Golden Lady Mine: Exploring Multiple Adits & Large Stopes, Following Historic Miners Trails⛏️
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- Опубликовано: 7 сен 2024
- For this abandoned mine exploration, we visit the Golden Lady Mine. After driving the Jeep to the end of the road, we continue on foot following the old and historic miners trails through the hills. We found about a half dozen mine workings, which we explored. We climbed a few ladders into stopes and saw some colorful mineral veins. We came across a few interesting artifacts along the way and had another great day of mine exploring. We hope you enjoy the video. We love to hear from you, so please leave a comment for us!
It's almost like you weren't alone ! 👍 those Burro's knew 🤔 Where you would go next!!! Hee Haa haha ha!!!; )
I still can't get over the burros going back in a dark mine. One mine in Nevada we saw burro scat over 700 feet into a mine. I just hope to not run into a few of them way back in a mine. That scares me more than a lion would. Thanks for the comment, Richard!😁👍
The first do goody that Julie found is an Air Quick Connect aka Gladhand. Gold Mines don't always have Veins but have what's called Free Mill Gold that is in the Native Rock often found near the contact Zones of Quartz Stringers (tiny veins) and with the Fine Mill Tailing at the Mill Site I'd say that this is a Free Mill Lode. Fun Explore!
Thanks for the informative comment as usual. I enjoy you sharing your mining knowledge with all of us!👍😁
@@TomandJulieMineExploring My body may be FUBAR but my mind still works so it gives me great pleasure to share with you all
@@TBI-Firefighter-451 And we enjoy it, too. ❤️
Really cool finds an it looks like there all kinds of nice little hidden places all over this on guys 😊😊
This mountain is pock marked with prospects both large and small. It's a fun place to poke around. Thanks for watching!👌
@@TomandJulieMineExploring no problem! thanks for sharing!! man the crazy mountain mine roads always make me clench up!
the sheer labour of digging these old mines I hope the miners found a good rewarding amount of gold.
I hope they got rewarded, too. I think that many times, that was not the case. Thanks for watching and commenting, Rose!👍
that was nice keep up the good work Tom & Julie
Thanks for the comment, Jerry!👍😁
Fantastic, Awesome and beautiful all the way. Great video.
Glad that you enjoyed the video. Thanks for watching!👍😁
I love that line....." who wants to volunteer to go in that one" ..... ( Julie ) " Me " now I know you took that nice sample home with you and crushed it up to check for values ... you know what that " Knocking " sound was ...huh .... another fun explore .....keep'em coming and be safe out there
Haha, I have to keep Julie smiling somehow out in these dirty mines. We don't take a lot of samples even though there almost always seems to be vein material outside of the mines that never got hauled off. Also, we haven't been home since September, so the old RV would be sagging by now if we filled it up with rocks. You think that was a Tommyknocker? Those little buggers better not pull any pranks on us. Lol. Thanks for the comment, Jeff!👍😁
Bueller? Bueller? Anyone? Bueller?
Just ended my workweek and after seeing this it has made my day .Thanks Tom and Julie
Thanks for the nice comment, Tony. Enjoy your weekend!👌🙂
Nothing like a Friday morning mine explore with a great team. Thanks!
Thanks for watching and for the nice comment, Richard!👍😁
Thanks for getting me out and about Tom and Julie, I really appreciate you. Watching Tom come back down the ladder I had an epiphany, Tom is the only person I can recognize by his boot bottoms! Keep on keeping on!!!
Haha, now that's funny. I know I'm missing a big chunk of tread off of one of my boots. Thanks for the comment, Robert!👍😁
Always enjoy the views!
Yes, great views once again. It really doesn't get old seeing them. Thanks for commenting!👍😁
Tom & Julie - Interesting explore up in some rugged and scenic country.
Some nice unground exploration as well. Good camera work and documentation narrative. You are second to none in that regard.
