Deeper Into The Unknown Beneath Tombstone, Arizona
Well, here we are… This was a good way to get back into things - back in Tombstone, Arizona with some of my good mine exploring friends and testing ourselves by pushing the frontiers of mine exploring. As dusty and as technical as this level of mine exploring is, one is more than compensated for the difficulties by being able to emerge from the underground realms and to literally walk straight over to the Depot or to Big Nose Kate’s Saloon for a great dinner and drinks. One can then make a drive of just a couple of minutes back to the hotel for a shower and time to soak weary muscles in the hot tub. That is a very different experience than the normal mine exploring experience of forcing down an MRE and warm water for dinner and then squeezing my mud or dust-covered body into a sleeping bag on the hard ground. Sure, gazing up at the stars from one’s sleeping bag is an experience to be had, but I’ll take the good dinner and hot tub if given the choice.
It reminded me of when I was covering the war against ISIS when based in Erbil, Kurdistan. Normally, when documenting a conflict, one must spend long nights sleeping in muddy trenches or the equivalent. In that war, the front lines were a short drive from Erbil. So, I could go out in the morning and get combat footage all day and then return to one of the luxury, five-star hotels in the capital that were deserted and where one could get a room for pennies on the dollar (and you can imagine the premium level of service I received by being the only guest in a luxury hotel).
I didn’t plan to save the best for last in this video, but that is how the day played out. I can’t say that I’m sorry to have the “time capsule” experience at the end though because it was nice to end the day on a celebratory high point.
Chasing these leads is very much a numbers game... For every nine stopes or pits or winzes or whatever that one drops into and that end up being caved or going nowhere, the tenth can lead to an area that no living human being has laid eyes upon since the miners walked away a century ago, leaving all of their equipment in place.
In case I wasn’t clear when I was speaking, the miners were not using ore cars in that last section. What they were doing was filling ore buckets and then pushing those ore buckets on that flat car to the end of the trestle. When they reached the end of the trestle, they would have dumped the ore down some sort of ramp or chute (only the remains were left) into another ore bucket that was waiting on that wooden platform. Once the ore bucket was full, the hoist would have pulled it up the winze and into a waiting ore car. Another miner would then haul that ore car away. It was a lot of work for a bucket’s worth of ore!
Haha, and that wooden platform was very rotted. When Graham (Mines of the West) descended onto it, he just kept right on descending through it! It’s a good thing that he was still attached to the rope.
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Thanks for watching!
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Growing up in California’s “Gold Rush Country” made it easy to take all of the history around us for granted. However, abandoned mine sites have a lot working against them - nature, vandals, scrappers and various government agencies… The old prospectors and miners that used to roam our lonely mountains and toil away deep underground are disappearing quickly as well.
These losses finally caught our attention and we felt compelled to make an effort to document as many of the ghost towns and abandoned mines that we could before that colorful niche of our history is gone forever.
So, yes, in short, we are adit addicts… I hope you’ll join us on these adventures!
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great to see you uploading again my friend , that looks like it was a fun explore with so many artifacts . You are right it did make a great thumbnail pic . Good job sonny Jim and keep'em coming
@ExploringCabinsandMines
2 жыл бұрын
Let's GOOOOOO !
@TheInsultInvestor
2 жыл бұрын
@@ExploringCabinsandMines brandon
@DIGGER19860
2 жыл бұрын
I bet if he kept going to the underground va you woulda been in there. I bet they dont require masks at that one amd trumps pic is still on the wall.
@RonRay
2 жыл бұрын
I was just thinking of you when they showed all the mineralized formations. I was thinking: _"If Jeff Williams were here, he would be telling us about what all these colored rocks are and what it means..."_ Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think you have better sense than being down this deep in these "mole tunnels"! ;)
@scotts.2624
2 жыл бұрын
I was thinking you would have been down there with the detector that does the Wobble Pop and taking samples.
Justin your adventures are helping me cope with my own losses and I can watch you in your adventure because I can't do anything like that anymore my health won't let me, be safe my friend.
