We put all kinds of weird shit in mines across California in the 70s & 80s. Reflective eyeballs, noose, practice grenades... It was really funny when another of our friends would come across them!
+Jay Jonstone I heard in the Reward Mine there used to be what was called the “Reward Man.” I guess this was some kind of dummy or mannequin hanging on a string with a trenchcoat or something like that.
I really like Frank's style of speech. It's just easy to follow along with and understand, I guess. I almost don't even want to watch other mine exploration vids because they don't have Frank's professionalism or his narration style.
I know this is one of your older videos but I just wanted to tell you how much I love your enthusiasm! Before getting sick, I would go all over the country exploring. Now that I'm not able to anymore, I watch your vids. So thank you!
Thank you, Jessica! I love your comment! So glad that you are enjoying the videos and getting to vicariously experience the expeditions from the comfort and safety of your own home. While we're out there, we're always subconsciously aware that the viewers are and will be following along with us. Your enthusiasm, interest, and support are very gratifying to me personally and make doing this worthwhile. Thank you again!
@@AbandonedMines11 Wow, what an extremely nice and polite reply you gave her. The world would be a better place if more people expressed themselves in a similar fashion and made remarks that elevated a person rather than hurtful insults. I wouldn't think that's asking for too much, but perhaps it is. I have to say, there's a good group of people commenting here on this channel. It makes reading the comment section enjoyable. Stay safe out there...
It's definitely not a reflection. If you look closely, whatever it is is completely blocking the shadow of the wall from the light until it moves out of the way. Something was in the light's path. And after it moves you can see that shadow of the wall. If it had just been a reflection of the minerals, you would still see the shadow as the light was hitting it from other angles.
+Timesmanify, great point. It also moves after he stops moving. So the only way it's a reflection is if someone else is pointing a light in that direction from behind him.
Im a skeptic and highly interested in the paranormal. Id like to believe there is something supernatural in the world and it isnt as plain and boring as we perceive it. But, ive never found any convincing proofs or possibilities of paranormal events in my short term of browsing paranormal videos on the web as a hobby. I've also never been afraid of the dark, or had irrational fears such as the fear of ghosts or hauntings. But your "paranormal" videos genuinely terrify me. The fact that your channel is dedicated to exploring these abandoned places and not actually hunting ghosts is what makes it seems more genuine. Ive found a definitive sound explanation for every such video ive ever seen except yours. But, who knows. This might just be an elaborate hoax. Even if it is one, its an extremely good one.
I know this is a year later but there is like a million ghost videos on the internet. A good percentage of them are real. Search in your neighbourhood if you want to find ghosts, if you look hard enough you will find. Be prepared though
Ghosts are most likely evil spirits that use appearance transformation and voice transformation, memories etc. to try to get a human's trust and/or something else
I understand, A few modifications, and a tether, perhaps a crash cage. but then again you have some very wet conditions, not to mention the possibility of trapped gas. You could give the idea to a robotics team at the local university to puzzle out. Who knows you may end up with the next gen Go pro remote camera. Thanks for the vids anyhow, cheers
those little quadrocopters all the kids are playing with these days are fairly easy to fly especially the ones with 'hover' capabilities then it's no harder than playing a videogame with a remote camera strapped to it though there might potentially be some issues with signal strength going into dense rocks and far away though just checking out narrow passage and shafts that would be too risky to go manually it should do quite well
The only complex that might be out in THAT middle of nowhere would be just more mine shaft's or mining complex's, who knows the sounds might have come from buildings that might be nearby but they are ABANDONED. :3 Who you gonna' call? GHOST BUSTERS *Electro Rock music play in the background*
8:24-- " Oh wow I can see a light! its a ghost"- isnt it coincidental that he happens to be swinging his camera in that direction- (to the right) and the "Ghost" is also moving to the right? More likely to be the reflection of the flash/camera light reflecting off some quartz
It's interesting that the noose is in there to begin with. The official story I heard is that it was hung there to remind the miners not to attempt to pilfer any valuable pieces of ore out of the mine at the end of their shift. Thanks, Phillip, for your comments!
You can definitely see something moving away when you shine the light there. Maybe it was whoever got hung? Great videos. You guys have a lot of guts. Stay safe!
embrisa or maybe it was a suicide. I imagine mining was a tough life and maybe someone got tired of it. Or maybe it was more recent like only a few years ago.
+fhood I've been seeing a lot of your videos lately and I must say you do a fine job of bringing these pieces of otherwise forgotten heritage into the public eye! Better than the tripe on TV for sure!. actually thought I'd subscribed already but no..)but I have now!) Whatever that was at 08:23 - 08:24 appeared to continue moving into the tunnel, *after* the beam of the spotlight stopped moving - so although I initially suspected the _moving_ 'glow', to be something like quartz or other minerals glinting in the moving light, it really does seem to defy explanation - because it only appeared once and didn't reappear when the beam moved away again. I'm glad I noticed this before I read the comments or info because it affirms that this could be something beyond explanation, or even supernatural(?). I'm going to download this clip, edit out that section, then slow it down and zoom in to see if there is any form to the strange anomaly.
+jayc2469 Thanks, man! Glad you are enjoying the videos and are appreciating the historical aspects of these abandoned mines. Always glad to hear that from viewers. Happy New Year!
+Exploring Abandoned Mines in CA, NV, and AZ No problemo mate! I'm just rendering the clip from around the 8:24 'Spectre' area right now, and I've zoomed in - and slooowwed down to try and _'Throw some light on the subject'!_ I'll upload it shortly as unlisted but post the link on here to share it. Wishing you and yours the very best for 2016 from Wales, UK!
Definitely someone's arm!! Creepy!! This exploration made me feel very claustrophobic. I honestly found it hard to breathe. But... gotta keep watching more of your videos!!
