Not even, that readers digest book was printed in 1968!! HAHA that town is not, THAT old! Lol 😄 (far cry from 1800's, I'd edit that part out if I were you. At least the audio if you don't want to cut any footage. Cuz, if you don't say that, then there's nothing for your audience to get disappointed about. Cuz it's really a cool old ghost town.)
This was awesome! I was injured 27 years ago at 18 and loved exploring abandoned places. Unfortunately my injury ended that. So, THANK YOU for doing this. I really enjoy watching your videos.
We’ve been there a couple of times. The long rectangle structure early in your video was the scales for the mine. The large piece of equipment laying in the ground is a refrigeration unit - that was the general store. Amazing place !
Ruby, Arizona! Just visited myself a couple of weeks ago (first time). Family history there! Building next to jail....town store/post office. Bandits killed owners in 1920. First sheriff of Santa Cruz County, Sheriff White killed while transporting prisoners to prison. Thank you! Awesome Video!
Ruby Arizona. Where my grandfather was born and was raised in the 1930s, he moved around from different mining towns in the 1940s. so I enjoyed the video thanks for bringing back beautiful memories of my grandfather's childhood town. It'll be adventure to explore his stomping grounds, and it is not a waste land. It's a beautiful part of Arizona.
Thank you for your excellent narration of this former town. I appreciate your honesty on what you are seeing and eliminating what you believe 'might' have happened. I almost feel as though I was walking through it with you.
Exploration Unknown it must be soooo amazing exploring old abandonned places !!! Taking pictures, filming, and all the walking !!! From Valleyfield ( close to montreal qc )
@Exploration Unknown, I believe there's actually a movie based on this town & mine. It's called "The Legend of Ruby Silver". I could be mistaken, but I'm pretty sure it's the same one. Could be worth looking into!
Oh Jon this is an amazing video :) This is one of your best if not the best! I loved watching it. Your editing was amazing and the place is amazing. Great Job my friend!
The pit that your buddy fell thru the surface were truck scales. You can see the pedestal in the background where the weight readings would have been taken. That is why the timbers are so heavy duty. They were meant to hold a truck or other vehicle while getting weighed
at 6:15 that was most likely a water pump, the big wheel would have been connected to a steam engine and the other part would be moved up and down by the cam that the large wheel would move. It could pump a fairly large amount of water. Its how they did it back in the day.
Ice Plant. Those are ice molds. They would fill the vat with salt brine and chill it to below freezing. Put fresh water in the molds and make big blocks of ice.
I knew a nice old guy that worked for the state of Nevada. He went to old ghost towns and tended to fences, etc. He would spend the night. I asked him if he ever heard or saw anything at night. He said that he never tells this to people, but told me that he heard lots of people talking and heard piano and banjo music as clear as can be. The abandon buildings came alive at night. Old Charlie never drank, was a regular church goer . He said he just let them party and never tried to go near.
I guess maybe I'm not sensitive to it, but I've been in creepy abandoned places, cemeteries, even overgrown old cemeteries, sometimes at night, and I've never had a paranormal experience.
@@gerfmon1 it could be your not sensitive to it. Or you just haven't had the right place and time for it. I've been in creepy old cemeteries to and never had any experience. But I have had them elsewhere. In fact, despite my experience, I would not recommend most people go look for one. That could bring some bad energies and Karma. It's better when the experience finds you
The drone shots in the beginning were awesome and how cool is that staying the night in a town in the middle of nowhere with no one else there right on man
That place you initially called a shaft but wasn't very deep is actually a scale for weighing out trucks...the pipe sticking up was where the balance mechanism was mounted!!
I agree just a nervous mess a dude whispering . These people who know nothing but jerky home movies should not try this kind of stuff. I had to bail when his face shows up with the backward cap🙄 really, ? And sunglasses just to,ah, just to look hip hoppy???
Thank you for sharing! I really enjoy your videos that have the history with them. I think I know where you were at, and I thought it may be dust by now. I went to it in the mid 1980’s. My friends and I would spend our weekends going to ghost towns in AZ desert. I lived in Apache Junction. Your trip is bringing up wonderful memories:)
Hey Tim, I liked your video. Ruby's perty cool ya? Brought back some good memorys for me seeing the place. It is a very old mining camp, the spanairds were aroundthere in the 1670's? 1700 then I think around the 1870's 0r so things started to fire up around there from the gringos. I believe Ruby shut down for good about 40-41. The metals pulled outa there mostly were lead zinc, copper, silver and a little gold I was told. When I was about 10-12 years old in 69-70 my older brother would take myself and usualy a friend along with him and his girl friend in his 55 oldsmobile to cut fire wood and camp out for the night. As soon as my friend and I had the trunk packed and I mean packed with mesquite wood we would go to Ruby and or other mine shafts around there and explore. What a blast we had! We would come home with a trunk full of mesquite and an old green and white colman cooler full of rattle snakes. Found a few goodies now and then. Still have an old carbide head lamp I got outa one of those old prospects. A lotta rattlers around there. If your ever back out this way before the forest service bulldozes them all I can take you to some realy cool old gold mines if youd like. I have over 400 gold, silver and copper hard rock mines on my gps that are within a 50 mile radius of my place. I almost live in the old ghost town of pantano. Its just a stones throw from here. Any how, thanks for the blast from the past, keep on trucken, Rick in Pantano, AZ. yes the ghost town.
