At 1:22 when you look into the collapsed opening. Is that somebody there with you standing in the opening or what? I can see a set of glowing eyes and it looks like they turned around. Or is that something else?
The round things on the shelf that you mentioned have a powder in them are the remains of dry cell batteries. They were used with an induction coil to create a spark for the Fairbanks Morse engine sitting there.
Great video. All of the miners who worked there have passed on and now are forgotten by many. But their work will live on in video form as long as this video is here. It's hard to imagine how hard they worked in the darkness day after day. They were the generation that made America
He puts some work into getting those pictures too, I can assure you... I would not want to be hauling that tripod he uses around to some of the mines we've visited together!
@@TVRExploring My first attempt at mine photography was using a Pentax 67 medium format film camera and a steel Bogen tripod. Lee and I repelled to the bottom of the Waterman mine while I had a ton of photography gear on my back. After that I bought a Nikon D700 and a carbon fiber tripod. I love painting with light. I haven't been out in years. It breaks my heart, but its cool to see videos like this.
I still cant get over the Amazing preservation of all the wooden supports & beams! I mean they look like they were only just chopped up & put there last week! :)
This is great and we all love your high quality still photos. So atmospheric. How cool to find a riveted ore cart with grease still on the axles and push it along the adit. I bet that flywheel is heavy too. Many thanks. Looking forward to the next episode!
It's videos like yours here that solidify the importance of documenting these old beauties. So much history left lying in the dark underground from a time almost forgotten
WOW you just have to love those NV. mines, and that has to be one of the best mining cars I've seen in a long time. Thanks again for the show, Can't wait for part 2
My 2x grandfather I found his death certificate on Ancestry and it says he died due to a fall in a mine in 1908 in Pennsylvania. My Mom's father, his father (my 1x great grandfather) he also worked in the coal mines in Pennsylvania for 44 years and some of his sons my great uncles were also miners. So to see these tours is really fascinating.
Amazing! I love how you stop and let a slideshow of high res photographs play. Your narration is excellent also - not everyone knows what all this stuff is (me), so it really enhances the experience when it's being explained as the film progresses. Thanks for sharing!
Those were dry cell batteries sitting on what was left of the engine in hoist room .the things you said were packed with something. They were used to supply power to the magneto igniter.
Listen at 14:40 minutes when you say "Going all the way up to the stopes"... directly after... it sounds like something says "Here We Go" or something like that. I have played it back at least ten times. I believe you caught an EVP or an OUT OF BODY VOICE. I love It!
always appreciate how much time you allow to show the detail of hoists and other items of interest rather than just passing by them.....nice job...!!!!
That's really cool especially since it hasn't been cleaned out. Those cylinders at 8:30 look like batteries with the positive terminals facing the wall except for one turned out. Thanks for sharing.
Hi, very cool mine with quite a few interesting features to it, I loved the old mine cart, it looked in pretty good condition. I look forward to part 2, thanks for sharing. x
Great job and great video! I like the closeups and the fact that you leave it close in so we can read the words and they're in focus. Also you're not clicking a supplemental flash light on and off and pointing it down the mine every five or so steps.. Appreciate the bright lite so we can see everything. Not sure what you did but the tapping noise has stopped. Very enjoyable. Keep up the good work.
