“Gly”: When you walk into a museum, there will typically be a curator that can explain to you the artifacts you are looking at. He or she isn’t there to take sides to history, they are simply there to show you humanities achievements good or bad. Think of me as a curator of abandoned mines. Im not here to take sides, I’m here to show you the achievements of miners good or bad and just as a curator would get upset if he caught you defacing a piece of history in his museum, I get upset when I see others defacing and vandalizing abandoned mines.

@tinadelwiche416

Ай бұрын

Gly and Laura I agree!! It’s funny how history is preserved for so many years until toxic people get a whiff of it and destroy it.

@dilwyn1

Ай бұрын

@Gly ... As per my last comment regarding the totally unnecessary name scribbling, Here in Wales there are several old slate mines that have had inscriptions left by the old miners. some of those have been defaced as well by people scratching over them with things like" I woz here" etc. make my Pi$% boil 👿

@winterprism9227

Ай бұрын

I agree but, honestly, there ARE some who deface pieces in museums. There was a rash of younger people doing so just to make a point that people care more about art than.. something, honestly I can't even remember.. So guess that didn't work out so well in getting their message across, huh!?! Anyways, it is shocking, nonetheless and makes ol' timers, like us say "kids these days... ain't got no respect for nuthin!" ;)

@MPWEST83

28 күн бұрын

Thank you for your documentations of a precious (to me) piece of history!

Thanks, Gly, for speaking up for decency and professionalism. Your positive attitude and willingness to share your knowledge are deeply appreciated. Stupidity and drama may attract attention, but your classy style will build a loyal fan base. Stay safe, and God bless!

After watching your channel for a long time I still don't understand why you don't have 500K+ subs. Your attention to detail, professionalism, expert photography, information, and entertainment is really enjoyable to watch. Thank you!!

@mikebrown0262

Ай бұрын

Its actually pretty simple, look at all the other mine explore channels, I don't think there is a single one over 300k, no matter how long they have been around. There just are not that many people that watch them.

@intheredcold9216

Ай бұрын

Algorithms. If YT ain't promoting u....

@alexiswilson939

28 күн бұрын

I agree. You're the best abandoned mine exploration channel, in my opinion!!

@madeinyorkshire52

24 күн бұрын

I’m sure Gly commented on one of his other videos that he felt that KZread were removing subscribers from his channel in a blatantly unprofessional unethical manner. Of course I don’t know the facts but if that IS the case ? then it’s absolutely disgraceful and shocking with zero integrity.

If only these mines had a visitor’s logbook. I would much rather see KZread channels, names, and dates there than on the walls of the mine.

@mfree80286

Ай бұрын

That's actually not a terrible idea... if it weren't for the possibility of some hyperactive federal land agent coming up with it and making a "naughty list" before closing the portals. That's... unlikely. One of the DOD notebooks with a 'forever pencil' attached and smacked with some reflective tape might be the way to go, leave it at the first stable non-floor flat surface after the portal's out of sight. Too bright to miss but easy enough to ignore since you'd know exactly what it is, doesn't mess with artifacts, far enough in to avoid rambling tourists.

Thank you for calling out mine explorers that disrespect this important part of our history! They are not any better than those two fools that pushed rocks off that ledge in Lake Mead! Another great explore by the way!! This mine just keeps getting better and better!!

Thank you both for your expertise and professionalism! The KZread folks that came through here beforehand were amateurs, just breezing through the mine like the airflow! Not exciting at all! I've been amazed by the histories of each mine and its surrounding areas, and I always look forward to learning about our predecessors and their hard work and sacrifice! Gly and Laura...you both are the best! Keep it up!

What I don’t mind is when explorers leave their business cards. At least they’re not permanent. Thanks, G&L!

Please don't Vandalize old mine thats history for people after us alot of mines are stripped of everything so no more history for are kids or grandchildren. Be safe everyone 🙏. I don't know if you read messages but when was this mine last open. During the Korean war lucky packs were green

@Cwra1smith

Ай бұрын

I'm not real keen on having my kids and grandkids 400' down in a hundred year old mine.

@Name-ot3xw

Ай бұрын

@@Cwra1smith People were giving Frank shit for hauling an old skip car out of a mine to publicly display, I don't think they know what they're complaining about half the time.

@mfree80286

Ай бұрын

@@Name-ot3xw The counter to that is these mines may still be there in 2124... Frank's mines might have completely collapsed the day after he walked out. Those Canadian mines with powder-rotted wood, saturated 24/7/365 and some doing freeze-thaw cycles, phew.