Wrong. The mine got its name because its infested with black widow spiders, and if you got bitten by a spider, there was no anti-venom back then so the quickest and less painful death would be a bullet straight to the head. But because of flammable gasses in the mines, using a firearm would just ignite the gasses and kill everyone in it, possibly collapsing the mine aswell, so hanging was the only option. I just made that up
I see your ghost or person is wearing a dirty yellow miner or firefighter jacket that comes with reflective tape stripes that catches your flashlight as it moves away . Love your videos
What's weirder is the dark figure on the left path at 8:22 soon before the light figure on the right (not to mention if you pause fast enough on the light it looks like a hanging man in the streak of the light). Doesn't the left shadow look like a crouching person with their head slumped forward as if they're trying to keep going that way, instead of a rock or stalagmite shadow? The right side with light moved but the left side with the dark figure didn't, it stayed still even though his light moved quickly to and away from it which is creepier. Would make sense physically if it shined onto the corner of the cave, but we can see the center where his light shines and doesn't leave any shadows or dark spots...
Oh... I just watched it again, and now, it seems NOTHING like a flashlight, and i can see fingers. I mustve been tired when i watched it before or something...
You're wrong. Notice the shadow of the wall once whatever it is moves out of the way. You should be able to see it or those so called flash reflections at all times. Yet something was blocking the light for a moment.
I like watching you guys go down mines.... very cool. I was disappointed in the title where it hints that you may have caught a ghost on film. Your doing well on the curiosity of the mines. Keep it original
Could be a Tommy Knocker, it is odd. You did not see it until you looked at your video, right? I was in a limestone mine one time took some photos, when I got home and viewed the photos I saw something similar, I didn't see it while I was in the mine.
+Appalachian Prospectors Yeah, I did not see that until I looked at the video footage afterward. In fact, a viewer pointed it out to me by sending me a message after I posted the video!
+Exploring Abandoned Mines one of ur vids has a badass song but I can't remember. searched for hours. wish I could find list of all songs used. thanks for your time if you could recall the name of it. : /
7:33 When the miners are finished with the mine, do they blow it up so when you walk it, its a dead end? The miners should have hung the noose at the dead end so that way it had a double meaning.
When you mentioned quartz it came to me that being a crystal, it is very likely to store activity and energies within these mines, as in the case with the Waldeck and Horton mine. Before anyone says the is ridiculous please note that quartz can be used like a microchip to store data.
You guys definitely share my love for mining history and exploration. Don't know if you ever make it out to Utah, but if you do, there are some really cool mines in a place called Jacob City, and Ophir Canyon. About 35 miles southwest of Salt Lake City, near Tooele and Stockton. You can access the Buckhorn mine in Ophir, which is huge, I've never been to the end of its three levels. Jacob City has the Hidden Treasure Mine, which supposedly the Buckhorn connects to, and the Mono Tunnel Mine, plus many others that are really cool to check out! I've been going to those places about two or three times a year, for the past 10 or 12 years, and still haven't been through all the mines in that area. The ones that are still accessible that is. Keep the awesome videos coming!
Do you guys have ways of assessing a mine's safety before entering? I've been bingewatching your stuff, but there's so much to watch! Why is the presence of water, especially stagnant water, a bad thing? I found some abandoned mine entrances in Colorado but haven't entered very far for safety concerns-and one of them has stagnant water about twenty feet in. Being trapped by a collapse would be a horrid way to go ;)
+Isabella Demarko Thanks, Isabella! Welcome aboard! Glad to hear that you find the videos interesting. I appreciate that. I'll be back with a new video on Friday, March 4th. In the meantime, you'll find a lot of videos here to keep you busy. Thanks again!
Wow that is creepy at the intersection with the noose, it can't be a reflection as it doesn't move with the light. Something was defiantly interested in you.
8:25 What is that flash towards the back of that tunnel? I know it's when you shine your light in there, but I can't think of anything that would reflect it in a place like that...
Exploring Abandoned Mines in CA, NV, and AZ Yeah your light doesn't go anywhere reflecting on something back there, this is going bug the crud out of me on what that was.
Max Wheeler I think it was a tommyknocker. It looks like it was trying to duck out of the way when I suddenly shined my light down the tunnel. If you don't know what tommyknockers are, look it up.
Jack Burton A couple other viewers have told me basically the same thing in private messages. When I first approach the noose, I film looking down that tunnel, and it's totally dark. Then I pan over to the other tunnel for a few seconds and then pan back to the first tunnel where I can clearly see something ducking out-of-sight around the bend in the tunnel. Whatever it was, it wasn't there a few seconds earlier when I initially aimed my camera down that tunnel! Pretty damn frightening, if you ask me. Sort of glad I didn't notice it at the time because that would've freaked me out!
Yes, you're right about that! We've come across dynamite before. You could see the crystals of nitroglycerine that had sweated to the outside of the stick.
It is a stone reflection of some kind, put it in slow motion at 8:22 and wait him show the right part of the tunnel. You will see that his body is more forward and the light can reach the end of the tunnel easily hitting some rock there. Now wait when he passes the light in that direction again at 8:36. His body is already moving backwards to show where they came from so the light cant reach the same spot to show the reflection twice. It is just a reflection.
+Syalar92 Well his companion wasn't behind him when he looked back so i presume that it was his companion up ahead with a light going around the corner.
There was definite airflow in this mine, so stagnant air wasn't a concern. I now carry an oxygen meter to warn of low O2 levels. Thanks for watching and commenting! I really appreciate it!
+Exploring Abandoned Mines in CA, NV, and AZ no problem! Atleast you're being safe, I love your videos; exspecially the spooky ones! Do you believe in ghosts and demons or is that just for the camera?
+Twenty Wan you are lucky to live out there. I live in Alberta and exploring in AB and British Columbia sucks because the moisture destroys everything. You can count preserved ghost towns and mines with two hands.......
Between this and the Waldeck mine video, I'm down to two options: it's either paranormal activity or illegal human activity (drug smugglers or human traffickers in the tunnels, or leaving devices that play pre-recorded spooky sounds when tripped by movement - infrared etc). Either way, be careful!