Incredible, just so incredible. For a town to still have standing structures that is roughly 200 plus years old, give and or take some years from used buildings from the 30’s or so is amazing. And in the desert? It’s such a harsh environment. Thanks Jon. 💜loved it. I’d so want to check this fantastic location. Have a great day. Glad Tims foot is ok, you so don’t want to mess around especially being so remote. Awesome drone shots btw. ♥️HB
Julie Chlarson, the town name? Right at the top. Ruby, AZ. Its in the southeast portion of the state, near the the Mexican Border. Lots of copper and silver, as well as a few scattered gold mines all over that area. Also for Honey Bubs....most of the buildings you still see standing had adobe walls, even if they were covered with wood or plaster. Natural adobe lasts forever, and has been used by the Native Americans in the area for centuries, with some of their ancient structures still standing. Love my State! :)
Kristen222009 probably has his ex wife locked in there lol. I wonder if anyone has been thrown in the mine lol. Maybe someone should rope down a camera??
Hello great video lots to see . Just watched wonder Hussey video just came out Nov 18 2020 the town of Ruby has changed a lot in 2 years for the good .🤔 Cjd wash state . Thank you for the show on Ruby az 👍
Exactly! I too used to live in Rio Rico (1991-2003) and these towns are well known and visited. My wife and I were at Ruby as recently as 2016. My Dad and I used to ride around Washington Camp and Duquesne back in the early 90's. When I went to Calabasas, the office was still housed in the old school house. Rio Rico didn't even have a high school, we had to choose between Sahuarita and Nogales, lol.
Thank you for such a great film and unlike other exploration videos where it's very loud and shouty you are so calm and clear with the story your telling us it's a great experience to watch, please keep making videos like this and I hope other you tubers learn from how you make your videos.
Hi Jon. Made it to Ruby. The room where you left the stickers was close. It had a security steel door on it. Notice say they are opening up museum there in June or July. That room is all cleaned up. No stickers for us🙁
Very good video. I checked the town on Google Earth, and was surprised that street view actually drove along a dirt road passed the town's entrance. Wish you added footage of the dried up lake with some ruins on and next to it, and given an explanation on what those three very large holes/craters are up top of the hills South West of the town !
This is the first Exploration Unknown video I have seen. I liked that you described the feeling (no wind) and smell of the things you investigated. Makes me feel like I was there with you. I was born in 68, before lawsuits were a thing and yes, we had 20 ft slides and I loved them, dangerous as they may have been. Thanks again, I'll check out your other videos.
Tall slide. Kids still had brains and common sense back then. No biggy. Reminds me of a documentary, where an archeologist is exploring an old cliff-dwelling indian site, and commenting how she couldn't understand how children could have possibly survived there, with 100 foor high shear drops. People are intellectually devolving, despite technology making us appear more intelligent.
They lived and learned back in those days, instead of having someone protect them from everything. They probably learned a lot quicker what not to do. A lot of other countries, like France, still raise children that way, and think it's a lot healthier for them, than making them afraid of everything.
This is a pretty awesome place..we had a slide like that at our elementary school.. It was awesome.. Glad Tim didnt go any further or get hirt worse... Thanks Jon for another awesome video!!
Country Bumpkin youre kidding right. Cornish mines dating to the 1700s. Flint mines 5000 years old. Roman marching camps. Stonefucknghenge. Hadrians wall. Every second hillock has a bronze or iron age fort at the top. Cant move for tripping over norman mott and bailey castles. Youve got more history within a mile of whereever the hell it is you live than most of america can dream of.
yeah, but you have your history of conquering and pillaging the globe, not really inventing, just stealing and re-purposing. Good thing some of you broke off and help found the great USA. Ah, but I guess we did the same to our Indians as you did yours.