Don't waste your time with the ignorance of others. All I have to do is turn the news on, and I start to rant and rave. No one can compete with your channel. Thank you for your hard work.

Just amazing mine all that wood working mind blowing how much they used, and i think your so right with people leaving there names all over the place they have no respect for anything other then there self ego.

Seeing old dynamite is a real BLAST 💥💥

@reddog9025

Ай бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

WOW! What an amazing mine to explore. So much hard work, time, and effort went into that mine. So many great artifacts still in place that it paints a complete picture of how work life down below ground went on for those miners of the middle of the last century. Can you imagine how much effort it took to put all that timbering in place! Those were some really tough guys down there for sure. Thanks Gly and Laura for bringing us along with you both on todays adventure!

This mine is incredible, just amazing! Too bad others can't treat the location with the respect it deserves. As seen in the first episode. Again, thank you for sharing Gly, and Laura! ❤

It’s amazing how versatile and strong wood really is.

@chubbrock659

Ай бұрын

That’s what she said

The woodwork always amazes me!!! Thank you!

A&f places you are a true mine enthusiastic with great morals. RESPECT man

Loving these videos Laura is a credit to you as I'm sure you know. You ROCK Laura

I'd love to see old mines. Come on America keep your amazing history

I'm not a mine explorer and I don't know the etiquette so please excuse my question but if you go into a mine from 1860 and you see on the wall "Joe 1923" is that not part of the history of that mine and does it not add to the whole mine exploring experience? Imagine now it's 2124 and you see a youtube address... if youtube is still around you could now find the video of how it looked 100 years ago. So I don't get your complaint, the history of the mine did not stop when the original miners abandoned it, for example survey markers from the 1970's, those are now part of the history.

@jimstanford9899

29 күн бұрын

Technically, the etiquette is that you disturb nothing. Take nothing and leave nothing. That is well and good for things on the surface. However, underground is different. While some parts of the mine will still exist 10,000 years from now, most will have collapsed. Everything supported by wood will eventually fail. In my 40 plus years, I have seen it many times. Mines I used to explore are now inaccessible. Either caved or sealed off by the Gub-ment. Everything in them now lost to the mountain, never to be seen again. The real problem with mines is the jerks who go in and set fire to the timbering and do the same to the collars of shafts and burn down head-frames. I have seen this more times that I care to think about. This results in whole sections of mines caving or at the least, becoming very unstable. Rockhounds and professional mineral collectors do great damage also. Again, I have seen entire sections blown out and collapsed due to these people trying to keep their store shelves stocked. There is one mine, out towards Clark Mountain, Gly knows it well as it has illegal signage, where one ore shoot is almost buried and dynamite on the floor left by sloppy collectors. They blasted out a pillar and now the stope is unstable. Taking mineral specimens (as I have done and has Gly) or the wheels off an ore cart is the same: you are removing something from the mine, so let's not be hypocrites here. Someone scribbling their name on a post is insignificant in comparison. William Clark carving his name on Pompey's Pillar was defacing a natural feature and graffiti at the time, now, it is historical. The reality is, the mine will collapse or be sealed. It is not if, but when. Everything inside will be lost and never be seen again. To defend Frank, what is a better fate for an ore cart: to wind up as a planter in someone's front yard, or better yet, in a museum display, or to be crushed under a million tons of rock and lost to the mountain, forever? It's just a matter of time... Personally, I would love to have everything underground preserved and left as is for future generations to see, nothing disturbed. But sadly, that is not the reality. Sooner or later, it will be gone, not by humans, but by the mountain.

@qldabandonedmines

29 күн бұрын

​@@jimstanford9899brilliant Jim. Very well articulated. Could not agree more. More people have seen the artifacts in Franks Hardie Mountain Mine in its first months of opening than they would have if they stayed underground for centuries. Gly just gets angry as he now sees the mine as "his" he even stated here it's "his museum and he is the curator" I've watched Gly since day one and I think he has let his ego get in the way of storytelling about the mines. I would much rather here about the deposit and tonnage than a siloed view on a tiny tag. This is not a new thing on this chanel. He was pushing deep into a mine years ago and saw Boxy post a tiny tag on a timber set. He unloaded on him too, branding him a "flash light review page" Boxy is O. G and one of the first.

@mcsawmill

29 күн бұрын

@@jimstanford9899 Oh I agree about taking stuff or burning or distruction. But I was asking specifically about leaving a name and date for future generations to see, the kind of stuff you like to find in these places. I don't understand why that upset Gly so much, he stops to read that stuff all the time, if it's an 1800's mine and he sees a 1923 date he doesn't get upset.

