what a beautiful location and so many artifacts ....glad to see it is still intact . smart to know when to call it ..... especially being alone ....good vid my friend
The back story is really how these miners had the dollars and the will to move this equipment up canyon...blood, sweat, hard work... Great video...be safe.
It’s just amazing what people went through to mine minerals out of these mountains! Haul all that wood from miles and miles away! Those engines, ore buckets, pulleys etc from civilization to out in the middle of nowhere! Just exploring these mountains was a chore in itself! Amazing!!
Wow oh Wow. You really scored on this one. Thats the most relics/artifacts I've seen in a long time. Who knows what you may find in the mine itself. As an arm-chair explorer your channel is one of the top videos to watch. Thanks for taking us along on your adventures. Looking forward to your return visit.
Hi Desert Friend. First let me compliment you on your photographic stills.They are beautiful and I like the music you pick to go with it. Secondly, let me give praise to the choice you made of not going inside without a rope.Your life matters. This was an amazing place and as much as I'd have loved to seen inside a copper mine, I can wait for your return in the summer, with rope, helmet and a friend. Lovely!
Most Excellent video, old sun.......Must be very hard to get too..The damn Looters havent taken everything...And thats a good thing.........JB.............
Hi, so many awesome relics of a bygone era, you did the right thing in saving the shaft and incline till another day. Thank you for sharing, much love. xx ❤
super cool sir - that is really neat with all that equipment still up there. Amazing they hauled all of that stuff out into the middle of nowhere. Love the raven calling in the background at the end too.
This was easily the best old mine video I've ever seen article-wise. That old motor with the valve train still in tact and everything, wow! Undisturbed sites like that just don't exist anymore. I don't know how you can turn your back on your ride and walk FOUR MILES away from it, out in the middle of nowhere or not. Loved the raven caw! I always like those guys. Great video, thanks for sharing!
I would have loved to listen to that engine in full song back in the day, the sound echoing off of those steep hills and cliffs. I wonder how far away you could hear it if the wind was blowing in the right direction?
I think what you have found was a one or two-man operation, back in the day. I am amazed by the amount of sheer, brute labor it must have taken to bring those engines and that jaw crusher up the canyon, then up the talus slope to the mine. Must have been some pretty damned rich copper ore to make it worthwhile! It is so totally cool that everything seems untouched. Its like a museum. That kind of mine is becoming harder and harder ro find. Don't reveal its location! Maybe we'll be lucky, and it will stay that way!
How many men would have worked a mine like this? Besides hauling all the large heavy motors, steel track, large wood beams and supports, they also had to haul in their tools, food, and other provisions. I can’t imagine the effort involved just to get started mining, much less the actual mining itself. Definitely a hardy and motivated group.
Just saw this latest video from you & wanted to say enjoyed it very much! Simply amazing what men with a “ Vision” can/ will do to make that a reality. The engines though looked to be gasoline powered from what I could see , and that “ Little turbo” is actually that engines belt driven water pump for cooling . Really need to get my Behind out looking now for some similar old workings. Living here in Southern Ca. I have no excuses other than time…. 😉
Great to see when you were looking at your map you had 2nd thoughts and go on this adventure you hit the jack pot .p.s.after your friend s see this the will be ready to go and we all will tag along ⛏️ thank you for this Discovery and the return trip coming later 🏆
I'm glad you stayed safe and didn't go down alone when no one knew where you were. It was a nice video with the scenery and all those things to look at.
Thanks for the nice trip. I enjoyed it very much. Regards from Ody Slim Would it be to much trouble to post your pictures on FB as well? I dont have Instagram.
The engine at 3:25 is a 4 cylinder Holt gasoline engine built by the Aurora Engine Company in Stockton California, probably made between 1906 and 1913. You can see the spark plugs sticking out of the head on the side closest to the rocks. Here is a video of a model of it running: czcams.com/video/hBXadQIX_vQ/video.html
A great disappointment that you did not show a closer view of the engine ID plate at 4:06. Some of us are not Instagram. So what did the mine claim form in the bottle say?
Hello! I live in desert hot springs, and My wife and i are loving this!! Is there any way we could get you to take us with you on your journey? I Grew up here and know my homeland when i see it!! Johnson valley?? I have never seen such a preserved spot!!
This looks like the one at the end of the canyon for the Smithsonite Mine correct? Look on Google Earth, to the left side (if heading up the canyon) and towards the top is a massive looking cave that I want to check out....maybe in 2 weeks when I'm in Vegas!
Great video as usual!Thank you Did they treat the wood framing with anything to protect it because the ore bin looks like it has something on it Maybe creosote
I can not even begin to think how they got those engines ect up to that height. It could have only been by muscle. That would be fine if you had an army of strong men.
@@88_TROUBLE_88 I figured that was general knowledge and for most anyway figuring it out won't be worth their time but I get where you are coming from, we will keep it between you and I!