Tom, nice mount and dismount on the ladder. I'd score you a 9 out of 10 on that move! Thanks for taking us along.
Haha, that ladder move would have been much easier 30 years ago. Thanks for the complimentary comment, Rob!👍😁
@@TomandJulieMineExploring A lot of things were easier 30 years ago.
Putting my pants on in the morning, remembering where I put my car keys, bending over to tie my boots, remembering the right channel number on the remote, Remembering when to....well I'm sure you understand.
@@AZRob56 lol I do.
Here's another ladder for you... had to laugh. Always enjoy your mine exploring. Got worried for you guys a couple weeks ago when I didn't see your video, then realized it was Thursday. Stay safe 🙏
I don't pass up too many ladders without giving them a try. Glad that you are enjoying our mine explores. We haven't missed a Friday video in at least two years. Thanks for the comment, Phil!👍😁
Thank you folks a great video as always with nice views I hope you all are well and I always look forward to your next video take care
You're welcome, Tim. Thank you for watching and for the nice comment!👍🙂
Another great little exploration in the hills Tom and Julie
Thanks, Keith. We appreciate the comment!😁
Another great mine explore. I really appreciate that you are willing and intrepid enough to scramble up ladders into stopes and dig out collapsed adits to access areas that I think many other mine explorers pass up. I've always had a cat-like curiosity about open holes in the ground, and what secrets and treasures may be found within - and it appears you share the same sentiment.
Yes, curiosity always gets the best of me. In my mind, there is a wealth of riches behind every collapsed portal, so I dig. Thanks for the nice comment!👍😊
I agree scampering up that rock like a young in there good job
Great episode, Looking forward to your next one 👌 You two are Awesome 👏
Thanks for the nice comment, Rick. See ya next time. 😁
always impressive to see what the old miners did with the techniques and tools ! thanks for exploring .
Yes, what the old timers accomplished is nothing short of amazing. Thanks, Ted!👍😁
After years of watching these videos and others , I have to give credit to the miners back in the day . They did things I would never dream of . I don't think you will ever run out of mines to explore ! Good job on the videos !
Oh yes, what the old-time miners accomplished is nothing short of amazing. I think I'll run out of energy before we run out of mines to explore. Thanks for commenting, Doug!👍😁
Tom & Julie, Great job with another mine exploration. We always look forward to Fridays for another episode, and love the views from the mountain top.
We look forward to Fridays, too. We love hearing from all of you commenters. Thanks for watching, Michael!👍😁
hi Tom & Julie. It looks like you had a nice day exploring. Thanks for the video & Regards from Ody Slim
Hi Ody. Yes, it was another good day of hiking around the mines. Thanks for watching! 👍
I finally got around to watch the end of this video. Thank you for taking us along with you. You guys stay safe.
Thanks, Eddie! We'll stay safe. 👍
I love these adventures with tom and julie , great until next time love yer both, KEEP SAFE.love alan.
Thanks for the nice comment, Alan. We appreciate it!👍😁
Another great adventure, I really liked the scenery and what artifacts you found. Hope y'all have another great week, always happy to see y'all. God bless y'all.
Thanks, Jimmy. Hope all is well with you. We appreciate the comment and blessing!👌🙂
Hello Tom Hello Julie
Thank you for this Video
Thank you for your effords to bring the pictures to us.
Take care have a good weekend and a nice and happy New week
Yours Frank Galetzka
Hello Frank. Thanks for watching the video and leaving a comment for us. Hope you have a good weekend!👌😁
Ooh another exciting episode. I spent many years exploring the gold,copper and lead mines of Cymru ( Wales ) Good fun
Glad that you liked this one, Don. The Welsh miners were considered to be among the best when they came to this country. Good that you have explored your mines. Thanks for watching!😁
Nice explore Tom and Julie! It breaks my heart when I see ore that never went to the mill laying outside, forgotten. You guys really make an extra effort to get up to some of these mines. Sometimes I suffer a nosebleed from just watching. Beautiful scenery outside!
