I actually grew up in Silverbell and lived there Until the company moved all of the housing out, and people had to relocate. The little “cage thing” was indeed something nearly everyone had in their alley ways & yes, you were correct that there was an alley that ran between the back yards of the residences. The “cage thing” Was used to put the metal trash cans on at the end of the week, so that when the dump truck driver came down the alley picking up the trash, the can was at a reasonable height to be manually lifted up and dumped out into the back of the truck. The other large square thing that “May have had a belt on it” is a swamp cooler, which is still used in Arizona (in some locations) for cooling homes in the summer.

@jessiesdroneadventures7464

Жыл бұрын

Thanks a million for sharing!! I had so many unanswered questions about this place and still research it from time to time. I found a website that had many old photos of silverbell, both black and white and color photos. was a great find!....thanks again for sharing and shedding a little light on things 👍

that rusty cube looks like an old evaporative cooler

@jmitchaz4509

Жыл бұрын

We grew up calling it a swamp cooler

@paraglidingprospector

Жыл бұрын

Definitely looks like a swamp cooler.

@larryl392

10 ай бұрын

​@@jmitchaz4509....same here, have a great day🙂

Fun fact! There's a old missle site there too. Only way to get into it is a man hole. Once your inside there's 3 story's underground with huge 2ft thick metal doors & other cool stuff. one of the doors says Zombie Room & that door is locked closed

I used to live there in the mid 70's, as a child. I have very vivid memories of it! Very cool

@jessiesdroneadventures7464

4 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing 🙏

There’s so many ghost towns in AZ, wish I had more time to explore!

@jessiesdroneadventures7464

Жыл бұрын

In the words of Three Days Grace....Its not too Late, Its Never too Late!

Used to live there as a child. Rebar set up was for trash cans to be picked up more easily in the alleyway. My sister and I loved to hear “Trashy” coming down the alley!

@jessiesdroneadventures7464

Жыл бұрын

lol, thanks for sharing 👍

Really enjoy the videos (they are excellent) and also really like the research you do to tell the stories of the areas!

@jessiesdroneadventures7464

Жыл бұрын

Hey thanks! glad you like them, ghost towns and abandoned buildings are so interesting, when I see them I always want to explore and find out the history

Pretty cool I was there a few years ago didn’t really videotape it though so I’m glad to see it here😊

This video evokes so much emotion. This town snd these homes were someone’s pride and joy. A thriving community that is no longer. Well done, kid 🤙

@isaiah61gvnbeauty4ashes8

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for recognizing and acknowledging the love & the lives that were actually lived here. It indeed was a beautiful place and a privilege to grow up in Silverbell. Life was much simpler, and filled with freedom & fun, just the way childhood was meant to be ☺️.

There is a road along one of the mountains that used to have rail road track connecting to the main line that still runs along I -10.

Great, Jessie. Thanks for the information on the old mine.

@jessiesdroneadventures7464

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed 👍🙏

I immediately thought Blair Witch right before you said it when you went in that structure. 🤣😍👻

@jessiesdroneadventures7464

Жыл бұрын

Haha!!!! Right on! I just watched that movie yesterday too!

The square box thing you called a motor/evaporator was an old swamp cooler so the water or ice cubes or both would go in and cool your house

@jessiesdroneadventures7464

Жыл бұрын

Thank you

@led_handymanservicesocalif6432

Жыл бұрын

@@jessiesdroneadventures7464 the water was automatic in some case’s and had filter’s on the sides as the air system was pulled into the house from the windows outside. Also the wood thing you called a work bench would have held that swap cooler because 4-6 inches of water 💦 would have been inside cycling through the filters

@jessiesdroneadventures7464

Жыл бұрын

@@led_handymanservicesocalif6432 buddy!!! i appreciate the info!...and that makes sense.....there were may of them out there........swamp coolers sound like the equivalent to the " arctic Air's " that you always see advertised on tv

That is an old swamp cooler.

it is a old big swamp cooler.

Your Channel is absolutely amazing 🤩 good content

@jessiesdroneadventures7464

Жыл бұрын

Hey thanks a million!!!! 🙏 That made my morning!!! I'll try not to disappoint 🤙

@gazwild438

Жыл бұрын

@@jessiesdroneadventures7464 it’s made my evening all the better now. Binge time . 🇬🇧

Swamp cooler to cool your home

Used to work out there about 10-12 years ago. the mine was underground in its infancy and we used to dig out some of the old rail line and timber from the underground days when working benches. It is obviously all open pit now. All the old mill buildings are still there from when they used to mill the copper out. Now it all goes into giant dump piles and gets "leached" where it is then processed in the newer looking buildings. Some of the older guys I worked with used to live in the town there but all now commute from around Tucson. Old Silver Bell still had the bunkhouses and at one time had a rail connection for the mine. We did go out there from time to time but most work was done from the main area by the mill as the drive out to the original part of the mine could be a pain in the butt on those roads. Loved exploring the mill though when I had time. It was as if they just shut the doors one day and never came back.

@jessiesdroneadventures7464

4 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing your story 👍

At 6min it was a swap cooler

There’s one In Nogales AZ too. It’s pretty damn cool too, I want to visit this one next

Timestamp 6:11. If you are from the Southwest, you know what this is. If you don't, well, do some research. It is an evaporative cooler or swamp cooler. It would sit on a roof or the side of the house to provide moisture into the hot, dry home. It had water running off pads, which would cool the water, and the squirrel cage would give the fan action to blow into the house. The one you are looking at is upside down.

Great video as usual. Love your explorations.

@jessiesdroneadventures7464

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!!! hoping to make a part 2 of this video in the future! there were so many more ruins out there that my car couldnt make it to......but thats not gonna stop me! thanks for tuning in! 👍

COOL AREA TO CHECK OUT THX

@jessiesdroneadventures7464

Жыл бұрын

Hey no prob! thanks for watching 👍

I appreciate you sharing. Great content! 👍

@jessiesdroneadventures7464

Жыл бұрын

Hey no prob!....thank you for tuning in 👍

awesome find keep up the great exploring

@jessiesdroneadventures7464

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!!! 🙏

Nice find man 😎

@jessiesdroneadventures7464

Жыл бұрын

Hey thanks! 👍

Sasco is cool but people turned it into a big garbage pit really sad

@jessiesdroneadventures7464

Жыл бұрын

I was going to go out to Sasco the day after I was out here....but the road was flooded. waiting for it to dry up so i can go back out there

Awesome I use to live not to far from there

@jessiesdroneadventures7464

Жыл бұрын

cool!

Nice little valley…

This would be a great place to metal detect.

@jessiesdroneadventures7464

Ай бұрын

I'm sure you would find a lot

That's a swamp cooler old school

Swamp cooler

Did you find out what the white block on the hill was?

@jessiesdroneadventures7464

Жыл бұрын

I never did. But I did find a close up photo of it on a Facebook page. It looked like it was just an old sign with nothing visibly written on it. From what I could see it didn't look like there was any wires or antennas attached to it.

🏜️

Say "right here" a few more times.

@jessiesdroneadventures7464

Жыл бұрын

right here, right here, right here

Jessie only being about as funny as a funeral does not really help the venture...

Swamp cooler