If you throw a football sized rock in the water, start counting "one, one thousand two" etc until the bubbles stop and that should give you a fairly accurate depth. learned that in Boy Scouts.

Takes a lot of courage to walk over those boards above that stope. You’re giving me chills.

Thhat cabin/bunkhouse looks like a good place to move to when the cities self destruct.

nice looking winch , we sure could use that one in our mine if you want to pick it up for us hahahhaha another fun explore

It's gotta be ACME because I'm pretty sure the coyote tried to drop one of those on the roadrunner.

@Johnketes54

7 ай бұрын

ACME was used because it appeared first in the telephone directory, Probably a bit before your time being born with a white iPhone in your mouth 😂, Google Telephone Directory and be AMAZED at the technology before white pansy iPhone's

PVC pipe - the mine had to have been in use post 1970.

The ultimate joke, still quoted today, is a child’s call to a drugstore: “Do you have Prince Albert in a can?” The druggist’s answer, “Yes,” was followed by the young prankster’s response, “Then let him out,” followed by peals of laughter.

@beaverc2884

Жыл бұрын

I noticed someone was kind enough to let the prince out of the can. 🙂😄😁😆😅

@gingerbread6614

Жыл бұрын

You guys are great. Thank you

@robertmcfarland3323

Жыл бұрын

Holy cow man how ancient are you nobody quotes that joke today!

@joewenzel5142

Жыл бұрын

@@robertmcfarland3323 I still call my refrigerator an ice box does that answer your snarky question.

@GingerMole

Жыл бұрын

@@joewenzel5142is it running?… better go catch it

Core samples - now that's a score!

@autotek7930

Жыл бұрын

Might be some good gold locked up in em

You guys do an awesome job, with your editing, content, and exploring. Really enjoyed the miners cat, it's only the second one i've seen. Great job.

Can we get a bit more local history on ring-tailed mine cats? There must be more than one, a mom and pop, and offspring. How or what do they eat? Bats? They must see in the dark or have good sensors, so they don't fall into the holes. Basic info from Google search: The ring-tailed cat (or miner’s cat) is not actually a cat - rather, it is a small, fox-sized member of the raccoon family with a long, striped tail. It is native to the southwestern United States (including the Los Padres National Forest) and Mexico.

@GRosa250

Жыл бұрын

It said they’re usually solitary except for mating season but I’m sure there’s more than just that one in such a large mine. It also said they make good pets and they’re very affectionate. Now I want one lol

@jeremyfishes2622

Жыл бұрын

Google “ringtail cat” , it pops right up I’ve been out exploring the same area for years and I’ve never seen one…

@heretoforeunknown

Жыл бұрын

Deep in the mine, in the dark, how do they find food, and water-do they climb the ladders to the surface-is there a subterranean layer humans don't know about where they frolic and get their sustenance? It's all very weird!

Waiting on this video to drop lol. Just wanted to let you know how good your content is, I'm by no means a mine expert by even a little bit so when I watch your vids I'm always learning something new! Now I'm always keeping my eyes peeled when I'm out in the Joshua Tree area for some mining evidence. Cheers dude! 🙂

16:50 That is like something from a nightmare!

Another excellent video :) BTW, if you ever bring something down into a mine to float on the water, I would not recommend an inflatable raft :P A better choice would be one of those folding kayaks that folds up into a bag/backpack. You don't have to worry about puncturing them on a rock or piece of metal, and sinking like a stone ;)

Awesome video. Just think of the man hours worked to dig all the levels and haul out all the ore and rock.Thanks for taking us along.

You certainly do find some very interesting locations. Thank you for taking us along. 👍

Its huge! Seems like such a waste, could build a city down there.

Great video. The ringtail cat was really cool to see and I’m shocked at how much water was in the mine for such an arid environment.

@VegasCyclingFreak

Жыл бұрын

As is often is the case in the NV & AZ desert - the water table can be quite a ways down before you hit it. It also varies depending on how much rain falls during "the monsoon season".

Found your channel a couple of days ago, really enjoying it ! Great videos, really interesting. So looking forward to seeing this one.

@WesternMineDetective

Жыл бұрын

Appreciate that man! Hope you enjoy this one, many more to come

As a Mom and Grammie, I’m so happy to see you with A.) hard hats B.) a friend. Earlier today I watched you spend about 5 hrs in a gold/silver mine. I’m guessing you were in CA (?) because you mentioned possibly getting In/Out burgers. It really scared me to see you and your friends in another mine with no helmets or hard hats!