We see what appears to be vein material outside of the mines regularly. I don't understand why that happens so often. It takes a bit of effort to get to some of these higher workings, but it's not a problem. Thanks for the comment, William!👍😁
Another great video. Thank you very much you too be safe. Have fun. Keep him out of trouble. Julie.
Glad that you liked the video, Bob. Me, get into trouble? Not a chance. Lol. Thanks for the comment!👍😁
New to your channel Tom & Julie🌟
I really enjoyed this episode so much. What an old mine. Lots of left behind goodies that the desert will embrace for history. Julie you are a real go getter and
Tom is obviously not afraid of ladders☺️ Real clean looking mine, love the light color of the natural rock there. 🤍
Thank you, Lisa. Glad that you are enjoying the videos. We appreciate the comment!👍😁
Hello Julie and Tom. Another great video, seeing a few mine shafts in this video. The views from the mountain top there are definitely beautiful.
Hello Stephen, glad that you enjoyed the mine and the views. Thanks for watching!👍😁
Hard rock mines with very little shoring. I’m surprised there wasn’t more miners graffiti. Nice bottle finds, always interesting. Thank you, T&J! 😊
Not much graffiti in these for some reason. Not much timbering either. It must be stable rock in this area. Thanks, Ralph!👍😁
Thanks for showing us the mines Tom and Julie! Have a great week!
You're welcome! Thanks for watching, and we hope you have a great weekend!👍😁
Good 2 c old place again enjoy watching ur videos spent some years there over 30 years ago now thanks S.C.Bob
Glad that you enjoyed seeing this again after all those years. Thanks for commenting, Bob!👍😁
Great job climbing up the ladder!
Great mine experience. Thanks for the video - I enjoyed it very much.
Greetings from Germany.
Glad that you enjoyed the explore. Thanks for watching and commenting!👌🙂
Thank you Tom and Julie. I would like to process that vein rock that was left.❤❤❤
I don't know why we've been seeing so much of what looks to be vein material left outside of the mines lately. Thanks for watching, Mark!👍❤️
@@TomandJulieMineExploring My guess when ever their is a war miners get sent off to die. I am so glad that I am to old and fat to carry a rifle for Canadas evil dictators.😂😂😂🇨🇦🇺🇸🦇☘️🌹
Fun stuff and gorgeous views.
Thanks so much!
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Thanks. George. Glad hat you liked the views! 👍👍👊😁
You’re right Tom!❤😂. Julie is lots better leading! Love you guys.
I know, right. She's the star of the show! Thanks for the comment, Jeff!👍😄
Tom, it is really obvious that you are in pretty good shape, watching you go up and to that overhead ladder I knew I could not do that. I struggle just to get into my skidsteer some days. Again I thank you two for the tour and the views.
I've always been fairly agile, but I'm definitely not getting any better. Father time is catching up with me. Thanks for watching, Mick!😁👍
Cool explore you 2. I love that east side of Owens Valley. There are literally thousands of mines and interesting places to explore. Thanks for the adventure and for taking me along.
Glad that you liked it, Bill. Thanks for the comment!👍😁
Hi Tom and Julie, a lot of hiking you’re getting your exercise! Nice area of mines you’re exploring but in the end it’s worth it finding some interesting one to explore. What area is this in? Always fun to find remnants outside these mines especially the bottles. One year I explored to the west side of Calico, along the trail I found a Cuticura tin with caps still inside, was dated 1880s and the tin blended in with the dark rocks, along with chiesel climbing up tailing wall. Always wondered who dropped them. Along the rail bed to the Daggett mill also found a glass opium pipe left by a Chinese worker, never thought I would have ever found one. Always interesting to explore historical sites and feeling what they felt in that period of time! Anyway thanks again for your great videos and stay safe out there in your explorations! I wish you both the best of health!
