Great videos, thanx for sharing your exploration adventures- that's what I did in my younger years. Coolest thing I ever found was a Fairbanks Morse 15 hp hit 'n miss engine- got permission/ownership from owner, huge job to get it home due to remote location and it weighed 5000 lbs- restored it to museum quality and ran it for anyone who was interested. It was the most fun I had with my late father and was a huge project, a labor of love.

@TVRExploring

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you. That Fairbanks Morse was quite a find...

The land slide was about 10-15 years ago. It wiped out the single track trail as you discovered. All the pipe was to make a water pressure powered dredge for the river by damming up the creek, but it was deemed not legal and shut down is what I was told. This mining effort was obviously long after the hard rock tunnel was dug. The fly fishing at the river is amazing too. There used to be old pumps and equipment down at the river too, but same year as the landslide most of it was buried.

@TVRExploring

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for sharing that... I hiked down to the river after shooting this video and there was still a fair amount of equipment down there. So, if you say that a lot of it was buried, I can only imagine what would have been down there before! I saw the remains of some old camping supplies down there as well, but it didn't look like anybody else had been down there for a long time. Supposedly, there was a single stamp mill somewhere near the cabin at the mine, but I am assuming that it was buried by the landslide. Speaking of the landslide, I hadn't realized that it was that long ago. I know that the other side of the river burned up in the past couple of weeks, but I don't know if the fire jumped the river and burned this side or not. Oh, and thanks for explaining those pipes. I assumed they were for ventilation in the mine, but that never really made sense.

Thanks for the info, after watching several videos it kinda explained it. Thanks again!!

Thanks for the great video, i appreciate it very much, love watching!

The log cabin exhibits a bit of skill and knowledge . The hole in the floor is actually the food store. You kept your goodies in there over winter to prevent them freezing solid and they kept cool in summer .Theres a guy on YT who built a cabin and he has the same bolt hole in the floor too.

@TVRExploring

6 жыл бұрын

Ah, that's a good point about the food store... I was assuming they were storing their food in the mine based on how much food was left in the small adit, but if they were working those in the past, they would have needed to store food in the cabin (which is a more logical place anyway). Thanks for the observation.

Ahw, I cried at the end... I know that feeling of hiking all day just to find the damn thing is closed...

@TVRExploring

4 жыл бұрын

That's a horrible feeling... This one was particularly bad because it was BRUTAL getting down there. I also had pictures that were just a few years old of that adit being open and so my hopes were high.

Very cool well done Vid👍. Those old folding Cots appear to be WW2 vintage -amazing history there-especially that little 3 Stamp Mill🇺🇸

@TVRExploring

3 жыл бұрын

This was a rough hike to get to, but, yes, there was a lot of cool stuff around this site!

That is a really awesome mine site, Nice find man!

@TVRExploring

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Yes, it sucks getting in and out of such places, but it sure is great to find a site like that. I'm glad you liked it.

Excellent videos! I wish my prospecting areas in Colorado had as many in-tact mines to explore.

@TVRExploring

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you. We're fortunate to be in California's "Gold Rush" area... Nevada has a lot of sites too, of course. I haven't looked for abandoned mines in the Rockies, but I understand that there are many there?

Very interesting video, thank you.

I would be taking a panning kit with me on those old gold sites and especially taking some soil samples like out of that old cabin. Thanks for the videos

@TVRExploring

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Yes, I know there is still a lot of gold up in the mountains...

That metal sheeting going down the hill is an ore shoot. My mining partner Merle Brown and I rebuilt couple of these up Dixie creek north of Prairie City, Ore.

@TVRExploring

5 жыл бұрын

Yes, I think you're absolutely right. I am not used to seeing outdoor ore chutes, but that makes perfect sense... Thank you!

Thank you 😊 interesting explore

wow, this is really neat!

What a great find and well documented! There should be some really big workings going on there, going by the tailings. Nice new stamp heads too, they don't look like they have ever been used.

@TVRExploring

7 жыл бұрын

I think you're absolutely right about this mine. I have seen pictures of that main adit when it was still open and it had big rails inside and looked like it went back quite a ways. Given the amount of waste rock outside (enough to create that road all of the way back to the stamp mill and cabins), I'm confident that it must have been a huge mine. What kills me is that it goes straight into hard rock and so I'm pretty certain that the mine is intact behind that big boulder that came down in front.