15:12 The Ore Car My work Mate and I' I suppose we were Foolish in Many ways: we were working on the Haulage where we'd Bring in Supplies for the Face; They'd be emptied at the Face where then the Trams would have to be taken back to the Junction of which would be about Half Mile down the track; The Tram would be Unhooked from the Haulage engine and Like Crazy Fools as we were ; we'd ride the tram down an incline: the Incline at times would go down the Incline and then Up onto the Brow of a Hill; where the Tram would slow down as it reached the Brow but then at the Top dead centre of the brow it would Gradually Pick up speed: The speed would gather up to about 25 Miles an hour for about two hundred Yards where then there'd be a Sharp Corner ; we'd Bank ourselves to the Left of the tram to Prevent the Wheels from Lifting up from off the Rails; Once we got around the Bend it was a Straight Incline for a quarter of a Mile; and as there was No Junctions the Tram would now Pick up speed to no less that 30 M p h ; At the Bottom of the Incline we had Made our own Buffer; This Buffer consisted of Quarter Filled Sacks of Rubble that was Placed between the Track then there would be Half Filled Sacks of Rubble Placed between the Track and then Full Sacks of Rubble The quarter Filled Sacks would Slide under the Axle of the Tram Gradually slowing the Tram down and then the Half Filled Sacks of Rubble would Slow the Tram even slower until Finally the Tram would come to a comfortable but jerky Stop That Journey from the Face took us Twenty Minuets to get to the Bottom; where as if we had walked Down it would have taken a Good Hour : At Times when we were Nearing the Corners and then Finding that the Roof Level was rather Low as we Passed under; we'd Look at each other where I'd ask him if he was going to Jump off the Tram as it Gathered what I considered to be Too Fast after all 30 M P H is awful fast if the car had jumped off the road and Hit the Jagged Rocks that were Jutting out from the side: When I asked My workmate if he was going to Jump off the Tram: He looked at Me and said Yea if you Dare Jump off First Both of us were so Frightened to Jump off the Tram we Just Sat there and watched the Upright Metal Struts flash By Us; Every Strut was spaced about every four Meters which would take less than two seconds to reach the next where every eleven Foot of the tram Rail would make that clicking sound every second as the wheels ran over the next Rail; I'm 70 Years old Now and was wondering if I'd Like to Go Back to the Mine and do the same thing when I was only 22 ?? Yea Why Not
Do you see the eyes looking at the camera from inside the inside of the mine? When you first start filming the mine hole. Check it out starting video from 1:05 (min and 5 sec)
Unfortunately, too many folks that go exploring in places like this wind up being customers of mine rescue teams. Rarely do I see any safety equipment. Sadly, people ignore the hidden dangers in these mines.
6:07 It's Not a Gas Engine Gas Engines give of Carbon Monoxide ! This Engine would be Powered by Compressed Air : as I am sure you will have seen that there is a Pipeline running throughout the tunnel I Used to work one of those Machines Down the Mine within Yorkshire England; The Problem with those engines they gave off Lots of Noise and Blew a Lot of Dust into the Air: Sometimes the Compressor would Be within the workings where air would be Pumped in at Rapid Speed; where Condensation would Fill up within the Pipeline and if the Condenser Valve was not Turned on as the Compressor was shut off when the work was finished Water within the Machine could Freeze over and therefore crack the Cylinder The Machine Has A Tail Rope Drum the Rope or Cable would be wrapped around it just like a Fishing Reel. This would mean that Gravity would Lower the Cable to the Bottom: One would have to either Use Brute Strength to Lower the Rope or cable down the Incline or if there was a Tram Fastened to the Cable, the weight of the Tram would produce the Gravity to lower the Wire Rope; These Machines were Dangerous because they were difficult to Control; Often the Brake Shoes would wear away; this would prevent the Brake from Gripping Hard onto the Drum as it was on its decline Decent People at the Bottom of the Incline should Keep Ears and Eyes Open because these Tail Ropes came down Fast when there was the heavy weight of a Tram Shackled Many Miners Have had their Legs Cut Clean off or worse still Killed; I was a Regular Windy Driver {Windy was the Names we Gave them due to them blasting Cold Compressed Air from out of the drum} What I Used to Do with the Wire Rope I'd Have My Work Mate Ride the Flat Car as I'd Lower him to the Bottom of the incline ; There within Reach of the Flat Car was a Bell Pull . He'd stop Me; where then I'd Wrap some Different Coloured Tapes around the Wire Rope the Incline was two Hundred Yards at a 45 degree Incline where then it levelled for about twenty