@@ronniewilliz153 Hey Ronnie, back then mostly all the miners used carbide flame lamps that fastened to the crown of their caps; including coal miners. Which was somewhat dangerous due to the presence of methane gas.
That looks like the EMPIRE gold mine, 3 1/2 miles east of Hill City, SD 900 acres Was comprised of 3 mines EMPIRE, GOLDEN SLIPPER, and FORREST CITY mines. A 10-stamp mill and a 250-kilowatt steam plant were on site. A daily capacity of 100 tons of ore production per day
@@DakotaProspecting Yes I knew that before posting... However, that's not up to you to control outcomes. It took exactly (1) Google search to identify the name/history & location of this mine. ;)
That's a new one. But I can see why, I worked the coal mines in West Virginia a while back. There you had to use a "return air" passage way when you had to go.
@@DakotaProspecting yes sir. Back in the day they just went into a corner with a carbide can to use. It was nicknamed a honey bucket i believe they called it
I've pulled ore out of the Forest City part of the mine years back. Its pretty low grade but there was some there. Thats an awesome place I like to hike back to.
As others have said, calcium carbide cans. The carbide was used to produce acytelene for cap lamps by adding water. The screw lids are for keeping out moisture. You would not want screw threads for blasting powder because of safety reasons. A bit of powder dust on the threads could set off an explosion. Also, by this date they were almost certainly using dynamite as a blasting agent.
It was for making acetylene for a torch. People made their own acetylene from a powder form put into the cylinder on their torch used for cutting or welding/brazing or smelting their ore. Hopefully this answered your question. Have a good one!
@@DakotaProspecting My grandfather had his own blacksmith shop and that is where I learned about it. It was a pretty cool thing to be able to do I think. I'm sure there were those who were idiot's that screwed up and blew up themselves.
Calcium and water were used to create acetylene in a lantern to burn for a bright light. The carbide came in a barrel with a top sealed by bolting on the lid or screwing it on so moisture in the air would not make the acetylene before they were ready for it.
I was invited by A.I. Johnson back in the 1960s or 1970s to go on one of his field trips that he conducted at the time. He showed us Potato Creek Johnny's Cabin remnants, the mine headframe and sheds of Mr. Fillmore's Mine and the Tinton SD. Mill that Mr. Johnson had operated and built. Arthur Johnson showed us a portion of a long flume that over 70 years or so had actually moved a few inches so that it was running uphill instead of downhill. Someone comented that the Labradore Uplift was still happening. There were many interesting ruins there at the time. A.I Johnson hired Ed Nelson and me to do assessment work at the Golden Slipper Mine and the Oroville mine at that time.
Those cans look like what Potassium Cyanide came in. That sorted of what our Potassium Cyanide used to come in when I worked in a gold refinery back in the 1980’s. Do not breathe the dust. Deadly/Nasty stuff.
Let me guess Tinton?, I have a map from the State School of Mines Rapid City SD from June 1918 Bulletin No.12 Plate No.2, I can make a copy if you wish.
@@DakotaProspecting I moved my family out of Oregon last year to Rapid and I've been checking out the history of the Black Hills whenever possible. My in-laws followed us out here and they actually bought one of the old Tin Mines in the area! Anyway, Gold Hill is nice but I prefer the less-trodden paths to history. I'm sure you guard your discoveries jealously as I do but if you ever find the desire to let others in on it, I'd love to check out this mine. I'd trade you for a far less interesting one near Silver City!
have a good laugh at what google results has to say about synthetic rubber invention ""1940s during world war 1 " lol google needs a history lesson & that mistake is repeated several times
lol we choose you to carry a full can over perhaps a mile away & let you unscrew a metal lid from a metal can - good luck with that mate - we will listen for the results
The Lakota stole it from the Cheyenne and Crow. They were no different than the whites who drove off the Lakota. I don’t doubt the Crow and Cheyenne drove some other tribe away when they took possession. History is not as clean and sanitary as you imply.
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The can contained carbide for the miners lights.
Thanks!
did they have flames on the headlamps or where they light bulbs.
@@ronniewilliz153 Hey Ronnie, back then mostly all the miners used carbide flame lamps that fastened to the crown of their caps; including coal miners. Which was somewhat dangerous due to the presence of methane gas.
