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Basinite
เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 3 ธ.ค. 2009
I explore deserts and mountains located in the Rocky Mountain West, with an emphasis on the state of Utah. I seek ancient American Indian Dwellings, Petroglyph and Pictograph sites, Spanish Mining Locations and treasure lore, Treasure Cache Sites, Mountain Man/Fur Trapper activities and points of interest, Pioneer Cabins and Homesites.
I practice and preach a method that involves documenting these old sites, while not disturbing or altering anything. Being respectful and mindful of the people who came before us and left these wonderful sites for us to enjoy and appreciate in modern times. Leaving everything intact and undisturbed, so future generations can experience and enjoy these sites in their original conditions.
I incorporate a wide variety of music in my videos, with an emphasis on classical instruments, folk music and/or ethnic music from the old world. As I hike the mountains and deserts, I show footage of beautiful natural scenery and wildlife.
I practice and preach a method that involves documenting these old sites, while not disturbing or altering anything. Being respectful and mindful of the people who came before us and left these wonderful sites for us to enjoy and appreciate in modern times. Leaving everything intact and undisturbed, so future generations can experience and enjoy these sites in their original conditions.
I incorporate a wide variety of music in my videos, with an emphasis on classical instruments, folk music and/or ethnic music from the old world. As I hike the mountains and deserts, I show footage of beautiful natural scenery and wildlife.
The crazy story of One Eyed Charley & The First Woman to Vote (California Gold Rush)
This video documents the life of Charlotte Parkhurst, the first woman to vote in a United States Presidential Election. Charlotte was also known as One Eyed Charley or Six Horse Charley and was a famous stagecoach driver during the California Gold Rush.
This video also documents the history of stagecoaches during the Old West and the importance they played during the California Gold Rush. This video is filmed while backpacking in remote areas of the Western United States and shows beautiful scenery.
This video also documents the history of stagecoaches during the Old West and the importance they played during the California Gold Rush. This video is filmed while backpacking in remote areas of the Western United States and shows beautiful scenery.
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How the Spaniards and Miners of Old processed Gold and Silver (Arrastras, Smelters, Fire-Setting)
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This video details the history of Spanish Mining in the America's during the Age of Conquest and Exploration (Conquistadors). It discusses Bartolome de Medina and his invention of the Patio Process utilized to process Silver Ore. In this video you will learn about Bartolome de Las Casa and his fight to free the indigenous people (Indians) of the America's, resulting in the New Laws created by K...
Gold from an old Spanish Mine in Utah (Uinta Mountains) - Basalt Rock
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This video documents the existence of an old Spanish Mine located in the Uinta Mountains of Utah. This video shows deposits of Gold and Native Copper in Basalt type rock and explains the Geology of Basalt Rock and how it is formed. This video explains the importance of Copper during the Industrial Revolution. This video explains ancient smelting practices used to melt and refine metals. Here is...
Old Spanish Miners in Uinta Mountains, Utah - Geology of Limestone
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This video discuses Old Spanish Miners in the Uinta Mountains, located in the Uintah Basin of North Eastern, Utah. In this video you will be shown very old Spanish Mines and Treasure Symbols carved onto trees. The trees are Ponderosa Pine and can live up to 600 years old. In this video you will learn the geology of how Carbonate Rocks (Limestone) is formed. You will also learn about Metamorphic...
Solving the Mystery of an old Gold Mine - Following the Clues
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This video details the evolution of an old Gold Mine from start to finish located in the Rocky Mountains. In this video you will learn about the following Geological and Mining Practices; Metamorphic Schist Rocks. How to test for Quartz, Feldspar and Calcite minerals. The use of Dynamite in old mines, to include its inventor Alfred Nobel. How Horses and Mules were used in mining, also referred ...
How the Apache Geronimo got his name and Mystery Rock Structure
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This video explains the origins of how the great Apache leader Geronimo received his name. In this video you will learn history regarding the life of the American Indian Geronimo and the great Christian Saint Jerome. This video will explain the historical connection between these two great men and similarities between their respective lives. You will also learn about the history of the Latin Vu...
