have thought the water table would be that high there. Thanks for the reply; seems you really DO care about your subscribers!🤔😁 (Yeah, I’ve always known that about you, but sadly that quality is becoming too rare nowadays!) ❤️❤️
“Gly”: Recently, I found an aquifer map of Arizona and this area sits over one of the larger ones. That’s why they grow so much alfalfa down there by Wenden and that’s why Alamo Lake is always full. One has to use their imagination and draw an imaginary line underground at the level of the water of Alamo Lake. As you move north towards Swansea, everything at that level and below is under water. Yeah, many content creators ignore their comments section because of the trolls but I’ve got a thick skin, not that I don’t want to reach through my computer and ring a few necks from time to time, but hey, that’s the world we live in now.
@@AbandonedandForgottenPlaces Ohh, would that we had that ability! But it’s probably a good thing; I know I would end up in jail for throttling the living crap out of someone who so richly deserves it!
Looking forward to next week’s video!
Great history episode Gly! I enjoy whatever you do here and the haters.
Now that was awesome to see and hear about all that was done there great job Gly i really injoyed it, to bad the mesh is tiny you can't get a camera down the shaft it would be interesting to see how much water is in the bottom of the 1000 foot shaft, just saying. Be safe my friend.
“Gly”: The water is sitting at about the 400 foot level and the primary working level was the 500. When you look down the shafts through the grate you see only rock walls with no collar and no side drifts all the way down to water level. I found a workings map of this site and the workings are immense down there but I wasn’t able to use the image due to copyright issues.
There's only two maybe three decent drone pilots on RUclips and your number one Gly Maverick, Such ease as you glide through between those buildings but I "expecting that" and would have been disappointed otherwise
“Gly”: For many, it’s very difficult to learn “fluid movement” when it comes to flying drones for cinematic capture. Thanks for the compliment! 👍
Hi Gly !!! I agree with you 100%... If you don't have anything nice to say, then don't say anything at all. I also personally would prefer the underground content, BUT love the channel either way and will continue to watch and look forward to your Saturday morning post's. And you seem like a good dude as well !!! Quick question, I've been wondering.... Are you running out of interesting mines to explore ?? I realize just in the West (I'm in Orange County California) that there are literally thousands of mines, buuuutttt.... I'm sure lot's are sealed off, caved in, full of water like this one, don't have much to explore (Like who wants to see someone walk a couple hundred yards straight in and out) and many being just not even close to "safe" to even enter or whatnot, plus many more reasons I won't list !!! I mean how many not only unexplored, but interesting mines can be left out here ?!?! Uppercase, lowercase, in... any f-in case, I dig your channel !!! (no pun intended). 😋
“Gly”: Even though I get pushback for it I like to cater to my entire audience and a small majority of them like episodes with lots of history. Truthfully, these episodes are a pain in the butt and require twice the amount of time to produce and only get half the amount of views. However, nobody on RUclips or anywhere else for that matter has ever produced a complete history of Swansea Arizona and it’s a project I’ve been meaning to do for a very long time. So, even though episodes like this tends to ruffle a few feathers within my base, I’m still happy I did it. To answer your question: I have documented every large mine in western Arizona and there’s nothing left that I haven’t seen. Sure, there’s still a few small ones scattered about but they are not very interesting. Central Arizona, especially in the mountainous regions is very difficult to explore since much of it is private land or, the roads to the mines are way too treacherous, even for a capable Jeep. I don’t explore south of I-10 for obvious reasons and the mines in SE Arizona are so scattered, there’s not enough in one spot to produce 24 episodes in six months during the winter season. This is why I enjoy Nevada so much, the mines are plentiful and many have never been documented. The area you speak of, I consider that TVR’s territory. Justin enjoys those types of mines and as you know, I enjoy the dry ones instead of the wet ones because the artifacts are typically in much better condition. There’s still plenty out there to document, it’s just not as “target rich” as it was when I first started this years ago.