Well I've actually been all through this mine, and it's not the Black Widow. I've climbed that winze from top to bottom all 700 feet, including exploring all of the levels in between. Here's a picture of me at the 100 ft level and some pictures of the winze for proof. I'm not going to say the real name, out of respect for the area and owners of the town. Sorry for cell phone quality images: imgur.com/a/4Lm3X
Brett, when climbing that winze, did you use ropes at all or did you just free-climb it? I saw your pictures again, and that winze looks pretty primitive. I realize there are platforms (I think), but it looks like the winze is just a hole bored through the rock with no timbering on all four sides, etc.. In other words, it looks pretty sketchy! Is it?
We just free-climbed it. The ladder was rebuilt in the 70's or so according to Mike Patterson when teams were surveying the ore to possibly restart mining operations. There is timber throughout the winze, platforms every 50 feet or so, but it is 1 complete ladder after the first level going straight down. The only sketchy section is the last 45 feet or so (after climbing 200-300ft) of the ladder the wall that it was attached to has collapsed leaving the ladder floating in the air which causes it to rock as you climb (very unnerving in the pitch black) and you can't tell how far from the bottom you are. The left hand side of the winze next to the ladder is built up as one of those vertical slides for carrying ore buckets up (blanking on the correct terminology) and that runs the entire length of the tunnel. At the very bottom level where you have access to the outside again there was a collapse that nearly blocked our exit. It created an area above the collapse we were able to climb over and then make it to daylight. I'm not sure how long ago that happened, but when my dad and some others climbed it in 1998 there was no collapse in that section but the ladder was still free-hanging. Just to give some perspective.
I'm sure we saw the bottom of the ladder in the lowest tunnel when we were there but I have no footage of it in this video. In the upper tunnel footage, however, I show a free-hanging ladder at 3:48. We didn't even bother going over to that area to look at it up close. Any idea where that goes? Upper levels? When we were there, it was more or less a quick run-through of the mine -- we probably missed a lot of stuff in the two tunnels we explored.
Never climbed up from the top level. I've been in that mine probably 15 times and I don't remember what area you're talking aabout. I'll check out the video later.
Wow, Ya be Kool to see what Evp"s he would pick up there. And bring the X-Box So you can see Stick like Figures. Know there are ppl there Big time, much never talked about when did but there are hard work in Souls not At Ease. Great Job Frank...
8:24 Regarding the unknown light source, unfortunately we don't know the layout of that section of the tunnel. There may have been an opening between the tunnel you guys just came through, and the tunnel from which the light appeared (the light possibly coming from the other guy). From where the light shines however (near the floor) it would suggest that if there was an opening there, it would have to have at least be aimed towards the ground. It also seemed to be a lot stronger than the light you were emitting so if it did come from the other guy he would basically have had to have been standing very near to that spot - which I think is probably the case; the giveaway being that the other guy says "dead end" indicating he's searching in another tunnel.
yup, at 8:24 there's a definable humanoid shape that moves out of view of the camera on the right side of the tunnel. you pick up some cool stuff with that camera (both structurally and ghostly) keep up the great work!
I explored one of the asbestos mines in my town some 8 years ago about.. I didnt go down in the ground tunnels but there are multiple buildings and a huge landscape. In order to go into the underground tunnels, you need to use and elevator. My cousin and I found some plans and schedules and some old instruction books. Anyways my cousin was exploring this one particular building and I was hesitating to go into that one. Well, as I passed through the small window, one of the doors banged and scared the hell outta us. We got out of there without any hesitation. Now, this was on a bright sunny day with barely any wind. The door weighed at least 100 pounds as it looked like all the other doors made of steel or something like that and felt heavy. I still wonder to this day what caused the door to close like that. There was another on right in front of it but it remained open.. Love your videos
Yeah right - gold watch now? What brand watch was it? Someone else said it was holding a lantern and they could see the flame! Yeah right! Well I saw it was wearing brown leather boots and had odd sox and it had a limp and the shoe size was 11.
I don't know why that noose was in there. Someone probably strung it up as a joke. Someone else suggested to me that the noose was put there back when the mine was in operation back in the early 1900s as a reminder to the miners NOT to steal any quartz or ore from the mine.
oh such an inviting mine name :) and the beautifull artwork on the entrance door. I rate this mine review a good 9/11. It does need some flowers but really nice place
It takes loads of research, THROUGH research, and luck. Plus having experience in caving and any other activity that entails crawling around in a hole hundreds of feet below ground doesn't hurt either! :D
you got balls of steel to be going deep in those tunnels like that. Also, at 8:24 I saw something move on the right when you shined the light, my guess is it was maybe a Rake or something cause they're known to live in tunnels.
I've seen all the videos a while ago already but I just stumbled on to them again. I have to say sir, i'm happy you made them. So that I never have to worry about my curiosity wanting to go in one of those mines. *thank you*
I just loved the way you've organized your video : I was quite tense, waiting for something to happen, until you proposed a quick tour of the mining camp buildings XD Felt like a little commercial break, before going back down ^^ !
Wow.. Didn't notice that til now... Definitely an arm. A damn glow in the dark, white arm.. But an arm none the less.. Damn thing just slipped right out of frame..
Finding that noose was pretty startling, to say the least. I never noticed the “ghost“ in this video until another viewer pointed it out to me. It definitely is an interesting anomaly.
Look at 8:52 You will see something what looks to be a arm of some thing cutting the corner fast I want to believe that’s you parters but he wasn’t wearing any white Please look in to it
Will have to keep that locale in mind. Haven't yet made it up to Idaho as far as I know. Lots of mining history in that state, though! Thanks for your comment and suggestion!
Exploring Abandoned Mines Thanks for caring enough to show us the last remnants of are mining days :D I really appreciate people like you who go out of their way to let us folks who havent had a chance to see something as cool as mines or caves. I mean I have seen plenty mines and caves but some folks haven’t. We have a few mining caves here in Hawaii but they are closely guarded.