Spanish Treasure Cache in the Rockies and Geology of Sandstone
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This video discuses the historical background of Spanish Exploration and Gold and Silver Mining in the State of Colorado. This video discuses historical examples of groups of people using Cache Sites. These people include American Indians, Mountain Men (Fur Trappers), Wild West Outlaws and Spanish Explorers, Treasure Hunters and Prospectors. This video shows old Spanish Treasure symbols carved ...
Gold vs Fools Gold - Backcountry Testing
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This video describes three simple and easily conducted tests for determining if a rock sample contains real Gold or Fools Gold; also known as Pyrite and Chalcopyrite. These three test are demonstrated for the viewer, so the viewer will be able to perform these simple tests on their own after watching this video. These tests are useful for individuals interested in prospecting, rockhounding, tre...
The History & Geology of a hidden 1800's mine site (Iron Gossan)
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This video shows an authentic old west mine site located in the Gold Belt of Colorado. In this video the viewer will learn about the layout of a typical 1800's mine site, to include the living arraignments of the old miners, dugout style cabins, food storage and the recreational activities of the old time miners. This video also shows the geology of Supergene Enrichment and explains how these t...
Amazing footage of Pioneers, Indians and Soldiers alive in the 1800's.
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This educational video contains extremely rare film footage and interviews of people who were alive during the 1800's and lived on the American Frontier or Fought in the American Civil War. The interviews contained in this video offer a rare glimpse into the lives, culture and world view of individuals who were adults during the nineteenth century (1800's). These videos are part of the public d...
The Mystery Mine and Indian Petroglyphs - Uintah Basin, Utah ( Asphaltite "Gilsonite" Minerals)
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This video shows the rare mineral Gilsonite (also known as Asphaltite) is found primarily only in the Uintah Basin of Utah. The samples of Gilsonite shown in this video contain an unknown mineral laced with flour gold. Gilsonite is used in more than 160 products, primarily in dark-colored printing inks and paints, oil well drilling muds and cements, asphalt modifiers, foundry sand additives, an...
Miners Lore - The Geology of an 1800's Prospector
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This video describes the history of events that lead to the California Gold Rush and Pikes Peak Gold Rush in Colorado. It details geological methods and gold recovery tools the old prospectors and miners used to locate and extract gold and other precious metals. This video also details various geological processes involved in depositing gold in placer type gold deposits, to include rivers, stre...
Off-Road with confidence - Winch forward and backwards with ease.
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Offroad Recovery Method: This video demonstrates an easy to use method that enables you to use a winch to pull your vehicle forward or backwards, when trying to get unstuck. This is an ideal method and allows for numerous options when attempting to get out of a difficult situation, especially when off-roading alone and in remote areas. This off-road recovery system is very affordable, practical...
Old Prospectors Cabin - Uinta Mountains (Utah)
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This video shows an amazing and very preserved old prospectors cabin located high up in the Uinta Mountains of Utah. The sod roof is still intact and the cabin still has accessories and decorations located inside and outside the cabin. It is very rare to find an old cabin still intact and in such good condition. History of the Cabin: I am of the opinion the cabin was built sometime after the Ut...
The Lost Rhoades Gold Mine - Following the Geology (Igneous Dike, Uinta Mountains)
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This video is about an Igneous Intrusion (Dike) found in the Uinta Mountains located in Northeastern Utah. The Dike was explored and documented by a Geologist by the name of Howard Ritzma. This dike consist of Diorite and Gabbro type rock and shows good mineral potential. The common misconception that the Uinta Mountains contains no Igneous Rock is false and this video demonstrates that. The fo...
