Multi-Level California Gold Mine - Cool Ladder System - Multiple Artifacts
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- čas přidán 11. 09. 2024
- Please join us for this exciting abandoned mine exploration of the Nomad Gold Mine. The Nomad was primarily a gold mine and was discovered in 1897. Silver, copper, and lead were secondary metals that were also mined here. In 1933 there were 22 men employed. In 1941, a new mill was erected, but the mine was closed by the war production board in 1942. In 1950, the mine was restarted and was active off and on until at least 1975.
We entered the mine through a nicely timbered portal to find spacious drifts that weaved through the mine workings. One of the first features we came to was a hoist room above a winze shaft. In the hoist room, there was a utility table and a mount for the hoist. We explored the rest of the first drift level and crossed a sketchy bridge that looped back to the hoist room. We then descended the ladders that went down the winze shaft deep into the mine, where we found some interesting artifacts. In one of the stopes, there were several small rocks hanging from strings, which is something that we have never seen before. There were also several unique artifacts that we checked out on the lower level. We hope you enjoy the video, and thanks for watching.
Hello Tom and Julie nice to see what the miners leave behind and finding a pair of blue jeans so small could not read the tag glad to see the some what portable sluice box and the Gold that might be in the bottom of the half barrel take care ⛏️p.s. 💰💰maybe some day but your adventures are worth more .💰
Hi Case. Yes, it is always fun to see what gets left behind when the mine shuts down. That half barrel sluice was cool. Thanks for watching and leaving a comment for us. ✌️⛏️
HEY,it's Tom and Julie, taking us on another Fun mine explore today. YAY👍
Hey Lloyd. Glad that you thought it was a fun mine. Yay!⛏️✌️
That's gotta be the most ladders I've ever seen in a mine! They were everywhere! Always like seeing underground infrastructure. Gnarly, dude!
Hi Lesley. Yes, a good number of ladders. Thanks for watching and commenting. We appreciate it!✌️⛏️
You two are the best! Great explore, thank you for taking me along.
Hi Bill. You're welcome, and thank you for the nice comment. We appreciate you!✌️⛏️
Hey there you two and thanks for another mine explore, I used to do the same here in Aus many years ago and enjoyed it just as you do, your shows also bring back fond memories of my involvement in the 30th anniversary of the Jeepers Jamboree driving over the Rubicon Trail and 2001 tour of U.S.A. ,Mexico ending up skirting Death Valley into Vegas, keep safe and take care Cheers
Hi Brian and Mary. Thanks for sharing some of your story. It's nice that you've had the chance to see some of the country where we explore the old mines. I bet the Rubicon Trail was fun. I watch some of the Willys flat fenders videos with the old Jeeps from the 1940's and 50s. Glad to bring back some fond memories for you. Thanks for watching!✌️⛏️
Wo another great explore. Tom that ladder called out to you a couple times..LOL Interesting with those rocks on twin hanging around. Thanks for sharing . Be safe ups 2.
Hi Jake. The ladders were calling me all right. I'm not sure why the rock plumb lines were there. You're welcome. Thanks for the comment!✌️⛏️
Thanks again for another great explore. Thank god for the helmet Julie ! 😜🇦🇺
Hi Terry. You're welcome. Glad that you enjoyed the explore. I should show a close-up of our helmets sometime. They're really heavily marked up. Thanks for watching!👍⛏️
Love your work. I think I watched one where you bonked ( as Tom calls it 😂) your head a few times in one video and made me laugh. Keep up the good work guys and safe travels. 👍🇦🇺
@12 min in, Julie, bless you!
She thanks you, Mick.😊
Hey T&J, you guys weren't kidding about muti level, great job, thank you guys, stay safe!
Hi Raiderman. Ladders and more ladders. Glad that you liked the explore. Thanks for the comment!✌️⛏️
Very nice. Could really see some of the colors today. As always, thanks for sharing.