@CornishMineExplorer

7 жыл бұрын

Might be worth a dig if it does go, would be awesome to see!

@TVRExploring

7 жыл бұрын

If it were easier to get to, I would try digging in from the top past the boulder at the entrance. Given how hard this site is to get to though, I don't know...

Thanks again for the help to see this video. I hope that I can see it this summer.

@TVRExploring

5 жыл бұрын

Do you know where this is?

@johncarold

5 жыл бұрын

Up 49 to 509 I've never been there, but I'm hoping to find the GPS for it. I just hope that I can get in there on a quad. And it's still there if it is I'm hoping to take pictures and still be able to get it apart. If so I can Rebuild it I have been a carpenter all my life.

@johncarold

5 жыл бұрын

And I just hit show direction on my PC and I have turn by turn. I just don't know how good it is ?

@johncarold

5 жыл бұрын

Does it sound like I'm on the right track.

@johncarold

5 жыл бұрын

Well I tried to get there today but after the Camp fire the road is a mess, at least for a car my truck (no problem) I will go again tomorrow and take my truck, I was trying to save gas. Now I'm going again ya I saved. lol. OK I will let you know what happens.

One of your best explores. I think I see some stamp mill shoes.

@TVRExploring

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much. Yes, there were stamp mill shoes scattered all over the place (I just didn't recognize what I was seeing at first)... You saw the mill with three stamps in the video and apparently the mill that was caught up in the landslide had one stamp.

At 8:05 those are stamps from a stamp mill, seen many of those around here. The wards can is a motor oil can

@TVRExploring

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Ha, yes, I was a little slow on picking up on that one. We don't have many stamp mills left in our area and I certainly wasn't expecting to find one down there.

I. Thank who. Ever. Did. This. Gave. Me. Free. Time. On. U. Tube. I. Thank. You. So. Much. Very. Kind. Of. You !!! Dave

thats one heck of a rare stamp mill! needs disassembling and repairing for display

@TVRExploring

6 жыл бұрын

Given how brutal the hike is in to this mine, I expect that it will be staying there... It would indeed be nice to see that stamp mill restored though!

From the Teflon or silicon coated frying pan plus the blue tarp and the 1970's style radio in the cave there was someone living and or mining up there in the 1970's but it nust have started much earlier.

@TVRExploring

5 жыл бұрын

I couldn't find anything on the history of this mine, but the older equipment and such puts it to at least as far back as the 1930s.

@friguy4444

5 жыл бұрын

@@TVRExploring Well you could be right about it having been mined even earlier. It's hard to tell if it was mined a few times or re-claimed perhaps over many years. Very cool though!

Just joined your channel, very nice production

@TVRExploring

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much. I appreciate you joining.

Hi. I. Live. In. Granite. Falls. I. Have. Been. Up. To. The. First. Mine. Past. The. Old.. R.R. turn. Table. Wheel. I. Was. Up. There. In. 1975. It. Really. Was. Like a. Old. Ghost. Town. Then When. Things. Where. Starting. To. Fall. To. The. Ground. As well. Really. Nice. To. See. Ur. Videos. I. Couldn't. Even. Go. That. Far. Today. As. I'm. Medical. Not. Able. To. Walk. That. Far. Today. Thanks. So. Much. !!!

@TVRExploring

4 жыл бұрын

This is a different Monte Cristo than the famous one you're referring to (miners would often recycle the names of mines). I'd love to have seen the one you're referring to back in its prime...

That is a cold storage in the cabin..

I know an abandoned mine up in tuolumne that’s not on any of public maps, like it isn’t shown on the diggings or mindat. If you want I can show u where it’s at. This mine has tracks for the old mine cars... it’s also huge because we were inside for a few hours and only went down the main tunnel and there was still more tunnels branching out earlier on.. it’s an old mine. Probably back from when the gold rush started. Very interesting too....... if ur into paranormal type things, I posted a couple videos with the time of where we heard some interesting things that didn’t come from either me or the two people I was with. So there’s history there as well.