I didn’t know you were going to be in my neck of the woods Jon. Most people are surprised by the history of Arizona. You should check The Lost Dutchman Mine in the Superstition Mountains ⛰ there was also a plane accident about 5+ years ago and everyone in the plane died when they crashed into the superstition Mountains. I could see the flames from my yard that’s how close I am to the Superstition Mountains
Exploration Unknown there are quite a few cool places to explore. There is also the birdcage saloon which I think could be up towards Tucson but I’m not ahunter percent sure but it’s extremely haunted and I imagine after the plane crash in the superstition Mountains I guess it was about 10 years back maybe less there’s gonna be a lot of residual energy there because the pilot which was the father and their children passed away on Thanksgiving. That kind of death means no real closure and possibly not knowing they have passed away It was the weirdest thing to see it happening while it’s also on the news and to see the fire 🔥
Anthony Sullivan The superstition Mountains are very big it’s not just one now there many many mountains so it’s quite possible that people have become lost trying to find its exact location. I am currently a little more interested in and exploration ever since the airplane that crashed there. I do believe there’s a lot of paranormal activity there
I'm from that area also. Moved in the early 90's. I spent many months in those mountains. It's very dangerous out there. Don't go without someone who knows the area. It's very easy to get lost. And there's only two fresh springs. If you do t know where they are. You'll be in big trouble. It's impossible to carry enough water for any real treks. Ok that's out of way. Do you know Holt automotive?? Across the highway from Autozone. May not be there anymore. I've been gone 20 years. Things change.
I don't care if the info about that ghost town was accurate, but let me tell you i was at home on a Friday night thinking of going out but that video somehow put me in a serene mood and now I am staying home! 😎
Great video as always, and I know this might sound silly but that town seems so sad some how, as if it is waiting for it's people to return, told you it was silly didnt i but thats the strange strong feeling i get, so please dont laugh, thank you for sharing it with us all.
I love that old truck you saw!! I LOVE OLD TRUCKS!! I have old trucks on my Pinterest page!!! You are my favorite explorer, Jon!!! Does Heather go with you?? LOVE YOU!!
it's great that you have knowledge of the history of that area and that you spent the night says a lot about your findings and what you're saying about the place and I'm glad to have seen this. I feel like I know something about Arizona and how far it is from the Mexico border thank you.
Wow, Dejavu: We lived in Tucson as a Kid, We went Camping in Pena Blanca Lake, as a 10 Year Old then we drove thru some real Windy Road and My Dad Asked for Directions from this Guy that lived in a House in a Mining Town (Ruby Arizona). I now know my Dad was Quaisi-Lost, But Him being a "Dad" He was in Denial. Anyway the Guy gave my Dad Directions. That was back in the 1950's. Thanks for the Ride back in Time, Kudos on The Video Excelente! Ed the C from Cameron Park, California.
I hate it when producers can't watch what they say. Swearing is not expectable unless you are an uneducated, uncouth individual. Thanks for being clean it is appreciated.
@@tag1out ok? When i commented that the dates showed it was 149 years, and it was a joke comment any way?? Im going to bed, i dont need to take any more time on someone who doesn't understand what im even saying.
I was there just a couple of months ago and things have changed since you made this video. The Wynn Corporation bought a huge parcel of property and built the biggest water park in Arizona. Slides, bouncy cages and water boarding fun for the whole family.
They said it had been abandoned since the 30s but someone had been staying there since then for sure that engine they showed on the tires had a modern air conditioner compressor on it that look like it was from the 70's or 80's and odds are it was old when it was pulled so it was probably left there in maybe the 90s. sure I'm guessing but it definitely wouldn't have 30s.
What great place to explore! All things considered it appears to be pretty well keeped or preserved or fozen in time or whatever you want to call it. Compared to more urban exploration sites with graffiti and senseless destruction. Thanks for sharing!
It's a reference to AdamTheWoo sliding down a slide on his bike. You should watch it as it is hilarious lol. It's titled something like Great Bike Wreck, I am an idiot.
Daaaaaang that's a long ole way for me to go to get a sticker lol. Great video as always, thank you Jon. Btw, just sat here watching your video I actually saw 2 false black widow spiders at opposite ends of the bedroom eek. One brave Husband later and we're good xD xx
Yes, i heard a key besides his buddy in the blue shirt was probably inside when he was by the slide. As a little later his buddy in blue is outside when he's in the schoolhouse.
People see out of the box and the potential what you can do with this town rebuilt and start fresh. The way they live in those days is better then now. Imagine the peace and quiet you get. With people who you love. I for one would love to live in a town like that. Don't know about you if, I ever hit the millions that the first thing, I would do.
MF9000, I lived not far from Ruby as a kid. Per my parent's, Ruby was an active town in the 1970's with the mines still going, not a heavy populated place. Most places in south eastern az take awhile to get to. Welcome to the real west.
The first place you were in with the pumps, and then outside with the pit is a sewage plant. Those are sewage pumps and that is or was raw sewage in the pit. 40 or so years ago I used to go to similar type sewage operations and repair the pumps.
Just to clear up my mistake I had gotten my facts mixed up this town was founded in the 1870s and ended in 1940s sorry for the mixup.
Exploration Unknown uhh why did you use a picture of calico ghost town for your thumbnail ?
Not even, that readers digest book was printed in 1968!! HAHA that town is not, THAT old! Lol 😄
(far cry from 1800's, I'd edit that part out if I were you. At least the audio if you don't want to cut any footage. Cuz, if you don't say that, then there's nothing for your audience to get disappointed about. Cuz it's really a cool old ghost town.)
