Historic Nevada Mine Site - Cemetery - Cabin - Multi Level Mine Explore - Ore Car ⛏️💰
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- čas přidán 11. 09. 2024
- Silver was first discovered in this area in the 1860s and is still being mined here today. The remains of the once thriving town have been just about reclaimed by nature.
We start by visiting the cemetery, where a large number of unmarked graves exist. Most of the unmarked graves are reported to be Chinese miners. Next, we take a look at a very old cabin that is built into the earth, providing stability and temperature control. After that, we make our way into an interesting underground working supported with hand hewn timbers. Finally we move to a different section of the mine for some ladder climbing where we find a large ore car and some interesting stopes.
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Thank you, Richard. You are too kind, my friend. You're a very generous person, and we appreciate you! 💰💰❤️
Thanks for the adventure. I noticed the mineralization @20:00 while Julie climbed down. A first to see that early gobbing with huge boulders.
Too sad about that shot up headstone. Interesting to see a Geologica Survey graffiti marker.
Hi Rick. Hope your not getting too soggy in MN. That first part of the mine went through a very fractured area where those big rocks are. So the miners just filled in some smaller rocks in the natural voids. It a really strange area that they drove that adit through. I don’t know why that fractured area doesn't just cave in. Some people have no respect for things when they shoot up headstones and other objects, many with historical importance. Why not practice your marksmanship on something more challenging than a car, cabin, or headstone. Maybe an old rusty can sitting on a log?
We have seen the geological survey graffiti once before from the 1940s, although I can't remember where it was.
Thanks for the comment!😊
sad to think how short of a life many people had back then. liked the house and mine explore, thank-you and see you next time.
Hi Tony. Yes, the miners especially had an extremely difficult and dangerous job. I'm guessing that many didn't live to a ripe old age. Glad that you enjoyed the house and mine. Thanks for commenting!😊
Another great explor, thanks
Hi Phil. You're welcome. Thanks for watching. Glad that you liked it!😊
Awesome video !!
Very interesting old cemetery and ghost town of Candelaria the mine you entered also was interesting
Hi Desert Rat. Glad that you liked the video. We have done other videos that look at more of the old townsie, like the bank building and other cabins. There is not a lot left of the town, but the mines are in decent shape. Thanks for the comment!😊
Another great explore. Thanks for sharing.
Hi Chuck. You're welcome. Glad that you liked the explore, and thanks for watching!😊
I like the views when we get a clear shot down the tunnel, cool to see what lies ahead.
Thanks for your input on the view. Julie is generally in front of the camera, which helps give the viewer some perspective and also more light ahead of me. I know what you mean though about looking far down the adit. I try to get a little of each in the video. 😊
@@TomandJulieMineExploring you do a great job of videoing, good to have both perspectives
Great job 😊
Thanks, Richard!😊
Great mine explore , thanks for taking us with you .
Hi Tom. Glad that you liked the explore. You're welcome. Thanks for commenting!😊
i'm glad you guys go in those mines i like going from the couch keep safe and thanks for sharing
Hi Jerry. Yes, much easier and safer to explore these mines from your couch. You're welcome. Thanks for commenting!😊
What a maze that was. Thank you. see you next time
@@OdySlim Another mine maze. You're welcome, Ody. Thanks for watching!😊
Awesome explore!!!! Thank you for taking me along.
Hi Bill. Glad that you enjoyed the explore. Thanks for watching!😊
That was interesting Large mine, the cemetery reminded me of Virginia cities cemetery, many people, miners died in their 40's, and many children in the cemetery, if you go up to Virginia City, check out the cemetery, interesting pioneers buried there
God bless, Dave and kathi.
Hi Dave and Kathi.The old cemeteries are always fun to look through. This one has more unmarked graves than we usually see. I don't imagine the life expectancy of the old miners was especially long. The one in Virginia City sounds interesting. Thanks for the comment and blessing. We appreciate it!😊
The volcanic rock is called basalt. Amazing gobbing work! Very cool mine and graveyard explore.