@jimstanford9899

29 күн бұрын

@@mcsawmill It's a tempest in a tea pot. Trust me, there are much more important things to get your panties in a wad over than someone leaving a name and date on a post in a hole in the ground. If Gly and others don't like it, as said before, the mountain will take care of it.

@jimstanford9899

24 күн бұрын

@@madeinyorkshire52 This mine is patented. Lost and Buried people know the owner and had permission and were permitted to enter. All authorized visitors have signed that post at the bottom of the ladders. Joe's name is not the only one. The "No Smoking" signs were placed less than five years ago as a joke, not placed by the miners. The mine used to be gated off until someone cut the gate recently. Tell me, do you have a problem with what William Clark did at Pompey's Pillar? Is he a "brainless loser" in your opinion? So you would rather have all of the artifacts crushed under tons of rock rather than preserved in a museum? Yeah, there are choices to be made here. You're worried about a name and date being left by someone who had permission to be there. Why don't you ask the mine owner if he is upset by Joe's name? After all, it's his property.

I was 17 when I found a strip of natural copper on the desert. Staked a claim, and dug one whole summer. I found chrysacolla at about 6 ft down. I kept a number of nice specimens but lost them over the years. In examining the other shafts around the area that were over 100 ft straight down, I realized my little effort was a long way off from a payday.

@THATPROSPECTORSLIFE

23 күн бұрын

Not necessarily sometimes veins can just be feet beneath the surface but then other times they are very far down lol

Been to the Bronx lately? Anyone reading this who vandalizes: a little nice goes a long way Don’t sweat it Gly. Great explore

hold up, "Joe" wrote that he was in the mine on that date, I don't see a KZread or any kind of promotional tags. Why is this different from the explorers and or mine workers from the past that did the same thing that i have not heard complaints about? Is it because the old "acceptable" graffiti was carbon or etching/scratching? I would understand if it was some idiot trying to promote a KZread channel for views and publicity. But in this case it seems like in another 100 years if the mine is still explorable, this will just be another hint of what year someone was in the mine. Am i missing something here or was that harsh where harsh did not need to be?

Gly, this mine is rich still, with Artifacts.....Thanks for bring me along...............JB.

"Oh look at that, miner grafitti, 45, 66, 82" "wtf?! grafitti from 24, this is a travesty" miners in 60 yrs "Hey look.. grafittie from 24"

Another great adventure - Thanks Gly & Laura!!!!

Lots of wood down there, mind boggling. Some day people will be mining those timbers

Amazing Mine . Great job, Gly & Laura

What an extravagant mine. Thank you both.😊

Another quality exploration! Excellent quality and educational!

Let's All Take a Moment of Solance and Deep Rememberance of The Dear Depleted Departed Hard Working Battery's Gly Has Change over these Fine Year's " Insert Tap's Here!"! Yes Now Laura's Battery's will join those Fine Battery's as well!!!; )

@AbandonedandForgottenPlaces

Ай бұрын

“Gly”: Haha! Actually, everything I have is rechargeable except for the field recorders. But Im here to tell ya, lithium ion batteries don’t last forever.

With love from Russia. I'm watching your KZread channel.

again , what an amazing mine , keep up the good work Gly and Laura

thank you for advocating for preserving these mines Gly. I hate the graffiti too. TBH if you WANT to "mark your territory" leave a small business card tucked away somewhere. Something that will decompose in 20 or 30 years. Much better if you HAVE to. Better to not though ahaha

Don't insult Golden Retrievers... Lol

Lucky Strike. That is Metaphorically the cigarette a prospecting miner would likely choose to smoke. 🤔

Great camera equipment. Really enjoying this ❤❤

Wow! What interesting mine. Thanks Gly and Laura

Gly thanks for pointing out when someone has done wrong. Now I know which KZreadrs not to follow. You and Laura keep up the good work.

Very interesting Thank you Gly and Laura for sharing this video

1980 tags are historical and help tell the story. 1981 tags are destructive graffiti 😂

Thanks Glaura great job xxx

@debrakish9659

Ай бұрын

Clever combination of their names 😊

I believe 25yrs covers a generation

Just thinking, when you document these big workings, its like a huge, above ground, manufacturing plant, of the past decades. Mining, a big industry. At 30:34, the Swift box held canned meat, popular in that day. Lucky Strike cigarettes were popular in the 40's & 50's, and cheap; .15 cents a pack! I'm glad that you two didn't go into the "old workings" drifts. No sense in "pushing the envelope" thru crumbling infrastructure. Before you stopped saying, "you're heading for the 400ft. level", you say, "this is all such fun". You much enjoy WALKING as you've sure done alot over the last 4 1/2 yrs. that you've been filming. Its, been great seeing all this past history. Thank you, and now Laura for the" journey." (and congrats.on reaching 175,000, subscribers!!, woo! hoo!)