Hi Bruce. It's always fun to see the minerals. You're welcome and thank you for watching!✌️⛏️
You guys got a good workout on this one 💪
Hi Paul. Yes, it's usually a good workout on these explores, especially when there are ladders. Thanks for the comment!✌️⛏️
Tom found a ladder and Julie bumped her head.
Yep, that makes it an official *T&J* video! 🙂
Wonder what the hanging stones were all about?
- Ed on the Ridge
Haha, hi Ed. That is about par for the course. I don't know why the stones were hanging around. Thanks for the chuckle!!✌️⛏️
Thank you, guys, for another exciting trip down a mine. I watch you from thousand Oaks calif.....
You're welcome. Thanks for watching from Thousand Oaks! We appreciate you!✌️⛏️
Chutes and ladders, sounds like a video game!
Hi Robert. If I remember correctly, it was a board game from the 1960s. This mine is the real-life version. 👍😁
Awesome video, thanks for taking us along .
Hi Paulson. You're welcome. Glad that you liked the video, and thanks for taking the tour!✌️⛏️
Neat explore. A couple of them pillars looked juicy. 👌 😊
Hi Richard. Good eye. The pillars always tell the story of the minereal vein. Thanks for watching!✌️⛏️
Always enjoy a new video from Tom and Julie!
Hi Mike. Thanks for watching and for the nice comment!✌️⛏️
It is always nice to join in the exploation of any new mines with you.
thank-you for the video, great artifacts.
Hi Tony. You're welcome. There are some different artifacts in this one. Thanks for watching!✌️⛏️
Both of you had another nice adventure. Good video.
Hi Brad. Yes, it was a nice adventure. Thanks for the nice comment!✌️⛏️
Thanks for another great adventure 😊
Hi Linda. You're welcome. Glad that you enjoyed it. 👍😊
Thanks for showing us around, Tom & Julie!
Hi Jimmi. You're welcome. Thanks for taking a look!✌️⛏️
Well, hello Tom and Julie, how are my two favorite desert rats today? It's really good to see you out and about again . that's quite the old mine you were in that's for sure, obviously a copper mine looks very interesting some of the mineralization is still in there. I'm glad you were able to go down the ladders into the lower levels. Looks like they had a lot of junk piled up down around in there a lot of wood and stuff anyway thank you again for taking me along with you I appreciate it so much. And as always please be careful in everything you do ,and I hope to see you again soon.
Hi Bob. It really is a nice mineral for exploring. It's usually fun to have ladders to climb to reach the different levels. This one does have a lot of 'stuff' lying around. 100% grade A American junk. You're welcome, and thank you for leaving us a comment!✌️⛏️
Well that's interesting mine, and artifacts , we enjoyed this tour also.
Dave and kathi 👍😊😊👍
Hi Dave and Kathi. We're glad that you enjoyed the tour of this mine. Thanks for watching and commenting!✌️⛏️
I wonder if the hanging rocks were for earthquake detection. Cool explore. Thank you T&J!
Hi Ralph. That's what some people have said, but I'm not sure. Glad that you liked the explore. Thanks for the comment!✌️⛏️
very nice tom & julie
Thank you, Jerry. We appreciate it!✌️⛏️
Ha, truly "shoots and ladders". Hey, you guys should visit Cerro Gordo, you're in their the neck of woods. Bet Bret would give you a grand tour!
Hi David. Haha a life sized game of chutes and ladders. We have visited Cerro Gordo a couple of years ago. Brent didn't happen to be there the day we visited. Thanks for watching!✌️⛏️
Great find and explore. Thank y’all and look forward to the next adventure.
Hi Don. You're welcome. Glad that you enjoyed the explore, and thanks for commenting!✌️⛏️
Holy stone mine man, that was an interesting one, I really like the separator/barrel/tank/thing, was pretty cool. thanks for the tour you two, stay safe down there.
Hi Mick. It really was an interesting one for us, too. That rocker barrel was pretty cool. Thanks for watching and commenting!⛏️✌️
Great adventure
Thanks, Professor!✌️⛏️
Those small rocks hanging by a string were curious.
