Part 2 will be released next Monday! Also there will be only two parts (the title animation says 3 by mistake).

@ruksharkhatoonhjh7627

4 жыл бұрын

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@charleskey2842

4 жыл бұрын

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?

@Audion

3 жыл бұрын

Great quality video & lighting.

@tinytattoomike7943

3 жыл бұрын

How the heck did they dig the ore shoots?

@huntereury1585

3 жыл бұрын

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

@MinesoftheWest

4 жыл бұрын

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.

@MinesoftheWest

4 жыл бұрын

Duck Landes I appreciate your continued support!

@TVRExploring

4 жыл бұрын

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!

@JohnDoe-bf1fw

4 жыл бұрын

@@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! :)

@patterdaleminecave3545

2 жыл бұрын

Ours are totally different in the UK

Its crazy to think the only time light ever gets there is when people are exploring it.

@Vingul

2 жыл бұрын

I often think about that.

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!

@MinesoftheWest

4 жыл бұрын

Oldpolcat I agree, 100 years is a long time!

@scdevon

4 жыл бұрын

It's dry down there with constant temperatures. This high desert stuff holds up great.

Glad there are people who do this kind of stuff so I can see it from the comfort of my own home lmao

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.

Did anyone else notice the eyes glowing in the upper shoot at 1:24?

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'm glad that they are not destroying the historical scenery but being very careful while they are exploring the mines

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

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!

This mine is the best west mine I've seen.I just love this one.Most of them all look the same out west.

Nice well preserved mine. The ore cart was awesome as well. Thanks again for taking us along :)

I am forever amazed at the tonnage of material moved creating these old mines. Back breaking work.

Your stills are magnificent. I like the extra time they offer to observe details.

@garywheeler7039

4 жыл бұрын

Yes. Especially with the high resolution we how have available on YT, its great.

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!

@johnharris7353

8 ай бұрын

Yeah they're in short supply here on KZread!

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!

@johnharris7353

8 ай бұрын

Excellent video from a real vidiographer!

@ 9:56 the craftsman strategically placed the plywood so the knot hole was used for an eyehole on those fantastic 100 year old doors.

@gcr1

Жыл бұрын

Nice catch, what a great idea! So Dirk, do you workout? Yeah, you look like you workout! Lol

Very cool mine and great video, thanks!

1st time I've ever seen anyone move one of those carts before, cool video my compliments sir

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.

Funny how accurate the minecart sound is in Minecraft after watching this :)

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...!!!!

This was a great mine. I'm glad your video of it is getting a lot of well-deserved views...

11:16 is a weird "yes" lol i know alot of people by the sounds of it but still weird. great video!

@sanddabz5635

Ай бұрын

I just assumed it was his mining buddy behind him, voicing his approval of what they've just found.

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!

@Vingul

2 жыл бұрын

Probably just a hiking buddy or some other sound.

Beautiful relics frozen in time! Thanks for the excellent coverage!

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.

Wunderschöne Aufnahmen !! Vielen Dank !!

Those still shots of the ore carts are amazing. The clarity and color! I would love to make calendars with shots like this

Awesome mine! Great job on video of it as well!

Awesome video! Very well done!

That was dope. Copper minerals are beautiful

Good stuff love the history of old mines etc as always be safe

@MinesoftheWest

4 жыл бұрын

Steve Tabor Thanks for watching!

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.

Thanks for the fantastic journey,and so very informative. Cheers from Australia.

Awesome to watch thanks for showing us and stay safe mate

Many thanks for the good video

Thank's for sharing. Very educational.

Great video, amazing how the mines work back in the old days

Looks like a lot of fun to me thanks for video

Super cool vid! Like seeing the mine map, too!

That is all so cool. Good mine. Thank you.

Very cool love mine explores thank you 😊

So well preserved. Like they left yesterday.

Not bad your getting better with your viedos that is a awesome mine

Fascinating video,thank you.

Very Cool!!