TacoRice Man Ha everyone ask me that. Its really nice in south Reno. The show was actually filmed in California. We dont have palm trees here like it shows in the show. Look up the Sierra mountains Reno on google images. And lake Tahoe is only like 30 mins from us. Winters here are great! Definitely a cheap but nice place to visit.
Love your videos. Exploring abandoned and forgotten places is a dream of mine, mainly to see if the places are haunted! I love ghost hunting shows and to try a hand at it myself!
Seriously, why is no one asking why there was a freaking noose in the middle of a mine shaft???
We put all kinds of weird shit in mines across California in the 70s & 80s. Reflective eyeballs, noose, practice grenades... It was really funny when another of our friends would come across them!
+Jay Jonstone I heard in the Reward Mine there used to be what was called the “Reward Man.” I guess this was some kind of dummy or mannequin hanging on a string with a trenchcoat or something like that.
Calvin Tyler idk I think someone was so sexy and horny that they killed themselves Lol
Σ Χ Θ τ ι C D Σ Μ Θ Π facken creep
You can hang various things in a noose. its not just made to hang people.
"Notice the skull and crossbones?"
Literally a few seconds later: "Let's explore the Black Widow mine!"
You have balls of steel dude.
What about the noose
@@p1perlol no. The noose, the rope thats tied in a circle and hanging in middle of the cave
There are a few mines with this name, if it’s the uranium mine there is DEFINITELY reason for that sign and it would be radon gas
4:49 thought he started losing hitpoints
haha
“note the crossbones on the door” Lets go inside!!
Damn right! We loved finding that skull and crossbones sign! We interpreted that as “Welcome, hello, and please come in!” LOL
We call it the pirates symbol
The name, "Black widow mine" wasn't enough to warn them? Lol
I really like Frank's style of speech. It's just easy to follow along with and understand, I guess. I almost don't even want to watch other mine exploration vids because they don't have Frank's professionalism or his narration style.
there you go!
Same.
Agreed. I don't know how to explain it either. But I know exactly what you mean.
I think it's his voice and intonation.
That’s because it’s calm simple and straight forward
I know this is one of your older videos but I just wanted to tell you how much I love your enthusiasm! Before getting sick, I would go all over the country exploring. Now that I'm not able to anymore, I watch your vids. So thank you!
Thank you, Jessica! I love your comment! So glad that you are enjoying the videos and getting to vicariously experience the expeditions from the comfort and safety of your own home. While we're out there, we're always subconsciously aware that the viewers are and will be following along with us. Your enthusiasm, interest, and support are very gratifying to me personally and make doing this worthwhile. Thank you again!
Exploring Abandoned Mines and Unusual Places dude you totally misread the signs, she was waiting for you to ask her out 🤦🏻♂️😂
Lol!
Jessica Aitken 😢
@@AbandonedMines11
Wow, what an extremely nice and polite reply you gave her. The world would be a better place if more people expressed themselves in a similar fashion and made remarks that elevated a person rather than hurtful insults. I wouldn't think that's asking for too much, but perhaps it is.
I have to say, there's a good group of people commenting here on this channel. It makes reading the comment section enjoyable.
Stay safe out there...
It's definitely not a reflection.
If you look closely, whatever it is is completely blocking the shadow of the wall from the light until it moves out of the way.
Something was in the light's path.
And after it moves you can see that shadow of the wall.
If it had just been a reflection of the minerals, you would still see the shadow as the light was hitting it from other angles.
+Timesmanify, great point. It also moves after he stops moving. So the only way it's a reflection is if someone else is pointing a light in that direction from behind him.
6 years now
@@kristofkocsis9716 yurp
A flashlight
Yes I also saw
At 8:25, something was peeking around the corner, then moved quickly when his light swung around. It didn't look like a reflection to me.
Wow.... Nice catch
It look a strange animal
Damn yeah
Nice catch
Alright, you got me. It was me.
Im a skeptic and highly interested in the paranormal. Id like to believe there is something supernatural in the world and it isnt as plain and boring as we perceive it. But, ive never found any convincing proofs or possibilities of paranormal events in my short term of browsing paranormal videos on the web as a hobby. I've also never been afraid of the dark, or had irrational fears such as the fear of ghosts or hauntings.
But your "paranormal" videos genuinely terrify me. The fact that your channel is dedicated to exploring these abandoned places and not actually hunting ghosts is what makes it seems more genuine. Ive found a definitive sound explanation for every such video ive ever seen except yours.
But, who knows. This might just be an elaborate hoax. Even if it is one, its an extremely good one.
Which videos of his have defeated any explanations you've previously come to?.. Dr Tyler?
watch his most recent video
I know this is a year later but there is like a million ghost videos on the internet. A good percentage of them are real. Search in your neighbourhood if you want to find ghosts, if you look hard enough you will find. Be prepared though
Yea Na Yeah no i am fine with my life dont want it end like this
Ghosts are most likely evil spirits that use appearance transformation and voice transformation, memories etc. to try to get a human's trust and/or something else
have you ever thought about taking a drone or other remote vehicle into the mines with you so you can send it off down some of the shafts and winzes?
+Inverted Cow Plays I would be afraid that such a valuable piece of equipment would get damaged or lost inside and abandonedmine.
I understand, A few modifications, and a tether, perhaps a crash cage. but then again you have some very wet conditions, not to mention the possibility of trapped gas.
You could give the idea to a robotics team at the local university to puzzle out. Who knows you may end up with the next gen Go pro remote camera.
Thanks for the vids anyhow, cheers
those little quadrocopters all the kids are playing with these days are fairly easy to fly especially the ones with 'hover' capabilities then it's no harder than playing a videogame with a remote camera strapped to it
though there might potentially be some issues with signal strength going into dense rocks and far away though just checking out narrow passage and shafts that would be too risky to go manually it should do quite well
Inverted Cow Plays Damn thats an amazing idea
Except that drones can't operate in these conditions. The signal would be very weakened once it makes a couple of corners.
when you see a piece of old newspaper could you take the time to look it over with the camera so people like me could read it?
thirdheII the world doesn't revolve around you
Robert Jones It‘s a normal question. Behalf like a human, not a dick, please.