Exploration Unknown not a very old place.
Heard a piano note at 10:10 from school area
Hey Buddy If there are No Vandalism How & Why Did The Toilets Get Smashed??? DDdduuuuhhhh!!!
This was awesome! I was injured 27 years ago at 18 and loved exploring abandoned places. Unfortunately my injury ended that. So, THANK YOU for doing this. I really enjoy watching your videos.
We’ve been there a couple of times. The long rectangle structure early in your video was the scales for the mine. The large piece of equipment laying in the ground is a refrigeration unit - that was the general store. Amazing place !
Ruby, Arizona! Just visited myself a couple of weeks ago (first time). Family history there! Building next to jail....town store/post office. Bandits killed owners in 1920. First sheriff of Santa Cruz County, Sheriff White killed while transporting prisoners to prison. Thank you! Awesome Video!
Mary Kennedy it's called ruby , Arizona. Cool
Ruby Arizona. Where my grandfather was born and was raised in the 1930s, he moved around from different mining towns in the 1940s. so I enjoyed the video thanks for bringing back beautiful memories of my grandfather's childhood town. It'll be adventure to explore his stomping grounds, and it is not a waste land. It's a beautiful part of Arizona.
Thank you for your excellent narration of this former town. I appreciate your honesty on what you are seeing and eliminating what you believe 'might' have happened. I almost feel as though I was walking through it with you.
Dude Ruby has never been forgotten we in Az, just didn't feel like sharing it with anyone
Thanks for watching this was one of the highlights of our roadtrip.
Exploration Unknown it must be soooo amazing exploring old abandonned places !!! Taking pictures, filming, and all the walking !!! From Valleyfield ( close to montreal qc )
Exploration Unknown. I really ment it
Lv the videos . 👵🌹💗old lady uk
GREAT VIDEO!!! THANK YOU.. FAM
@Exploration Unknown, I believe there's actually a movie based on this town & mine. It's called "The Legend of Ruby Silver". I could be mistaken, but I'm pretty sure it's the same one. Could be worth looking into!
Oh Jon this is an amazing video :) This is one of your best if not the best! I loved watching it. Your editing was amazing and the place is amazing. Great Job my friend!
The pit that your buddy fell thru the surface were truck scales. You can see the pedestal in the background where the weight readings would have been taken. That is why the timbers are so heavy duty. They were meant to hold a truck or other vehicle while getting weighed
at 6:15 that was most likely a water pump, the big wheel would have been connected to a steam engine and the other part would be moved up and down by the cam that the large wheel would move. It could pump a fairly large amount of water. Its how they did it back in the day.
Ice Plant. Those are ice molds. They would fill the vat with salt brine and chill it to below freezing. Put fresh water in the molds and make big blocks of ice.
Tom " are you sure those guys were the ones ?
the coolest part about this is the fact knowing all those buildings saw and was in the "wild west" if all those walls could talk...
I knew a nice old guy that worked for the state of Nevada. He went to old ghost towns and tended to fences, etc. He would spend the night. I asked him if he ever heard or saw anything at night. He said that he never tells this to people, but told me that he heard lots of people talking and heard piano and banjo music as clear as can be. The abandon buildings came alive at night. Old Charlie never drank, was a regular church goer . He said he just let them party and never tried to go near.
Wowww
So creepy
I've had that happen when I was young at abandoned Farms, even in the daytime I could hear people working and talking but no one was around for miles
I guess maybe I'm not sensitive to it, but I've been in creepy abandoned places, cemeteries, even overgrown old cemeteries, sometimes at night, and I've never had a paranormal experience.
@@gerfmon1 it could be your not sensitive to it. Or you just haven't had the right place and time for it. I've been in creepy old cemeteries to and never had any experience. But I have had them elsewhere. In fact, despite my experience, I would not recommend most people go look for one. That could bring some bad energies and Karma. It's better when the experience finds you
The drone shots in the beginning were awesome and how cool is that staying the night in a town in the middle of nowhere with no one else there right on man
That place you initially called a shaft but wasn't very deep is actually a scale for weighing out trucks...the pipe sticking up was where the balance mechanism was mounted!!
The wood platform you fell through was maybe a large scale of weighing ore on a vehicle...
Camera man going too fast, slow down bro let us capture all the detail of things, please!
J. George Almendarez if you press the menu options you can control the speed playback.
I agree just a nervous mess a dude whispering . These people who know nothing but jerky home movies should not try this kind of stuff.
I had to bail when his face shows up with the backward cap🙄 really, ? And sunglasses just to,ah, just to look hip hoppy???
Just stop the video when you want to look at something longer.
Yes I agree way too fast. Stay on the subject longer .