feet where there was Just a Solid wall; I'd Put White Yellow and Red Tape onto the rope At fifty Yard intervals The Yellow tape was to tell me to Put the Brake on slowly as I reached the Bottom and the Red tape would tell me that I was On the Level; This would be where then I'd apply the Handbrake; It was Illegal for Me to Lower Workmen down the Incline But Nevertheless Men would ask me to Lower them Down the 200 Yards to the Bottom: I'm not Bragging But Those Men Trusted Me where I'd Lower them to the Bottom; I would always assure them that I Knew that the Car would Pick up Speed but they Need not worry as I Knew exactly where to Apply the Brake ; But One Day I was sent onto another District to work another Haulage Engine: The Guy who Had Never worked on a Gravity Tail Rope Engine before Lowered the Men down within the Flat bed Car . The Car Picked up Speed ; One of the Men Panicked and Believed the Flat bed was going too Fast and without having thought for his Fellow Man He pushed off this Guy where he Fell in front of the Flat Bed and of course the Wheel sliced off his Ankle
Epic exploration all the way from the alien to the ore cart. And always have the best photography out of all. Wonder why your vids just came out. Awesome content pictures
🌈(1:43) Wow, I just bought one of these for the front door at my Miami summer home! It's the the Kwikset Classic Series, model 247-1396c front door security latch! {Schlage also makes a similar model}. It has the aged pine finish, the patented "Easy-Open Slide Lock System", and the faux old-timey nail fasteners! They say it's impossible for a burglar to pick the lock and access the home(or mine) with this model! 😁👍
I didn’t know you were with someone else at first and when you go into the tunnel at 1:20 I looks like a ghostyboi is at the entrance with glowing eyes 👻
I noticed it too... but isn’t it strange that the camera cuts just before he turns to see it, and he goes “so if we turn around”, and slowly turns, giving maybe someone enough time to swing the chain and get out of shot... just a thought.
@@carlmarcs3647 It's been so long, I had to go back and refresh my memory on this. I don't really think anyone had time to get out of that shot. Either someone set the chain in motion, came back to where the guy was filming and then remained behind him during the next "scene," or it was seismic activity. The first seems plausible, except for the fact that the chain was swinging pretty significantly. I'd be more in favor of a seismic causation, but it seems that it would have been a strong enough event that the guys would have mentioned it. Either way, I'm still curious. I'm sure there is a rational explanation; there always is. 👍
the portal door looks like fairly new lumber. when was this mine in operation? edit: should've watched about 15 seconds more of the video to answer that question. sorry
Part 2 will be released next Monday! Also there will be only two parts (the title animation says 3 by mistake).
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At 1:22 when you look into the collapsed opening. Is that somebody there with you standing in the opening or what? I can see a set of glowing eyes and it looks like they turned around. Or is that something else?
Great quality video & lighting.
How the heck did they dig the ore shoots?
why didnt you get into the ore cart
The round things on the shelf that you mentioned have a powder in them are the remains of dry cell batteries. They were used with an induction coil to create a spark for the Fairbanks Morse engine sitting there.
Great video. All of the miners who worked there have passed on and now are forgotten by many. But their work will live on in video form as long as this video is here. It's hard to imagine how hard they worked in the darkness day after day. They were the generation that made America
Thomas Beck Well said! Thank you for watching and for your comment!
I appreciate that you take the time to photograph the highlights. The photos are so much clearer and truer color than the video.
Duck Landes I appreciate your continued support!
He puts some work into getting those pictures too, I can assure you... I would not want to be hauling that tripod he uses around to some of the mines we've visited together!
@@TVRExploring My first attempt at mine photography was using a Pentax 67 medium format film camera and a steel Bogen tripod. Lee and I repelled to the bottom of the Waterman mine while I had a ton of photography gear on my back. After that I bought a Nikon D700 and a carbon fiber tripod. I love painting with light. I haven't been out in years. It breaks my heart, but its cool to see videos like this.
I still cant get over the Amazing preservation of all the wooden supports & beams! I mean they look like they were only just chopped up & put there last week! :)
Ours are totally different in the UK
Beautiful relics frozen in time! Makes one appreciate the hard work these workers did! Excellent coverage!