Yes, they were. I didn't see a reason for a plumb line in the locations where they were hanging. Thanks for commenting!✌️⛏️
Well, I'm no expert, but this might be the best one yet, at least, one of the best. Thanks for the cup of coffee.
Hi Roy. Glad that you enjoyed the explore. Thanks for the nice comment!✌️⛏️☕️
That was a good mine, with ladders yea. When y'all went into that last stope I thought I saw a Camel cigarette pack just as you started in. Stay safe and bless you both.
Hi Jimmy. This is a nice mine for exploring. I must have missed the Camel pack. Julie usually spots things like that as I'm running the camera and trying not to fall in a hole or something. Thanks for the comment and blessing. Hope all is well with you.🙏👍😊
🇺🇸👍❤️ Love your mining, CZcams adventuresome keep it up
Hi Tony. Glad that you approve. Thanks for watching!✌️⛏️
Hello Tom Hello Julie
Thank you for this Video of this mine .
I think you dont explore the wooden Plattform that was in the edit 😊😊
I hope you get no flat tires when you drive along this roads.
I wish you both a happy weekend and a save and good next week
Greetings from Germany
Yours Frank Galetzka
Hello Frank. That's right, I forgot to look at the platform on the floor like I said I would. We have been lucky not to get any flat tires on these rocky roads. Thanks for watching, and we hope you have a good weekend!✌️⛏️
Hey guys , really cool , loved it , thanks for sharing 🙂
Hi Steve. Glad that you enjoyed it, and thanks for watching!✌️⛏️
Hey guy's, that was a cool mine the strings with rocks was odd lol 😆, enjoyed watching video, take care and be safe, I'll catch ya'll on the next adventure take care yes your number one fan 😀
Hi Gary. Yes, it's a pretty cool mine. The plumb lines were a little strange and something we hadn't seen before. Glad that you enjoyed the video. Thanks for the nice comment!👍⛏️
Eagle eye Julie spotting a peace of tape measure and yeah they definitely had enough ladders in that mine
Hi John. Yes, there is no shortage of ladders in this one. Julie definitely spots more artifacts that I do since I am more focused on aiming the camera. Thanks for watching!✌️⛏️
@TomandJulieMineExploring well that's what makes you two perfect on your videos
Another fun mine
Hey David. Thanks for watching and commenting!✌️⛏️
Long John Canyon is sick, and if you are up by the mine around 9am you will get a show from the fighter jets flying through the gap behind heystack. Cool mine, fun adventure.
Yeah, the fighter jets can get pretty wild. Thanks for watching. Glad that you liked the mine.😄
Hi Tom & Julie, wow what an interesting mine, so many trip hazards though, it seemed quite a chaotic mine though. Thank you for sharing, much love to you both. xx 🥰
Hi Sue. Thanks for watching and commenting. Yes, it's a trippy mine. It's always good tobhear from you!👍😊
@@TomandJulieMineExploring 🤗💞
Hi Tom and Julie Mr. Long Comment Here 5:58 is that the Killer Green Bud Mine? 9:22 The spools may be a reuse as when I had my Lode Mines the Explosive Det Cord came in 2200' rolls so I'd wrap what I needed for that days blasting on a small spools so as not to have more explosives on hand than needed, I'd also use small wire spools to hold my blasting cap lead wires on. 10:14 Miners Rolling Tray for that Weed, lol.13:14 who ever built that bridge put the left side support beam wedges in wrong, they should be driven in from underneath and not on top so the left side could slip and collapse underload, always keep that in mind when crossing false floors too, an improperly installed floor or bridge can be a disaster waiting to happen. You two cross a lot of stuff that gives this old Lode Miner the Willies, I am always yelling at my pc screen, "Tom Julie Not Without a Rope or Mask up!", I got Rocks in my Box and that mine dust and rodent debris is more hazardous than most Miners and Exporters alike know. 18:45 Might I suggest than when on any ladder especially wooden ones that you alway try to place your feet on the outsides of each rung and not in the middle. 19:33 Rocks on a String is a Miner Plumbob. 22:18 While still slightly Dangerous Fuse Caps are not as powerful as Electric Caps are and unlike Electric Caps over time water weeps in from the fuse and makes it a dud but Electric Caps can stay Explosive for many many years even in water. 23:18 Acetone for cleaning Rock Drills. 24:44 Highgrade Sampling Jig or sometimes called a Floatation Box, kind of like a small Sluice Box.. 27:41 Care YT can give a Strike for showing personal info. Well as usual my comment looks more like a book so I best shut up or it will be one. Take Care you Two, see you on the next one🙅
