Wow! I haven’t been there for years and years! Kinda forgot it existed. Last time I was there, there was an old jackass miner prospecting in the area. ( that alone tells you how long ago it was) He was mad because we were at “his” gold mine. My dad called B. S. on him and he went off into the sunset cussing at us. My dad did a simple assay on the mine and found that there was a fair amount of mercury in it. All the metal contents were relatively small. On the way out, we ran into the prospector and he had mellowed out some by then so my dad offered him a cold beer and they talked for some time. He showed my Dad some really nice gold in a white Quartz matrix and (of course) wouldn’t say where he found it other than it was within 15 miles of where we were. I so miss those days of dessert exploration with my Dad!

@CatDaddySteve

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1960's ? ....70's ?

@davidtotten618

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@@CatDaddySteve last time I was there would be around 1963 or 1964 to the best of my memory. Time is kinda hard to remember nowadays. I was in that general area several times after that, once in 1980 with my brand new wife, but didn’t go to that exact stop.

@CatDaddySteve

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@@davidtotten618 ok, could it have been Charles Ferge aka Seldom Seen Slim ? Look him up, he lived in Ballarat for 50 years.

@davidtotten618

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@@CatDaddySteve no, it wasn’t, because my dad knew S.S.S. I had meet him once, but was pretty young and don’t remember much. My dad was a soft mark for all those guys and would always give them a small “grub stake” . My Dad was sent all over the lonely parts of Nevada, and meet a lot of characters. Panamint Annie ate at my house on several occasions as did a guy that I forget the name of that was looking for the lost Breyfogle mine for over 30 years. We lived in Vegas but Dads work took him to Tonopah and Goldfield and from there to all kinds of obscure places. That job lasted for five or six years until a Government contract ended. On a side note, one of the things that attracted me to my wife was her friendship with Ann Fayles, daughter of the founder of the “famous “ Goodspring bar. She was a history teacher at Western HS and my wife had her for a teacher, and a friendship sprung from that. I was so lucky to have been a tiny part of all that, but didn’t know or appreciate it at the time. In our day and age it’s hard to believe that there were still quite a few Jackass miners out there, but I was a witness to it.

@CatDaddySteve

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Oh, wow, that's some great life experience - history....Have You been watching Brent the young man who bought the entire 1800's mining ghost town Cero Gordo here on KZread ?

I enjoy your content I can’t get out like you. I know I would get lost in one of those mines. I’m from Nevada, I enjoy history. Thanks

I love the old history of the desert. I live in Nevada and have seen many remote camps. Keep up the good work !

Great job, I am constantly amazed by the equipment they have, when you realize the modes of Transportaion that were available.to carry stuff

Wow! That's Heavy brother 😎 👍 great video

Great video! I don't want to sound nitpicky just that when I hear the term tunnel in reference to mines I think of what I've always been taught, that only a horizontal passage that passes completely though the earth with an entrance opening and exit opening is a tunnel. A horizontal mine passage with only an entrance is usually referred to as an adit. Love the channel.

@madeinyorkshire52

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100% correct - great channel though !

Nice place, simple times. Would be better than some things today, stay safe

once the roof is gone, it doesn't take long for it to be absorbed back into the desert! thank you ALL stay safe

Just goes to show what the ravages of wind, rain , heat & time will do to all things left unattended to . Exploring these and enjoying them for what they are & once were is always fun to do . But it is saddening to watch them slowly fade into oblivion. C-ya . Thanks for posting this one 👍

Always enjoy your videos. I just ordered a topper for my F150, gonna head out to Utah, nevada, arizona and New mexico in April. Looking forward to it.

@madeinyorkshire52

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I’m a Brit but a mine exploring channel addict - those four states make up what’s known as the Colorado Plateau don’t they?

It's amazing how fast things can deteriorate when exposed to the elements. Not excluding the human element.

I always had my single shot 22 when I prowled the desert long ago, around Beatty NV

The belt you found in the mine likely drove an air compressor.

I love that crunchy sound as you walk thru the sand, gravels & desert weeds as I enjoy your exploration🤙

The cabin looks like it wasn't such a bad place at one time!

Wow. Some of those timbers look like they were squared with a broad axe or an adze. Ancient technology and cool!

I was out there in 2015 on my way to Dumont Dunes. Had to stop at the Crusty Bunny Ranch! There was a faded writing on the wall dated 1998 from Stovepipe and Sandman about there night in the cabin. "Cold and rainy at night and something outside....". kzread.info/dash/bejne/fIRlyc6Qfamaorw.html

Enjoy your exploring love the way you explain as you go nice mine this was a walk in the park for you thank you for the tag along .p.s. You are a true climber ⛏️🏆🤔

Great video 📸😃

Vandals. What a shame. Even though mothers nature is reclaiming the cabin, people do not need to break out the windows and throw the contents of the cabin outside.

With all the mines that you explore, did the miners actually own the land or were they squatters? thanks for great content!!

@Jack-ne8vm

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Most likely they staked & recorded some claims. The land is theirs to work until the claims expire.

@davidtotten618

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They take out claims on them. That allows only them or their designated people to work the claim. It can be converted into an actual deed if very specific rules are followed. If you watch out your car window while driving thru the desert, you can still see many claim post still standing. In fact a friend of mine just made a new claim about a year ago. You have to do a certain amount of work on your claim every year and file it with the government to keep your claim active, and if you don’t someone can reclaim it in their name.

@benterbieten9540

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@@Jack-ne8vm How long is a claim good for?

Just like to keep up with your videos👍you have so many mine,not like over here in Australia not many, and just like to your new camera it fine outside the caves,but you go inside, the quality is not so good, it's storting..?

You can have your maintenance party and if the government shows up or knows you’re having a party they will show up in every single person there will be ticketed and find!

One of these days you are going to see something or someone you shouldn’t!!

Nice to watch your videos of these abandoned remote places. Just consern of your safety, perhaps try to find partner on there trips? Broken leg, no cell signal and you are in real trouble alone.

Small, but they must have thought they would find more in order to justify all that equipment. Good luck.

Is this the Eastern Star Mine and the "Crusty Bunny" cabin at the eastern end of Valjean Valley? Cabin got it's name from a mummified rabbit nailed to the door.

would be nice to know where these places are

Thanks for the Video...Never seen a meth mine............................JB..............

There's got to be another mine around there somewhere with all they built!!! Why build a million for those little mines???

damit those "history " rape'rs ! thanks for taking us on another fantastic lesson adventure... '

How much work do you do on old cabins preserve them? If you get caught working on them and they belong to the state or the federal government they fall under the antiquities act you will get a nasty fine. The government wants them gone!

imagine takin a pik ax and doin that work,?

they were followin a fishcer,fault of mineral line >

@billstill1794

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fissure

... and people tell me there's nothing out there.. you should go to ______.

Bet they pulled a lot of cash out of this little claim.,sample the tailings of each location mark it .dont want to go to a yellow cake mine (urenium) use caution when alone.

Better watch out for nails.

The desert is dirty

SILLY 🤓😶‍🌫️