Robert Jones he didn’t say it did now did he mr robert. If that’s your real name 🧐
That one video with the Horton mine blows my mind, like what the hell was that person/mechanical sounds coming from?
Vanboneio \ | GTA 5 and other games channel | / It's something I'll never forget -- unfortunately. :-(
I bet you won't! That was some eerie stuff.
yeah no kidding it freaked me out and I'm here behind the computer while he was there first hand as it happened!!
You sure there are no other underground complexes nearby that could have resonated from another mine or complex?
The only complex that might be out in THAT middle of nowhere would be just more mine shaft's or mining complex's, who knows the sounds might have come from buildings that might be nearby but they are ABANDONED. :3
Who you gonna' call? GHOST BUSTERS
*Electro Rock music play in the background*
The hantavirus threat is also why it's a good idea to wear a facemask while in the mines.
8 years later now its Covid lol
It would be interesting to take an IR camera into these mines
Intra-Rectal cam ??? WTF !
Infra-Red? Incremented/Inmersive-Reality?
@@thaturaniumguy Infra red.........................
Infra Rojo in spanish xd
An intergalactic radio camera?
Thanks for watching! Mine is located in California.
Yes, nearly all of the mines have signs of rodents living in them.
That's Cerro Gordo right
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I like it when he’s with someone, cuz I’m scared for him when he’s alone
8:24-- " Oh wow I can see a light! its a ghost"- isnt it coincidental that he happens to be swinging his camera in that direction- (to the right) and the "Ghost" is also moving to the right? More likely to be the reflection of the flash/camera light reflecting off some quartz
Thats what i said. After that i had 23 death threats. Just say you saw a ghost too.....👻
Chris Danns Hahahaha well, its ok because we'll come back as a spooky Ghost and plague them with hauntings
I believe ghosts do exist, but that was definitely reflection off the wall surface from the lightsource behind the guy holding the camera.
+John Walsh MWAHAHAHAAA!
***** This is why the human race is destined to fail.
Your channel is the biggest flex of the century
That noose could have been used for many reasons.
It's interesting that the noose is in there to begin with. The official story I heard is that it was hung there to remind the miners not to attempt to pilfer any valuable pieces of ore out of the mine at the end of their shift. Thanks, Phillip, for your comments!
I was thinking the exact thing..
Don't steal my shiznit bro... Lol.
phillip krickler I would hang myself...
phillip krickler I would hang myself...
Acid Rain *same :(*
8:19 I saw something move in the right tunnel
Erick Sanchez wtffff yes
Ida Prange you saw that to
The second he pionts to the right tunnel somthing whiteish is running
Erick Sanchez yeas. I think I died on the spot
You can definitely see something moving away when you shine the light there. Maybe it was whoever got hung? Great videos. You guys have a lot of guts. Stay safe!
embrisa or maybe it was a suicide. I imagine mining was a tough life and maybe someone got tired of it. Or maybe it was more recent like only a few years ago.
"Here's Frank, commiting a felony."
🤣🤣🤣🤣
Come on down here from Canada and we'll head out to some mines!
+fhood I've been seeing a lot of your videos lately and I must say you do a fine job of bringing these pieces of otherwise forgotten heritage into the public eye! Better than the tripe on TV for sure!. actually thought I'd subscribed already but no..)but I have now!)
Whatever that was at 08:23 - 08:24 appeared to continue moving into the tunnel, *after* the beam of the spotlight stopped moving - so although I initially suspected the _moving_ 'glow', to be something like quartz or other minerals glinting in the moving light, it really does seem to defy explanation - because it only appeared once and didn't reappear when the beam moved away again.
I'm glad I noticed this before I read the comments or info because it affirms that this could be something beyond explanation, or even supernatural(?).
I'm going to download this clip, edit out that section, then slow it down and zoom in to see if there is any form to the strange anomaly.
+jayc2469 Thanks, man! Glad you are enjoying the videos and are appreciating the historical aspects of these abandoned mines. Always glad to hear that from viewers. Happy New Year!
+Exploring Abandoned Mines in CA, NV, and AZ
No problemo mate! I'm just rendering the clip from around the 8:24 'Spectre' area right now, and I've zoomed in - and slooowwed down to try and _'Throw some light on the subject'!_
I'll upload it shortly as unlisted but post the link on here to share it.
Wishing you and yours the very best for 2016 from Wales, UK!
+Fleece Johnson I think he would have said if it was his friend :) he is in the comments section here
+Magika Probably You're right, resolution is limited when slowing down and/or zooming in.
Did you see my effort? watch?v=WCTdqNj6XWA
Honestly, you people.
Definitely someone's arm!! Creepy!! This exploration made me feel very claustrophobic. I honestly found it hard to breathe. But... gotta keep watching more of your videos!!
I think the noose was a marker point, back then you didn't have guide lights, or reflective stickers, it was a makeshift tunnel marker.
TheBlackSheep oh I see it
Well..... it was the wild west so........... possibly also made for quick executions as well?
Wrong. The mine got its name because its infested with black widow spiders, and if you got bitten by a spider, there was no anti-venom back then so the quickest and less painful death would be a bullet straight to the head. But because of flammable gasses in the mines, using a firearm would just ignite the gasses and kill everyone in it, possibly collapsing the mine aswell, so hanging was the only option.
I just made that up
doktormorris Haha was about to say you can recover from a black widow bite without treatment
TheBlackSheep either that or the just did it for fun. The noose to way too low to the ground to actually hang anyone from
I see your ghost or person is wearing a dirty yellow miner or firefighter jacket that comes with reflective tape stripes that catches your flashlight as it moves away . Love your videos
dave marshall Thanks, Dave, for watching and commenting. Feel free to comment anytime on any video. Glad to hear you are enjoying them.
What would a "special" consist of?