A bit of trivia on the Calumet Baking powder can and the Wright family Wright sold Calumet to General Foods in 1929. So if your can find says General foods, it is post '29. Wm. Wright owned Calumet farms in Lexington , KY Perhaps one of the greatest thoroughbred breeding stables in the US ever. Whirlaway the 1941 Triple Crown winner and others before and after. (They make bourbon also now) . The Wright /Markey family used to own a racing season 'cottage' here in Saratoga Springs, NY . At an estate auction some years back I bought one of Whirlaway's shoe's from the Preakness at the sale.
8:10 Sensation Cigarettes were made by Lorillard Tobacco Company. The company was founded by Pierre Abraham Lorillard, 1760 in New York, British America. In 1899 American Tobacco Company started a corporation in New Jersey called Continental Tobacco Company. They bought up a lot of small tobacco companies and owned the controlling interest in Lorillard Tobacco Company. The chief cigarette brands of Lorillard Tobacco Company were Old Gold, introduced in 1926, and Kent in 1952. The Sensation brand name was first registered February 1939 and was produced in New Jersey. As far as I can tell the Sensation brand was only sold till 1941. Loews Corporation acquired Lorillard Tobacco Company in 1968. In 2014 it was bought by Reynolds American, which is part of British American Tobacco. --- 33:10 Sanforized basically means it is pre-shrunk. Sanforization is a treatment process of stretching and shrinking cotton fabric and textiles to fix the length and width before cutting. The process was patented by Sanford Lockwood Cluett in 1930.
@jamesburke5709
2 жыл бұрын
Interesting thanks for the information about that now 👍
Fun explore with all the boy’s! I hope your personal trials and tribulations are working out. You’re good people! Thanks!!
Welcome back Justin
Welcome back.I hope your future will be better.
Good to see you back Justin. Looking forward to seeing what's new in the underground.
@thebeek123
2 жыл бұрын
What’s new, or what’s old? That is the question.
Welcome back Justin.
Like everyone else in your internet family ......... glad to see you back, hope things are getting better.
3 more years until I can retire TVR Prospecting will be my hobby thanks to you
Glad to see you back, from sw Montana
Welcome back to the internet. How's your grandma
Glad to see u back at it. BTW I think this channel should be sponsored by Prince Albert Tobacco.
🇬🇧 This is amazing .. ! As a long time amateur mineralogy Fanatic, I'd give my eye teeth to be down there searching through all the rock & stones I've been down some British mines Mainly Coal but other much older mines from 500yrs ago. I've found some amazing fossils too. Brilliant stones & minerals but only took some small samples to test. I noticed in the last episode you found a tin of what once contained Baking Powder. Well, I've heard from old miners from Australia that they used to make Damper Bread, down in the mine, for fresh warm bread. It's like Soda Bread & onion was sometimes added, only flour & some lard was needed & baking powder. The bread was cooked on a metal plate or shovel over a small ember fire I've actually tasted this Damper Bread + it's pretty good! At least I enjoyed it. I'm sure the hard grafting miners appreciated it on break time. Talking of Beer, a good splash of beer in your Damper Bread mix made it even better! Id be in heaven down here, with all these rocks & minerals, also the geological striations in the rock walls & ceilings! Thank you for an excellent video Peace, Good Cheer & Safety. 🇬🇧🙆
Good to see your back at the things you like to do👍 Life is hard sometimes,lost both my parents in 1.5 year :(
Glad to see u back
My heartfelt love to you brother.... This life is never easy.... Only the Lord Jesus can ... NW Montana
Good to hear your voice again, hope the new year brings peace and piece of mind to you and yours. Looking forward to new explore vids as well as the rehab project.
What a cool mine, it really is a treasure trove of history and geology. Great video overall, thanks for all your hard work to share this stuff with us! May 2022 bring better tidings for all.
