Don't listen to someone telling you to talk less. Your narrative is perfect and what we love. They can turn the volume down if they need to, but I like to hear your talk.
The ore is dumped from the tramway into the ore bins. Then the ore travels up to the top of the mill on that inclined conveyor beltway. It is then dumped into jaw crushers and then the ball mill. A large tumbler that the balls are in turns and crushes the ore. That smoke stack is the Smelter which basically cooks the material out of the crushed ore. Most all mills are built on split levels or on the side of a hill because gravity is the main work force of mills. Great job of exploring. I love mills. All kinds of machinery. You might want to pick up a copy of "Drills And Mills" by Will Mayerriecks. It explains all the machinery used in mills and how it all works.
we drove around this town in 1958. all the equipment was here, but there was no one around. it looked as though they had just shut down and left. im glad you were here because i have have always wanted to come back, and see the place.
Wonder Hussy What mining claim are you on? My great grandfather lived & ran mines in Pioche. They trammed the ores from the Prince mine I believe. Mining silver. It was owned by WS Godbe & was the Pioche Consolidated mines. Im positive that's it.
Millions of $$$$ were taken out of that Mine & there's millions more being mined now. I had stock in that company that my g grandfather left dated 1895. There's a lot of history there.
Sarah, I find your narration of your amazing videos very interesting and entertaining. Your intelligence and humor makes you one of the best TH-camrs out there. Also you have a nice singing voice. Please keep cranking them out. Don't change a thing.
The wax impregnated boxes are full of core samples from the drill rigs they used around the area. I worked for a geologist company in Wells, NV for a time and moved hundreds of those boxes around.
Sarah you have great voice, I love the way you talk and sing. Those of us who are your fans love you we love the way do your videos you are perfection in motion. God Bless and take care.
Thanks for the shout out to one of my favorite all time rock n roll bands, AC/AC and our favorite all time song to gather the family around and sing together at Christmas time, Big Balls!… lol. Also, I saw you sporting that AC/DC hat, to boot. Atta girl!
I can tell your an AC/DC fan. Heard AC/DC references on a couple of your video's! I love it when you always say "far out!" Love exploring abandoned places "with you" via your channel. Keep up the good work.
An aerial tramway carried buckets ore from the mines to the Godbe Mill. The tramway ran during the 1920s and 1930's, but was only used for the transportation of silver and nickel ore.
We were there three years ago. Neat abandon mine. We were told to leave, the gentleman said they worry that someone might get hurt. There is a great example of one of the tram towers on the other side of the highway. Great videos, love watching them.
I really appreciate your commentary on your channel. I find it interesting and great fun watching you and your Daredevil antics! Keep up the good work.....
When I was stationed in Vegas. We would go to Pioche. We would camp at a state park with a nice lake and do some fishing. Pine trees, green mountains.. very nice.
Those balls you found are actually called "Mill Balls". I work at a gold mine here in northern Nevada and believe it or not those ball mills are still used today in the mining process. The reason why you found all different sizes of balls is because over time and use, the mill balls start grinding down and start getting smaller and smaller untill theyre gone. They start about cannon ball size!
You are one brave lady. Very impressive. The balls crush the ore in the ball mills, the mixed balls you found in the drums were removed when they got to be too small to do the job.
I truly enjoyed the video! It was very interesting, and I must say, "You're very courageous!" I would've never climbed up those onto those places you did.
Was listening to this playlist of videos. You have a great voice and you describe all you see. I wonder that at all the mines and abandoned mills you visit that you don't spend some time in mining museums learning names of stuff. You're smart and could pick up on that stuff really quick.
You have a good eye for composition. Yes, great for a photo shoot or by itself a good shot (11:43). The time and money it must have taken to build these places blows me away. Everything derelict now.
She's also playing with small balls, medium balls and the biggest balls of all, swinging to the left and swinging to the right, she's swinging and milling around. LOL
I love your videos. You've kind of inspired me to do some road tripping adventures. We don't really have as interesting of places to check out as you do, here in Iowa, but we have a few. Oh, and you're beautiful, physically & personally, by the way!!!!
it is a bad snow storm late at night here in dark cold snowy frozen icy northern Canada,my beautiful country cabin is warm and toasty,with a nice fire in the woodstove,some hot buttered popcorn and some good weed and enjoying Lil`Wonderhussy desert ghost town exploration in the sunny warm desert...i love your videos and i love gawkin at stuff!...thank you Lil`Wonderhussy!