Btw diesel motors don't have a distributor and most older diesels are two stroke so no values, looks like both motors are Gas. PS. where you out of? Would like to communicate with you, I'm a retired Electrician that has a place in the Yuma area and spend winters down here, also was an avid backpacker and ex-WhiteWater Guide, need some outdoor fun to get back in shape.
I would say that 8:20 that was a water pump for the engine... not a turbo...
95% of people documenting these old relics have no idea what they’re looking at
what a beautiful location and so many artifacts ....glad to see it is still intact . smart to know when to call it ..... especially being alone ....good vid my friend
The back story is really how these miners had the dollars and the will to move this equipment up canyon...blood, sweat, hard work...
Great video...be safe.
It’s just amazing what people went through to mine minerals out of these mountains! Haul all that wood from miles and miles away! Those engines, ore buckets, pulleys etc from civilization to out in the middle of nowhere! Just exploring these mountains was a chore in itself! Amazing!!
Wow oh Wow. You really scored on this one. Thats the most relics/artifacts I've seen in a long time. Who knows what you may find in the mine itself. As an arm-chair explorer your channel is one of the top videos to watch. Thanks for taking us along on your adventures. Looking forward to your return visit.
I love and also hate seeing old relics like the engines knowing one day they'll fall and be buried and then noone will see them anymore
That engine is restorable and it should be and put in a museum. Indeed, all that equipment should.
Hi Desert Friend. First let me compliment you on your photographic stills.They are beautiful and I like the music you pick to go with it. Secondly, let me give praise to the choice you made of not going inside without a rope.Your life matters. This was an amazing place and as much as I'd have loved to seen inside a copper mine, I can wait for your return in the summer, with rope, helmet and a friend. Lovely!
Thanks for another excellent adventure! Hope your return trip with "backup" is soon. Glad you played it safe.
Good to hear someone is thinking smartly, by not going inside alone and with out the proper tools
As amazing as your videos are, I can't understand why you haven't more subscribers. Thanks for the stills. They're always incredible.
“Gly”: Sites like this are incredibly rare. What a gem of a mine. 👍
So awesome. Like to see some of the minerals up there. And that in line engine is really cool. Love the pushrods and exposed vales etc.
Most Excellent video, old sun.......Must be very hard to get too..The damn Looters havent taken everything...And thats a good thing.........JB.............
Nice to enjoy your efforts 👌 , descriptions as good as your willpower to explore old mines. From Calcutta ( Eastern India).
Great Find Sir..
Can't wait till you return, Thank you.👍😁 .............👣👣👣
Hi, so many awesome relics of a bygone era, you did the right thing in saving the shaft and incline till another day.
Thank you for sharing, much love. xx ❤
super cool sir - that is really neat with all that equipment still up there. Amazing they hauled all of that stuff out into the middle of nowhere. Love the raven calling in the background at the end too.
Can't wait to see part 2 of this mine. Keep us posted when you go back
Beautiful mountain scenery, awesome artifacts, great video!
👍👊😎
it just amazes me how the operation made it into that canyon... great vid. thank you much...
Always amazes me how all the equipment is brought in to these impossible places!
This was easily the best old mine video I've ever seen article-wise. That old motor with the valve train still in tact and everything, wow! Undisturbed sites like that just don't exist anymore.
I don't know how you can turn your back on your ride and walk FOUR MILES away from it, out in the middle of nowhere or not.
Loved the raven caw! I always like those guys.
Great video, thanks for sharing!
I would have loved to listen to that engine in full song back in the day, the sound echoing off of those steep hills and cliffs. I wonder how far away you could hear it if the wind was blowing in the right direction?
Great neat stuff TY so much for sharing.
Good call, trust your gut, the return trip should be awesome
Great trip thank you for sharing.😍😍
Very cool! Thanks so much for sharing.
I think what you have found was a one or two-man operation, back in the day. I am amazed by the amount of sheer, brute labor it must have taken to bring those engines and that jaw crusher up the canyon, then up the talus slope to the mine. Must have been some pretty damned rich copper ore to make it worthwhile! It is so totally cool that everything seems untouched. Its like a museum. That kind of mine is becoming harder and harder ro find. Don't reveal its location! Maybe we'll be lucky, and it will stay that way!
WOW! So much history. 👍
Great relics! Thanks!!
Thank you for posting this fantastic video. Greatly appreciated. Keep up the good work!
How many men would have worked a mine like this? Besides hauling all the large heavy motors, steel track, large wood beams and supports, they also had to haul in their tools, food, and other provisions. I can’t imagine the effort involved just to get started mining, much less the actual mining itself. Definitely a hardy and motivated group.
Great job thanks for sharing
I forgot to say I think you're doing a great job with your videos. Keep up the good work!
Wow so beautiful! Great scenery. Thanks for sharing. New subscriber here :)
Just saw this latest video from you & wanted to say enjoyed it very much! Simply amazing what men with a “ Vision” can/ will do to make that a reality. The engines though looked to be gasoline powered from what I could see , and that “ Little turbo” is actually that engines belt driven water pump for cooling . Really need to get my Behind out looking now for some similar old workings. Living here in Southern Ca. I have no excuses other than time…. 😉
Thanks buddy, You take me to coolest places and show me the neatest stuff. Love your videos.