Hi Ron, thanks for sharing your stories of finding cool stuff. I've never found an opium pipe. This is on the west side of the Panamint Valley. We appreciate your nice comment!👍😁
As Always another great exploration, thank you guys 👏
You're welcome, Felipe. Thanks for watching!👍😁
Epoch Mine Safari! Love the hiking, jeep on the trails and of course the mines you two explore. Great Slopes lots of adits and good color. To bad they dug out that area so you could not access the continuation of that drift at the end of the video. Thanks again, Rik
Hi Rik. Glad that you enjoyed the safari as you called it. I didn't quite understand the way that drift had the large hole in it. They must have found something going down that they liked after the original drift was made. Thanks for watching and commenting. We appreciate you!👍😊
These guys didn't leave alot behind on this explore, got in and got out, thanks guys
No, they didn't. They were all over this mountain, though. Thanks for watching, Raiderman!👍😁
You both are living the dream! Hiking with purpose in the wilderness, with only each other and RUclips for company. I've been out of work with an injury, and your videos have helped keep me sane. You give this midwesterner hope that I'll be able to get out and explore some abandoned mines in my lifetime. Certainly have given me a lot of reading material trying to catch up with the history of your finds!
We hope your injury heals up ASAP. We do enjoy being able to be out hiking and retracing the steps of the old miners. We also like the history behind these places. Hopefully, you will get your chance to get out exploring. From one midwesterner to another, thanks for the comment!👌😄
Thanks for you two being you another great video
You're welcome, and thanks for the nice comment, Degrey!👍😁
Neat explore! We're hopeful we'll make it back in that area later this month. A lot of nooks and cranny's to always check out, thanks.
Hi guys, glad you enjoyed this one. Have fun when you get to this area! Thanks for commenting. 👍😁
Fun explore, the pipe rail was cool to see. i seen that only one time before.
We've seen that pipe rail several times, especially in this general area. Thanks for watching, Ken!👍😁
Your a luck many Tom to have Julie smile and say good morning to you every day.
You are correct, Sir. Thanks, Ody!❤️
Go Julie. You should be use it by now tom that when she gets on a mission to seak out something she's not going to stop until finds what she's looking for lol.
I know what you mean. I'm always trying to catch up with her. Of course, I get to do the fooling around with cameras and such. By the time I get my camera out, take a shot, and put it away, she's out of sight. Thanks for the comment, Jon!👍😁
Thank you guy's for what you do. Awesome views. I used to watch on a iPad, much better on a 27" monitor.
You're welcome, Wayne. Thanks for watching on your 27" monitor. 👍😁
Thank you letting me watch.
You're welcome, Wendell. Our pleasure to have you watch.👍😁
Hello Tom and Julie, I recall seeing sectional irrigation pipe like the riveted piece you found. These adits were so narrow that I wonder how the miners moved the rock. If it was with wheelbarrows, it would seem like they would be scraping their hands on the walls. That topmost adit made my hands hurt just looking at it. Maybe Jeff would volunteer to meet up with you and put samples through his plant. Might keep him out of trouble.
Well, God bless and be careful. dave
Hi David, that old riveted pipe was pretty fun to see. Could you imagine the number of rivets in a long run of that pipe. I should collect some samples and have Jeff run them. I don't have a lot of room for hauling rocks in the motorhome. Not sure that would necessarily keep him out of trouble. Thanks for the comment!👍😁
While you got some cold, we got a couple feet of snow out here in NoCal.... it's been so beautiful!
Reminded me of desert trips this time of year....cold nights!
Stay warm...cheers.
The weather has been a little rough where we are lately. It's very windy and some rain. Thanks, Steven! 🌧💨
thanks again for sharing, stay safe out there.
You're welcome, Chuck. Thanks for the comment!👍😁
A little late to the viewing , computer was in the shop last two weeks . Had problem with data migration while installing a ssd . Thank you for your last two videos , now I get to play catch-up on all my subscriptions.