Great explore! My dad had an old joke about the Prince Albert tobacco can. Call up a store and ask if they have Prince Albert in a can. Yes (store). Well, then let him out! (hang up). Yup, that's a dad joke! 😄

As clean as that place is, someone probably owns it still.

Twenty minutes into the video i found this very interesting. If all the videos are like this , i just have to subscribe. Very knowledgeable and very interesting content. 👍

what a great building,I would have no difficulty,what so ever living there!

@crazyfvck

Жыл бұрын

@pbrodie1065 It just needs a roof over the middle section ;)

Careful about exploring houses, especially in these regions. Nutcases may leave boobietraps behind. Observe everything, touch nothing and exercise caution when opening doors or crossing door frames.

"And they used Bon Ami" ! -Ghost and Mr. Chicken

Awesome video brother. Can’t wait to get out there again with ya sometime soon 😉👉👉

That was a very impressive stope that just went on and on. The ringtail "miner's cat" was a cool bonus.

That miners cat was cool!

Looks like that may have been an early model B.B Hoist, often used for lowering men and supplies in winzes (underground shafts between working levels) The straps you refer to as bacon strips are called Mats but most hard rock miners. I worked underground hard rock mines all over the US for over 40 years.

At 25:32 in the video it looks like you caught a ghost or something on camera! Something moved across the screen from left to right at the bottom of the stairs. Creepy!

@usmcn

Жыл бұрын

looks like a bat to me

looking into the obis of these stokes gives me the willies, especially with all them timber supports under some immense stress now, but i'm pretty glad you guys doing the hard work and sharing your experience with us, i do wish and recommend, from my own climbing experience and as much hassle as it is, you guys would hook up a line when descending, i am sure you check every step you tread to ensure its integrity, your no fools, but i be damned to trust them ladders myself - still very interesting and nice to see the bats as well as the cat, great result a great place to set up a shack and hunker down with all that fresh water at your disposal

Great Job. Thank you!

That ore cart was riveted, 1920's or earlier is when it was made. 30's they went to welded construction, gives you a rough idea on when it was first worked.

Must have had generators up there and took them with them when they unassed the AO.

Great video. Lots of cool finds. The miners cat was cute

Great video. Beautiful place.

Hi there, Western Mine Detective; tremendous video footage with something for everyone to enjoy! At 39:34 , that looks like an X-Leg Foldable Table with a folded white Fabric Top (you can see it folded below the top wooden rail). Below the angled corner brace a few inches, where the white leg & the dark leg, there is a Pivot Pin for opening up the top of the Table. At 39:38 , notice the same configuration of the right side legs in the construction of the Pivot Pin. Made like a Cot, but the wood isn’t heavy enough. At 40:57 , amazing to see the Ring-Tailed Cat, what a bonus find! At 25:32 , @medipuff, that was a Bat flying left to right! Keep Safe with the Great Adventures!!!

Nice Mine and what great video !

always good videos

That is some of the coolest equipment

Great exploration guys

The lever @ 15:58 is for the brake band on the hoist drum.

Good job, you found some very interesting stuff.

Epic video what a great adventure.

You guys are either,very brave, or crazy, or maybe a bit of both, I stopped breathing when your climbing all over those stopes and shafts, good luck to you, no way I could do that. Stay safe.

Dang that was a pretty big operation

Awesome video.

Thanks, very cool!

16:15 Controlled the break band on the hoist.

Another well narrated adventure... thx guys 🌵🌵👍👍💀💀🌵🌵

You kids are quite daring 😮

The Bon Ami cleanser container is very new, last three or four years.

That Cat was cool!!

Official State Mammal of Arizona The unique ringtail (Bassariscus astutus) was designated the official state mammal of Arizona in 1986.

Good morning from Southeast South Dakota

that’s really beautiful smoke shake, id chill out there gah dan

You took a huge risk going down that ladder.

holy shit thats some awesome finds

Do you have "Prince Albert in the Can"?..(or Pop in the Can")...."Well let him out...Mom wants him home for Dinner".....LoL....? How Old am I ?......LMAO !!

I would totally live there.

Just like Pippin, wake up a Balrog

At 38:44 you look back at the door into what seems to be a dead-end with what you described as a work bench. I suppose they might've planned on digging that face further, hence the track, but what confuses me is that the door has a lock hasp on the inside...

We might have to do a cross collab. if you ever find a really old bicycle! Great video 👍🏼

Those straps at 23:18 are indicative of modern mining methods occurring in there

ACM probably means Amalgamated Copper Company.

That was a HUGE vein they followed.

35:40 you can see the vein they followed in that "island".