Tombstone Suprizing Place for Sure !!!; )
Good afternoon from Southeast South Dakota
Your back in my neck of the woods! I got my name from Benson, Arizona. Love southern Arizona and all it has to offer!
Glad to see you back, hope the family is doing a bit better now. Sorry for your losses.
They earned every penny of it. Thank you Justin, i am so glad you're back!
Glad to see that you are back...Best Wishes.
7:07 the Calumet tin is post-1929 because it says 'division of general foods', and it's pre-1939 because the Good Housekeeping seal says 'tested and approved', as 1939 was when the government (FTC) sued Good Housekeeping over and had those words and the 'bureau' text removed from the seal. So there's a ten year window for you.
Very cool! My family have lived in Arizona for a long time. Some even worked in the Bisbee Mine, so it's definitely cool to see how they used to do this back in the day.
Another great video of the Tombstone mining operations. I am sure you have heard this before, but it would be great if you could team up with Brent at Cerro Gordo to explore the mines around there. You are much more in-depth with your explanations and you could add so much value to the mines in that region Also, I hope you are doing well after your last couple of chaotic months.
Good to see you are back sir!
Glad to see you back. Sorry again about your dad.
Aside from you posting a new video, that absolutely incredible time capsule, not to mention the other relics and minerals made my day. Good to see you're back!
Great to see this. Hope you’re doing well. I’m happy you’re around. You’re one tough cookie.
Great to see you back. Hopefully 2022 will be a better year for you. 🙂👍 Great video. I hope there's more to this one, fantastic looking place to explore.
@philliphall5198
6 ай бұрын
Well 2023 was horrible and not looking forward to 2024 😢😢😢😢
Tombstone is rich in history. I’ve been there when visiting Arizona. That mine is awesome.
Good to see you again 😀
The Calumet Baking Powder Company was an American food company established in 1889 in Chicago, Illinois,
Hope you’re doing well love the vids 🤟🏼
Cool location and I enjoyed the UV black light show!
The best documentary I've seen of such depth and comprehensive exploration. Thanks for keeping alive and accurate the terms stope, winze, tunnel, shaft, adit, and so forth! Did you find ANY live powder, caps, dynamite, or fuse?
Prince Albert fills my bowl every day!
glad to see you again , hope you are doing well
*Silent Pause* "What does it taste like?" XD XD
Glad to see you are back to exploring and videoing mines again. Great vid man!
Old disabled house bound dusty rusty rockhound here! Great video!
Eyyyy welcome back buddy! Glad to see you’re hangin in there. I know how painful it is to go through some of what you r been going through, though you had a tough go of it what with everything happening all at once. Its really good to see you back at it, though, stay up man. You’re a source of peace and calmness for a lot of people (i speak from experience), I hope some of those people, as well as the exploring you do for your channel, can be a source of peace and calmness for you. Welcome back dude.
Thank you. I sure enjoy your video.
Nice to see you back, Justin. Hope all is well, cheers from down under.
Sanforization is a treatment for fabrics to reduce shrinkage from washing. The process was patented by Sanford Lockwood Cluett in 1930. It works by stretching, shrinking and fixing the woven cloth in both length and width before cutting and producing, to reduce the shrinkage which would otherwise occur after washing.
Glad to see you back, and at the swissed cheese mines of Tombstone AZ
Welcome back Justin! Great restart! Hope that all in your personal life is 'mending' and slowing down
Wishing you an awesome 2022!
Welcome back! Glad to see your work again!
Okay, I'm binge watching TVR night!!! :)
I love the side conversation... "What does it taste like"? That shirt was probably the community toilet paper shirt!
What a mine!
Glad to see you back in action, Justin. This mine is fascinating, I'm glad you're continuing its exploration. It seems insane to have so much ground removed from under a town, such a maze (and a 3D one at that) with, incredibly, still untouched areas right under a town. I wonder if enough is removed to create a perceptible gravitational anomaly for sensors to detect. As usual I always read the description first and am never disappointed. :) 19:16 This man is asking the real questions.