The ire cart is amazing. Still runs and works. Sounds echoing in the mine not heard there for decades 🙂
Those artifacts are in pretty good condition given their age. 100+ years. I love seeing these older mines. Thanks!
Oldpolcat I agree, 100 years is a long time!
It's dry down there with constant temperatures. This high desert stuff holds up great.
11:16 is a weird "yes" lol i know alot of people by the sounds of it but still weird. great video!
I just assumed it was his mining buddy behind him, voicing his approval of what they've just found.
Its crazy to think the only time light ever gets there is when people are exploring it.
I often think about that.
This is great and we all love your high quality still photos. So atmospheric. How cool to find a riveted ore cart with grease still on the axles and push it along the adit. I bet that flywheel is heavy too. Many thanks. Looking forward to the next episode!
It's videos like yours here that solidify the importance of documenting these old beauties. So much history left lying in the dark underground from a time almost forgotten
Nice well preserved mine. The ore cart was awesome as well. Thanks again for taking us along :)
Your stills are magnificent. I like the extra time they offer to observe details.
Yes. Especially with the high resolution we how have available on YT, its great.
WOW you just have to love those NV. mines, and that has to be one of the best mining cars I've seen in a long time. Thanks again for the show, Can't wait for part 2
I am forever amazed at the tonnage of material moved creating these old mines. Back breaking work.
My 2x grandfather I found his death certificate on Ancestry and it says he died due to a fall in a mine in 1908 in Pennsylvania. My Mom's father, his father (my 1x great grandfather) he also worked in the coal mines in Pennsylvania for 44 years and some of his sons my great uncles were also miners. So to see these tours is really fascinating.
Amazing! I love how you stop and let a slideshow of high res photographs play. Your narration is excellent also - not everyone knows what all this stuff is (me), so it really enhances the experience when it's being explained as the film progresses. Thanks for sharing!
Excellent video from a real vidiographer!
Those were dry cell batteries sitting on what was left of the engine in hoist room .the things you said were packed with something. They were used to supply power to the magneto igniter.
It’s so nice to be able to actually see the detail and colors in the rock. Finally a cameraman who knows what he’s doing!
Yeah they're in short supply here on RUclips!
Listen at 14:40 minutes when you say "Going all the way up to the stopes"... directly after... it sounds like something says "Here We Go" or something like that. I have played it back at least ten times. I believe you caught an EVP or an OUT OF BODY VOICE. I love It!
Probably just a hiking buddy or some other sound.
Glad there are people who do this kind of stuff so I can see it from the comfort of my own home lmao
Did anyone else notice the eyes glowing in the upper shoot at 1:24?
always appreciate how much time you allow to show the detail of hoists and other items of interest rather than just passing by them.....nice job...!!!!
1st time I've ever seen anyone move one of those carts before, cool video my compliments sir
I'm glad that they are not destroying the historical scenery but being very careful while they are exploring the mines
Beautiful relics frozen in time! Thanks for the excellent coverage!
@ 9:56 the craftsman strategically placed the plywood so the knot hole was used for an eyehole on those fantastic 100 year old doors.
Nice catch, what a great idea! So Dirk, do you workout? Yeah, you look like you workout! Lol
That's really cool especially since it hasn't been cleaned out. Those cylinders at 8:30 look like batteries with the positive terminals facing the wall except for one turned out. Thanks for sharing.
Very cool mine and great video, thanks!
This was a great mine. I'm glad your video of it is getting a lot of well-deserved views...
the guy at the end of the tunnel with the light scared the crap out of me for a sec lol great vid👍🏼 just sub.
Hi, very cool mine with quite a few interesting features to it, I loved the old mine cart, it looked in pretty good condition. I look forward to part 2, thanks for sharing. x
Awesome mine! Great job on video of it as well!
Great Video. At 8:32 the round tubes wear batteries for the host single. Or for blasting.
Buzzer for hoist maybe like you say. Or flashlight maybe.
That was dope. Copper minerals are beautiful
Awesome video! Very well done!
