I’m a local and hadn’t been out here in a few years. Very disappointed to have visited this spring and saw how the current claimant has torn up the floor of the bunkhouse and discarded original wood in a debris pile outside-along with those cool beds and other artifacts. Would rather see this place reclaimed by nature than fall victim to someone who doesn’t know what they are dealing with. This video is so cool. Great to see it documented how I last remember it.
We have visited this site four times over the years and had heard about that and are absolutely furious that this. This claim holder is irresponsible to preserving history and really should be called out on it. We are debating this issue with our FB reach and other social media platforms.
@ghosttownsandminesofwashington Absolutely! Your video is priceless! And this mine was extremely well preserved. If anything, he should have restored the existing structure. Does he plan on tearing it down completely? He also should done enough work to the portal to allow it to drain naturally.
I know a guy who lives in Carbonado who has a mine on his property, he has a nice large door that he keeps locked, but he gets his water for his home from the mine. He has it lighted inside, and it also has about three feet of water only he has a small row boat, he uses to traverse the mine area He tested the water that runs into the ground from above on the hillside ands its pure drinking water. Also had the pleasure of going up to Chancellor old town site up past Mazama WA past Hearts pass area. Pretty neat area and there are still people mining there.
We are familiar with the Carbonado one you mentioned. Chancellor and Harts Pass are great. Several years back, we had permissions and camped next to the Mammoth mine bunkhouse site and spent a couple of days exploring. We just weren't doing video then.
If it was anything like at Monte Cristo, they probably had draft animals to help them, but that would only make it somewhat better. I'm guessing the better part of a year just to setup a relatively small (by our standards) mill.
It's a good thing that the Okanagan is so aired, if that was in my county (Skagit) or on the west side of the Cascades I am sure it would have been gone by now. I sure miss, Washington and the North Cascades, I have been away from home for a while now. Do you guys also do any gold prospecting or mining yourself?
OK, if I recall there is another adit there somewhere. I thought is was either to the right or left of that one, but may be above it. Just been too many years.Sure not anything that came out of that adit to warrant a mill. @@ghosttownsandminesofwashington
Hella work for 3000 lbs of ore. There’s virtually no tailings below the mill. Always figured that one was a money looser. Looks like someone hiked in a chainsaw since I was there-maybe keeping trees from falling on the bunkhouse?
Well, a claim holder recently took out the entire floor we believe under the ethics they were going to fix the joists. But we heard that they may not have preserved the original hand hewn planks when they removed them.
The beauty of it being so far out in the woods is that the knuckleheads that like to put graffiti haven’t got to it. I love old things that haven’t been vandalized. They look better in their natural state.
There must be other workings. Can't justify a bunk house and a mill for that 100m, or less, adit. No significant vein/ore body, stoping, etc. There's got to be more. Unless they suckered an investor.
Could you see a significant vein, or mineralization? Didn't see much from the video. I wonder if the mill was even used.@@ghosttownsandminesofwashington
I appreciate the time and effort that you put into this, but I have to ask- Did you have a microphone mounted to each shoe? The noise from your feet is very distracting. I gave up watching...
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I’m a local and hadn’t been out here in a few years. Very disappointed to have visited this spring and saw how the current claimant has torn up the floor of the bunkhouse and discarded original wood in a debris pile outside-along with those cool beds and other artifacts. Would rather see this place reclaimed by nature than fall victim to someone who doesn’t know what they are dealing with. This video is so cool. Great to see it documented how I last remember it.
We have visited this site four times over the years and had heard about that and are absolutely furious that this. This claim holder is irresponsible to preserving history and really should be called out on it. We are debating this issue with our FB reach and other social media platforms.
@ghosttownsandminesofwashington Absolutely! Your video is priceless! And this mine was extremely well preserved. If anything, he should have restored the existing structure. Does he plan on tearing it down completely? He also should done enough work to the portal to allow it to drain naturally.
I know a guy who lives in Carbonado who has a mine on his property, he has a nice large door that he keeps locked, but he gets his water for his home from the mine. He has it lighted inside, and it also has about three feet of water only he has a small row boat, he uses to traverse the mine area He tested the water that runs into the ground from above on the hillside ands its pure drinking water. Also had the pleasure of going up to Chancellor old town site up past Mazama WA past Hearts pass area. Pretty neat area and there are still people mining there.