Thank you for sharing! I really enjoy your videos that have the history with them. I think I know where you were at, and I thought it may be dust by now. I went to it in the mid 1980’s. My friends and I would spend our weekends going to ghost towns in AZ desert. I lived in Apache Junction. Your trip is bringing up wonderful memories:)
would love to do an EVP Session in that Town..Very kool of you to share this gem. thank you
So awesome. I love to get out and explore also. 😎 1870s wow. Great vlog Jon
Ruby Arizona
Hey Tim, I liked your video. Ruby's perty cool ya? Brought back some good memorys for me seeing the place. It is a very old mining camp, the spanairds were aroundthere in the 1670's? 1700 then I think around the 1870's 0r so things started to fire up around there from the gringos. I believe Ruby shut down for good about 40-41. The metals pulled outa there mostly were lead zinc, copper, silver and a little gold I was told. When I was about 10-12 years old in 69-70 my older brother would take myself and usualy a friend along with him and his girl friend in his 55 oldsmobile to cut fire wood and camp out for the night. As soon as my friend and I had the trunk packed and I mean packed with mesquite wood we would go to Ruby and or other mine shafts around there and explore. What a blast we had! We would come home with a trunk full of mesquite and an old green and white colman cooler full of rattle snakes. Found a few goodies now and then. Still have an old carbide head lamp I got outa one of those old prospects. A lotta rattlers around there. If your ever back out this way before the forest service bulldozes them all I can take you to some realy cool old gold mines if youd like. I have over 400 gold, silver and copper hard rock mines on my gps that are within a 50 mile radius of my place. I almost live in the old ghost town of pantano. Its just a stones throw from here. Any how, thanks for the blast from the past, keep on trucken, Rick in Pantano, AZ. yes the ghost town.
Incredible, just so incredible. For a town to still have standing structures that is roughly 200 plus years old, give and or take some years from used buildings from the 30’s or so is amazing. And in the desert? It’s such a harsh environment. Thanks Jon. 💜loved it. I’d so want to check this fantastic location. Have a great day. Glad Tims foot is ok, you so don’t want to mess around especially being so remote. Awesome drone shots btw. ♥️HB
What's the name?
Thystaff Thywill incredibly amazing. I had no idea. TY 😊 have a good day.
Julie Chlarson, the town name? Right at the top. Ruby, AZ. Its in the southeast portion of the state, near the the Mexican Border. Lots of copper and silver, as well as a few scattered gold mines all over that area.
Also for Honey Bubs....most of the buildings you still see standing had adobe walls, even if they were covered with wood or plaster. Natural adobe lasts forever, and has been used by the Native Americans in the area for centuries, with some of their ancient structures still standing.
Love my State! :)
If anyone ever tries to vandalize the place the caretaker should lock em in the jail for a day. 😂
Kristen222009 chain them to the trees
Kristen222009 probably has his ex wife locked in there lol. I wonder if anyone has been thrown in the mine lol. Maybe someone should rope down a camera??
That's why the jail is locked kids pissed him off the night before.
Bham nailed the Unknown I love it. I must go here. Thank you so much for sharing
Take Arizona interstate 19 south until you get to exit 12, head west about 30 minutes and you'll find it on your left hand side!
Hello great video lots to see . Just watched wonder Hussey video just came out Nov 18 2020 the town of Ruby has changed a lot in 2 years for the good .🤔 Cjd wash state . Thank you for the show on Ruby az 👍
Brother, i live in Rio Rico near this, and other ghost towns. Replace the word "found" with "followed the signs" to Ruby, Washington camp.....etc.
Exactly! I too used to live in Rio Rico (1991-2003) and these towns are well known and visited. My wife and I were at Ruby as recently as 2016. My Dad and I used to ride around Washington Camp and Duquesne back in the early 90's. When I went to Calabasas, the office was still housed in the old school house. Rio Rico didn't even have a high school, we had to choose between Sahuarita and Nogales, lol.
Agreed. I've lived in Tucson since 69' and I love the area from there to Arivaca and over to Sasabe.
I was thinking the same thing. Its literally on the map
No need to be a twerp about it.
@@Desert_Marcupial twerp? I havent heard that since the 1980, how old r u
... really appreciate the narration and the history ... and respect for the stuff still there ... blessings ...
Only reason it's still abandoned is because I'm on vacation. I'll be home soon.
What happened to moondog, the old caretaker?
@@bryanlawless5394 Sundog I believe. Haven't been back to see him since we fixed the road a while back.
Are you still on vacation, just checking :)..??
We had slides like that in the 60's & early 70's, we used to rub them down with wax paper to slide faster & it was very fast
Thank you for your channel we wife have never had a vacation so your channel takes us there God bless always it's breath taking
Take yer wife on a vacation, for God's sake. I'm dirt poor, but I still do it once a year. Out in the desert in SoCal.