Hi Roger. Thanks for the information. I'm glad that you enjoyed the explore and appreciate you watching!😊
Well hello Tom and Julie. Looks like my two favorite desert rats are at it again. That was a very interesting mine , the gobbing work in there was fantastic. Whoever did that was an expert in his field. I bet it was rather unsafe mine to open up through all that fractured rock. I love old cemeteries, I know we're quite a few of them are ,some of them in places that you just wouldn't think they could exist or why are they there? One of them is the Osceola cemetery it's on a small ridge down below the old town site really hard rock I don't know why they ever put it there but it's pretty neat. Anyway that was an amazing mine and in quite good condition what you got down inside it. So as always thank you for taking me along with you I enjoy it very much. And please again be safe in everything you do. Hope you have a great day.
@bobterry2952 Hi Bob. Yes, we're still at it. The miners are very good at stacking rocks. I don't know how they drove the adit through such a fractured area. It must be more stable than it looks. There are a lot of old and small cemeteries like you said. And many in unusual places. Thanks for watching and for the nice comment!😊
@@TomandJulieMineExploring I appreciate you two very much. It would be nice to meet you some day.
Thank you, Tom & Julie. Nice one, beautiful lagging stacked up everywhere. Straight tunnels. See ya on the next one, take care.
Hi Jimmi. You're welcome. Glad that you enjoyed the explore. Thanks for watching!😊
Good morning Tom & Julie.
Good explore of an extensive mine. That large boulder lagging inside the entrance was unusual.
I can't imagine how they got those into place. Thanks for taking us along on this one.
Hi Rob. The working in the first part of the video goes through a very fractured area. The bigger rocks were there naturally, and the miners filled in the voids with smaller rocks to create the gobbing. I know it looks like they placed the large rocks, but I don't think so. You're welcome, and thank you for commenting!😊
Thank you Tom and Julie. Nice to the old timbers. And a nice ore car. Stay safe as always. 🍻🍻🍻👍⛏️⛏️⛏️
Hi David. You're welcome. This was a pretty good explore for us. The hand hewn timbers are always fun to see. That was a big ore car. I should have put something near it for scale. Thanks for watching and for the beers!🍺🍺🍻😊
Within all of our earthquake activity of late, throughout the southwest region of good ol’ U.S . of A., that there stands a significant probability of several many of these old mines that you two have explored & carefully archived thru videography & the like, that may in fact, be the very last means of witnessing what once was! It’d be a real tragedy of these getting destroyed but, as George Harrison so apply stated, All Things Must Pass… eventually 🥺😩
THANK YOU BOTH, for yet, another EXCELLENT vintage/antique mine explore! I’ve gotta find me a license plate frame surround that says, “I’d rather be exploring an abandoned mine” 🙃👍🏻👍🏻
Hi Sean. These old mines are pretty tough and have been through a lot of earthquakes over the years. They might get a few rocks rattled loose, but most of the workings have survived so far. Still, some of the less stable types do cave in and are lost forever. Our next video in two weeks looks at a talc mine that has caved in the not too distant past. You're welcome, and thank you for the nice comment. Good luck finding your license plate frame!😊
Nice video. Thanks, Tom and Julie. 👍
Hi Lloyd. You're welcome. Glad that you enjoyed the video, and thanks for watching!😊
Always have a great time watching you two...Julie your fearless
@michaelh7429 Thanks, Michael. Glad that you enjoy watching the videos. Julie is a good mine explorer.😊
Hello Tom and Julie on this explore decided to watch in a different way stoping and taking more visual looking rather than just viewing the whole thing as one and seeing the workmanship in more detail .As you said before you'll be taking sometime off we will be here with endless rope for you as we follow along ⛏️🤔take care
Hi Case. The miners knew what they were doing and how to build something. Thanks for the nice comment. We appreciate you!😊
Ecclesiastess 9:5 - "For the living know* that they will die, but the dead know nothing at all, nor do they have any more reward, because all memory of them is forgotten."