We are familiar with the Carbonado one you mentioned. Chancellor and Harts Pass are great. Several years back, we had permissions and camped next to the Mammoth mine bunkhouse site and spent a couple of days exploring. We just weren't doing video then.
Great footage!!! Thanks for the video!!
Thank you!
Must have been hell to transport all that machinery to such a remote location.
We often have this same thought and discussion when visiting sites.
If it was anything like at Monte Cristo, they probably had draft animals to help them, but that would only make it somewhat better. I'm guessing the better part of a year just to setup a relatively small (by our standards) mill.
What a place to build building
Yes it a very interesting and cool location.
It's a good thing that the Okanagan is so aired, if that was in my county (Skagit) or on the west side of the Cascades I am sure it would have been gone by now.
I sure miss, Washington and the North Cascades, I have been away from home for a while now.
Do you guys also do any gold prospecting or mining yourself?
You are correct. Things like this don't survive the west side. We have friends who placer mine, but we do not. Thanks for watching and the comments.
That is a cool place. Sad to read that someone went and tore it up. Damn. I would have left it alone.
Thanks for the video
Thank you appreciate your comments
Good find
Thank you
active 1915, 1945-46 according to WDGER. the patent dates on the stamp mill are 1904
Thank you for the comments.
Must have mined from the other adit Tim. No stoping in that one. Been years since I was there and I didn't go in the tunnels for lack of waders.
As far as we know, that's the only one still open.
OK, if I recall there is another adit there somewhere. I thought is was either to the right or left of that one, but may be above it. Just been too many years.Sure not anything that came out of that adit to warrant a mill. @@ghosttownsandminesofwashington
Wow that's amazing! It looks pretty green there, what mining district is it in?
Mazama
Hella work for 3000 lbs of ore. There’s virtually no tailings below the mill. Always figured that one was a money looser.
Looks like someone hiked in a chainsaw since I was there-maybe keeping trees from falling on the bunkhouse?
Yes, we think you're right that it is unofficially monitored by locals to protect the structure from blow downs, etc.
Post 10 would have that draining in no time
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I would rebuild that cabin
It's a great structure.
My friends in Mazama told me that the hunting scenes in the movie The Deer Hunter were shot in the
Okanagan.
Had heard it was filmed in the Mt Baker area of Washington.
13:00 Are you sure that's not an old mercury amalgam table beneath the stamps?
It is possible. We identified it from historical information that named it as a Vanner being at the site.
I think it's a mercury amalgam table.
Every state has it's beauty, but I'm still prejudice when it comes to our state...WA...ron......I'm the new guy
It's a great place to enjoy and explore!!
That mining was very hard work. No doubt.
Yes, it most certainly was. Thanks
I'd like to take my son on an adventure like this. Any way to share the location?
Unfortunately, we don't post locations publicly.
i wonder what the ethics would be of sweeping the bunk house out to slow moister damage/decay and reduce weight.
Well, a claim holder recently took out the entire floor we believe under the ethics they were going to fix the joists. But we heard that they may not have preserved the original hand hewn planks when they removed them.
oh, that's terrible.@@ghosttownsandminesofwashington
The beauty of it being so far out in the woods is that the knuckleheads that like to put graffiti haven’t got to it. I love old things that haven’t been vandalized. They look better in their natural state.
Very much so! Thanks for the comments appreciated.
Surprising, there wasn't more to the actual mine. No ore chutes, steopes, etc.
Yes, it is very surprising.
With the price of gold today, would be fun to sift that waist pile!
There has been a lot of that going on in the past decade or so at old mine sites.
There must be other workings. Can't justify a bunk house and a mill for that 100m, or less, adit. No significant vein/ore body, stoping, etc. There's got to be more. Unless they suckered an investor.
According to the plat maps, survey, and historical records, there was a prospect tunnel, but no other workings.
Could you see a significant vein, or mineralization? Didn't see much from the video. I wonder if the mill was even used.@@ghosttownsandminesofwashington
I appreciate the time and effort that you put into this, but I have to ask- Did you have a microphone mounted to each shoe? The noise from your feet is very distracting. I gave up watching...
It kind of is what it is in certain terrain and scenarios. Sorry it didn't work for you.
Not into looking for gold ore.
Most of the gold ore around Washington is not free milling and is complex. This means it is fused into the host rock, and you are not going to see it.