No worries, Tony. I hope you got your machine fixed. Thanks for watching and commenting!👍😄
Hello Tom and Julie! I enjoyed this video as I do all of your mine explorations! Inside this mine, you came across the name, Steve Bozich scrawled on the rock. I did a Google search on this name and found a young man with the same name-probably his grandson? I thought I would add a little human interest story here.
Many of the early miners were immigrants from Europe. Steve Bozich was probably from Serbia or Croatia. His name would have been correctly spelled Bozic, but was modified by adding the "H" when he came to America so people would pronounce his name correctly as "Ich" instead of “Ick" as it looks from the original version.
My grandfather, like many others emigrated from Croatia, then a part of the Austro/Hungarian Empire. He was also named Steve and came here for a better life and the opportunities that America offered. The only work available to these unskilled emigrants were the dangerous and low paying jobs like mining. There was no welfare at this time and if a man wanted to feed himself and his family he had to work! Quite a change from today where the government is paying people not to work!
My Grandfather Steve, landed in Jackson, California shortly after the turn of the century and worked in the Argonaut mine. The Argonaut, along with the neighboring Kennedy Mine were the worlds deepest Gold Mines. Go to: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argonaut_Mine for more info about this incredible mine. Luckily, my Grandfather met his future bride at the boarding house where he lodged and moved to Los Angeles for better opportunities. She too was a Croatian emigrant who was waiting tables and serving the hungry miners.
The boarding house where he stayed catered to men from his region, the future Yugoslavia. By the way, Yugoslavia means "The Kingdom of Southern Slavs." I use the word Lucky because Steve just escaped the great Argonaut Mine Disaster of August 27, 1922, when 47 miners, mostly immigrants from Italy, Spain, and Serbia, were trapped in a fire 4,650 feet below ground. I suggest if anyone is interested in learning more about this great tragedy they should read the book "47 Down” for the whole incredible story. After trying his hand at several business opportunities, Steve bought an Ice Route in Los Angeles and became an Ice Man. Steve and his wife Stella were blessed with five children, four sons and a daughter. Sadly, Steve died of Double Pneumonia in 1935. Penicillin was not yet available in the U.S. until 1942 with a limited supply. This drug probably would have saved him!
Steve’s eldest son John, took over the Ice Business and eventually his 3 younger brothers became Ice Men as well. The business, Chikato Bros. Ice just celebrated its 100 year anniversary. I am a third generation Ice Man and a chip off the old block. I am fascinated by history and especially mining. The incredible hard work that miners did in order to make a living is just mind boggling! Your explorations are showing their great efforts! Keep up the great videos! Mel the Ice Man.
Hi, Mel. Thanks for the fantastic and informative comment. It didn't show up immediately as comments containing links get automatically held until I approve them.
We see a lot of graffiti in the old mines, and many times, it will have a miner's full name and even an address. We, and other viewers, have looked some of these names up and enjoyed finding possibly current information on relatives of these miners.
We love the history of the mines and the miners, too. I'm happy that your relative didn't die in the Argonaut disaster. Some of those miners back in the day faced incredibly dangerous situations, unlike any that would be permitted today. They don't build people the same today as they back then. Like you mentioned, the current work ethic is not ideal, to say the least.
It sounds like a great success story of your family's ice business, and I am very happy for you. Thanks for the book suggestion and the chuckle when you said "chip off the old block". I never even thought about the origin of that saying. Looking forward to hearing from you again, Mel the Ice Man!❤️👍😁
Good video as always, .... I couldn't tell if your in Ca or Nv.