Hi TBI. Thanks for another lengthy and very informative comment. We appreciate you. I figured that half barrel was some sort of rocker sluice. I've managed for 17 years not to get a single strike on my CZcams channel, so I don't want to start now. Catch ya next time!✌️⛏️
What a cool mine! That explosive box with 1980 makes me wonder why skip tracks weren't installed in the incline you guys went down. The miners were in there for all those years, one would think someone would have done it. Just makes me wonder if there was another way they were getting the ore out. Thanks Tom and Julie!
Hi William. It's possible that there is a lower haulage somewhere. I didn't see it, but that doesn't mean it's not there. Thanks for commenting!✌️⛏️
Good to hear from the two of you. As always, enjoyed the video. Tom, I hope that the two of y'all are doing well out there in the West.
Hello. We're happy that you enjoyed the video. We are doing well, thanks, and appreciate you watching and commenting!✌️⛏️
Nice explore. Thanks for taking us along. Take care of each other and stay safe.
You're welcome, Ed. Thanks for watching and commenting!👍⛏️
Nice mine exploring as usual but I noticed no cigarette tins seemed to be in it like most of them have those in them
Hi Tim. No tobacco tins this time. Thanks for the nice comment!✌️⛏️
interesting finds, thank you for taking us along!
You're welcome. Glad that you found the video interesting. Thanks for the comment!😊👍
Another great exploration from the Dynamic Duo! Thanks! Mel The Ice Man, Acton, CA
Hi Mel. Always good to hear from the Iceman. We're glad that you liked the explore. Thanks for the nice comment!✌️⛏️
Great thing about these mines are that they are dry so no rotten timbers.
Over here in the UK most copper and lead mines are wet and with false floors and old wet rotten timbers can be lethal to anyone who is inexperienced.
But as some workings can be several thousand years old from when they first began there is some interesting stuff about.
Hi Phillip. You're correct about the dy desert mines. Everything is very well preserved, making it relatively safe to explore and keeping the artifacts in good condition. Even the newspaper is still intact after 100 plus years. Thanks for watching and commenting!👍😄
Another interesting mine tour. If gold would double in price like some people think, do you think some of those old mines could be opened again?
Hi Brian. There is always a fair amount of gold mining going on, especially when the price goes up. Many mine claims are kept active by everything from hobby prospectors and owners of small mines to multi national mining companies with huge open mines. Many mines have been surveyed, and mineral vein assessments have been made so they know where the gold reserves are. If the price doubled, things would get wild in a hurry. Thanks for the comment!✌️⛏️
Thank you 2 I liked this video
Hi Wendell. You're welcome. Glad that you liked it!✌️⛏️
frigging rad again!
Thanks for watching and commenting, Vincent!😄
What a wild view from the mine road... How in the heck do they find the gold veins. Just dig around until they hit it?? They go in every direction. Up down around and all over. Another question: Since rattlesnakes den underground for warmth and some of these mines are warm... Did you ever run into a snake den??
Hi Max. The view across Owens Valley towards Mount Whitney never gets old. I think the old miners could spot a potential valuable outcropping from a mile away. Once they get on it, they just keep following it. We never see snakes more than a few feet into a mine. We have seen a few places where they are balled up in the rocks, though. Thanks for watching!✌️⛏️
I did not think the snakes would go deep. Thanks
That was a good mine to explore.