New subscriber here. I love how you get excited finding old relics in these abandoned places. You can talk all you want too. I can tell that your very passionate when it comes to finding old abandoned places. It's your channel and if the commenters say you talk too much, then tell them to put the video on mute. Great video WH and keep on exploring!!
I do. I love watching these vlogs about abandoned places. It's also a lost piece of history. Thank you for the comment back. That was a nice surprise and I wasn't expecting it since I know all youtubers are busy with their personal lives and also vloging. Take care and be safe out there. :)
Would love to see the plans for that mill that they used to build it! What a maze! Pioche was one rough town in it's hayday. They say that 72 men died in gunfights before the first natural death occured in the camp. It is famous for the first Boot Hill, which is one of the landmarks in the city. Pioche was one of the most important silver mining towns in Nevada. Cool find, Wonder Hussy.
Your stream of consciousness narration is always entertaining as far as I'm concerned. The people who don't like it can always find another youtube channel. Both of them.
Probably get in where the oar carts dumped. From there it looked like there is a conveyor belt that leads into the building. I doubt they had that blocked.
@Bobby Harper, don't be an asshole. If you don't like the video than don't watch it. I don't need to see top comment talking about her talking too much, no one cares what you think bro.
DIFFICULT to watch!!! you had me flinch several times. Then walking into that board at the end confirms the idea that exploring in flip flops and not watching where you're heading is *EXTREMLY DANGEROUS* I really don't want to see you get hurt--but if you do , no one will see the recording because it will be at the bottom of a ravine or dusty ore smelter somewhere YEIKERS indeed ! ❣😵❣
That's a very cool find. Have you ever been to the abandoned mill just outside of Yosemite? It was a large scale production with multiple buildings which you can explore.
Mining for Sphalerite is a mineral that is the chief ore of zinc. The Mine isn't far away, and another refining mill also. Your talking as if we are there with you is what I like and your curiosity for old places.😁
i just subscribed.... this is my third in a row vid and i am watching,(most of your commentary is spot on and makes me smile too)the reason for writing this is you said it is 6,000 feet and you froze your balls off..... nicely done!
Grew up literally across the highway from this mill. Never went and explored, we all knew what No Trespassing meant. Neat video, but it’s videos like these that end up drawing people in and trespassing all kinds of places. Just because the caretaker doesn’t catch you, and there’s no one around, doesn’t mean you can just cross a gate and walk around. You didn’t take anything from there, but the next person may want to go in and help themselves to whatever they can get their hands on.
That might make a nice side trip the next time I'm in that general area, hopefully this year. I'll add it to my to-do list out there, which currently includes seeing Area 51 again (for the umpteenth time, but probably from a different mountain peak this time), having a burger, revisiting a rarely visited crash site, and finding a particular, very strange rock again that I stumbled across by accident on a previous hike to a crash site. The one photo where I sat my GPS on the rock, it was too out of focus to read the coordinates, and the track log was accidentally turned off! Also planning to hike cross-country a few miles between two related sites of interest, rather than drive as close as possible to each for two separate hikes. So many crash sites and debris fields exist in that area, that maybe I'll find something related or unrelated between the two. Or some elk antlers and military flare debris like last time. Hopefully without nailing my boot to my foot with cactus spines like last time! Ouch. Tweezers, pliers, and a knife....don't leave home without them! That was actually a case where flip-flops would have been a good thing, to be able to pull the sole straight down to remove the spines, and to also have access to cutting them between the flip flop and foot, unlike with a boot.
So what is it about mining in the Great Basin? Are the ore deposits pretty small? Years ago a geologist found a deposit of Uranium ore in the White Mountains of NH-they were never able to get a mining permit. My guess is that it was too small to be worth it.
Wow amazing how you climbed up that steel support and worked your across and down into the building and in flipflops at that. And the balancing walk across the collection bins had me on tiptoes. I wonder what was milled there.
Have you ever thought about doin some paintings of some of those neat old places? I do sometimes. I really love paintin old places. I haven't painted in over a year, tho, because so much has been happenin in our lives, but i intend to get back to it.
Talk as much as you want, its your video. Some people just complain and whine about everything lol. I like your videos very interesting and funny. Thanks.