You missed an opportunity to check out the old skole can.alot of us could tell you what decade it came from. It wasn't new.

I like your videos, calm and relaxed.

They probably take artifacts also

I marvel how they get all that lumber down into these mines

@chubbrock659

Ай бұрын

And the sheer amount of work it takes to frame it all up…

Gly, that wasn't a transfer plate but a crossing of two tracks. Love the explore, keep safe.

Thanks for the great explore video. Those were some cool artifacts you found to show us.

Awesome episode you two. Can't wait for the next one. Thank you for sharing all of these great adventures. Stay safe guys!

What an amazing mine! Im sensing that Gly is mildly irritated by other explorers though. Just a feeling I get

@Roscoeverdin5469

Ай бұрын

Oddly, I got the same feeling..........🤠

@Mark-dm2mb

Ай бұрын

@@Roscoeverdin5469 uncanny isn’t it how you can pick these things up from the merest hint😂

Professional sniveling.

I think might be an entire forest in the mine! Some of beam sizes are nothing short of incredible. Bummer to see individuals leaving their graffiti in the mine - grrrr! Thanks for another adventure Gly and Laura.

I would love to see this mine done by another explorer that actually explorers the mine. Let TVR exploring know the mine that you’re in so they do it in depth explore of this fantastic mind that you’re missing 80% of.

@kendrawilliams1348

Ай бұрын

Think they have been there all ready look at there old videos looks familiar

One of the coolest channels there is!

A very interesting mine indeed wow.

You are right Gly about other 'explorers'. Cussing like sailors and swinging their cameras wildly. Glad you don't, and have some manners and care with your channel. Thanks.

@ButterBallTheOpossum

Ай бұрын

Who cares about cussing ? If you dont like it dont watch it.

@rawbsworld6604

Ай бұрын

🥹 more than you think slick 👍. Just cuz some didn’t take advantage of the free education in this country don’t mean they have the right to assault others ears with ignorant crass language due to their limited vocabulary and self control 👍

@chucklez1956

Ай бұрын

@@rawbsworld6604 what free education last time I looked they sure take a lot of taxes to pay for it

@franklinleven5933

Ай бұрын

So that makes it alright for you to judge people? ​@@rawbsworld6604

@franklinleven5933

Ай бұрын

​@chucklez1956 internet cost too, am I right?

brilliant video , deeper into the mine , looking really interesting , be safe

20:41 I believe that is a calendar, missing the bottom part that you tear off the months.

Reminds me of a quote, this would be a great place if it wasn’t for the people… 😂😂😂

Hey Gly and Laura I thought it looked kind of kool when you were walking through the mine with your headlamps off. It threw off some cool shadowing effects!!

Thank you Gly for saying what I was thinking. You and Laura are doing a great job explaining alp this to us flatlanders from Florida.

I'm enjoying the summer so far...and the content 😊

Cannot wait for the next one.👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

What an amazing find.

This is a MAJOR mine...🎉

KAZAMBO--RAMBO! I get it! You and all of us don't appreciate the taggers in the mine but Jeez it's time to change the channel. All the attention takes away the "coolness" of this pretty neat tungstun mine. Take care, be safe.

Place looks like it was in use in 70s/80s, surprised at the condition of everything in there.

There was just that one damp spot... The rest of the mine looks incredibly dry. The switchgear and conduit look downright pristine...

Beautiful wood working and artifacts. I agree with Graffiti. If they left a business type card paper better than making a mark. Just my opinion. ❤

@Gly ... Thank you, and Laura for another fascinating explore. Could I just add though, Don't show other You Tube users profile names, as all you are doing is advertising them for free !! Totally agree with the name card scribbles though, not necessary at all

Another location to add to my list 👍

An amazing mine!

Just wondering how long they were working that mine. All that wood they brought in, where'd it came from. How many miners worked there. All good questions. Keep up the good work.

@AbandonedandForgottenPlaces

Ай бұрын

“Gly”: This mine was worked for roughly 60 years.

Nice explore in a beautiful mine guys 👍

In Wales Britain some of the mines are now museums.