I'm planning a 2024 trip and places I want to go. 👍
This is in California. Hope you get your trip figured out. Thanks for watching!😁
Hi Guys. Looks like lots of little diggings and a couple of mines. The miners where just getting what they could to make a dollar. Some of the stopes where impressive though. Burro poop is fine, cat poop not so much, all is well. 😃
Yes, there are workings both large and small all over this mountain. Honestly, I think I would rather have cat poop than burro. A cat would try to hide in the mine if possible. A burro wouldn't have that ability. Could you imagine cornering a burro or two in the back of a drift? That sounds scary to me. A lion wouldn't exactly be fun, either. Thanks for the comment!🦁🐴👍
So is what they were after the brown material on the walls? If so, why didn't they take out what is visible? e.g. you mentioned toward the middle of the vid that it was a pretty decent vein--why still there? Also, why in so many vids are there partial rails? If they were taking it out to use elsewhere, why only some of it? Thanks for the video.
What we are seeing in these old mines is what is left of the mineral veins after the miners took the highest grade and easiest to get, ore. They knew what they were doing, and even though there might be value in the minerals left behind, it was not enough to justify the work it would take to mine and process it. Generally, only the straight pieces of rail were removed for reuse at the next mine. The custom bent curved pieces were left behind as it would not be worth it to try and reuse them. Thanks for the comment, Gary!😁
Well, I'm hooked. Started following a while back but your presentations are really good. I'm a Spelunker from the 70's.
Keep em coming.
Thanks, Mike. We appreciate you watching our explores!👍😁
@@TomandJulieMineExploring silly question: about 6-8 weeks ago, watched a post about a couple exploreres. The girl fell while on a rock climbing wall and is paralyzed. Obviously not you, but do you know who?
@Mike P I didn't hear about that, so I don't know anything about it. Sorry that it happened.
That was fun!
Thanks for watching and commenting, Pethoviejo!👍😁
Great hike and some nice little mines.
Glad that you liked the video, RD! Thanks for commenting. 👍 😁
I was starting to think there was no main working but you found it..
Hi Max. Lots of smaller workings here. Thanks for watching and commenting!😁
I love ❤️ Watching your Abandoned Mine RUclips Channel Videos Because I love ❤️ Minerals And there is lots of History When it comes to old Abandoned Mines in the Western United States 🇺🇸
Do you Guys Collect Minerals from all the Abandoned Mines you guys Video on RUclips????
Keep the Abandoned Mine RUclips Videos Coming 📹 😁😁💯💯👍👍👍
Hi Alex, we like the history behind the mines, too. We don't generally collect samples from the mines for a few reasons. They could have an active claim on them or be in a national park, plus we travel in an RV where we don't have a lot of room to haul rocks. Thanks for the comment!👍😁
Great explore, amazing how the wood they used to build the ore chutes looks like it was done yesterday!
It's absolutely unbelievable the quality and condition of the wood we see in most of the dry desert mines. Much of it is well over 100 years old, and with low humidity, stable temperatures, and no sunlight, it looks like it's new. I'm sure it's worth a fortune. Thanks for the comment!👍😁
I would like to thank the both of you for bringing this entertaining and informative content to all of us at home good stuff.
You are welcome. We would like to thank you for watching our videos, Chancer!👍😁
Always a good time with you two. The best videos on RUclips. 👍🏻
Thanks so much, Rick. We appreciate you!👍😁
You guys are hitting the "Mother Lode" with your explores! Lots of cool outside stuff, and really cool inside stuff! Keep 'em coming!!!
Glad that you enjoyed it, Lesley. We appreciate the nice comment!👍😁
Fun explore. Silly burros go way in to the mine ,wow. Wonder what the loud noise was in the mine
I think the noise was a rock falling somewhere in the mine. Gravity is continually pulling on the drifts and eventually wins. Those crazy burros go way into the mines sometimes. Thanks for the comment, David!👍😁
Thanks!
Thanks for the tip, Wheels. You're awesome!$$
Nice exploration guys. Did you ever figure out what the noise was? Must have been those Tommy knockers. Thanks for taking us along. Take care of each other and be safe.