What's weirder is the dark figure on the left path at 8:22 soon before the light figure on the right (not to mention if you pause fast enough on the light it looks like a hanging man in the streak of the light). Doesn't the left shadow look like a crouching person with their head slumped forward as if they're trying to keep going that way, instead of a rock or stalagmite shadow? The right side with light moved but the left side with the dark figure didn't, it stayed still even though his light moved quickly to and away from it which is creepier. Would make sense physically if it shined onto the corner of the cave, but we can see the center where his light shines and doesn't leave any shadows or dark spots...
it moved away 8:24 when you showed the light a it, it watched you from the dark.
+piraat6666 shiiiiiiiet :o
piraat6666 holy shit
That's the other guy, you can hear his voice. He says something like "I'm getting in" or "Get in"
piraat6666 piraat wtf😂😂😂😂😂
I feel like it was his buddy at 8:23 because the light had a round edge like a flashlight.
thing is the object that looked like an arm was more skin colored. the other guy is wearing black
Oh... I just watched it again, and now, it seems NOTHING like a flashlight, and i can see fingers. I mustve been tired when i watched it before or something...
+Noah Pak and its a more yellow color.
this guy is the real ghost and trying to misled people. it was the flash reflections to the stones and cave wall.
You're wrong.
Notice the shadow of the wall once whatever it is moves out of the way. You should be able to see it or those so called flash reflections at all times. Yet something was blocking the light for a moment.
I like watching you guys go down mines.... very cool. I was disappointed in the title where it hints that you may have caught a ghost on film. Your doing well on the curiosity of the mines. Keep it original
Could be a Tommy Knocker, it is odd. You did not see it until you looked at your video, right? I was in a limestone mine one time took some photos, when I got home and viewed the photos I saw something similar, I didn't see it while I was in the mine.
+Appalachian Prospectors Yeah, I did not see that until I looked at the video footage afterward. In fact, a viewer pointed it out to me by sending me a message after I posted the video!
+Exploring Abandoned Mines one of ur vids has a badass song but I can't remember. searched for hours. wish I could find list of all songs used. thanks for your time if you could recall the name of it. : /
is it Vangelis - Conquest of Paradise?
Appalachian Prospectors sorry for the dumb question, but what the hell is a Tommy Knocker?
Ghosts of dead miners.
This mine was located in CA.
You just got a new subscriber well done filming and narrating your adventures. I am addicted after 3 videos.
7:33 When the miners are finished with the mine, do they blow it up so when you walk it, its a dead end? The miners should have hung the noose at the dead end so that way it had a double meaning.
If you ever come to Texas, I would legitimately like to come explore with you.
gzac95 Texas was the most dangerous place in human history before Mexican history who killed these demons 700 years ago
@ 8:24 it's almost like there's something else in there with him, that was actually cool
When you mentioned quartz it came to me that being a crystal, it is very likely to store activity and energies within these mines, as in the case with the Waldeck and Horton mine. Before anyone says the is ridiculous please note that quartz can be used like a microchip to store data.
Cool channel, you should make a compilation off all your ghost encounters! Upload it this Halloween, haha.
im here for the mine vocabulary. just great. love the paranormal activity too.
You guys definitely share my love for mining history and exploration. Don't know if you ever make it out to Utah, but if you do, there are some really cool mines in a place called Jacob City, and Ophir Canyon. About 35 miles southwest of Salt Lake City, near Tooele and Stockton. You can access the Buckhorn mine in Ophir, which is huge, I've never been to the end of its three levels. Jacob City has the Hidden Treasure Mine, which supposedly the Buckhorn connects to, and the Mono Tunnel Mine, plus many others that are really cool to check out! I've been going to those places about two or three times a year, for the past 10 or 12 years, and still haven't been through all the mines in that area. The ones that are still accessible that is. Keep the awesome videos coming!
*sees noose*
Me: *instantly clicks*
🤔
Do you guys have ways of assessing a mine's safety before entering? I've been bingewatching your stuff, but there's so much to watch! Why is the presence of water, especially stagnant water, a bad thing? I found some abandoned mine entrances in Colorado but haven't entered very far for safety concerns-and one of them has stagnant water about twenty feet in. Being trapped by a collapse would be a horrid way to go ;)
WildsideSky What they did do is grew some balls and entered knowing that every mine is dangerous and they face certain doom
im subscribing for your Bravery!! very interesting videos xXx
+Isabella Demarko Thanks, Isabella! Welcome aboard! Glad to hear that you find the videos interesting. I appreciate that. I'll be back with a new video on Friday, March 4th. In the meantime, you'll find a lot of videos here to keep you busy. Thanks again!
you're welcome! really enjoying them :)
+Exploring Abandoned Mines 381 comments and the only one you reply to is the pretty girl's...
+Hot Rod Lincoln I agree
+Hot Rod Lincoln its bcas she commented the day that he checked tge comments
Wow that is creepy at the intersection with the noose, it can't be a reflection as it doesn't move with the light.
Something was defiantly interested in you.
Thanks, man!
8:25 What is that flash towards the back of that tunnel? I know it's when you shine your light in there, but I can't think of anything that would reflect it in a place like that...
Wow! I never noticed that "flash" before! Good eye! Not sure what that was. Pretty eerie, if you ask me!
Exploring Abandoned Mines in CA, NV, and AZ
Yeah your light doesn't go anywhere reflecting on something back there, this is going bug the crud out of me on what that was.
Max Wheeler I think it was a tommyknocker. It looks like it was trying to duck out of the way when I suddenly shined my light down the tunnel. If you don't know what tommyknockers are, look it up.
Exploring Abandoned Mines in CA, NV, and AZ I slowed down the vid and enhanced the vid you can see the side of a miners cap and an arm and chest
Jack Burton A couple other viewers have told me basically the same thing in private messages. When I first approach the noose, I film looking down that tunnel, and it's totally dark. Then I pan over to the other tunnel for a few seconds and then pan back to the first tunnel where I can clearly see something ducking out-of-sight around the bend in the tunnel. Whatever it was, it wasn't there a few seconds earlier when I initially aimed my camera down that tunnel! Pretty damn frightening, if you ask me. Sort of glad I didn't notice it at the time because that would've freaked me out!