You guys got some cojones! Respect. 👊

@Johnketes54

7 ай бұрын

Watching him on those "ancient timbers" reminded me of the "matrix"? He knows its not "real" unfortunately I believe it is real

i love the sound of you walking on the rocks. are you all foley artists

Another interesting video! I grew up in a mining town, so I know most of the terms that you use for things. Did you also grow up in mining areas?

I was clenched up tight as a barrel during this whole video! What kind of critter was that miners cat? This is wild!

I was just thinking about them miner cats and now this woah

Man o man think as to what is holding up the side of the mountain ?. I mean that the mine is so gutted its strange the mountain doesn't collapse :O Should of helped the cat out. Think its lost in there. Just put it in your backpack and take it out :)

That "sawhorse" looked like a cot if you opened it up and laid on it.

I had a house with that sink! In a 1900-1930’s house

23:05 Look like the shaft down has been capped off and made to look like a dead end. Straps on the ceiling to keep loose ends from dropping down the shaft

That blue water tells me "Copper".

With all those huge stulls obviously under immense pressure- as seen in the bent & breaking ones, you can really see why many mines left rock pillars of the ore-bearing rock, to handle the immense pressure, even though it leaves $ on the table. Bring some glowsticks you can duct tape to your rock and you can watch it go down thru the water

@tommcelroy6975

7 ай бұрын

Stoles

@macfilms9904

7 ай бұрын

@@tommcelroy6975 From Webster's dictionary: "What is a Stull in mining? 1. : a round timber used to support the sides or back of a mine. "

Miner's cat.? Ring-tailed cat yes.! other names known by, miners cat, bassarisk, cacomistle; the ringtail (Bassariscus astutus) goes by many names. A ringtail by any name is just as cute.

When he says it smells like bat crap. Does he mean it smells like ammonia? I’ve only been in two caves in my lifetime so idk.

10:05 that's not a skid sled it's used to lower miners into shafts,hence the chain across the front so they don't fall out.

@edbrick7689

Жыл бұрын

That is not a man skip, it is a timber skip, used for raising and lowering timber, tools, drill and drill steel, explosives. I have used many of them over the years.

@Chris-rr5rj

Жыл бұрын

@@edbrick7689 I seen that after I looked a little more closely

I find it interesting how the door opens as soon as the camera is off.

@Johnketes54

7 ай бұрын

Not going to record it are they?

If there was gold there they took all I mean all the good rock out of there! The good shit is at the bottom!

Looked like a possum , I hope that it can get out.. I a Aussie and we have possum’s like that.

Someone else was in this mine recently. Maybe TVR Exploring or Abandoned and Forgotten Places? I can’t remember.

@redlight722

Жыл бұрын

Or was Justin with you this trip?

I enjoy your videos, so stay away from rusted corrugated metal AND unstable mine platforms. K? LOL Mick

Not sure where this is but at 43:20 , it looks like Vulture Peak AZ is in the middle of the far mountain range.

A decorator or private collector might pay big 💵 for that crap 😆

why does no one ever list the state the mines are found in?

Do you carry an air quality meter? --a concerned mom

If that place is abandoned...I'd find a way to buy it

Friend the next time you go on rotten wood !@ do me a biggest favor? DO NOT DIE,!! FALLING 100 FEEET IS VERY UNFORGIVING .At Gordo a mine fell in and almost killed men, please use caution going into the mine shafts , try not to make noise i wuv you what am i going to watch next ? if any thing happens to you my dear friend?Respect is earned not giving.

👍👍👍👊👊

28.32 modern coke can that retains the ring pull

Would you recommend a tourist from another country checking out these remote areas due to rattlesnakes and coyotes etc

@Johnketes54

7 ай бұрын

Probably Australian's are better suited than Americans who are terrified of rattle snakes and even bo'ar constrictor's, Practically every KZread they admit abject terror "of the slimy thing's" , I don't believe they attack without provocation, We have adders and Sammy my brothers German shepherd step on 2 out off the 3 we discovered over 6 years as we walked together in the south east of England

@alanbourne2332

6 ай бұрын

Safer than the intercity

If it doesn't belong to you, leave it alone, it's not yours, don't touch it.

@WesternMineDetective

Жыл бұрын

The main part is not detracting from the site, such as taking artifacts.

Cool seeing the "miner's cat" of course, y'all blinded the fuck out of it - lol. I'm guessing that they were pumping a lot of water out of that one mine considering how large the diameter pipe they were using

They aren’t going after gold there? I don’t see rock that would have gold in it? ? Wonder what they were mining?

Mmmmmm Bacon.

15:32 A slusher has 2 drums, back and forth.