Ancient Caduceus Symbol found in America (Utah)
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Ancient Caduceus Symbol found in America (Utah)
Mines you can find and The origin of the mysterious CatFace symbol - Uintah Basin, Utah
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Mines you can find and The origin of the mysterious CatFace symbol - Uintah Basin, Utah
Spanish Treasure Site - Following the Clues
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Spanish Treasure Site - Following the Clues
Fort Kit Carson (Re-Discovered) and The Mountain Cannibal
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Fort Kit Carson (Re-Discovered) and The Mountain Cannibal
Ancient Indian Sweat Lodge, Red Crystals & Miners Dugout
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Ancient Indian Sweat Lodge, Red Crystals & Miners Dugout
Old Cache Site - How the old timers hid their valuables
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Old Cache Site - How the old timers hid their valuables
The Ancient Ones - (Postdiluvian King, Giant & Headhunters with Viking Death Song)
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The Ancient Ones - (Postdiluvian King, Giant & Headhunters with Viking Death Song)
A good source of ancient metallurgy is "De Re Metallica"
I don't know if you believe this or not but the reason BLM and the forest service plug up mines it's not for safety it's to keep us from taking what they think is theirs. Not the government we grew up with but the new government is blocking all access to all resources especially Minds that can still hold gold. If you look around you'll find mines that are dangerous as all heck but they're not blocked off why because they know there's no gold in them
Wow wow wow ..I wish I had seen this when I was young. Glad to see it now.
This is the best site on TH-cam. I love all the history and being able to go on adventures with you. Thank you so much!
Genius with a foam can chink
I know of 2 mines that has been blown closed in cache national forest.
Watching 1st time great video thank you
The Mormon joeseph Smith came back and claimed the old Spaniards gold for the Mormon Church
Joseph Smith died on June 27, 1844 in Carthage, Illinois. He never even saw the state of Utah.
They are called sex stones... Just more F**king rocks
This music is tight man!🤙🏼
This is the most amazing video of the desert west petroglyphs I’ve ever seen. And yes, LM is a huge POS!
Ok youngster
Pretty cool video. Thanks. Is the screen stock or aftermarket? It looks different.
Aftermarket. It is made by a company called Insane Audio.
@@LowBudgetExploration thanks. Why did you get it? Did your stock one not have much of a screen?
I wanted it for the bigger screen.
@@LowBudgetExploration oh I see. Well it looks nice.
WOW! Now that is some interesting history. Can't even imagine being that tough.
I could never figure out how she fooled so many people for all those years. Even her bosses at Wells Fargo thought she was a man. She must have been really butch or something, but in a cool way.
Great video, I live right next to the East part of the Uinta mountain and look for signs of mines and the Spaniards all the time with no luck. Watching this was awesome to let me see what I'm looking for. Too bad I'm getting to old now lol.
Very good discussion, but kind of worried for ya, what with the toxins at these sites. A lot of people died mining and processing back then. You could get some chem test kits to check.
Another good video buddy
Interesting info. Learned some new things about gold and silver and how mercury is used in the process.
Thank you for asking.My favorite was, the lady towards the end who bore her testimony.❤😢❤
A very well-done video but I disagree with you on one minor point. At 02:09 you state that humans produced the first copper from malechite ore. Not correct. The first copper used by humans came from native copper deposirs, which are nearly pure hydrothermal deposjts exposed at the surface by millions of years of erosion. Such deposits have been found all over the world. In North America, successive Native American civilizations mined the native copper deposits found in Northern Michigan.. At Ajo, Arizona, early Spanish explorers found native copprt deposits that showed signs of having been mined by the Hohokam people, whose civilization dissapeared around 1250 a.d.. A beautiful sample of Ajo native copper in on display at the Mine Museum in Ajo.
Very good point Chris. In hindsight, I wish I would have included Native Copper deposits. The Michigan copper deposits are amazing.
Is this your back yard? Soo beautiful,would love to live there. Realy interesting story. ❤❤❤❤
It's an area in Colorado I like to explore from time to time.
Great story. Thanks for sharing
My pleasure, glad you enjoyed it.
LSU or LSO carved in the rock 4:55 left side of the screen! Cool story!
Good eye! It was LSU. I looked for a date, but didn't find any. I did find some dates from the 70's & 80's in the same area, so might have been around the same time.
That camel mounted canon was the coolest thing I've seen in a while
great .. informative / brain food / thx
Awesome story
Thanks Clay.
Loved the Raleigh of Charlotte aka Charlie Parker would really like to hear more
Awesome. Glad you enjoyed it.
Keep it up and thanks for doing what you're doing!
I once lived on property that was a stage stop on her route on old San Jose rd. outside of Soquel ca.. This was well known story in our area.