Really nice place and cozy shack

@TVRExploring

6 жыл бұрын

It is truly out in the middle of nowhere and so this has preserved it quite well from vandals, thieves, etc.

For a second I thought this was the Monte Cristo ghost town in WA state LOL! You got my hopes up!

@TVRExploring

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, miners recycle names a lot. You'll see that a lot with names like Excelsior or Bunker Hill as well.

@NipkowDisk

4 жыл бұрын

I thought exactly the same thing! I remember being able to drive to Monte Cristo, WA many years ago...

Are people allowed to go there? And if so is there any way I could get the location. I’m trying to find some cool hikes with things to explore- mines, abandoned buildings really anything cool. Can’t afford to go travel at the moment but I want to do things like go and explore in the Grand Canyon

What a shame. One of the mines had to pay enough to warrant a pair of stamp mills and the associated power plant. Notice the wood pulley? Laminated wood glued together and rounded. That was old. I spoke to an old miner years ago, asking why so much equipment was left at abandoned mines. "Either the mine paid very, very will and the miners didn't want to be troubled with hauling it back out or the mine paid extremely poorly and the miners were just one step ahead of creditors." Sounded reasonable to me. How does everything in the shack and shed get tossed around without artefacts getting stolen? Always wondered. Superb video, what with all the machinery and human habitation trappings.

@TVRExploring

7 жыл бұрын

I've seen pictures of the top adit that had the boulder smash the portal closed and it went back a ways. That also seems to be confirmed by the size of the waste rock pile. So, I imagine it must have paid pretty well for them to do that much work and to haul that much equipment in. This is one of the most remote, if not THE most remote mine I have ever been to. The trail down to it is gone and so hours of bushwhacking are required. And even when the trail was still there, it was a hell of a hike down to the mine... So, getting the stamp mill and the other mining equipment in there is just incredible to me... Of course, that is also why so much equipment is still to be found at this mine. That's a great quote from the old miner you spoke with. I'm definitely going to remember that one. Thank you again for watching the videos and for your great comments.

@smartmonkey777

6 жыл бұрын

An old miner i once knew simply said "we didn't get paid to move things twice". Honestly that sounds just like a miner.. if you take me out to this place ill blast that rock out of the way :D

@blurboards1

6 жыл бұрын

It must of paid really well! Considering the age of the riveted pipes and the fact they were using those large aluminum pipes. If I had to guess, the mine was likely pre WW2. I'm surprised all of that aluminum is still sitting out there! $$$

Thats a great old site. Too bad you couldn't get in the other 2 adits, but hey at least you made it in one!! Plus seeing the old buildings still standing is a plus!!! That metal structure looked like it might have been an ore chute from the upper adit to the landing where they carted it to the mill maybe??

@TVRExploring

7 жыл бұрын

Yes, I'm sorry I couldn't get into the main adit because I have seen pictures from when it was still open and it went back a long, long way. I think you're absolutely right about the chute. At the time I was filming, I was thinking of some sort of snow shed, but in hindsight that doesn't make sense. The chute makes a lot of sense.

Thanks for showing everyone where to go, this is great! Now people can just rely on you to make a few bucks to expose all our secret spots!

@TVRExploring

10 ай бұрын

Despite your rudeness and my initial inclination to respond in kind, I'm taking the time to address your statement because it is an issue that I feel strongly about. I am also tired of seeing the Forest Service destroy historical sites... And if you were remotely familiar with this channel, you would know that the real name of a site is only used when it is confirmed that a site has been destroyed or there is another reason that disclosure does not put the site at risk (such as an active mine like the 16-to-1). The Wilson-Gomez Mine is gone. The fire completely erased it. The trail down to it was mostly gone even when I went for the first time several years ago. Now, even the remaining fragments are gone.

@bradvanbibber5883

5 ай бұрын

True story. Im the one that went down and confirmed. We were hopeful it was spared by the fire because the trees in that area were still living. If your familiar with the site it's a very steep canyon so I suspect the fire moved very quickly there, destroying all of the structures, but sparing the trees. There's just tin and metal bits left. The stamp mill is still there but all the wood is gone. I wouldn't worry too much about anyone taking what's left. It's a BRUTAL hike in, and far worse coming back out. So brutal I ditched all of my non-essential gear to get back out. No way you're carrying anything but yourself out of there. Not worth the hike at this point in my opinion. Justin has done more for the mine exploring community than any other one I know, show a little appreciation and respect.

