Pushing Into Unexplored Areas Of A Large Abandoned Mine Complex - Part 3
In this video, we run out this great, unexplored level and start on the next level down, which turned out to be just as rewarding… The unexplored section of this mine definitely earned it a spot on my “Favorite Abandoned Mines” list. Given how damp and humid this mine was, I am very grateful that so many artifacts were preserved as well as they were. Most of the wood was a mess, but metal, paper, glass, carbide graffiti, etc. was fairly intact. I suppose I’m used to our mines in the Sierras where many adits are almost fully submerged for months at a time and never dry out completely (the water level just drops a bit) and many have thick layers of mud over everything.
The next video will be the last one from this visit and will be a bit longer in order to cover the whole level below. It was a good one…
As a reminder, this abandoned mine dates back to the 1800s and silver, lead, copper and zinc ore was pulled out of this complex... Several large, abandoned mines connect underground at this site, but the others are totally inaccessible from the surface. The mine we entered from will likely not be accessible for much longer either. We knew that the lower levels of the mine that we entered from were unexplored. So, our goals were to push as deep as possible into this mine and also to see if we could gain access to the neighboring mines.
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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.
I hope you’ll join us on these adventures!
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J.R.Watkins company out of Winona, Minnesota made bottles for medicine. They started producing them in 1868. They still produce liniments to this day.
@EzraCannon-xp9is
2 ай бұрын
I found a small addition to your already accurate post..... the bottle contained a cough suppressing syrup
Bottle - The J. R. Watkins Company began in 1868 as a small home-based business in Plainview, Minnesota, founded by entrepreneur Joseph Ray Watkins. Watkins distributed many different types of household products including cleaning products, food extracts and flavorings, cosmetics, home remedies, and other products. (They did not actually make the bottles in which these products were contained.) As business increased, in 1885 the company operations were moved from Plainview to Winona, Minnesota.😎
Hi from Sierra Nevada.
Wow awesome video and mine. Thanks for showing this.
Yay! Wednesday night treat, hi from UK.
Those blasting cap containers were incredible. Nothing like walking back in time and seeing the artifacts that complete the experience.
This is one of the best mines you've ever explored! You all were down there for what seems like an eternity.
Old fuses are fun to light - outside!
This mine series wins the prize for Most Rotted Wood and Debris. Cool finds nonetheless!
The Watkins bottle was a patent medicine or extract from winona minnesota. If this mine is near a great northern railroad line, that would be how that bottle got there.
This is an amazing mine. Wishing I could be there with you all exploring, but this is the next best thing :) Thanks for sharing as always!
This mine just keeps giving. Beautiful! Thanks Justin and Crew!
Thanks from Australia good luck stay safe
5:51 I got a good laugh out of that!
Thank you for your work and the Risk you all take do bring the Video to the audience. Glück Auf and greetings Yours Frank Galetzka
Amazing! Thanks for sharing 🇨🇦
She just keeps on giving and giving. Stoked to see what's next.
Awesome finds in this one. Watkins makes all sorts of stuff and has been around since early 1800's if I recall correctly. They've made everything from extracts, ointments, to spices, etc so that was cool to see that bottle down there in the video.
Damn... awesome episode!!!❤
NOOOOOO. I don't have time to watch this now! 😭 Here's a like, a comment and a download until I have a chance ❤
About time! 😂 ❤Thanks❤
Thanks Jason!
Hi Justin & team, at 16:02 I think those white formations are Chalcedony, I could be wrong. What a fascinating mine, so many twists and turns and up's and down's to it, how on earth do you remember your way out ?? Thank you for sharing, much love. xx
Another great vid
Love this mine!
I know that watkins bottle my dad had one that was fully intact, the bottle we have with watkins on it is dr. Titus opium cough medicine.
Great vid!
Wonder what they were using, that needed those no.8 caps to set it off? The other ones you found, all seem to be the more usual (for the time) no.6's.
thank you.
This mine is fantastic. Looking forward to the next long installment. Do you map the mines as you go, or just navigate by memory and features? Seems like this one is particularly big, or maybe it just has more interesting things worth showing :)
Watkins is a lineament, spices and other extracts, The never sold drinking alcohol
The Hercules blasting caps tin was from early 1900's
The natural formation was cool wondering if they were geo'ds part 3 sucked 🙄wait for part 4 thanks Justin 🤨
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Thats the first time I've heard you use the F bomb that must be a horrific bit of roof. And again perspective gets the better of me when I see a relatively small looking cave in then see the tiny humans standing next to it lol The bit below the gobbing sort of reminds me of the top of a cave in. Actually a lot of it looks caved rather than mined? is there a natural area in there? This might sound odd but this part looks an awful lot like the mines at Cerro Gordo, same sort of rock and same crumbly dusty sort of look to the mine in general. Quick search and Watkins seem to do things like lemon and vannilla extract more than Alcohol but theyre still going today so you might be able to find out more from the company.
@TVRExploring
2 ай бұрын
Yes, there were some natural caves that were intercepted during the development of the mine.
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I know this isn't y'all's normal way of doing things, but since you believe that its only a matter of time before this mine becomes totally blocked from acces all together. Is there no local are regional museum that some of the artifacts could have been given to at least save some of it for those who aren't capable of going into such places themselves. Then at least it's preserved for everyone to see that have no clue as to what's left in places they can only imagine or at best see on such channels as this. I'm all for leaving places as they've been since the original workers left it, but in cases such as this, and you know that the probabilities of someone ever being able to get there again are basically not ever going to happen again Then I believe that things that can be saved for museums to display should be done if at all possible. But i understand to the logistics of moving some things is impossible, but I waa speaking more about the smaller items and such as that. Just curious about preserving some if it, and general thoughts about in situations like this Appreciate the ride along with y'all as always, be safe
Dynamite was nitro glycerin in sawdust or, later, diatomaceous earth. Be cautious of piles of sawdust unless its where the carpenters were working. Close inspection of toilet paper? 😲