With or without a headstone, all people who have ever lived become unknown with the exception for some who may have an engraved name. But as the bible says they are in God's memory waiting for resurrectio after all human governments have been removed. Thanks again for your videos. Really enjoy them.
Hi Kevin. I guess the headstones are nice for the deceased loved ones to come and pay their respects. The dead people don't care about a headstone. It still seems a little sad to have a person come from so far away to work in the mines and die in anonymity.
We're glad that you enjoy our videos and appreciate your comment!😊
Can you imagine the stone home you could build with all the gobbing in that mine! And they were living like gophers? You have to wonder sometimes. Great video guys!
There's definitely no shortage of rocks for building material. We do see a lot of stone walled buildings while mine exploring. Thanks for the comment!😊
6:24 Never touch the rocks above you in a mine or cave......if it comes loose and falls, you will never know it.
That was a great mine, thanks !!!!!!!!!!
I wouldn't argue with that advice. Thanks for watching!😊
Hello from the UK, Tom and Julie. I have only recently discovered your mine exploring videos and am working through your extensive back catalogue with interest. I believe someone already identified the rock for the first 300ft of this mine as Basalt in the comments - Basalt is formed from rapid cooling lava and found throughout the world. At the time this mine was excavated it was worthless, but today is a highly prized resource, rich in iron and magnesium. It is used in the construction industry for making buildings blocks, cobblestones, is prized by stone masons for statue making, when heated and extruded makes high quality insulating material, and is used in most industries worldwide. It also contains 0.11 percent pure silver, making it worth extracting the silver content during the curing process to extract other minerals. It is a very easy rock to mine as it fractures readily as you witnessed. That 300ft seam is valuable these days, but probably too remote to make extraction commercially viable given that 90 percent of the world's lava rock is Basalt. Anyway, you make among the best videos available, simply by sharing your infectious enthusiasm for exploring and discovering mine workings. Kind regards to you both from London!. Tim.
Hi Tim. Thank you for the informative comment. That's all very interesting. Obviously, there are exposed basalt deposits or outcroppings that are easier to access than one inside of a mountain like this one.
Thanks also for the nice words for our mine exploring. We're glad that you enjoy our videos!😊
I have viewed several other presentations of this, and yours is superior due to good video, narration, and editing. I am aware this stuff takes time to make. You two are personable and informative. You have become seasoned veterans. Do not forget to get tested for hla-b27 antigen next bloodwork. There is a reason joints fuse and Ankylosing Spondylitis doesn't manifest itself the same way in everyone, but always good to check for immune disorders which are unfortunately more pervasive than people think. Anyway, enough of that. Good job you two.
Yes, this is a popular area for mine exploring. There are several big mines here, and we have made videos on all of them over the years. This video covers a smaller mine, and the second part is on a lesser visited part of one of the bigger mines.
I just had my yearly checkup and no Ankylosing spondylitis for me. I also had a CT scan on my lungs and the rest of my chest to rule out lung cancer or other conditions from breathing in a lot of dust of various kinds in the mines. I got the all-clear on that, too. Thanks for the comment and your concern for us.😊
@@TomandJulieMineExploring Great news and also good you two stay on top of your personal health in order to keep doing what you are doing. Remember regular annual blood work does not test for that antigen. That's one reason it is hard to diagnose. The other part I wanted to tell you about your narration is you get your facts right most of the time, you don't stammer with a lot of uhs and you know, and the dreaded word "like" every third word , so your delivery is smooth, consistent, certainly not like Jeff Wil*ms for example. I hope doing this makes it worth your time. It's always a pleasure to hear from Julie, as you two are the most honest and sincere CZcamsrs in your niche.