That tin cup hanging off the wall at 2:00 looks like it has been hanging there for decades after the miners got up and walked away from this site. Those folded cots a bit later on looked interesting, too. They could be really old relics. That shot of the cabin at 6:06 really shows off its construction with the logs. Pretty cool! Great shot of the adit at 9:12 while it's hidden behind some bushes. Was that adit marked on your topo map? Finding all of that unopened food in the portal was awesome! What a great find! Yeah, finding that stamp mill at 13:34 was pretty nice. Those are rare. I have never come across one myself. Too bad that last tunnel was collapsed. Any chance at all of digging it out at a future date? I can only imagine what might be in there.... Nice video! As someone else mentioned below, it's one of your best! That was a really well-preserved mining site!

@TVRExploring

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Frank. This one is really tough to get to and so the lack of visitors has kept it pretty intact. It was really cool finding all of the artifacts and things like the food stored inside the adit. Yes, I believe the adit was marked on the topo map (there are three adits marked at the site). My only hesitation is that the landslide wiped out some reference points on the topo map and so it is hard to be 100% certain. I know there is at least a stamp mill and other structure under the landslide and there may have been an adit that was covered up as well. That's one I will NOT be digging out... In looking at the video again, I think it would actually be possible to dig down into the main adit from the top behind the boulder. I have seen pictures of that adit when it was still open and it goes into hard rock. So, I believe it will still be open behind the crushed portal. Maybe you can put a little pressure on Chuck to get down there and dig it out while I'm away or to go down there with me and take care of it next season!

@AbandonedMines11

7 жыл бұрын

The Velvet Rocket TV I'm assuming the site of that mine would get snowfall in the winter months, right, due to its elevation?

@TVRExploring

7 жыл бұрын

Definitely. It gets a LOT of snow. The top of this canyon is one of the highest points in the Sierras in this region. Things are changing, of course, but in the past they would get snow as deep as 30 feet (or sometimes even more) in this area. That kind of weather is real hard on mines!

Hard hats, cool vid yo

good one Mr Ames..

@TVRExploring

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you. This one was brutal to get to, but definitely worth it.

What was the stamp mill used for? So cool to find old mining equipment in the forest to share with us TY

@TVRExploring

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you. At this type of gold mine, the gold is inside of the rock (ore) that they are pulling out. So, the miners crush the rock to separate the gold from the host rock.

You could use the stamps to crush ore...

I love this area you explore in, What area or forest are you in, when you explore in these wooded area? Just so beautiful where your at,

@TVRExploring

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Yes, we are fortunate to be located very near to the Sierra Nevada mountain range in California. Our videos that are filmed in forested areas such as this one are almost exclusively filmed in Sierra County and Plumas County. So, that would mostly be the Plumas National Forest and Tahoe National Forest. The Yuba and Feather River watersheds support a tremendous number of mines (and offer great scenery).

Amazing

@TVRExploring

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, this was a cool site. A VERY long and rough hike to reach too!

Watching this again and looking at the landslide. I think the culprit is at 2:28 Also, doesn't that look like a mine dump right where all the dirt is before the cabins? Wonder if they hydrauliced out an adit at that spot.

@TVRExploring

4 жыл бұрын

Hmmmm. I always assumed that was a natural landslide, but now you're making me wonder. It's not like they would have gotten caught hydraulic mining where this mine is located, you know? That would be awfully tempting for some miners to try and get away with, no?

Wards >> Montgomery Ward, an early department store on the order of Sears Roebuck

In the shed there is what could be a large pump shaft coupling, large volume of high pressure hose, nicely welded stainless pipe with one looking like it had a fan nozzle. Nearby a large slide area with evidence of ridges. Sounds like some kind of hydraulic activity was going on. Maybe caused the entire hillside to give way interrupting the operation. Be interesting to see if any evidence of a coffer damn in the creek for the pump. With the dryness of the mine, doubt if it was used for pumping out mine water. The remoteness would make it tough to set up but would also make it easier to conceal?