I gotta say.... Ur a great guy !!! Thank you for taking time to thoroughly answer my question !!! If I wasn't a lifetime subscriber before, I DEFINITELY am now, I sincerely appreciate that. And I'm glad you didn't take my input the wrong way, not saying in the least that I didn't like your history episode, I watched the whole thing, with all the stuff to watch on RUclips, that says something right there. I'm guessing the Sierra Nevada mountains are just too far from where your located ?? Or the one's in Mojave desert ?? For about 35 year's my pop's, brother and I went yearly up to June Lake area for opening of trout season, we've missed the last 6-7 years because my pop's is almost 80 now and not mobile enough to enjoy it anymore 😞 But I heard about some crazy mines up in that area. Unbeknownst to me... We drove past the turn-off for Cerro Gordo every year !!! Anyhow, I appreciate what you do and enjoy your content for sure.Thanks again for your reply, that question has been on my mind for quite some time.
And yes I know exactly what your saying about South of I-10, I used to work/associate with the cartels a VERY long time ago, so I don't blame you for 1 second !!! 😳
This man has been doing a show a week for how long and has brought you information,education,and entertainment. All in a place the majorityof viewrs i am guessing would not go.Nor do they have the knowledge to do so. Its not my cup of tea for a straight history run but, its notmmy channel. Nd Gly needs to try and capture his audience's likes with one show a week. This was not an easy production. You try and fill drone footage for that amount of time and research a location to then put that into the videograpphy. He matched old picture's to the same angle as the now empty landsscape sits the mountains lined up. I say good job i like the in the mine video also more than a full historical view but...i respect Glys need to cover the viewrs that. Love that history lesson. I would say good job Gly, but its not my channel so i say great job using new techniques and variety of information and history. Love that you still see this as projects. You want to do...and not just what everyone thinks you should do. Much love. Welcome to Nevada. ❤
“Gly”: The abandoned mine exploring genre on RUclips has become very predictable and that’s why people’s interest in it has somewhat dropped off. From time to time I like to switch gears, it keeps things interesting for the audience as well as myself. It may have not been enjoyable for a few but this is the very first full history documentary of the Swansea site that’s ever been done.
Here from Swansea Wales U,K
That's an amazing history of this site and area! It's too bad there's no way to get down there and see the workings. Chances are that by this time, they're all flooded anyway.
Swansea, UK is my birthplace.
Hi Gly, did you by chance snap a picture of the big sign discussing the area and minerals coming into Swansea? I been needing that for a private project, thanks…
“Gly”: No, I didn’t. But as I drove by I noticed that it was recently vandalized.
Dang, well you saved me an 8hour round trip. Thanks!
Gly, I love the chanel. I've been watching for over 2 years now.. How do you know where the forgotten places are lol.
“Gly”: I know where every abandoned mine and ghost town is across the entire western US and that comes from 30+ years doing this as a side hobby. The problem isn’t finding the mines, the problem is the logistics behind getting to them but I’ve developed a pretty good strategy to deal with that.
All I can think of is the battery life of your drone. Ha! Great Drone video!
I personally love history. I personally loved the entire video.
I see some of you don't care about history and like to say some dumb shit about Gly.
Ya just can't please everyone 😔
The man has explored just about everything in that region. What the heck do you expect him to do about that?
Anyway thank you Gly I thought it was wonderful. I learned something new and if it wasn't for you doing the documentary on it I would have not known and it would be just another thing tossed out in the ditch to be forgotten.
“Gly”: Thanks, I’m happy you enjoyed it! Some, not all, have completely lost their manners and respect for others. As a person who’s always had an interest in psychology I’ve seen this downturn in our society with the advent of social media and it’s only get worse.
Good job as always ! Sorry no access points ! I'm in nengland area , any news on earthquake in your area ?
“Gly”: Nope, no earthquake around here. Plenty of wind lately though.
Then I will allow it. Carry on.😊
Gly did you ever find a door in those buildings or did they just clime out the windows?
“Gly”: They all had doors but it was easier to fly out the windows.
Gly, have you ever done a video on the Beg Bell mine in Arizona? If you have could I get a link to it?
“Gly”: I’ve heard of the Blue Bell Mine south of Prescott and the Big Bell Mine in Death Valley but I’ve never heard of the Beg Bell Mine.
What a crazy ride of ownership, I can just picture a bunch of monopoly looking guys fighting over the stocks of the company.
I wish Grech made an adventure style van like Winnebago Ekko
Hi GLY. What drone is it you used
Ah, good ole John Johnson, his friend John, and their huge Johnsons by the black butte
“Gly”: Just don’t step on Johnson’s Johnson, he gets upset 😠 when you do that.
Very RICH I history one might say😊