Thank you for such a great film and unlike other exploration videos where it's very loud and shouty you are so calm and clear with the story your telling us it's a great experience to watch, please keep making videos like this and I hope other you tubers learn from how you make your videos.
Hi Jon. Made it to Ruby. The room where you left the stickers was close. It had a security steel door on it. Notice say they are opening up museum there in June or July. That room is all cleaned up. No stickers for us🙁
You and your crew are not alone.People are watching you.
Very good video. I checked the town on Google Earth, and was surprised that street view actually drove along a dirt road passed the town's entrance. Wish you added footage of the dried up lake with some ruins on and next to it, and given an explanation on what those three very large holes/craters are up top of the hills South West of the town !
I found this by accident, love your video and commentary found this oddly relaxing to watch. Thank you
This is the first Exploration Unknown video I have seen. I liked that you described the feeling (no wind) and smell of the things you investigated. Makes me feel like I was there with you. I was born in 68, before lawsuits were a thing and yes, we had 20 ft slides and I loved them, dangerous as they may have been. Thanks again, I'll check out your other videos.
how could it be abandoned since 1930 depression? When there is a book from 1960 in the class room.
They didn't have fiberglass hot tubs either. Think its being used as a dump
Basir Baser he goofed apparently, as he says up there in the comments.⤴️
Mined your own business, is how.
Tall slide. Kids still had brains and common sense back then. No biggy.
Reminds me of a documentary, where an archeologist is exploring an old cliff-dwelling indian site, and commenting how she couldn't understand how children could have possibly survived there, with 100 foor high shear drops.
People are intellectually devolving, despite technology making us appear more intelligent.
They lived and learned back in those days, instead of having someone protect them from everything. They probably learned a lot quicker what not to do. A lot of other countries, like France, still raise children that way, and think it's a lot healthier for them, than making them afraid of everything.
No Democrat "progressive" libtards around back then to force their "political correctness" down everyones throats.
+Reese Daniel dam right! you could live exactly how you wanted.
SOLUTION ONE - "dam" a construction that beavers build.
+Leslie DeBois *beaver's*
Absolutely LOVE this Video!! The footage, the history, everything is awesome!! Congrats Jon and Tim 🎉🎊💜☮️
You have such a calming presence my goodness, such a breath of fresh air!
This is a pretty awesome place..we had a slide like that at our elementary school.. It was awesome.. Glad Tim didnt go any further or get hirt worse... Thanks Jon for another awesome video!!
I calculated the mine shaft to be about 572 ft deep, based on the rock drop.
And to think, someone drove that truck there and just left it, so much history there just left unknown it drives me crazy!
That hot tub tells me that it has been occupied at least in the '70s
Their are a lot of abandon town's,cities, places, homes in the world. What a shame their are so many. All those places being left to rot away.
*there
Here in Newfoundland , they resettled many small outports during the 1960’s . Beautiful areas worth exploring .
You're supposed to yell "LOOK OUT!!!" before you go dropping anything down a shaft.
This place is an awesome find! If only the walls could talk imagine the tales they could tell just in the history alone.
aleli jariol in
I am from the UK. We don’t have this sort of history. The video is so interesting. Thank you.
Country Bumpkin youre kidding right.
Cornish mines dating to the 1700s.
Flint mines 5000 years old.
Roman marching camps.
Stonefucknghenge.
Hadrians wall.
Every second hillock has a bronze or iron age fort at the top.
Cant move for tripping over norman mott and bailey castles.
Youve got more history within a mile of whereever the hell it is you live than most of america can dream of.
yeah, but you have your history of conquering and pillaging the globe, not really inventing, just stealing and re-purposing. Good thing some of you broke off and help found the great USA. Ah, but I guess we did the same to our Indians as you did yours.
Country Bumpkin lol this city wouldn’t exist without British Empire lol
@@shonazef7351 Yes it existed in spite of the British Empire, LIMEY!
@123 456 Yeah like Germany.
This is an old mining town founded by Mr.wickenburg. I live rigjt near there.
Tell us all about it please!
Plz say more about it
interesting to see how people lived and i could just kind of imagine how it would've been. Thank you!
This town seems like the perfect staging area for the Cartel drug mules and the human smuggling coyotes.
Thanks for the video,
God Bless
I didn’t know you were going to be in my neck of the woods Jon. Most people are surprised by the history of Arizona. You should check The Lost Dutchman Mine in the Superstition Mountains ⛰ there was also a plane accident about 5+ years ago and everyone in the plane died when they crashed into the superstition Mountains. I could see the flames from my yard that’s how close I am to the Superstition Mountains
Yea I wanna definitely check that out next time. We went there on our road trip at the beginning of the year.