@TVRExploring

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, if they had been running at night, I think there is no way that anyone would have caught on to hydraulic mining activity going on there. No kidding, that is one of the most remote mines I have ever been to... The landslide spilled out over the creek. I know that one of the two stamp mills at the site was buried by the slide. I'd be curious to know what else might have been.

With all the hose etc likely a hydraulic strip mining caused the slide?? Your thoughts?

@TVRExploring

5 жыл бұрын

I had the impression that it was a natural side as I didn't see any evidence of ancient river channel that hydraulic miners would have been after. Also, it didn't seem like anyone had been down there in many years. The canyon is very, very steep there and so slides are not unusual. Again, that was my impression. It could have been exactly what you said.

I would think advancements in chemistry over the last 150 years would make it more economical to extract gold than when the gold mine was abandoned.

@TVRExploring

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, it is more economical to mine gold now and, at its current prices, the gold is much more profitable to extract. However, stacks of rules and regulations prevent almost all small mines like this from being able to operate.

@InfiniteUniverse88

4 жыл бұрын

@@TVRExploring If only we lived in a capitalist system.

@TVRExploring

4 жыл бұрын

It's a nice idea, isn't it?

Also fun fact those drill holes on the face are called boot legs and the bottom ones are called lifters. You should get yourself a shafters hat with a cap lamp

what roads is this near can you give some more details.I wanna go to this spot.

@chris6559

4 жыл бұрын

Hmmm.. read the description

hydraulic mining on the surface explains all the pipe work and land slips

I stay in olyimpa i would love to go up there and look around..

@TVRExploring

4 жыл бұрын

You ought to do that before it is gone forever...

Great video and a neat place. It seems California mines are somehow more 'protected' than mines in other states. Terrain is part of it, but also tree cover - it makes it harder for the Google Maps/Earth 'researchers' to know if they want to bother or not. Plus, using a name in the video that relates to about a dozen different mines/lodes in 3 or 4 states helps keep the riffraff away, too!

@TVRExploring

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching and for your comment. Yes, unfortunately, California mines have a lot of enemies: erosion, scrappers, etc. The biggest man-made concern in our area is an extremely aggressive Forest Service that is sealing up as many mines as they can. However, like you said, a lot of really amazing sites can stay hidden under the trees or down inaccessible canyons (or both in this case). So, that is a distinct advantage we have over some other regions. My exploring buddy (Chuck) and I have found a handful of mines that no one has been inside for decades or even longer in a couple of instances. That is a pretty incredible feeling and, like you suggested, may well be unique to our area.

Where can I get an old mine towork. I'm ready

With all of those hoses and pipes I would say the landslide was from a water jet.

@TVRExploring

5 жыл бұрын

If it was, I hope they found something that made it worth it...

@fireutility21

4 жыл бұрын

Those hoses were 2-1/2” and 4” fire hose

12:13 startled me I thought it was an alien at the end of the tunnel!

@TVRExploring

5 жыл бұрын

Haha, I hadn't noticed that until you pointed it out...

@TarmanTheChampion

4 жыл бұрын

I assumed it was spray painted & was suprized it was just quartz!

This might sound stupid but what is a stamp machine do?? Thanks in advance!!

@TVRExploring

4 жыл бұрын

It crushes the rock that the gold is in so that it can be separated out.

The Velvet Rocket TV there's a Monte Cristo Mine in CA i have gone many times to the one in WA state on was that a mess up .?

@TVRExploring

7 жыл бұрын

Nah, no mistake... Some mines have very unique names that you won't find elsewhere, but others have names that seem to pop up all over the place. "Monte Cristo" is a name that I have seen on probably 6-7 mines that I can think of off the top of my head and I didn't even know about the Monte Cristo Mine in Washington.

@mattg8787

7 жыл бұрын

o ok i love going to the mine in wa its a long hike but fun

@TVRExploring

7 жыл бұрын

Ha, yes, the best sites are almost always the hardest to get to...

What is the name of this mine ? Is it in Washington State inntje area of Monte Cristo ?

There are several Monte Cristo Mines in California it seems. This isn't near Mammoth Lake is it?