Those still shots of the ore carts are amazing. The clarity and color! I would love to make calendars with shots like this
@ 1:23
Spooky eyes peering eerily out of the darkness!
Have a safe Halloween!
Dirk Diggler that scared me so bad
I thought I was the only one who seen it while I was scrolling thru the comments
Dayom
So well preserved. Like they left yesterday.
15:47 wow!!!such good condition and the tracks are still good to push it.
Good stuff love the history of old mines etc as always be safe
Steve Tabor Thanks for watching!
Great job and great video! I like the closeups and the fact that you leave it close in so we can read the words and they're in focus. Also you're not clicking a supplemental flash light on and off and pointing it down the mine every five or so steps.. Appreciate the bright lite so we can see everything. Not sure what you did but the tapping noise has stopped. Very enjoyable. Keep up the good work.
Steven Myrick Glad you enjoyed! This one was filmed with my new camera, which is free of tapping noises
Great video, amazing how the mines work back in the old days
Great mine the ore cart is the best I have seen.
Love what was left of the old machinery would have loved to see it b4 it was apart and the cart looked like it was in very good shape
5:46 Wow that is so cool to see stuff like that still in a mine.
Vegas Cycling Freak Yep! Not a very common find that’s for sure!
Super cool vid! Like seeing the mine map, too!
Great job !! Very interesting old mine
Wunderschöne Aufnahmen !! Vielen Dank !!
Awesome to watch thanks for showing us and stay safe mate
Many thanks for the good video
Those tubes on the Shelf look like some old batteries I have found in the mines here in Arizona
Thanks for the fantastic journey,and so very informative. Cheers from Australia.
Makes me feel at home. The 🏜 gets warm. I could Stay IN for a time but if your on it, long days ARNT a problem.
15:12 The Ore Car My work Mate and I' I suppose we were Foolish in Many ways: we were working on the Haulage where we'd Bring in Supplies for the Face; They'd be emptied at the Face where then the Trams would have to be taken back to the Junction of which would be about Half Mile down the track; The Tram would be Unhooked from the Haulage engine and Like Crazy Fools as we were ; we'd ride the tram down an incline: the Incline at times would go down the Incline and then Up onto the Brow of a Hill; where the Tram would slow down as it reached the Brow but then at the Top dead centre of the brow it would Gradually Pick up speed: The speed would gather up to about 25 Miles an hour for about two hundred Yards where then there'd be a Sharp Corner ; we'd Bank ourselves to the Left of the tram to Prevent the Wheels from Lifting up from off the Rails; Once we got around the Bend it was a Straight Incline for a quarter of a Mile; and as there was No Junctions the Tram would now Pick up speed to no less that 30 M p h ; At the Bottom of the Incline we had Made our own Buffer; This Buffer consisted of Quarter Filled Sacks of Rubble that was Placed between the Track then there would be Half Filled Sacks of Rubble Placed between the Track and then Full Sacks of Rubble The quarter Filled Sacks would Slide under the Axle of the Tram Gradually slowing the Tram down and then the Half Filled Sacks of Rubble would Slow the Tram even slower until Finally the Tram would come to a comfortable but jerky Stop That Journey from the Face took us Twenty Minuets to get to the Bottom; where as if we had walked Down it would have taken a Good Hour : At Times when we were Nearing the Corners and then Finding that the Roof Level was rather Low as we Passed under; we'd Look at each other where I'd ask him if he was going to Jump off the Tram as it Gathered what I considered to be Too Fast after all 30 M P H is awful fast if the car had jumped off the road and Hit the Jagged Rocks that were Jutting out from the side: When I asked My workmate if he was going to Jump off the Tram: He looked at Me and said Yea if you Dare Jump off First Both of us were so Frightened to Jump off the Tram we Just Sat there and watched the Upright Metal Struts flash By Us; Every Strut was spaced about every four Meters which would take less than two seconds to reach the next where every eleven Foot of the tram Rail would make that clicking sound every second as the wheels ran over the next Rail; I'm 70 Years old Now and was wondering if I'd Like to Go Back to the Mine and do the same thing when I was only 22 ?? Yea Why Not
dont use pods. dont rutledge moving systems castroville ca.