@cdetrixhe Thanks for the kind words. Jeff is kind of the excitable type, but I do enjoy watching him. We have enjoyed the mine exploring that we have done and the places it has taken us. It won't go on forever, though.👍❤️
I'm sure she wants to hear you say ' the ladder is just sitting here and there's a pretty good drop below us' as she's coming down the ladder
Haha, I have to keep her on her toes somehow, Chuck. 👍
J'adore vos vidéos. Vous êtes courageux pour descendre dans les puits. Moi j'en serais malade. Christian from France.
Salut Christian. Merci d'avoir regardé la vidéo de France. Nous sommes heureux que vous aimiez nos vidéos. Être dans les mines n'est pas l'endroit le plus agréable, mais c'est amusant de voir ce que les mineurs ont fait et l'histoire qui se cache derrière. 👍😄
Like the new video.
@bradwiebelhaus7065 Thanks for commenting, Brad. Glad that you liked it!😊
Enjoyed this throughout well done
See you soon have a great week 👍🏻👍🏻🤗🤗
Thank you. Glad that you enjoyed it. Hope you have a great week, as well. 👍😄
I don't understand how gobbing walls are made. Did they use some kind of mortar? Some of this walls of the hallway looked like they were done by masons. This mine was crafted by artists! PS how old is Julie? She is impressively agile and sure-footed.
Gobbing walls are made by skillfully stacking unwanted rocks that are in the mine out of the way rather than hauling them all the way out of the mine. I say skillfully because they really are nicely done for the most part. They wouldn't want the wall to come crashing down, causing big problems. This particular mine in the first part of the video goes through a very fractured area where you see some large rocks that were naturally there and then the miners stacked some smaller rocks where they could in the voids. I have never seen a gobbing wall that used mortar.
I don't know if Julie has ever said how old she is, so I better not say. I will say that she is a fair bit younger than me, and you're correct about her agility and sure-footed nature. Thanks for the comment!😊
I’m back and surgery went well. Thanks, T&J!
You're welcome. That's good to hear, Ralph. Hope you recover quickly.🙏😊
Boy that mine has a lot of ladders😮 thanks for taking us along with you and your journey through these minds😊 very interesting 🤔
@eddie9903 Hi Eddie. Thanks for watching and commenting. It helps to support our channel, and we appreciate you!👍😊
The unmarked graves are sad. All the gobbing on the way in was really cool. I have never seen anything like it. All the raw timbers. Nice stopes. Thanks Tom and Julie!
@williamwintemberg Hi William. I couldn't have described this mine any better. You're welcome. I'm glad that you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching!😊
Nice mine, looked like a lot of ladders going everywhere up and down. Hope everything is good with you guys, until next time stay safe ❤
Hi Jimmy. Hope you are doing well. There are plenty of ladders in this one, all right. Everything is good with us, thanks for asking. 😊❤️
I couldn't really be sure, but it looked like the 2x4's and other structural members of that half buried cabin might not be full dimension lumber. Somewhere around the forties the lumber industry started reducing the size of lumber, so a 2x4 wasn't really that actual size any longer. That said, the cabin looked pretty old.
Hi Dave. Much of the lumber we see in the old mines is full dimension and top grade. The old timers that I've talked to about this called any wood with more than a couple of small knots in it firewood. It's possible there is some newer lumber in here that replaced the original 2x4s. This is a very old cabin. Thanks for the comment 😊
Wow that is a long way to dig, it must have been a good producer at one time. thanks for the look you two. stay safe down there.