Awsome find !
I hope you get inside the mine someday. Awesome video, thanks for sharing
Great to see when you were looking at your map you had 2nd thoughts and go on this adventure you hit the jack pot .p.s.after your friend s see this the will be ready to go and we all will tag along ⛏️ thank you for this Discovery and the return trip coming later 🏆
Rear eng. part has the Starter / Generator
Alternator has diodes
At the front you see something that can be the water pump.
So awesome. It just amazes me with a lot of these mines is how they got all this stuff up there
That engine is like WOW! Thanks for the video.
Great Channel 👍
I'm glad you stayed safe and didn't go down alone when no one knew where you were. It was a nice video with the scenery and all those things to look at.
At 16:29 across on the other hill is a small area that's flat, not shure if you saw it or not. Thanks for sharing and not giving the location.
It's amazing that so much of the equipment was still there and in good condition. Thanks for sharing it was really interesting.
Thanks so much for your correct decision to save the descent for next time. I wouldn’t have had the self-control.
Magnificent explore. If you had to guess, what years was this operating? Amazing what they transported. Please get an InReach for your safety.
Or Zoleo
If you notice the air gate with the name Buffalo Forge on it well, Iron production at Buffalo Forge ceased in the fall of 1868.[3
You need one of those satellite devices so you can send a SOS or text someone.
Very nice! I assume they had to pack in their water.
Great. Vid bro
Whats scary.. is artifacts like that massive engine can get back up and running with just a little effort. They were built to last....
Thanks for the nice trip. I enjoyed it very much. Regards from Ody Slim
Would it be to much trouble to post your pictures on FB as well? I dont have Instagram.
not a turbo, rather a water pump
That crank lever is to start the engine when the battery power is gone to low.
The engine at 3:25 is a 4 cylinder Holt gasoline engine built by the Aurora Engine Company in Stockton California, probably made between 1906 and 1913. You can see the spark plugs sticking out of the head on the side closest to the rocks.
Here is a video of a model of it running:
czcams.com/video/hBXadQIX_vQ/video.html
A great disappointment that you did not show a closer view of the engine ID plate at 4:06. Some of us are not Instagram. So what did the mine claim form in the bottle say?
@@martinr1834 Okay, got it. My error. Thanks. A very interesting mine.
Hello! I live in desert hot springs, and My wife and i are loving this!! Is there any way we could get you to take us with you on your journey? I Grew up here and know my homeland when i see it!! Johnson valley?? I have never seen such a preserved spot!!
Been wondering about your solo exploring escapades. Very dangerous country to go it alone.
not a turbo its a water pump
What the guy calls a "super charger" is actually the water pump
It would be nice to see that Fairbanks Morse motor restored. The other, too.
it looks like copper beating quartz. the only means one thing. 90 % chance of gold. or higher
It looks like to me they had every intention of coming back to mine some more they would’ve never left all their equipment behind if they didn’t.
You can rent satellite phones .
Death Valley or thereabouts?
This looks like the one at the end of the canyon for the Smithsonite Mine correct? Look on Google Earth, to the left side (if heading up the canyon) and towards the top is a massive looking cave that I want to check out....maybe in 2 weeks when I'm in Vegas!
great trip! What year do you think it was worked?How did they get that equipment up that canyon?
NOT A TURBO,ITS OLD SCHOOL WATER PUMP..STAY SAFE,GLAD YOU DIDNT GO IN..STAY WELL
Great video as usual!Thank you Did they treat the wood framing with anything to protect it because the ore bin looks like it has something on it Maybe creosote
I bet that engine would run
I can not even begin to think how they got those engines ect up to that height. It could have only been by muscle. That would be fine if you had an army of strong men.
You should invest in a satellite phone. You also get pretty far out on a limb sometimes, wouldn't hurt to have a partner/camerman.
Starlink now’s supports roaming!
What topo maps are u using? Is it a app?
Have you tried the USGS mineral database for information on this or any other mine, it's loaded with info and worth checking out!
Shhhhhh....
@@88_TROUBLE_88 I figured that was general knowledge and for most anyway figuring it out won't be worth their time but I get where you are coming from, we will keep it between you and I!
@@roycehartman325 😂
Is that in death valley
Gotta be
Btw diesel motors don't have a distributor and most older diesels are two stroke so no values, looks like both motors are Gas.
PS. where you out of? Would like to communicate with you, I'm a retired Electrician that has a place in the Yuma area and spend winters down here, also was an avid backpacker and ex-WhiteWater Guide, need some outdoor fun to get back in shape.
Come to my off grid 40 ac. South of Grand Canyon and I’ll put you to work! That will get you in shape!
Hi man
You need a sat phone for emergencies
That engine must Not be Diesel.
Diesel engines have not a distributor.