Order a pair of Keen brand shoes from Zappos. They have a wide toe box, several styles are ventilated and all have protection from stubbing your toes. On my adventure trips outside the U.S. only need the pair I wore on the airline. Last year they handled the wet in the Peruvian Amazon to the Rocks in Machu Picchu to the canals in France. Actually, they did quite well on the strip in LV too.
I went up to Pioche to go exploring and only explored the town up on the side of the hill. I never got to actually explore the old mill. Next time when I go about in that part I shall explore the mill.
Some people are meant to be ignored. My wife and I have decided that you are the second coming of Gertrude Stein. If one ever wanted to hear the musings of the mind of Gertrude, girl you got it. Better looking for sure but your content like the Donner Party is most excellent and you are a natural muse and you ask the simple but hard questions that Gertrude was notorious for. That childlike curiosity coupled with the mind of an experienced soul makes for conversation worth hearing. Keep talking. Don't always agree with some of your views on life, but hey, that's what keeps us thinking and changing and most of all, growing.
To be a mechanic there you just needed a hammer and a pouch of nails. Amazing how much wood construction was used. I wonder when it was in use ,Wonder ?
Don't listen to someone telling you to talk less. Your narrative is perfect and what we love. They can turn the volume down if they need to, but I like to hear your talk.
The ore is dumped from the tramway into the ore bins. Then the ore travels up to the top of the mill on that inclined conveyor beltway. It is then dumped into jaw crushers and then the ball mill. A large tumbler that the balls are in turns and crushes the ore. That smoke stack is the Smelter which basically cooks the material out of the crushed ore. Most all mills are built on split levels or on the side of a hill because gravity is the main work force of mills. Great job of exploring. I love mills. All kinds of machinery. You might want to pick up a copy of "Drills And Mills" by Will Mayerriecks. It explains all the machinery used in mills and how it all works.
we drove around this town in 1958. all the equipment was here, but there was no one around. it looked as though they had just shut down and left. im glad you were here because i have have always wanted to come back, and see the place.
i love your chatter. .u point out things i may have missed and your thought process makes me go to wiki and find more info.. thank you!!
+T A glad you are enjoying!
Wonder Hussy What mining claim are you on? My great grandfather lived & ran mines in Pioche. They trammed the ores from the Prince mine I believe. Mining silver. It was owned by WS Godbe & was the Pioche Consolidated mines. Im positive that's it.
Millions of $$$$ were taken out of that Mine & there's millions more being mined now. I had stock in that company that my g grandfather left dated 1895. There's a lot of history there.
I LOVE TO HEAR YOU TALK. Keep talking. You're the best! What you say and how you say it keeps me subscribed.
I second this motion
thanks!
Seriously. if someone says you talk too much in YOUR own video, I say screw them. They can go watch someone else's videos.
i agree dont stop yacken :P :D ur so awesome sauce
How else are they gonna know what youre up to
Sarah, I find your narration of your amazing videos very interesting and entertaining. Your intelligence and humor makes you one of the best TH-camrs out there. Also you have a nice singing voice. Please keep cranking them out. Don't change a thing.
you are pragmatic and your descriptions are concise ...... you rock girl!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You talking is one of the best parts of your videos, I think you are wonderful.
Don't let the haters discourage you, your talking is a big part of the charm of your video's.
Believe me you couldn't talk too much Wonder Hussy. I love your voice, your humor and the way you talk. Keep on doing what you're doing babe.
Hi, I think you are doing a great job narrating. Thanks for the Tour 🇺🇸
The way your making these videos is perfect! do not change a single thing!!
The wax impregnated boxes are full of core samples from the drill rigs they used around the area. I worked for a geologist company in Wells, NV for a time and moved hundreds of those boxes around.
I think you're commentary is really entertaining & insightful with all the facts.
Sarah you have great voice, I love the way you talk and sing. Those of us who are your fans love you we love the way do your videos you are perfection in motion. God Bless and take care.
Thanks for the shout out to one of my favorite all time rock n roll bands, AC/AC and our favorite all time song to gather the family around and sing together at Christmas time, Big Balls!… lol. Also, I saw you sporting that AC/DC hat, to boot. Atta girl!
I can tell your an AC/DC fan. Heard AC/DC references on a couple of your video's! I love it when you always say "far out!" Love exploring abandoned places "with you" via your channel. Keep up the good work.