@@DakotaProspecting that's what I was getting at I thought that's what I remembered reading lol yea that was super dangerous.
That looks like the EMPIRE gold mine, 3 1/2 miles east of Hill City, SD 900 acres Was comprised of 3 mines EMPIRE, GOLDEN SLIPPER, and FORREST CITY mines. A 10-stamp mill and a 250-kilowatt steam plant were on site. A daily capacity of 100 tons of ore production per day
@@DakotaProspecting Yes I knew that before posting... However, that's not up to you to control outcomes. It took exactly (1) Google search to identify the name/history & location of this mine. ;)
Awesome👌 My dream is to visit some old abandoned mine 🙂
Thanks, Gold Bear! Got another one coming soon. Hope to see you there!
There’s probably some in your area. I think you can locate them on a USGS map that you can buy at your local printing office.
The show is so great.thanks so much
Thanks Papa!
Wooo Hoooo Pan those trailings.
I think those tin cans held carbide for the headlamps
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Yes that is a carbide can and sometimes when the are empty miners would use them as makeshift toilets
That's a new one. But I can see why, I worked the coal mines in West Virginia a while back. There you had to use a "return air" passage way when you had to go.
@@DakotaProspecting yes sir. Back in the day they just went into a corner with a carbide can to use. It was nicknamed a honey bucket i believe they called it
Where is this located? We just found one in the hills and want more to explore
I've pulled ore out of the Forest City part of the mine years back. Its pretty low grade but there was some there. Thats an awesome place I like to hike back to.
Hey Daniel, yeah the I found it to be low grade too.
As others have said, calcium carbide cans. The carbide was used to produce acytelene for cap lamps by adding water. The screw lids are for keeping out moisture. You would not want screw threads for blasting powder because of safety reasons. A bit of powder dust on the threads could set off an explosion. Also, by this date they were almost certainly using dynamite as a blasting agent.
Thanks George! Yeah, I agree, the vote is in on this one, It seems pretty certain that it was carbide.
Best guess for the cans is carbide for there head lights!
Ca. carbide for their lamps most likely
Ahh gees, Gunnar have to park my ufo somewhere else now.. thanks ..
I was wondering who's that was.
The can that you showing is a blasting powder can offended on our farm for blowing up tree stumps
Cans held black blasting powder. Same cans were in our grove when I was growing up. Used for blasting wedges for splitting logs.
Tins had carbide for the headlamps
Hey, thanks Jeff! That makes sense having a screw in lid.
blasting power
It was for making acetylene for a torch. People made their own acetylene from a powder form put into the cylinder on their torch used for cutting or welding/brazing or smelting their ore. Hopefully this answered your question. Have a good one!
Now that's interesting! Never heard of that. Thanks!
@@DakotaProspecting My grandfather had his own blacksmith shop and that is where I learned about it. It was a pretty cool thing to be able to do I think. I'm sure there were those who were idiot's that screwed up and blew up themselves.
It's probably yeah those cans were 4 carbide for the lights
Calcium and water were used to create acetylene in a lantern to burn for a bright light. The carbide came in a barrel with a top sealed by bolting on the lid or screwing it on so moisture in the air would not make the acetylene before they were ready for it.
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Great mine tour, the only thing is tailings are the waste material from the mill not from mining
Hey, thanks for that Darren. 👍 My bad.
@@DakotaProspecting no worries its a fascinating site, I missed the last quarter due to pressures of life I will catch it tomorrow. God bless
I was invited by A.I. Johnson back in the 1960s or 1970s to go on one of his field trips that he conducted at the time. He showed us Potato Creek Johnny's Cabin remnants, the mine headframe and sheds of Mr. Fillmore's Mine and the Tinton SD. Mill that Mr. Johnson had operated and built. Arthur Johnson showed us a portion of a long flume that over 70 years or so had actually moved a few inches so that it was running uphill instead of downhill. Someone comented that the Labradore Uplift was still happening. There were many interesting ruins there at the time. A.I Johnson hired Ed Nelson and me to do assessment work at the Golden Slipper Mine and the Oroville mine at that time.
By the way sodium cyanide came in similar cans also, hint the cyanide cans seldom rusted. The lids made great roofing.
Wow! I wish I could have joined you. You're pretty lucky to have witness all of that.