Yes, you're right about that! We've come across dynamite before. You could see the crystals of nitroglycerine that had sweated to the outside of the stick.
Wonder how much XP that thing of quarts would give you
It is a stone reflection of some kind, put it in slow motion at 8:22 and wait him show the right part of the tunnel. You will see that his body is more forward and the light can reach the end of the tunnel easily hitting some rock there. Now wait when he passes the light in that direction again at 8:36. His body is already moving backwards to show where they came from so the light cant reach the same spot to show the reflection twice. It is just a reflection.
this guy deserves way more subs sub if your not
8:24 theres an arm there 8:27 (pause the video) there is a whit figure
Dude you got to be so brave to venture through these creepy places alone. Subbed!
Wwoooo there was a light on the right tunnel at 08:24
+Syalar92 That was the spooky ghost.
+Syalar92 Well his companion wasn't behind him when he looked back so i presume that it was his companion up ahead with a light going around the corner.
Nick
Yeah, that's the only logical solution.
WhoAreYou
ok^^ I thought it wasn't the fitting word for it, but I didn't care enough at the moment.
first time i thought it was entrence to the mine but when that light dissapeared ..
How do you breath whilst in there, wont the air be stagnant and inhabitable with a low oxygen content, possibly toxic?
There was definite airflow in this mine, so stagnant air wasn't a concern. I now carry an oxygen meter to warn of low O2 levels. Thanks for watching and commenting! I really appreciate it!
+Exploring Abandoned Mines in CA, NV, and AZ no problem! Atleast you're being safe, I love your videos; exspecially the spooky ones! Do you believe in ghosts and demons or is that just for the camera?
+Twenty Wan you are lucky to live out there. I live in Alberta and exploring in AB and British Columbia sucks because the moisture destroys everything. You can count preserved ghost towns and mines with two hands.......
Between this and the Waldeck mine video, I'm down to two options: it's either paranormal activity or illegal human activity (drug smugglers or human traffickers in the tunnels, or leaving devices that play pre-recorded spooky sounds when tripped by movement - infrared etc). Either way, be careful!
In the middle of nowwhere (WA) in Australia. Idk
I LOVE these videos. They are genuinely informative and spooky at times.
The best mine exploring videos
Glad you are enjoying the videos! Thanks so much.
2:45 "my pants are coming off." that's another felony.
Thanks for that additional information on the Coleman heater!
Well I've actually been all through this mine, and it's not the Black Widow. I've climbed that winze from top to bottom all 700 feet, including exploring all of the levels in between. Here's a picture of me at the 100 ft level and some pictures of the winze for proof. I'm not going to say the real name, out of respect for the area and owners of the town. Sorry for cell phone quality images: imgur.com/a/4Lm3X
Brett, when climbing that winze, did you use ropes at all or did you just free-climb it? I saw your pictures again, and that winze looks pretty primitive. I realize there are platforms (I think), but it looks like the winze is just a hole bored through the rock with no timbering on all four sides, etc.. In other words, it looks pretty sketchy! Is it?
We just free-climbed it. The ladder was rebuilt in the 70's or so according to Mike Patterson when teams were surveying the ore to possibly restart mining operations. There is timber throughout the winze, platforms every 50 feet or so, but it is 1 complete ladder after the first level going straight down. The only sketchy section is the last 45 feet or so (after climbing 200-300ft) of the ladder the wall that it was attached to has collapsed leaving the ladder floating in the air which causes it to rock as you climb (very unnerving in the pitch black) and you can't tell how far from the bottom you are. The left hand side of the winze next to the ladder is built up as one of those vertical slides for carrying ore buckets up (blanking on the correct terminology) and that runs the entire length of the tunnel. At the very bottom level where you have access to the outside again there was a collapse that nearly blocked our exit. It created an area above the collapse we were able to climb over and then make it to daylight. I'm not sure how long ago that happened, but when my dad and some others climbed it in 1998 there was no collapse in that section but the ladder was still free-hanging. Just to give some perspective.
I'm sure we saw the bottom of the ladder in the lowest tunnel when we were there but I have no footage of it in this video. In the upper tunnel footage, however, I show a free-hanging ladder at 3:48. We didn't even bother going over to that area to look at it up close. Any idea where that goes? Upper levels? When we were there, it was more or less a quick run-through of the mine -- we probably missed a lot of stuff in the two tunnels we explored.
Never climbed up from the top level. I've been in that mine probably 15 times and I don't remember what area you're talking aabout. I'll check out the video later.
Wow, Ya be Kool to see what Evp"s he would pick up there. And bring the X-Box So you can see Stick like Figures. Know there are ppl there Big time, much never talked about when did but there are hard work in Souls not At Ease. Great Job Frank...
Finding the noose was one of the stranger things I've found in abandoned mines.
at 8:24 is looks like a person moves to the left? am i wrong
Yeah, the other guy in the mine with him.
8:24 Regarding the unknown light source, unfortunately we don't know the layout of that section of the tunnel. There may have been an opening between the tunnel you guys just came through, and the tunnel from which the light appeared (the light possibly coming from the other guy).
From where the light shines however (near the floor) it would suggest that if there was an opening there, it would have to have at least be aimed towards the ground. It also seemed to be a lot stronger than the light you were emitting so if it did come from the other guy he would basically have had to have been standing very near to that spot - which I think is probably the case; the giveaway being that the other guy says "dead end" indicating he's searching in another tunnel.
Who else watching this for the first time 4 years after it was uploaded?
7 years m8
It’s 2019 December
Colonel Dinggus March 2020
i remember watching this when it first came out and it creeped me tf out lmao. Simpler times
8:25 What the F was that, there was something white like a bit into the other tunnel
KobraNejc 420 sp00ky af
I SAW IT TOO WTF
KobraNejc 420 wtf was that!?
convenient how it only showed when the flashlight was pointed there... it's light from the flashlight bouncing off some quartz
ESTABA EN PIYAMA EL GHOST HAHHAHAHAHA
yup, at 8:24 there's a definable humanoid shape that moves out of view of the camera on the right side of the tunnel. you pick up some cool stuff with that camera (both structurally and ghostly) keep up the great work!
entrance looks straight out of skyrim
I explored one of the asbestos mines in my town some 8 years ago about.. I didnt go down in the ground tunnels but there are multiple buildings and a huge landscape. In order to go into the underground tunnels, you need to use and elevator. My cousin and I found some plans and schedules and some old instruction books.