Hi Glen. Yes, it was a good mine with some nice features. Thanks for the comment!👍⛏️
Thanks Tom and Julie for another great mine video. PS what is a muck sheet and what are they used for .
Hi Tony. The much sheet is a piece of flat steel that is placed on the floor at the working face of a drift. When the shot is fired, the charges are set off in a specific sequence, and the last charges lift the broken rock up and onto the mucksheet to allow easy shoveling and loading into an ore car. Thanks for the comment!✌️⛏️
Another great explore. Don't seem to see many of the newer cardboard explosives boxes. Would guess rats would find they make great bedding or just brake down in damper mines. I would have a hard time not lighting up found fuze and see if it would still burn.
Hi Puttsla. Yes, the cardboard breaks down if there is any moisture in the mine. I've tried to light fuse before but not with a blasting cap crimped on the end. Thanks for watching!✌️⛏️
Just wondering, when you were by the string hanging rocks, would you be able to get out if all your lights failed? Or would it impossible? Millions of thanks for entertaining me. St.Paul,Minnesota.
Hi John. That's an interesting question. If you were just dropped off there somehow, you could probably not find your way out. If you walked in from the outside and had a good idea of what the mine layout was, I think you could feel your way out. You're welcome and thank you for watching!✌️✌️
Interesting mine - not very old. Thanks !
Even though this mine was worked into the 1980s, it was first started in the late 1800s. So, it's been around a long time. Glad that you found it interesting, and thanks for watching!✌️⛏️
How come you didn't say bless you when Julie sneezed?😮 Play that real sure got twisted up I wonder how that happened? Thanks for taking us along with you guys. It's always interesting to watch you guys go down there.😊😊😊
Hi Eddie. I learned from a minister from England that I met in Mexico this last winter why people say bless you when you sneeze. There are other theories, but this one makes sense to me. During the outbreak of bubonic plague in the 1300s, when millions of people in Europe died from the 'Black Death', one of the early symptoms was sneezing. So, when someone sneezed, they would get a blessing, hoping to protect them from getting worse and dying.
The miners would pull up and reuse the straight sections of rail and leave the pieces that had been custom bent for a curve behind. Since they didn't care about the curved sections, I guess they just ripped them up with some type of power equipment and set them aside.
Gad that you enjoyed this one. Thanks for watching!😊
That was a good one!
Thanks, Paul. Glad you liked it. 👍⛏️
I know how you can’t resist ladders. You’d have to make several trips to climb all of them. 😂
I never met a ladder that I didn't like.😁
They are out and about again 😊 Don't you think it would be a good idea to use a safety rope on ladders because God forbid but if one fails you'd be in real trouble out there..
@MrPINKFL0YD We often do use a rope on ladders that are in less than very good condition. The wood in many of these dry desert mines is in such good condition that a rope isn't always necessary. Thanks for watching and for your concern for our safety. Sometime I'll have to find a photo of Julie with her Pink Floyd tee shirt on for you.😁
A weed mine !!
Hi Dave. We see that once in a while. Like an offering to the mine gods.✌️⛏️
Probably why stuff is scattered all over! 😂😂
@@TomandJulieMineExploring Boxcar cabin had a big baggie.
Earth quake detectors?
Hi Robert. That makes as much sense as anything else that I've heard. Thanks for the comment!✌️⛏️
Sir you don’t have to describe everything you see on camera 😂 we know what a bottle of water looks like or a barrel or a rope etc… you can describe questionable items only but everyday things , come on …..😂
Thank you for your efforts i personally love the show❤️
Thanks for your input. I appreciate it!😁
@@TomandJulieMineExploring thank you sir and keep the good work and explore safely ❤️
That cardboard tube said Nomad Mining and Milling. I couldn’t find any info on it except that they may have a Super Fund site.