Very good camerawork, very steady. I esp like the high res stills. Keep it up
Do you see the eyes looking at the camera from inside the inside of the mine? When you first start filming the mine hole. Check it out starting video from 1:05 (min and 5 sec)
That’s a Fairbanks morse Z I actually just got rid of a fully functional restored version of that.
Holy shit that chain was moving
How did he just casually walk past it
This is how it feels exploring Tailfin Pass in Cars: The Video Game.
I hate how I exactly know what that feels like. “Kachow”
Very cool love mine explores thank you 😊
Spooky cave that chain was alive and moving.
@Who Dat Hmmm, you made that awful pun, then COVID hit. Coincidence?
@Who Dat Boomer?
Not bad your getting better with your viedos that is a awesome mine
Anyway to get that cart out? Museum piece for sure. Great video👍
Thank's for sharing. Very educational.
Unfortunately, too many folks that go exploring in places like this wind up being customers of mine rescue teams. Rarely do I see any safety equipment. Sadly, people ignore the hidden dangers in these mines.
Okay dude
@@cutiebeautyqueen lol
I was feeling claustrophobic as you walked through. I’m glad I was watching it on video, because I would’ve been so lost.
Funny how accurate the minecart sound is in Minecraft after watching this :)
6:07 It's Not a Gas Engine Gas Engines give of Carbon Monoxide ! This Engine would be Powered by Compressed Air : as I am sure you will have seen that there is a Pipeline running throughout the tunnel I Used to work one of those Machines Down the Mine within Yorkshire England; The Problem with those engines they gave off Lots of Noise and Blew a Lot of Dust into the Air: Sometimes the Compressor would Be within the workings where air would be Pumped in at Rapid Speed; where Condensation would Fill up within the Pipeline and if the Condenser Valve was not Turned on as the Compressor was shut off when the work was finished Water within the Machine could Freeze over and therefore crack the Cylinder The Machine Has A Tail Rope Drum the Rope or Cable would be wrapped around it just like a Fishing Reel. This would mean that Gravity would Lower the Cable to the Bottom: One would have to either Use Brute Strength to Lower the Rope or cable down the Incline or if there was a Tram Fastened to the Cable, the weight of the Tram would produce the Gravity to lower the Wire Rope; These Machines were Dangerous because they were difficult to Control; Often the Brake Shoes would wear away; this would prevent the Brake from Gripping Hard onto the Drum as it was on its decline Decent People at the Bottom of the Incline should Keep Ears and Eyes Open because these Tail Ropes came down Fast when there was the heavy weight of a Tram Shackled Many Miners Have had their Legs Cut Clean off or worse still Killed; I was a Regular Windy Driver {Windy was the Names we Gave them due to them blasting Cold Compressed Air from out of the drum} What I Used to Do with the Wire Rope I'd Have My Work Mate Ride the Flat Car as I'd Lower him to the Bottom of the incline ; There within Reach of the Flat Car was a Bell Pull . He'd stop Me; where then I'd Wrap some Different Coloured Tapes around the Wire Rope the Incline was two Hundred Yards at a 45 degree Incline where then it levelled for about twenty feet where there was Just a Solid wall; I'd Put White Yellow and Red Tape onto the rope At fifty Yard intervals The Yellow tape was to tell me to Put the Brake on slowly as I reached the Bottom and the Red tape would tell me that I was On the Level; This would be where then I'd apply the Handbrake; It was Illegal for Me to Lower Workmen down the Incline But Nevertheless Men would ask me to Lower them Down the 200 Yards to the Bottom: I'm not Bragging But Those Men Trusted Me where I'd Lower them to the Bottom; I would always assure them that I Knew that the Car would Pick up Speed but they Need not worry as I Knew exactly where to Apply the Brake ; But One Day I was sent onto another District to work another Haulage Engine: The Guy who Had Never worked on a Gravity Tail Rope Engine before Lowered the Men down within the Flat bed Car . The Car Picked up Speed ; One of the Men Panicked and Believed the Flat bed was going too Fast and without having thought for his Fellow Man He pushed off this Guy where he Fell in front of the Flat Bed and of course the Wheel sliced off his Ankle
They use Diesel engines in mines they just put in ventilation systems first. Not every mine runs things on compressed air.