Exploration Unknown there are quite a few cool places to explore. There is also the birdcage saloon which I think could be up towards Tucson but I’m not ahunter percent sure but it’s extremely haunted and I imagine after the plane crash in the superstition Mountains I guess it was about 10 years back maybe less there’s gonna be a lot of residual energy there because the pilot which was the father and their children passed away on Thanksgiving. That kind of death means no real closure and possibly not knowing they have passed away It was the weirdest thing to see it happening while it’s also on the news and to see the fire 🔥
Anthony Sullivan I sincerely believe it exists. I will say that you are right in that there have been no records of anyone making it back alive
Anthony Sullivan The superstition Mountains are very big it’s not just one now there many many mountains so it’s quite possible that people have become lost trying to find its exact location. I am currently a little more interested in and exploration ever since the airplane that crashed there. I do believe there’s a lot of paranormal activity there
I'm from that area also. Moved in the early 90's. I spent many months in those mountains. It's very dangerous out there. Don't go without someone who knows the area. It's very easy to get lost. And there's only two fresh springs. If you do t know where they are. You'll be in big trouble. It's impossible to carry enough water for any real treks.
Ok that's out of way.
Do you know Holt automotive?? Across the highway from Autozone. May not be there anymore. I've been gone 20 years. Things change.
You should adjust your sound / microphone after the loud music plays. Your narration is very quiet.
We were in Ruby and Aravaca, around 1966 looks pretty much the same ... thanks for the revisit
In the Early 90's there was a grocery store. Worked on a ranch nearby and used to go there on occasion to use the restroom.
This place screams run for your life while you still have the chance 😱
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No, it really doesn't. Old towns aren't scary
@@TheWoodsman661 this town is scary. feel very negative energy right thru the video
@@marjoriegarner5369 guess you're easily scared, then. There's nothing wrong about the existence of an abandoned town.
Good place to metal detect
No cell service, you say. Good thing Arizona will allow me to open carry....
Great video, btw. Love the drone footage...
@ 9:12 I just spotted a 150 year old Chrysler 300.
Yes, and the electric motors that ran the machines
At the time I watched this video, you had 1.5 million views and 12k Likes. Impressive! Congrats! Keep up the good work!
Thanks for taking me along appreciate it man. As far as not getting it perfectly about dates as such it’s all good!💪🏻🐸🤙🏻🤙🏻
That place is absolutely amazing... I would love to visit or camp there.
I don't care if the info about that ghost town was accurate, but let me tell you i was at home on a Friday night thinking of going out but that video somehow put me in a serene mood and now I am staying home!
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Great video as always, and I know this might sound silly but that town seems so sad some how, as if it is waiting for it's people to return, told you it was silly didnt i but thats the strange strong feeling i get, so please dont laugh, thank you for sharing it with us all.
I love that old truck you saw!! I LOVE OLD TRUCKS!! I have old trucks on my Pinterest page!!! You are my favorite explorer, Jon!!! Does Heather go with you?? LOVE YOU!!
it's great that you have knowledge of the history of that area and that you spent the night says a lot about your findings and what you're saying about the place and I'm glad to have seen this. I feel like I know something about Arizona and how far it is from the Mexico border thank you.
I like that you're allowed to visit and camp in the town if you like. I think more places should do that!
Most places might attract the wrong sort of idiots that would spray it up or burn it down.
A lot of places used to but people would destroy them or leave their garbage so they stopped letting people on
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Wow, Dejavu: We lived in Tucson as a Kid, We went Camping in Pena Blanca Lake, as a 10 Year Old then we drove thru some real Windy Road and My Dad Asked for Directions from this Guy that lived in a House in a Mining Town (Ruby Arizona). I now know my Dad was Quaisi-Lost, But Him being a "Dad" He was in Denial. Anyway the Guy gave my Dad Directions. That was back in the 1950's. Thanks for the Ride back in Time, Kudos on The Video Excelente! Ed the C from Cameron Park, California.
Peña Blanca was nice!! Too bad they closed it.
Wow I would love to have that old jail house door it's awesome
I want the '41 Ford dump truck. And the loader.
A 20 foot slide! Back in a better time. Kids living their best life. Thank you for sharing the adventure. Y'all have a great channel.
Great little town. Looks like that would be a nice Jeep destination, with friends of course.
Thanks for staying clean man. I've watched other exploration videos and its the F word every other word. No need for that.
I agree. So nice to have nice clean videos to watch.
Yes, thank you for being clean. First time viewer.
The ones who use unnecessary profanity to decorate their speech are usually the young ones trying to sound grown up or tough.
I hate it when producers can't watch what they say. Swearing is not expectable unless you are an uneducated, uncouth individual. Thanks for being clean it is appreciated.
Awkward Bob I agree 100%
Just saw your note, late 1800s to 1940's looks about right. But lots there looks like 1980's stuff.
that's what I thought, some of the stuff looked newer than just 1940's
its year 2019, they started in 1870, so really the town is 149 years old, but its still amazing. I would love to camp there.