That's very cool and glad to hear her story is being kept alive.
Thank you. That was a great story. Regards from Ody Slim
Thanks Ody.
Please do share more videos like this. You're a good storyteller and we need more folks like yourself keeping these memories alive. Another channel I follow "History Hunters" ( @jbenziggy ) included Charley Parkhurst in his episode 3 weeks ago while visiting the Watsonville cemetery. She was an amazing individual who deserves to be remembered. I agree, her perseverance is a great example of the American spirit that created this great nation. Thank you!
Thanks James and I agree 100%.
Oh noooo another Grant toady! Mark Twain disappoints me too.
Being on a stagecoach all day sounds like living hell.
No doubt. I imagine their bodies were beat to hell after years of abuse.
@@LowBudgetExploration I have hiked the coach trail to San Diego through Cuyamaca. I just can’t imagine. Maybe they had tricks or were just whacked out on opiates. I guess the horses could only go 4 hours or so. Maybe that was how they did it.
That's amazing, very well illustrated story and great geology in the background as well. Thank you for sharing.
Thanks Spike
@@LowBudgetExploration You're welcome, you always put on a good show!
Good work Son
Thanks Mom.
Can you recommend any good pdf downlodable books on geology and mining
AskJeffWilliams is a great guy on youtube to learn about mining and geology. He is a great teacher (IMHO). I use Libraries a lot for books, usually if they don't have a book I am interested in they will borrow from another library for me. I'll typically go through about one book every two weeks, so Libraries save me a lot of $$$ and space. I've never read any e-books before, so can't help you with that. I can't think of any specific titles, I usually just browse through them until I find something interesting to take home and read.
Looks like someone more recently was staying in the cabin, because it had expandable spray foam in between some of the logs, instead of chinking! I believe the public use of expandable spray foam for the public started in the 1970's.
They did which is a real shame. As someone pointed out on here, it will accelerate the decay of the wood.
Good video. I watched all 52 minutes. I learned a lot and enjoyed every minute. The story of how you got started making personal videos to send to your father and they became to big to send as a file this then forced you to use TH-cam to carry the load and look at you now with your own TH-cam channel. Well, that is one of my favorite parts of this video. Thanks for sharing this and for all the effort you put into this. Sincerely, Pete
Many thanks Pete.
very fun and informational video. Thanks. Way cool.
Does anyone find gold in the uintas today?
Not that I'm aware of. I've found small amounts here and there, but nothing significant. The Uinta's have very little mineralization. Beautiful mountains, just not many minerals. I think the old mines were few in number, shallow deposits, but very rich.
Bye the way a horizontal post is referred to as a beam.
Awesome video. Thank you for this.
Thanks for the Cat Face info. I have often wondered about those.
Thanks for all the information very cool from Ontario Canada near the Niagara Falls
For your information the Rhoades mines are not lost. You can not locate the Rhoades mines following geology for the clues are covered and only surface in unlikely areas not visible , but on the other hand faults play a big part of the mystery
Last one of Buffalo Bill and Chief Iron Tail was my favorite but the others were awesome too
He who smelt it, dealt it.
Awesome info, thank you very much.
Carbon is removed from pig iron to make steel, not added. Iron contains over 2% carbon, while steel is less than 2%
Hi Dave. Thank you for the comment and I agree with you. What I'm referring to in the video is your ancient Bloomery type furnaces. Where they needed to get the oxygen off the iron and put it onto the carbon in order to make the gas carbon dioxide, which will be driven off as smoke (known as ‘reducing’ or a ‘reduction reaction’). At the same time introduce a little carbon into the pure iron, so that it produces an iron-carbon alloy, thus creating steel. This is what I'm referring too when I say, "add carbon to the Iron". I've read accounts/theories of different ancient groups adding the bones of their ancestors to the Iron to infuse the metal with the spirits of their dead ancestors. The bones inadvertently added carbon to the Iron, creating the alloy needed for steel. Not sure if any of that is true or not, but very interesting and a really good theory about the origins of steel. It reminds me of something you would see in an old Conan movie. Thanks again for the comment and hope my clarification helps.
I learned stuff. Thanks 😊