Epic exploration all the way from the alien to the ore cart. And always have the best photography out of all. Wonder why your vids just came out. Awesome content pictures
Really spooky and claustrophobic
1:22 I swear I saw a ghost
Excellent photography. Glad there are people like you because I couldn't do this. Yikers, you kidding me? not me.
That is all so cool. Good mine. Thank you.
How long has people been mineing in that mine and what was they mineing for
Great job with "Stills"! (Pics)
That would of been a air mortor on the winch. They don't run gas motors in mines because of the danger of trapped fumes.
That's true
11:17 you hear a "yes" that don't sound like anyone else that was exploring the mine too. And super close to the microphone.
Lol, definitely sounds like it must be one of his buddies.
🌈(1:43) Wow, I just bought one of these for the front door at my Miami summer home! It's the the Kwikset Classic Series, model 247-1396c front door security latch! {Schlage also makes a similar model}. It has the aged pine finish, the patented "Easy-Open Slide Lock System", and the faux old-timey nail fasteners! They say it's impossible for a burglar to pick the lock and access the home(or mine) with this model! 😁👍
That ore cart reminds me of donkey Kong 90s🤘🏻
I think he should use that levels music in his vids :)
It's as if they just recently put their tools down and left. Eerie but fascinating.
old battery on the shelf in the hoist room
I didn’t know you were with someone else at first and when you go into the tunnel at 1:20 I looks like a ghostyboi is at the entrance with glowing eyes 👻
Looks like a lot of fun to me thanks for video
Great video. I, like the others, appreciate the extra time you take with the machinery as I also love the old stuff. The stills are a nice touch.
Dan Miller Thanks Dan!
You had eyes looking out at you freaky like in the beginning of this video when you were talking about the chief adit. 1:20
Your stills are beautifully shot.
The piping is unusually still intact; neat
ke hermoso reportaje me encanta todo esto de las minas felicidades es de los videos mas bonitos ke hevisto
I really wanted to see that blower😔. Amazing job once again.
great video to watch thanks
Good work my man, thanks!
David Seager Thank you!
Very Cool!!
Totally beautiful. I loved all of this.
I appreciate your knowledge and narrative.
Great video.
New subscriber.
God bless you and keep you safe.
Linda Lee Thank you Linda!
Fascinating video,thank you.
13:27 - In all seriousness, what was up with the swinging chain? Seismic activity?
I noticed it too... but isn’t it strange that the camera cuts just before he turns to see it, and he goes “so if we turn around”, and slowly turns, giving maybe someone enough time to swing the chain and get out of shot... just a thought.
@@carlmarcs3647 It's been so long, I had to go back and refresh my memory on this. I don't really think anyone had time to get out of that shot. Either someone set the chain in motion, came back to where the guy was filming and then remained behind him during the next "scene," or it was seismic activity. The first seems plausible, except for the fact that the chain was swinging pretty significantly. I'd be more in favor of a seismic causation, but it seems that it would have been a strong enough event that the guys would have mentioned it.
Either way, I'm still curious. I'm sure there is a rational explanation; there always is. 👍
AGDinCA We may have been fooling around with the chain...
@@MinesoftheWest Aha! A year later and I finally get closure. LOL
The old in days are. Fasinating. !!!!! Iv been into most all the mines up here in washington state. Eastern wa.
the portal door looks like fairly new lumber. when was this mine in operation?
edit: should've watched about 15 seconds more of the video to answer that question. sorry
The wooden door is for air control. Air Door
Those photos are beautiful! What camera and lens combination do you use, if you don’t mind my asking? Can’t wait for part 2!
Olivia Zimmerman Thank you! I use a Sony Alpha a7III and a Sigma 14mm F/1.8 lens.