What were your discoveries or assessments of the golden slipper? Had it caved in yet back in the 70's?
@@MP57719 I understand there's a couple of mines in the area but I don't know where that one is.
@@DakotaProspecting the golden slipper was definitely the one that was the 40 foot put.
Those big cans are what spikes came in like railroad spikes
New sub here. great video... and as a fellow youtuber who loves the buffalo's. Buffalo kris. I loved the buffalo taking a dump. Lol hell yea brother
Thanks! That's a Custer State Park Buffer. I pick up a pin there that says, "Please don't pet the fluffy cows!"🤣
@@DakotaProspecting yes sir that's awsome
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Carbide Cans
Carbide for their lamps as others have said.
That seems to be what most guys are saying. Thanks!
Those cans look like what Potassium Cyanide came in. That sorted of what our Potassium Cyanide used to come in when I worked in a gold refinery back in the 1980’s. Do not breathe the dust. Deadly/Nasty stuff.
Thanks for the tip, Randy! Did Union Carbide manufacture Cyanide? Some of the cans I've seen like that had Union Carbide on the lids. 🤔
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The bottle bottom with the patent >>>D87834 September 1932 Fuerst
Amazing! Thanks. :)
I wonder what the cut-off grade was back then....
Carbide for head lamps
Let me guess Tinton?, I have a map from the State School of Mines Rapid City SD from June 1918 Bulletin No.12 Plate No.2, I can make a copy if you wish.
Carbide can !!!
Old time mines had to rate at 78% or higher to be profitable. Now the same demands a rate of 18% or higher to be profitable. Using modern techniques.
Nice post durwin. Interesting!
78% of what?
With today’s advancements in recovering gold, do you ever go through the old tailings? Any luck?
I've never had any luck with that. But I've only got a pan to recover with. The high tech stuff is for deep pockets of the big operators.:)
Who owns that land today? Do you need written permission to explore? Is there a book(s) that identifies possible sites to explore?
It's Forest Service land. Permission not needed. Just hope folks leave it as they found it for others to enjoy. :)
@@DakotaProspecting best way to have ensured that was not to make a public video. 🙄🙄
@@deniseheupel8814 How will others enjoy it if it's kept a secret? 🙄🙄🙄🙄
@@GarlandFarms The Black Hills are sacred and are not an amusement park.
There is gold in those piles.
Not much if any.
@@Cwra1smith dig down with innyou just might be lucky.
most likely it was carbide
The disk was pretty obvious it was for there satellite 📺
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That's not the one that burned down last month, is it?
I was there early April when I did this video. So... Cheers!
@@DakotaProspecting I moved my family out of Oregon last year to Rapid and I've been checking out the history of the Black Hills whenever possible. My in-laws followed us out here and they actually bought one of the old Tin Mines in the area! Anyway, Gold Hill is nice but I prefer the less-trodden paths to history. I'm sure you guard your discoveries jealously as I do but if you ever find the desire to let others in on it, I'd love to check out this mine. I'd trade you for a far less interesting one near Silver City!
Black powder
Carbide can.
You would think they clean the place up a bit.
I thought if anything they would at least mark the big holes off since it's a marked spot by the parks an rec
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Carbid. Can 4 planting it toxik ln side
Cool!
Yep they brought that steel UFO in on a mule anybody can see that
Must have been one of those alien super mules to carry it. :)
Carbide
Yup
I believe those cans held blasting powder.
have a good laugh at what google results has to say about synthetic rubber invention ""1940s during world war 1 " lol google needs a history lesson & that mistake is repeated several times
And there's probably some folks that wouldn't know the difference. Oh well.
Can,s for Black Powder
lol we choose you to carry a full can over perhaps a mile away & let you unscrew a metal lid from a metal can - good luck with that mate - we will listen for the results
BAD LUCK TO DIG FOR GOLD
IN THE BLACK HILLS.
LAKOTA HOLY LAND.
The Lakota stole it from the Cheyenne and Crow. They were no different than the whites who drove off the Lakota. I don’t doubt the Crow and Cheyenne drove some other tribe away when they took possession. History is not as clean and sanitary as you imply.
The greed of Black Hills (Paha sapa) gold is the main reason that the treaty land of the Sioux nation was usurped by immoral greedy people.