I'm so glad to see a new upload. Sending my love and prayers to you.
Welcome back
Very cool seeing this. Two miles from my house! I've been in many of the mines in this area years ago as a teenager. There was a really good mine in Pearce about 17 miles away from this location, it had many levels with ladders and all kinds of nice artifacts.
Great to see a new video. Hope life is turning more positive for you. Best wishes!
Oh. Sparklies.
Another excellent video . I hope you have found some peace and comfort after such trying times.
Welcome back Justin, what a great video to start back with too, that flat bed ore cart was definitely cool to see, thanks for sharing.
Very interesting that’s for the look
Good to see you back, mate. All the best and l hope things are working out 👍🏻
Welcome back. Love your videos. Very informative.
Hope everything is going better for you and the family. Keep your chin up and thank you for sharing your adventures.
welcome back
39 40 man the rock was sparkling it looked so alive ✨ well it is isn't it ? Great vid Ta.
Incredible. Thanks for taking me place I know I can never go!! Be safe guys.
Him climbing up there puts the size into perspective
Great video. I hope it's all OK in your life or at least it getting better. I hope this year bring us some nice exploration and more peaceful life. Cheers and again thanks for making those videos!
Glad to see you back man! Hope you're doing well. Epic exploring as always
Great to see a new upload buddy. Wish you all my best for 2022!
Oh my gawd... that fluorite! That was so awesome to see under the blacklight. The geology, in general, was outstanding!
Another great video, the work they did to move all that rock. Thank you for making it
The question we were all wondering about 19:16
Yo. Miner hooter action. Yes please. They should have kept their minds on the job.
So awesome! Cant wait for the next video in this series! Hope things are getting better over your way sir! Send love and prayers for you!
Stay strong and safe. Thank you for sharing your adventures with us .
Incredible finds. Freggin awesome
Glad your back man keep your head up & stay focused brother sorry for your loss! Glad you making more awesome footage it'd be so awesome to do this. Keep it coming!!! Heavy pans to ya!
Good to see you back.
Great video Justin! I was really surprised by everything you guys found! Keep up the good work man! Still praying for you and your family as that continues to unfold my friend. It takes a strong person to share the burdens of ones life. You are not alone!
TVR... 👍 WELCOME BACK !
So glad your back! For your own good! ❤
Great to see you guys back in action! Great explore!
Glad you are back! This is my favorite mine exploring channel! No gimmicks, just great exploring
Thanks Justin good stuff. You commented on the mine being hot much like Arizona it’s a dry heat. When I was in school in Utah old timers told stories of working underground in Park City in the Treasure King and Mayflower mines which drifted through thermally active areas of the Wasatch mountains the ribs of the mine would be in the 90s pouring water men worked shifts in sauna like conditions. My grandfather worked there as a young man when everything was steam power and a good friend died in one of the mines in 1978. You help keep those stories and memories alive.
Good to see you back out! Hopefully, it will be a much better year this year!
It's nice to see you back exploring. Hope you are doing well. I recognize your voice before I even check the name of the video. Always great to see friends with you rather than going it alone, it's a heck of a lot safer. Take care and keep well.
Awesome video and so good to see you back in the saddle 👍🍻🥰
Absolutely a time capsule for sure. I hope things are going better for you and your family. Be cool Justin and thanks for another great explore!
I wish I could explore that mine! That’s so cool!
A very good Video.it is amazing to see the untouched ground and all the artefakts. Thank you for taking me with you Take care Yours Frank Galetzka
Just keeps getting better.. Awesome filming Justin.. and cool artifacts..
Good to see you exploring again always enjoy your mining videos please stay safe and thank you for taking us along and of course sharing on my FB. page.
Good to know you get some home comforts [ sometimes ] at the end of your days adventures. Lots of interesting viewing in that mine complex. Capped off as usual by your excellent narrative. Thanks once again for sharing Justin. Stay safe guys.
Good to back and doing the things you enjoy with your friends not to mention the video was superb