You are crazy Wonderhussy. Climbing up that metal lattice in flip flops is insane. Stay safe.
Steve Jimmy : Side with him, put boots on Sarah!! Should not tour mill
Without!!
I'm not sure how many of these you have made but, keep them coming. They are very interesting and your narration is fun to listen to.
An aerial tramway carried buckets ore from the mines to the Godbe Mill.
The tramway ran during the 1920s and 1930's, but was only used for the
transportation of silver and nickel ore.
Love your wonderment of your discoveries.
We were there three years ago. Neat abandon mine. We were told to leave, the gentleman said they worry that someone might get hurt. There is a great example of one of the tram towers on the other side of the highway. Great videos, love watching them.
Lot of history in abandoned mines. Great video and narration.
I really appreciate your commentary on your channel. I find it interesting and great fun watching you and your Daredevil antics! Keep up the good work.....
commentary is the best never stop talking because if it bothers the trolls you make us happy that enjoy youre vids and you win win win
Thought I had seen all your videos. Nice surprise. Great video. Impressive climbing skills.
You are not talking too much. Keep up the good work.
Enjoyed this video. Keep on narrating, it makes the videos feel more personal. Plus I find it entertaining to hear you speak. Your so smart and funny.
When I was stationed in Vegas. We would go to Pioche. We would camp at a state park with a nice lake and do some fishing. Pine trees, green mountains.. very nice.
Those balls you found are actually called "Mill Balls". I work at a gold mine here in northern Nevada and believe it or not those ball mills are still used today in the mining process. The reason why you found all different sizes of balls is because over time and use, the mill balls start grinding down and start getting smaller and smaller untill theyre gone. They start about cannon ball size!
You are one brave lady. Very impressive. The balls crush the ore in the ball mills, the mixed balls you found in the drums were removed when they got to be too small to do the job.
I truly enjoyed the video! It was very interesting, and I must say, "You're very courageous!" I would've never climbed up those onto those places you did.
Great tour, I love these old places. I owned a few old mills in NH, found some neat stuff. Keep doing what you do best...
Safety third lol Definitely an understatement, wearing flip flops and climbing all over that lol Love watching you explore!
Was listening to this playlist of videos. You have a great voice and you describe all you see. I wonder that at all the mines and abandoned mills you visit that you don't spend some time in mining museums learning names of stuff. You're smart and could pick up on that stuff really quick.
You have a good eye for composition. Yes, great for a photo shoot or by itself a good shot (11:43). The time and money it must have taken to build these places blows me away. Everything derelict now.
I used to live in Pioche, there is a lot of places to explore in that area. I miss it.
This is one of your best videos. Wish I was with you.
No Worry on your talking Sarah - Your Videos are just GREAT !! Your are a Great Gal !! All My Best Wishes - John - Canada
@8.46 you do not talk too much, it's good to hear you tell every one about the place you visit
Talk all you want, hon... It's refreshing to listen to a woman with intelligence and enthusiasm.
"What are ya doin?" 'Oh, just milling around..." Great video!
ZING!
She's also playing with small balls, medium balls and the biggest balls of all, swinging to the left and swinging to the right, she's swinging and milling around. LOL
You are gutsy at climbing around structures in flip-flops! Keep talking, that is half the adventure.
I love your videos. You've kind of inspired me to do some road tripping adventures. We don't really have as interesting of places to check out as you do, here in Iowa, but we have a few. Oh, and you're beautiful, physically & personally, by the way!!!!
thank you!!! Life is great!
it is a bad snow storm late at night here in dark cold snowy frozen icy northern Canada,my beautiful country cabin is warm and toasty,with a nice fire in the woodstove,some hot buttered popcorn and some good weed and enjoying Lil`Wonderhussy desert ghost town exploration in the sunny warm desert...i love your videos and i love gawkin at stuff!...thank you Lil`Wonderhussy!
I've always wanted to go exploring those old places
New subscriber here. I love how you get excited finding old relics in these abandoned places. You can talk all you want too. I can tell that your very passionate when it comes to finding old abandoned places. It's your channel and if the commenters say you talk too much, then tell them to put the video on mute. Great video WH and keep on exploring!!
thank you! I'm glad you understand and appreciate my enthusiasm!