Hi Ed, Those darn Tommyknockers are playing tricks on us again. I'm guessing it was a bowling ball sized rock that fell in the mine somewhere fairly close to us. Gravity is always pulling rocks down in the mines, as evidenced by all the ground fall on the floor. We hear that occasionally, but it's always a little surprising when it happens. Thanks for the comment!👌😁
tom and the lovely julie, thank you for sharing your skills its a tribute to those hard working men that these mines still exist , but tell me have you ever found a honey bucket? i havent seen one yet, best regards pete.
Well, Pete, we have seen a few. I don’t generally feature them in our videos. Besides buckets at the end of a short crosscut with newspaper scattered around, we have seen other areas that skip the bucket altogether and just leave it lay. Thanks for commenting, and Julie thanks you for the compliment. 👍😁💩
Tom, that was a hell of job you did getting past the bottom of the ladder! When you got to the point where your legs were spread wide, supported by just a little steep rock on either side, I wondered how the hell you were get out of that situation. Rather than crash and burn, you introduced us to an episode of Tom's flight school. I don't know how you have gotten this far in life without serious injury! I know I couldn't handle that. Good job!
Haha. Thanks, Walter. That was fairly tame compared to a lot of things we do. Most of the really dangerous stuff never gets filmed. I have had a few injuries. I spent most of last summer rehabbing a shoulder injury I incurred in a mine fall last season. We appreciate the comment!👍😁
27:00 It looks like Tom will need to spend the off-season in the rock gym. Nice scramble, I don't move like that anymore either.
Just plain getting too old for this type of playing. Thanks for watching, Fred!👍😁
@@TomandJulieMineExploring It's keeping you young.
Hey guys love your content... Just got back from Buckeye Arizona..
Is this Lee? Buckeye is pretty cool. Thanks for the comment!
@@TomandJulieMineExploring that's right Tom/,Julie this is your old friend Lee from So side Mpls.. yeah I was down there for about two-and-a-half weeks but it was kind of cool for Arizona mid sixties and seventies
PS. Got to love them dispensaries..,😎😎🌵🌵
why was Julie shishin at the beginning? That riveted barrel and pipe was really cool! You find some neat stuff. I haven't watch the whole video yet but thanks for the ride you crazy guys! PS. I think you should put original music behind the slide photos.
Hey Eddie! Julie was doing that because it was so quiet that morning we didn't want to disturb the silence. Glad that you liked the riveted pipe and barrel. I like putting a little music on the still photos, but I'm getting lazy, so I haven't done that lately. Thanks for the comment brother!👍😁
That water can is very similar to one carried on canal boats during the industrial revolution in Britain called a " Buckby can " .
Those are really great cans. Thanks for your input. We appreciate it!👍😁
Visiting Jay
and Missy this is brother Lee
I thought you were going to split your shorts open climbing down out of that stope😁😁👍
Haha, it was close. Thanks for the comment, Sonny Lou!👍😁
What kind of Mine was that ????
Copper ???
Gold ??
Silver ???
Antimony????
That looks like somewhere in Nevada
Awesome Footage of a Abandoned Mine in Nevada or California
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This is a gold mine in California. Thanks for watching, Alex!❤️
Pitching in on a little gas. It is like over 5.00 a gallon where you are. Snag a couple of burros, I hear they are cheaper to operate!
Oh geez, Rik. Thank you so much. You're awesome! $$
Nice video, have you seen any Cougars?
We have never seen a cougar. Thanks for the comment, Paul!🐆😁
@4:46 Three Day Old Coyote Sauce always hits the spot.
Haha, I sure it does. 😁
Thank you again Tom & Julie for all of you efforts. I was wondering about the burro droppings deep in the mine--is that very common? I would think it would be pitch black and a burro would hesitate to continue in. Were the droppings recent or pretty old? Do you ever run across burros on your explores?