Hi Mick. This area has been producing silver for over 160 years. There are some big open mines here now. You're welcome, and thank you for the comment!😊
Wow what a mine! The rock walls and gobbing are very impressive, a very nice journey through this mine. Sad that the Cemetery’s occupants are missing their crosses or headstones. A very historical site and mine. Great video and glad you both are doing well, and hope your foot surgery goes well Julie. It always gets me thinking of how deep these mines can go, and the intense labor involved! Stay safe and again thank you for your excellent videos!😀
Hi Ron. Yes, the mine is in very good shape. It is a little sad about the anonymous grave sites. There is a lot of history here as the mining started 160 years ago. Glad that you liked the video. Julie has her surgery at the end of the month after we travel to New Mexico for some family business. Thanks for watching and for the nice comment!😊
Well an interesting place but a shame about the unmarked graves which was common in the gold rush days but no need for the memorial used as target practice, it makes you wonder what makes them do these things ay !!!!. Now just as well Julie has long legs that were handy when the ladder ran out it made it easy for her, ok, keep safe you two and keep exploring Cheers
Hi Brian and Mary. Yes, a little sad to me about the unmarked graves and the bullet holes in them. I don't understand that either. Julie is a good climber. She does a little rock climbing on occasion. Thanks for watching and commenting. Cheers!😊
Wow you two have way more trust in that "gauntlet of gobbing" at the entrance than I ever would.
My imagination tells me whoever made that intentionally intersected an older mine with it -
might even explain that graffiti inside that looked like it was calling someone else a "theif" (sp).
Mine drama? 🙂
Thanks as always, y'all - you're a lucky boy Tom. That Julie is amazing!
- Ed on the Ridge
@moparedtn Hi Ed. I like that phrase "gauntlet of gobbing." I'll use it sometime if I can remember to do so. We see some drama type graffiti occasionally. Usually, it's over someone owning another person money or an unpopular straw boss. Ys, I'm lucky to have Julie as a partner. Thanks for the comment!😊
About ten years ago we stopped by Candelaria on our way home from Death Valley. I have wondered ever since what the earlier underground workings looked like. Thanks for giving me a look. look.
I did a little research about Candelaria, when I got home, and found out that water had to be hauled in from a water source many miles away making it a costly and scares commodity. For this it the ore was dry milled which left the town in a cloud of dust that led to the early demise of many, dying from silicosis at a relatively early age as observed by the town doctor.
Thanks again
Be Safe
Dave
@davidvik1451 Hi David. Glad that you've had the chance to visit this area. There are several old mines here. As you said, water was scarce and necessary for operating the mines. A mine not far from here near Marietta built an eight mile long pipeline running from a high mountain spring across a valley and up to the mine for water. The miners did some amazing things. Thanks for the comment. We appreciate it!😊
Good old Candelaria! My first real mine exploration back in 1970, rode there on my Honda 350 from the bay area. It's amazing to see this place 54 years later.
Up on the hill directly behind the town site there's a series of tunnels that the wind absolutely howls through as the sun sets...but I was there in late June, when the summer heat hadn't quite set in yet.... pretty cool.
Glad to see you guys still at it...cheers!
@stevengill1736 Hi Steven. Glad that you had the chance to see the Candalaria mines years ago. That is a pretty good cruise on the 350. I still have a '72 450. I haven't had it running for a couple of years, but it will no doubt run. Much of this area has open mines now, but there is a fair amount of underground workings still there. Thanks for the comment!👍😊
Thanks for the video. I have always found graveyards both fascinating and depressing at the same time. To see people who came from all over the world to end up dying in places like that and many of them at such a young age. I always wonder what happened and why. So many people have nothing left but an unreadable marker or just a pile of rock. Who were they? What is their history? All lost to antiquity. I haven't done any mine exploring since March. Need to get back out and break in my new helmet and a new light I got. Still need to get a new air monitor, not to mention old climbing equipment/ropes that need replacing. Mine exploring can get expensive! Thing is, at 67, I'm not going to be doing this much longer. Last February, I was down an incline shaft a couple of hundred feet and it was a struggle to get back up. Questionable air didn't help either. BP meds can really put a damper on your activity tolerance, particularly beta-blockers. I get out of breath so easily now even though I walk a couple of miles every day and live at a mile elevation. Stay healthy and safe and keep the videos coming. Love them!