Anyways my cousin was exploring this one particular building and I was hesitating to go into that one. Well, as I passed through the small window, one of the doors banged and scared the hell outta us. We got out of there without any hesitation. Now, this was on a bright sunny day with barely any wind. The door weighed at least 100 pounds as it looked like all the other doors made of steel or something like that and felt heavy. I still wonder to this day what caused the door to close like that. There was another on right in front of it but it remained open..
Love your videos
8:24 It looked like a person's arm with a gold watch on their wrist or something.
Yeah right - gold watch now? What brand watch was it? Someone else said it was holding a lantern and they could see the flame! Yeah right! Well I saw it was wearing brown leather boots and had odd sox and it had a limp and the shoe size was 11.
I' thought people like this only exist on movies, u guys are so brave. So many bad thoughts coming up on me it makes me breath heavy-- 😐
At 7:52 the ghost is holding the camera recording the guy as he enters the mine before the guy takes the camera . Spooky
I don't know why that noose was in there. Someone probably strung it up as a joke. Someone else suggested to me that the noose was put there back when the mine was in operation back in the early 1900s as a reminder to the miners NOT to steal any quartz or ore from the mine.
Let's explore the Black Widow mine!
*WEEEEEEEEEEE*
oh such an inviting mine name :) and the beautifull artwork on the entrance door. I rate this mine review a good 9/11. It does need some flowers but really nice place
I have always wanted to explore old mines but I don't know where they are or how legal and safe it is to do so.
It takes loads of research, THROUGH research, and luck. Plus having experience in caving and any other activity that entails crawling around in a hole hundreds of feet below ground doesn't hurt either! :D
Yeah, I would like to learn splunking too someday.
I really enjoy watching your videos. This video was suggested to me. Great videos !
Awesome! Thank you! I appreciate you taking the time to watch and comment.
Watch carefully 8:23 - 8:24 suddenly Something hiding
You just got yourself a new sub. Great video! keep up the good work.
you got balls of steel to be going deep in those tunnels like that. Also, at 8:24 I saw something move on the right when you shined the light, my guess is it was maybe a Rake or something cause they're known to live in tunnels.
+COSMIC SOUL A Rake? Like the thing you use in the garden?
Dudeeee
+chikitabowow no look up the rake on google, you wont be able to sleep.
hoooooly shiz NOPE
Look it up, I hope you don't live near caves or woods.
Yippidee doo daa, yippidee day,
*NOPE I'M STAYING THE FUCK AWAY*
Geeze I had to watch that part ten times before I saw that thing dodge. It would be nice if someone would pause and enhance that shot.
Yep, definitely someone talking in the background at around 8:15, 'blah blah, and... get in here' followed by that visual @ 8:24
his partner.
8:24 WTF!!! 👻😨
I've seen all the videos a while ago already but I just stumbled on to them again. I have to say sir, i'm happy you made them. So that I never have to worry about my curiosity wanting to go in one of those mines. *thank you*
Why all his adventures end up with him running from a ghost?
Sagitarius82 The mind plays tricks on you in dark secluded areas
To make sure people would watch the whole video. It's like the climax in a film.
I just loved the way you've organized your video : I was quite tense, waiting for something to happen, until you proposed a quick tour of the mining camp buildings XD Felt like a little commercial break, before going back down ^^ !
8:42 that rock looks like the side of a face!
Yes I saw that lol
If I saw a noise in a mine called the black widow mine and saw a ghost I would just run, leave everything and get out of there.
Yup that's definitely an arm @ 08:25
Wow.. Didn't notice that til now...
Definitely an arm.
A damn glow in the dark, white arm..
But an arm none the less..
Damn thing just slipped right out of frame..
I think he was his partner, since he was not behind
Yeah that’s spoopy
Great vid !!!! We gotta do this aging !!!
Finding that noose was pretty startling, to say the least. I never noticed the “ghost“ in this video until another viewer pointed it out to me. It definitely is an interesting anomaly.
*Demon hides from camera
Athiests: Guys its just the light don't worry
Look at 8:52
You will see something what looks to be a arm of some thing cutting the corner fast
I want to believe that’s you parters but he wasn’t wearing any white
Please look in to it
You guys should check out the Spencer Idaho Opal Mines. I grew up around spencer idaho and theres so much to explore there. Great place to visit. :D
Will have to keep that locale in mind. Haven't yet made it up to Idaho as far as I know. Lots of mining history in that state, though! Thanks for your comment and suggestion!
Exploring Abandoned Mines Thanks for caring enough to show us the last remnants of are mining days :D I really appreciate people like you who go out of their way to let us folks who havent had a chance to see something as cool as mines or caves. I mean I have seen plenty mines and caves but some folks haven’t. We have a few mining caves here in Hawaii but they are closely guarded.
+Michael David Cilantro how come they are closely guarded?
schlöer grape They’ve built secret gov and military facilities inside them. :D
I don't believe in ghosts anymore but my mind is getting confused
I live in Reno Nevada, I would love to venture out to some of these mines
What's it like to live there. If you've ever seen reno 911 that's what i'd imagine it'd be like
TacoRice Man Ha everyone ask me that. Its really nice in south Reno. The show was actually filmed in California. We dont have palm trees here like it shows in the show.
Look up the Sierra mountains Reno on google images. And lake Tahoe is only like 30 mins from us. Winters here are great!
Definitely a cheap but nice place to visit.
Love your videos. Exploring abandoned and forgotten places is a dream of mine, mainly to see if the places are haunted! I love ghost hunting shows and to try a hand at it myself!