Hi Gregory, surprisingly, at least to me, it is very common to see burro scat in the mines. We have seen it over 700' back in some. I paced it out coming back out of the mine because I was so surprised to see it that far in. It's hard to tell the age of burro droppings because they are quite dry to begin with. Yes, I've researched this. Lol We see burros very often while out mine exploring. We have never seen any inside a mine. Thanks for the comment!👍😁
@@TomandJulieMineExploring One wonders how the burros find their way back out. Maybe they leave some sort of scent that they follow back out or maybe the air smells different heading out as opposed to heading in. Have you ever found circumstances of scat on dead end side cuts or something that would indicate a burro was searching for a way out? Maybe someone on this channel would have some insight.
Tell us a little about your JEEP year, size of engine, type of Transmission. IF possible.
@willaimwinchell1813 Hi Willaim. Is that correct, Willaim? Anyway, we have two Jeeps. A green 1962 Willys CJ5 with the F134 engine., which is nicknamed the Hurricane. The other is an orange 1994 YJ with the 2.5L engine and AX5 tranny. It's stock except the removal of the track bars and torsion bar. Thanks for the comment!
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What is that orange rock, and what is the quartz rock you always point out, does that mean, gold or silver ahead??
A lot of times, the gold runs in the quartz mixed iron, which I believe is what creates the orange color. I'm not a miner, though. Thanks for the comment!🙂
Did you ever figure out what the loud noise was?
- Ed on the Ridge
Hi Ed, I never really did figure out the noise. We hear noises like that occasionally. If you think about it, there are probably rocks falling regularly inside the mine just from the pull of gravity. Or it could have been those darn Tommyknockers playing tricks on us. Thanks for the comment!👍😁
Hello my good friend how are you doing I doing okay I have lots of bottles myself I collected I wash garbage dump not in near ghost town it's about a mile and a half away from a ghost town I think I have about five box's of Old bottle
Hello Mike. Glad to hear that you're doing okay. We are doing fine. It's fun to see the old bottles. Sometimes, you can find the date they were made on the bottom. Thanks for watching!😁
At the 15 minute mark that tunnel reminded me of an ice cave, I wonder why some of that mine was hot?
It's because there was airflow through the part that had the ladder going down and none in the other side. There was a vertical shaft shortly past the ladder. Thanks, Peter!😁
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Did you find out what that noise was?
We did not. I would guess that gravity pulled a good-sized rock down somewhere near us, which made the clunk. Thanks for commenting, Daryl!👌😁
16:56 Bozic.... Srpsko prezime
Thank you for that, Joca. Are there a lot of mines and miners in Serbia? 👌😁
Judge Mines by how large the waste pile is
Yes, you can usually get an idea of how big a mine is by the size of the dump. Not always, though, so don't be fooled. There are many mines where the mineral vein was so rich that everything that came out of the mine was hauled off for milling, leaving no waste rock pile. Some good examples of this are a few of the mines around Johannesburg, CA. Thanks for the comment!👍
Do you ever come across Rattlesnake?
Hi Ronnie. Yes, we do. They especially like to hang around outside of mine portals hunting the rats that live in the mines. We are usually in the desert during the winter months, though, so most of the snakes are laying low because of the cold nights.👍😁🐀🐍
Bonjour quel est le minerais exploiter?
Hello, Thierry. This was primarily a gold mine. Thanks for watching!👍😁
Where is this located ?
This is in California. Thanks for watching!👍
@Abandoned Mine Exploring with Tom and Julie yeah absolutely. Love it. My wife and I explore mines in Colorado and Arizona. I’m addicted.
That's not a portal that's a cave.
Thanks for the comment, Bill!👍
women should always be allowed to enter the caves first :D
Yes, to scare the rats off so they aren't in the video. 👍😁
Tom, are you riding around trying to pick up pretty girls, shame on you.
Haha, I guess I'm guilty. I've been picking her up for a long time. Thanks, Jake!😄
Mice poo? On ladder
There is rat crap in just about every mine. It's everywhere. There is very little mouse crap compared to rat.🐀 Thanks for commenting, Robert!😁