Hi Jim. It sounds like we are both in the same boat. We're very close in age and nearing the end of being able to physically and reasonably do certain things. Climbing a rope is one of those things. It gets a little harder each year for me. Thanks for the reminder, as I'm due for a new four gas detector. Good luck with your new equipment. Stay safe out there, and thanks for commenting!😊
incredible mine what ARTWORK!? WOW
@@michaelkaiser4674 Hi Michael. I'm happy that you like the mine. Thanks for watching!😊
Hi Tom & Julie, that gobbing was crazy, they must have been master masons to create those walls like that. What an interesting mine, that old ore cart top was cool to find too. So much to investigate there it seems to be a pretty big mine. Thank you for sharing, much love to you both. xx 🥰
Hi Sue. Yes, the oldminers were obviously very good masons. It's a huge mine. We only showed a small part of it in this video. Thanks for watching and commenting. We appreciate you!😊
@@TomandJulieMineExploring It was awesome, thank you both for all you do. xx ❤
Miner’s are good at digging graves. Like potters turning burial Urn’s. From St.Paul Minnesota.
Hi John. Yes, that makes perfect sense. Thanks for commenting. Hope all is well in the Capitol City. I had a lot of good times there when I lived near Grand Ave and Lexington. 😊
@@TomandJulieMineExploring Hot and muggy, lots of of rain this summer. Was a production potter, 44 years. Google Deneen Pottery, I am in videos making stuff. Millions of thanks for entertaining us.
Well you'd never catch me doing that in a million years it's so amazing to watch. With all those twists and turns how is it they find their way out? Do they Mark the route with a rope or special glow-in-the-dark chalk or something?
Hi Ed. Mine exploring is not for everyone. We don't generally use any aids for navigating inside of the mines. It probably looks more confusing on the video than it really is. Thanks for the comment!👍
Nice mine. Looked like there was lots to see. Thanks for taking us along. Take care of each other and stay safe.
Hi Ed. You're welcome. Thanks for watching and commenting!😊
KOOL EXPLORE" -IMHO!
Hi JD. Glad that you liked the explore! Thanks for watching.😊
Haven't commented in awhile you guys find some interesting places to go. Some are short and not much to it and others are long. Great climbing the ladders both of you. What do you think what would you rate this mine expolore? I say about a 7 yes? Take care you two I'm still caretaking my brother. Not an easy job!!
Good to hear from you, Duane. This was an interesting explore for us. I guess I've never thought about giving the explore a number aging. 7 sounds about right. Good luck with the caretaking. Definitely not an easy job. Thanks for commenting!😊
Another interesting mine tour, that cemetery is found on the Find A Grave site. I tried to add the link but CZcams wouldn’t let me.
Hi Brian. Thanks for trying to add the Cemetery link. Glad that you liked the video!😊
Looked like some of those RR ties may have had their date stamp nail still in them
Hi Robert. There is always something that we miss when we're in the mines. I didn't notice the nails. Thanks for commenting!😊
Good job as always.
Good mines cool stuff to see. You guys are awesome 👍
Hi Dave. Glad to hear that you liked the mines. Thanks for the nice comment!😊
Hello 🖐️🖐️🖐️🖐️💪💪💪
Hello, Ly. Thanks for the comment!😊
@@TomandJulieMineExploring 🖐️🖐️🖐️
Looks like danger to me 😮
Hi Bruce. Oh yes, there is always a certain amount of danger when poking around in these old mines. Thanks for watching!😊
You guys have bigger mangos than me 😅
Hi Bruce. Lol, yeah I guess. 🤣
Looks like new machine sawn lumber at 6:44
@@magicone9327 The condition of the old timbers in these dry desert mines is unbelievable. They are in like new condition. Thanks for watching!😊
@@TomandJulieMineExploring yes very true, the lumber looked circle sawn rather than hand hewn
What is your belay device? GriGri? how do you feel about a chest harness guiding your rope? I've been watching climbing videos that claim the GriGri in particular can fail if you fall headfirst.