@TVRExploring

5 жыл бұрын

Yes, "Monte Cristo" is one of those mine names that pops up everywhere. No, this one isn't near Mammoth...

There's a "Monte Cristo" mine in the San Gabriel Mountains too.

@TVRExploring

5 жыл бұрын

Yes, some of the same names - like Bunker Hill or Excelsior - seem to have been used all over the place...

@ohnonotthatguy1465

5 жыл бұрын

El Dorado and Bonanza also very common.

It would be awesome to restore that machinery.

@TVRExploring

5 жыл бұрын

Yes, that would be cool to see it resurrected.

Is this the Monte Cristo outside of downieville? If so the company I work for owns it and we would love to know how to locate these adits

@TVRExploring

11 ай бұрын

It's a different one. There is some good stuff at your Monte Cristo though...

Check out Yard House over by cascade. What topo software do you use?

@TVRExploring

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tip. No special topo software - I just use overlays on Google Earth or caltopo.com... Oh, and I have the "US Topo Maps" app on my phone.

@kurtsorrels9735

6 жыл бұрын

lots of neat old places up here near chico. not sure where youre out of

@TVRExploring

6 жыл бұрын

Chico is definitely within our range... I haven't gone mine exploring up in that area before, but I've got a couple on the list to check out and intend to do so soon.

@kurtsorrels9735

6 жыл бұрын

yeah. plenty of cool places up near paradise/magalia. I tried to contact you on the private messenger but seems like youtube removed that feature??

@TVRExploring

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah, they killed that feature in July...

The slide thing on the side looks like an ore slide from the upper tailings!

@TVRExploring

7 жыл бұрын

That's a good thought. I didn't check to see if there were rails under the slide or not, but an ore slide is the only thing that really makes sense.

@michaelcoker3197

7 жыл бұрын

A chute.

@willong1000

7 жыл бұрын

If the mine was worked through the winter, what you are looking at might have been a "snowshed" to maintain a clear path to enable ore cart passage to the end-of-the-rails dump. Without any apparent sides or "V" profile it seems too flat to have served as an ore chute or slide. What do you think of my notion?

@willong1000

7 жыл бұрын

Oops! Didn't watch the entire video before posting my comment--I see the "snowshed" hypothesis occurred to you too.

I wonder if any of the miners who worked in this mine are still around to be interviewed

@TVRExploring

5 жыл бұрын

I'd love to know. I have a ton of questions about this mine.

Hole in cabin floor was cold storage, waste rock piles called tailings

@TVRExploring

5 жыл бұрын

Yes, cold storage makes sense. Tailings are actually the finely ground material left over after the ore has been run through a mill. Tailings were visible below the stamp mill. The waste rock is the rock they haul out and dump without processing it.

Holy heck you sound so young on this old one...LOL

Any chance the mine was blocked intentionally by minors wanting to keep it safe until later when they could come back Seems like a good enough mine they invested huge effort to drag heavy equipment to such a remote location

@TVRExploring

6 жыл бұрын

That certainly happens, but I've seen pictures of this one from about twenty years ago and the main adit was still open then. So, this one came down on its own. This is an exceptionally difficult mine to reach and so, yes, they must have been getting something good out of here.

Lol I now live near by here... Marysville WA

@TVRExploring

4 жыл бұрын

This is a different mine. Miners often recycle names... So, you see names like "Bunker Hill" or "Excelsior" or "Monte Cristo" all over the place.

@11:26, that’s a Hormel canned ham.

Have you encountered hibernating bears or any life threatening wildlife on your exploring? Do you carry any protection?

@TVRExploring

5 жыл бұрын

Inside the mines, we have encountered only bats, rats and bugs. On the way to the mines, we have encountered rattlesnakes and other such wildlife, but they leave us alone and we leave them alone. The protection I carry is for the human predators rather than the animal predators.

@ohnonotthatguy1465

5 жыл бұрын

Careful. In the Soviet republic of California you have no right to protect yourself. Gotta let them take what they want because they are unable to earn it, which is your fault by the way.

Hey that looks almost just like the cabin from Evil Dead 2. Hope you don't get chased through the woods by a Candarian demon. Looks like Bruce Campbell was camping out there. LOL!

somebody planned to hydraulic mine that and the slide you saw could have been the result?