15:47 wow!!!such good condition and the tracks are still good to push it.

This is how it feels exploring Tailfin Pass in Cars: The Video Game.

@blueleader2187

3 жыл бұрын

I hate how I exactly know what that feels like. “Kachow”

5:46 Wow that is so cool to see stuff like that still in a mine.

@MinesoftheWest

4 жыл бұрын

Vegas Cycling Freak Yep! Not a very common find that’s for sure!

Great job !! Very interesting old mine

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.

@MinesoftheWest

4 жыл бұрын

Steven Myrick Glad you enjoyed! This one was filmed with my new camera, which is free of tapping noises

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

It's as if they just recently put their tools down and left. Eerie but fascinating.

Really spooky and claustrophobic

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

great video to watch thanks

@ 1:23 Spooky eyes peering eerily out of the darkness! Have a safe Halloween!

@boxingelk

3 жыл бұрын

Dirk Diggler that scared me so bad

@jadeempire3054

3 жыл бұрын

I thought I was the only one who seen it while I was scrolling thru the comments

@Vingul

2 жыл бұрын

Dayom

Holy shit that chain was moving

@rhiannonhall7036

3 жыл бұрын

How did he just casually walk past it

Great mine the ore cart is the best I have seen.

Love it!!😁😁💙💚

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

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.

Love the Intro Sound👍🏻

That’s a Fairbanks morse Z I actually just got rid of a fully functional restored version of that.

ke hermoso reportaje me encanta todo esto de las minas felicidades es de los videos mas bonitos ke hevisto

Great Video. At 8:32 the round tubes wear batteries for the host single. Or for blasting.

@garywheeler7039

4 жыл бұрын

Buzzer for hoist maybe like you say. Or flashlight maybe.

Great job with "Stills"! (Pics)

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 👻

Those tubes on the Shelf look like some old batteries I have found in the mines here in Arizona

thanks. nice video and lots of great information

I like this video thank you

waiting for part 2.thanks

Very good camerawork, very steady. I esp like the high res stills. Keep it up

Excellent photography. Glad there are people like you because I couldn't do this. Yikers, you kidding me? not me.

Totally beautiful. I loved all of this. I appreciate your knowledge and narrative. Great video. New subscriber. God bless you and keep you safe.

@MinesoftheWest

4 жыл бұрын

Linda Lee Thank you Linda!

nice walkthrough

Wow, I like your new intro !

Once a place of bustling activity, now it sets in eerie silence, never to run again.

I enjoyed the video

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.

@cutiebeautyqueen

2 жыл бұрын

Okay dude

@Vingul

2 жыл бұрын

@@cutiebeautyqueen lol

@grammajo1889

2 жыл бұрын

I was feeling claustrophobic as you walked through. I’m glad I was watching it on video, because I would’ve been so lost.

🌈(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! 😁👍

The old in days are. Fasinating. !!!!! Iv been into most all the mines up here in washington state. Eastern wa.

That ore cart reminds me of donkey Kong 90s🤘🏻

@MrJimbo777

4 жыл бұрын

I think he should use that levels music in his vids :)

Mantap 👍

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)

Your stills are beautifully shot.

Spooky cave that chain was alive and moving.

@TheDarkHour684

3 жыл бұрын

@Who Dat Hmmm, you made that awful pun, then COVID hit. Coincidence?

@TheDarkHour684

3 жыл бұрын

​@Who Dat Boomer?

The piping is unusually still intact; neat

Anyway to get that cart out? Museum piece for sure. Great video👍

that was a bad ass video and all the videos are cool

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.

@Vingul

2 жыл бұрын

Lol, definitely sounds like it must be one of his buddies.

Good work my man, thanks!

@MinesoftheWest

4 жыл бұрын

David Seager Thank you!

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

@alexburke1899

4 жыл бұрын

They use Diesel engines in mines they just put in ventilation systems first. Not every mine runs things on compressed air.