Hi Ed. Since that tube had a relatively recent date on it, maybe the mining company is responsible for some sort of reclamation on this or another site. In the old days, mine site reclamation was not practiced. 😬
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Hi Lincoln. Thanks for watching!✌️⛏️
Curious on this deep explore, what was the air quality?
Hi Doug. Almost all mines have some airflow moving through them. Even as you get deep underground, this is still usually true. We are usually in dry desert mines where the air quality is generally very good. We both carry air quality monitoring devices, and the number of times they have detected low oxygen is very few. The number of times we have detected other dangerous gasses is almost zero. If you are in a wet mine, that could be a very different scenario. Thanks for bringing up this important subject.✌️⛏️
That’s good! I figured from seeing some of the damp mine adventures, air is typically sketchy in them. Thanks for all you do to relive the early days of hard rock mining. Really enjoy them! 👍👍
Good morning Tom and Julie. I've watched quite a few of your videos. Can I ask what types of safety equipment do you carry and have you had close calls inside the mines.
Hi Daniel. Thanks for watching several of our videos. We carry a lot of gear both inside and outside of the mines. We always each carry enough extra food, water, and clothing to easily survive an extra day and night over what we were planning. For inside the mines, we have helmets, three flashlights each with extra batteries, a four gas detector, O2 meter, first aid kit, knife, folding shovel, guns, multi tool, small tarps, knee pads, whistle, pen and paper, maps, GPS, compass, epi pen, gloves, 30' length of good rated utility cord, watch, lighter, candle, stiff hair comb for removing cactus spines, two way radios, bright colored cloth to flag the portal we've entered. If we are on rope, then there is a whole added bunch of kit for climbing hardware and packs for ropes and slings. Trekking poles are also a very valuable multi-purpose tool that we always have. Of course, there is camera equipment and lighting for the videos.
We haven't had any major problems inside the mines. There are the usual falls that we've both had. Loose rocks falling down vertical shafts are probably one of the most dangerous scenarios that we face. Probably the best safety measure is a lot of common sense. There is not a lot of room for error when you are in a mine.
Thanks for bringing up this important subject.👍😊
kool but dangerous hole. rock ona string was a plumb bob.
Hi Kevin. Yes, it's a pretty cool mine to explore. We haven't seen a plumb line in a mine that I can remember. Thanks for watching!✌️⛏️
hanging stones are earthquake detectors.
That's what some commnters have said. They are not common for us to see. In over 2000 mines that we've been in, these are the only hanging rocks we have seen. Thanks for your input!✌️⛏️
@@TomandJulieMineExploring the miners where probable in the mine when the ground shifted and totally scared everyone in the mine. a scare like that would have me hanging them every 20 feet or so, within candle light view...
Who leaves their pants behind. Nomad Mining & Milling is a corporation claimant based in Trona, California for 65 closed claims.
Hi Joe. I have no idea who leaves their pants behind. I'm sure that
it was a mining and milling operator, just as the name implies. I don't know why they would be a claimant for 65 closed claims. Thanks for the comment!✌️⛏️
"There's a little bit of weed if you want it." -- LOL only in California. I would think that the very last thing a miner would want in an underground mine is to be stoned. Imagine having an extended bout of paranoia while underground, yikes no thanks.
@TheRockgremlin Haha, I'm guessing that was not left by a miner rather a visitor later after the mine closed. The thing I don't get is the number of modern beer cans that we see in mines. Who wants to sit is a nasty mine trying to enjoy a beer? Then, you have to navigate all the hazards and pitfalls on the way out when you have a beer buzz on. That's a big no thanks from me. I'll have my beer when I'm comfortably back at our base. Thanks for the comment, RG!😆
Dew Drop Inn with Tom and Julie !! Finding Ghost Rock Swing's 🪨 Probably More In- tense with Wacky> Backy lol!!!; )
I Richard. Maybe I should have tried the weed, and then the hanging rocks would have made sense. Thanks for watching, we appreciate you!✌️⛏️