@TVRExploring

5 жыл бұрын

I think that was natural. Nobody had been down there in ages and the conditions to get there were just way too extreme for anyone to have brought equipment in.

epic

@TVRExploring

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you. This was a tough one to get to, but it was definitely worth it!

Damn bears DO shit in the woods. Also, the long metal pipe where did it go/come from? And in the adit you could access at the face there was a pile of something. What was that?

@TVRExploring

6 жыл бұрын

Oh, yes, the bears really do shit in the woods! A lot... I really don't know what the deal with the pipe was. I didn't see where it started or ended and I couldn't see where it tied into anything at the site. If we're talking about the same thing, that pile in front was a bunch of quartz.

the portal may have been intentionally closed for safety.

@TVRExploring

6 жыл бұрын

That is certainly possible... However, I have seen pictures of this mine after it had been abandoned for maybe twenty years or so and it was still open then. That large boulder was perched precariously above the portal though. So, the Forest Service or someone else may have come along and given it a nudge to permanently close it. Or it could have just come down on its own after a wet winter loosened the soil around it. Your guess is as good as mine.

Thay were starting to hydromine with water and probably got shut down

All I kept thinking during the camp exploring part was "there's a good place for a rattler....there's another good place for a rattler...."

@TVRExploring

6 жыл бұрын

I'm probably guaranteeing to get bitten the next time we go out by saying this, but we have never seen a rattlesnake at a mine. And we've only ever seen a couple on the way to mines... There seem to be fewer rattlesnakes around now than there were ten or twenty years ago.

What's with the fire hose?

@TVRExploring

7 жыл бұрын

I can only speculate, but this site is EXTREMELY remote and the fire hose would be lighter than regular pipes. So, it could've been used to drain the mine or any number of things...

Have you considered putting some work into the better cabins at these mine sites and renting them for the off grid living experience?

@TVRExploring

6 жыл бұрын

Ha, I think that's a little too far off of the grid even for me! There isn't even a trail to get there anymore and one is compelled to bushwhack for much of the way.

Dude you gotta take some of that stuff home with you.

@TVRExploring

3 жыл бұрын

Have you considered that these historic sites have already been looted enough by "collectors" over the years? The reason this mine is special is because it is remote enough that it hasn't been whored out by thieves stripping everything they can.

@captainzachsparrow6193

3 жыл бұрын

@@TVRExploring ohhhh......I’m sorry I thought there might be a little bit more of stuff that could be worth a little.

@TVRExploring

3 жыл бұрын

@@captainzachsparrow6193 Yes, it is worth money, but I don't see that as being a reason to take it. It is frowned upon to loot sites of the ancient Romans or Egyptians even though the artifacts there are worth money as well. To me, there is little difference. I appreciate your response, by the way. I'm not trying to be a dick, but there aren't many relatively intact historic mines left...

@captainzachsparrow6193

3 жыл бұрын

@@TVRExploring you do have a good point. And I understand that you’re not trying to be rude, but you made a point and I was just messing around you. And I deeply apologize for that. Also I wouldn’t take that stuff either. I have autism so I’m just using my imagination. Some people are just like that. Happy holidays. Best of luck to you.

Those are two ore shoots.

Greetings

@TVRExploring

3 жыл бұрын

You're hitting some of the best older videos...

Ward's lubricating oil is my guess. 100% pure.

@andreblanchard8569

4 жыл бұрын

Yep search for 'wards oil' you get some images of the same can. Company was established in 63 so not that long ago.

those pipes are aluminium . very expensive. to buy.

@TVRExploring

6 жыл бұрын

It's inconceivable to me how they got them in there given how remote and rugged the location of this mine is...

No shovel? What miner doesn't carry a shovel?

@TVRExploring

7 жыл бұрын

They had everything else there, but I didn't see any shovels. Maybe we can give them the benefit of the doubt and say that there must have been at least twenty shovels at the mine that were all buried under the landslide along with the stamp mill?

Natural land slides cause by rain I lots of land slides

@TVRExploring

6 жыл бұрын

Yes, I confirmed after I got back from this exploring trip that that is exactly what this was. It would have been a hell of a thing to see that one coming down because it was huge. I'm sorry it buried a stamp mill at this mine, but such is life.