Glad to hear you speaking up on this, and kind of disappointed at some of the comments here. I think explorers shouldn't mark up mines, or for that matter ghost towns and other old stuff they come across. Why? So people who come after get to see it the way you did. It also keeps preservationists from sealing up everything and making it hard to see those places in situ. I bet Bodie, for example, would be a lot different if you could poke your head into some of the buildings. They don't let people in part to ensure the place is preserved for whatever future it has left. Same with mines. If you must, leave a card or a piece of paper but don't change the place itself. There's a lot of cool abandoned and decaying stuff out west that gotten ruined by graffiti. That's too bad, makes it hard to tell how the original inhabitants actually lived.

@AbandonedandForgottenPlaces

Ай бұрын

“Gly”: Many of the folks speaking against me have issues themselves that they need to address. So, when they hear someone stand up for something they’re passionate about, they try to beat you down to their level. Sigmund Freud had a name for this, but basically what it boils down to is herd mentality.

I am amazed at the amount of timber in this mine. The work it took is the Gotthard Tunnel (Switzerland) of its day. 🇨🇦👍👍

So exciting, another great explore. As always stay safe. Love to you both xx

100 years from now it becomes history.

Thank you very much, can't to see the next level. GOD bless you both. Stay safe

I watched Wednesday episode and this one today. You and Laura with the helmet checks was a riot. Them miners must have been short. The gobbing was impressive too. This mine and the timbering oh my. It's amazing how the earth is closing itself in after the mining has stopped. That 300 level was crazy and them ore cars were cool too. Happy trails y'all. ❤

Not trying to take sides, but why is it cool to find and old can out in the mountains, or deep in a mine, but we curse at those who liter? It an honest question. I get the same way. Finding an old pull tap beer or soda is always cool. You get way out in the mountains where you feel like nobody has ever been and then you find 3 old beer cans and it takes you down a journey thinking about what they were doing out here. How they probably enjoyed the place decades ago as much as you currently are. Will those 50+ years in the future view what we do now the same way?

@AbandonedandForgottenPlaces

Ай бұрын

“Gly”: I agree, the line is fuzzy, but as a society can’t we do better? For me, the edge of the line began when we became a “throw away society” due to consumerism.

That sled was used for hauling material I’m almost certain.

Another fantasic episode. I can't wait to see the next level. Pont taken on today's explorers. Time to move on. :-)

Gly, Laura, showing off this mine, great workings and $$$$ put into it, age tells on the place, artifacts, signs, writings from the past, those posting tagging youtube - shame. Awesome adventure.

I would say you have achieved the best KZread channel for mine exploring

At today's lumber price$ you would have to have a real rich mine to afford timbering out a mine like this !!!

Quit giving the vandals airtime!

@Justme-jt1ef

Ай бұрын

Only trash support’s trash

29:30 is a track crossing because one track crosses another track at 90*. A transfer plate would be flat in the center without the rails so mine carts could be turned and directed to any track. That is not possible with this one.

I noticed they didn't even sign it near the honey-pot wall so there goes that excuse 😉

I agree Gly the things that have been taken is another big problem. When someone takes an artifact out just to take it home and stick it in there garden robs us all of the history of the mine. If its there leave it its not yours. Hi Laura im happy to see you along for the adventure✌️⚒️⚒️⚒️

Did see you carrying on a video good to see you being safe cool to see open carry I am in a free state but don't see it much on KZread anymore

you're so professional

Some of us want to know who they are and what their websites are. They don't seem to have damaged the artifacts.

I saw that can of skoal cheering tobacco. It's old. They don't make cans like that anymore, haven't got many many years.

A big “Hi” from Sussex England. Thanks for a great exploration, looking forward to more to come:)

Love your channel and content! Happy to see Laura back, as well😊 My husband had a great suggestion about the vandel KZreadrs or those writing their names. He thought you might want to carry a sharpie of your own and black out their channels and names. DELETE 😊 Just a thought. Thank you for all you do... keep up the awesome adventures ❤️😊

@AbandonedandForgottenPlaces

Ай бұрын

“Gly”: You wouldn’t believe the things I’ve seen over the years that I’ve left off the channel. If I was to expose all that I know and have seen people would blow their tops. 🤯

@sashabella9546

Ай бұрын

@@AbandonedandForgottenPlaces I can ONLY imagine! And, thank you for your discretion in what you do show😊❤️

But you give Frank a pass for taking anything that’s not nailed down

At the 6:30 mark under the boards that blocked off the drift looked creepy at first looked like tentacles.