Abandoned Gold Mine You do not find ore cars like this very often.

Exploring an abandoned Gold, Silver, and Copper mine discovered in 1895 worked through the early 1900's and finding a historic rare ore car.
Many ghost towns, mines and other forgotten historic sites in Washington State have already disappeared from history and many more are being lost each year to the ravages of time, wildfire, vandalism, and intentional closure. In addition to our many years of photographic documentation of these important historic sites we are now attempting to video document as many sites as we can so there is a lasting record of these places for future generations.
We hope you enjoy what we do and will join us on our adventures through a bygone era of Washingtons rich and colorful history. Not only do we love the history we explore and document, but we truly enjoy sharing these sites and experiences with our followers and viewers.
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[@mrclicky6826]

I do like watching these explorations in wet mines. The colours and formations are truly amazing

[@ghosttownsandminesofwashington]

Thank you appreciate you watching.

[@mrclicky6826]

Thanks for posting them. I have just subbed and I’m going to start watching from the beginning. I’m quite excited looking at some of the thumbnails

[@ronhuhn7562]

I never knew our state had such a basement...ron...again, thank you

[@ghosttownsandminesofwashington]

There are a lot of hidden historic surprises.

[@ronhuhn7562]

At the end you point out the depth of the mud, but the deposits on the sides and maybe markings on the shoring show the water level was i don't know 2 feet higher for many years...thank you again, I'm a new guy...ron

[@ghosttownsandminesofwashington]

Yes, a lot of mines show high water marks. Some were blocked at the entrance at some point, allowing the water to back up.

[@ronhuhn7562]

Are there still Trillium flowers in our forests that you have seen...thank you...ron

[@ghosttownsandminesofwashington]

Yes, there is still Trillium.

[@ronhuhn7562]

Silly as it might sound, but has there ever been a radioactive possibility in these mines...thank you ...ron

[@ghosttownsandminesofwashington]

There uranium mines in part of the state. But for these mines no.

[@harleyhawk7959]

to me, it looks like all the timbers into the mine entrance were all burned at some point. Like the flames were sucked into the opening from air drafting.

[@ghosttownsandminesofwashington]

It does look that way. It seems mostly rot and oxidation. There is no history of a fire. However, if there had been a forest fire would agree.

[@carebear2272]

I know we’re ones at to in Washington, the rails are wood, with bans of steel on it, carts at the entrance of the mine, it’s amazing how the wheels still roll being rusty, but they were well greased. We able to roll it on the tracks but that was back in the 80’s

[@ghosttownsandminesofwashington]

There are and were a few around the west side but not too many.

[@carebear2272]

It’s at bare mt basin, above the donkey steam engine, the mine to the far left of the mines that are known on the old forest service maps of the basin, just below bear lake.

[@ExploringCabinsandMines]

Nice ore car !

[@ghosttownsandminesofwashington]

Thanks!