Hi Dave. Yes, we mostly use a Gri Gri because of its versatility and auto blocking nature. The biggest mistake that I see people who are beginning on ropes make is to rely on only one device connected to the rope. Whether you are using a rack, ATC type device, or Gri Gri, you should always have two connections to the rope when either rappelling or ascending. Our second connection is usually made with a friction knot using what is called a hollow block. The hollow block is a small loop of specialty rope that you tie onto the climbing rope and attach to your belay loop. It slides on the rope but will grab if you fall. So, it we fall upside down, the knot will hold. There are a few different friction hitches that you should know. Prusik, auto block, and klemheist are the main ones. They are very simple and almost foolproof. You can really get in over your head in a hurry with climbing on a rope, especially in a dark and dangerous mine. Practice at home until you are as good as you can get with all the different hookups and gear. You should be able to just about gear up with your eyes closed because if you lose your lights down the shaft, you might have to. I have a chest harness but have not figured out a way to make it useful. I know some people like them for ascending, but I have never gotten onto that. Thanks for bringing up this important subject!
Here is a video of some of our climbing gear and techniques.
czcams.com/video/ZqEBP-BZANY/video.html
What a shame the GREEDY power company had to put their sub station right next to the cemetery, that was no doubt there first.
Hi Chuck. That is no doubt an old cemetary. I'm not sure of the power company's line routing strategy or what they had for options on where to put their substation. Thanks for your input.⚡️🔌
There was an operating mine there back in the '80s numbnut
They lifted and stacked those huge rocks?????
Hi Scott. The adit was driven through a very fractured area, so the bigger rocks were there naturally. They stacked the smaller rocks in the voids. Still some nice gobbing here. Thanks for commenting!😊
Julie talking to her secret boy friend?😂😂
@robertlyman9789 Haha, what did I miss something, Robert? I suppose I could ask her if she has a secret boyfriend. Then again, I better not.😊
You were all over the place in this video. What happened to the first mine
@davidsnider1703 Hi David. It keeps on going with more of the same. I have another video of it somewhere. Thanks for watching!😊
Yeaper They Were Just Dying To Get Thar!!!; )
I guess so, Richard. Thanks for watching!😊
Why do you ware those huge backpacks?
Because we've been doing this for a long time and we carry a lot of gear. We are out by ourselves and aren't expecting to be rescued by anyone in the case of a cave-in or injury. Also, there is camera, lighting, and climbing equipment involved in mine exploring. Thanks for the question.
Where is this at?
@aprilneal2484 Hi April. This is in West central Nevada. Thanks for watching!😊
there's no "a" in cemetery.
Thank you. I'll fix it.
Not smart going in that mine but to each their own.
@drew61377 Drew, you like racing cars, motorcycles, and snowmobiles. You like shooting guns and mortars, yet you're worried about us being in a little mine? To each their own. Thanks for your input!👌
@@TomandJulieMineExploring I will do some stuff that has risk, yes. For me the old mines here in NV are just to risky for me. lol
Definitely not talking down or judging, perception has a lot to do with it. I just don’t understand how people can go into those old mines, specially that one.
I can’t help the feeling that, if it’s gonna collapse it’ll be when I go in to explore. 😂.
@drew61377 We've been in over 2000 mines, so I know what you're saying. They are dangerous. That's all part of the appeal. Some of these old mines are pretty tough others, not so much. Catch ya later, Drew.😊
What an incredible mine. It's hard for me to sense a direction. As far as the Gobbing, it was incredible. Holy cow. And I don't see how some of those rocks as big as they were. They had to weigh close to a ton. How did they get those up so high to stack them? I don't understand how they do some of this stuff. I was a fireman and that was risky enough for me. Thank you so much.
Hi Hoosier. Yes, it's a little misleading, but the bigger rocks were there naturally as the adit was driven through a very fractured area. So the miners filled in the natural voids between the big rocks with the smaller rocks to get them out of their way. All these old mines are risky to be in, but I guess that's part of the fun. Thanks for watching. We appreciate it!😊