@@tag1out ok? When i commented that the dates showed it was 149 years, and it was a joke comment any way?? Im going to bed, i dont need to take any more time on someone who doesn't understand what im even saying.
This is kinda like the abandoned Bohemia mining district outside of Cottage Grove Oregon. You should check it out. It's pretty cool.
I was there just a couple of months ago and things have changed since you made this video. The Wynn Corporation bought a huge parcel of property and built the biggest water park in Arizona. Slides, bouncy cages and water boarding fun for the whole family.
looks to me like it was abandoned in the 60s.....the tires, Readers Digest books, basketball court, etc
There was a book from 1968 btw.
And they used electric motors to run the machines
They said it had been abandoned since the 30s but someone had been staying there since then for sure that engine they showed on the tires had a modern air conditioner compressor on it that look like it was from the 70's or 80's and odds are it was old when it was pulled so it was probably left there in maybe the 90s. sure I'm guessing but it definitely wouldn't have 30s.
Usually, there's some kind of caretaker living on site to prevent vandalism which is a huge problem. Some folks just have to break and take stuff.
I agree with the early 80s small block chevy with smog still on it kinda voids the ghost town part. I would say hillbilly homestead is more like it.
Like watching videos of old ghosts towns. Would have liked to see a old cemetery showing tombstones of towns people were buried?👍✌🇺🇸
Great find. Cool content. I'm loving the epic childhood death slide.
About 15 miles west of Rio Rico, AZ close the Border , I'd be careful ! Of course I pack conceal carry every time I desert explore.
Wow that's an amazing find!! Loved it
I loved the footage. You made you're own little documentary. ;)
When Tim dropped that rock down the shaft was AWESOME👍
What great place to explore! All things considered it appears to be pretty well keeped or preserved or fozen in time or whatever you want to call it. Compared to more urban exploration sites with graffiti and senseless destruction. Thanks for sharing!
I camped there as a scout backing in 2003-2004. I recognized that truck, it hasn't changed at all.
You should have gone down that slide on a bike lol. Loved this video, what a fascinating place
slide on a biike,wooman got hurt doing that!!!!!! funny tho
Karen Johansen good one, I have that video saved for a laugh.👍😃
LOL !
I have too lol. Always makes me laugh.
It's a reference to AdamTheWoo sliding down a slide on his bike. You should watch it as it is hilarious lol. It's titled something like Great Bike Wreck, I am an idiot.
Daaaaaang that's a long ole way for me to go to get a sticker lol. Great video as always, thank you Jon. Btw, just sat here watching your video I actually saw 2 false black widow spiders at opposite ends of the bedroom eek. One brave Husband later and we're good xD xx
10:07 sounds like 3 keys being hit on a piano!
was just gunna comment the same thing had to see if anybody else noticed!!
Heather Turner I heard it as well.
Heather Turner I heard it also.
Yes, i heard a key besides his buddy in the blue shirt was probably inside when he was by the slide. As a little later his buddy in blue is outside when he's in the schoolhouse.
Yes. Def heard that
People see out of the box and the potential what you can do with this town rebuilt and start fresh. The way they live in those days is better then now. Imagine the peace and quiet you get. With people who you love. I for one would love to live in a town like that. Don't know about you if, I ever hit the millions that the first thing, I would do.
If you win millions and decide to go, please let me know and take me with you. :)
That pit you said your friend stepped on and fell through, that was a scales for weighing trucks ,wagons or what ever .
You guys should go to Canada and visit Sirdar in BC. It's just across the BC/USA border at Idaho. Very old mining town. Google it or search on TH-cam.
The thing your boy fell through is an old scale for trucks
No hot tubs in the thirties. Looks more like the place would have been abandoned in the seventies looking at some of the equipment.
MF9000, I lived not far from Ruby as a kid. Per my parent's, Ruby was an active town in the 1970's with the mines still going, not a heavy populated place. Most places in south eastern az take awhile to get to. Welcome to the real west.
yeah that engine looks like out of an 80's GM and the yellow loader looks like 70's or so.
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Wow, this is cool stuff and I enjoyed listening to you explain the site! Thanks a million man.
I would say that platform that your buddy fell through used to be a scale of some sort
Abandoned since the 30s. No way. I saw a modern looking security camera at the beginning of the video and those books were from the 60s
I don't think the file cabinet was from the 1930's and the headlights on the truck are fresh anyways still a cool video...
Excellent, but you flash off images too soon.
Thought the *exact* same thing.
Same here.. Haha 😂 I thought I was mayb too curious.
I agree
Denise Simpson That thing you were talking about is an ice machine
The picture slideshow effect is very annoying
Great find. Very cool old place. However, it appears to be only about 30 to 50 years old. Still very cool to explore.
The first place you were in with the pumps, and then outside with the pit is a sewage plant. Those are sewage pumps and that is or was raw sewage in the pit. 40 or so years ago I used to go to similar type sewage operations and repair the pumps.