@Lalunabreeze

5 жыл бұрын

Mother Nature rearranging her home.🤓

its called a litter!

@TVRExploring

6 жыл бұрын

Yes! Ha, I film everything at the same time that I am first seeing it and so sometimes the words just don't come to me when I want them.

I thought this was the Monte Cristo mine in Washington state.

@TVRExploring

4 жыл бұрын

Miners often recycled names... You'll see names like "Empire" or "Excelsior" or "Monte Cristo" popping up all over the place.

Supreme Quality Wards 100% Pennsylvania Motor Oil Net Contents 2 US Gallons

I really like your videos. I noticed you seem to be out of breath. Or, maybe it's just the short sentences. I hope you are okay.

@TVRExploring

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you. I don't remember, but if I was out of breath it was because of the elevation and scrambling around the incredibly steep canyon walls...

✅❤️👍🏼TY

If it was me, I'd camp there and open those adits.

@TVRExploring

5 жыл бұрын

I'd love to see those adits opened up again. Considering the size of the waste rock pile, that upper adit must be fairly large.

They are aluminum

Too bad you couldn’t get in. Might consider bringing some muscle next visit

@TVRExploring

6 жыл бұрын

Yes, this is one I would really like to get into given its remote location and the size of that waste rock pile. I've seen a picture that a friend took about twenty years ago of the portal and in the picture you could see track and all sorts of interesting mining artifacts leading into the darkness beyond. So, there's got to be some good stuff in there. I just need to talk some extra muscle into making the trek down there with me and bringing a lot of digging tools!

@ericscarburry8527

6 жыл бұрын

TVR Exploring like to help you on this one.

@TVRExploring

6 жыл бұрын

Muscles and good company are always welcome when exploring abandoned mines!

I bought a book on ...How to find gold in the wild... and two dogs that the seller assured me they can smell gold and protect me from dangerous creatures in the mines. The dogs were expensive but they may do most of the job for me. Maybee there is gold inside the caves but not in amounts to use a big mine operation that is expensive. Can i travel there without meeting some kind of serial killer or psycho that thinks the mines are owned by him or her?

@TVRExploring

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, if you bring the dogs, you'll get a free pass from serial killers and psychos as long as one of them is brown or black.

Dragline operation

Wards Pennsylvania Motor Oil

Do you ever worry about running across a bear?

@TVRExploring

6 жыл бұрын

Nah, in California and Nevada we just have black bears now and they're harmless. The Indians used to chase them around for fun... The California grizzly bear became extinct in the 1920s. Now, up in Alaska, Montana and other areas where they still have grizzly bears, that would be a different story. Then I would definitely be concerned about running across a bear.

These look like good places to be killed in. From unstable rock to rattle snakes its got it all and your way off the beaten path so it’s going to be very hard for rescuers to get to. And he’s by him self so who even would know he’s in trouble. All the ingredients for a bad day. Discretion is the better part of valor folks!

@goonerash

5 жыл бұрын

The dude almost stepped in bear shit and said "i'm not interested in that"...!

@butchkruse2095

5 жыл бұрын

@@goonerash he's not by himself

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SON OF A BITCH!!!

@maranti34b

7 жыл бұрын

Now that's a commentary I can relate to. I missed the star, Mr. Nibbles.

@ADITADDICTS

7 жыл бұрын

David Howard HAHA! Yea I'm sorry I missed it! I met up with him on the way out and WASN'T sorry then though! lol

@CornishMineExplorer

7 жыл бұрын

Wondered where his sidekick was! :D Was waiting for "There's Chuck over there doing something" but sadly no :(

@dwortss

7 жыл бұрын

I missed the screaming also! lol I think Mr. Nibbles and Mr. McBride have been roommates, like in the dog house, like making porn maybe ..... sorry about the visual 0-0 :)

@TVRExploring

7 жыл бұрын

I started hiking down to this one at 6 AM and Chuck met me coming out at around 4-5 PM. And you can see on the video how much time I spent at the mine. The rest of the time was spent just getting down there and back out. Haha, so, yeah, I don't think Chuck was too sorry he had to work late on the day I tackled this one...