I do. I love watching these vlogs about abandoned places. It's also a lost piece of history. Thank you for the comment back. That was a nice surprise and I wasn't expecting it since I know all youtubers are busy with their personal lives and also vloging. Take care and be safe out there. :)
I’d never say you talk too much, you don’t for a start! You figgreat places to explore and I enjoy your enthusiasm x
Would love to see the plans for that mill that they used to build it! What a maze! Pioche was one rough town in it's hayday. They say that 72 men died in gunfights before the first natural death occured in the camp. It is famous for the first Boot Hill, which is one of the landmarks in the city. Pioche was one of the most important silver mining towns in Nevada. Cool find, Wonder Hussy.
+Arlo Thompson it's a fun town and I need to go back!
So late to the adventure, but I love them all!
Thanks WH
AC/DC I saw them 6 times, but youve got the biggest balls of all, love you
Your stream of consciousness narration is always entertaining as far as I'm concerned. The people who don't like it can always find another youtube channel. Both of them.
Ignore the folks who say you talk too much ! please continue as you are ... your awesome 👏
Probably get in where the oar carts dumped. From there it looked like there is a conveyor belt that leads into the building. I doubt they had that blocked.
Don't worry about trolls saying you talk too much. You have a rich sexy voice and your narration is excellent.
They must not love our Wonderhussy like we do. I would not change a thing about her or her channel. Peace!
I'm so glad you don't curse in your newer videos.Im no prude but my granddaughter loved to watch you!!
@Bobby Harper, don't be an asshole. If you don't like the video than don't watch it. I don't need to see top comment talking about her talking too much, no one cares what you think bro.
@@raywalker8556 Don't drink and drive either, Ray. Lol
This is coming to you from 8-27-2021. I like who you are, and I really enjoy your vids. no changes necessary.
enjoyed your programme and sense of humour
You do NOT talk to much! Love your videos !
As the other person said, I love to hear you talk, It makes me feel like I'm there with you. I wish I was there with you this is an interesting place.
Love hearing you talk!
DIFFICULT to watch!!! you had me flinch several times. Then walking into that board at the end confirms the idea that exploring in flip flops and not watching where you're heading is *EXTREMLY DANGEROUS* I really don't want to see you get hurt--but if you do , no one will see the recording because it will be at the bottom of a ravine or dusty ore smelter somewhere YEIKERS indeed ! ❣😵❣
Keep talking, I think most of us like it.
She has so many great old videos, too.
Another GREAT video. You got my vote about NOT talking too much. You really do have balls, . . . .
Love your narrations.
That was still great!,,May be check back later for the big building!
I can't believe you climbed up that diagonal support in flip flops! Lucky you are such a tiny girl and so nimble!
Great video! Can you imagine what that place was like when it was being built?
looks like they did some thing with some type of oar mined from around the region . That was a big furnace there.
I enjoy your vids. I also enjoy those inadvertent shots of you.
That's a very cool find. Have you ever been to the abandoned mill just outside of Yosemite? It was a large scale production with multiple buildings which you can explore.
TDGarage no way!!! Where exactly?
Mining for Sphalerite is a mineral that is the chief ore of zinc. The Mine isn't far away, and another refining mill also. Your talking as if we are there with you is what I like and your curiosity for old places.😁
I lived in Pioche for five years. Still have a place in Ursine out by Eagle Valley lake. One of my best friends still lives in Pioche.
Do not stop talking. Great voice, sexy and full of enthusiasm.
i just subscribed.... this is my third in a row vid and i am watching,(most of your commentary is spot on and makes me smile too)the reason for writing this is you said it is 6,000 feet and you froze your balls off..... nicely done!
i love your voice you just say whatever to keep it interesting
Grew up literally across the highway from this mill. Never went and explored, we all knew what No Trespassing meant. Neat video, but it’s videos like these that end up drawing people in and trespassing all kinds of places. Just because the caretaker doesn’t catch you, and there’s no one around, doesn’t mean you can just cross a gate and walk around. You didn’t take anything from there, but the next person may want to go in and help themselves to whatever they can get their hands on.
Your extensive knowledge is impressive..
"holy shit this is better than a playground.".... ..Love it.
+tariffa100 Yeah I was trying not to cuss.... It's an uphill battle!
@@Wonderhussy if huell howser had a daughter your it I watched his shows religiously now I'm watching yours thanks
Your talking makes the videos great!!
That might make a nice side trip the next time I'm in that general area, hopefully this year. I'll add it to my to-do list out there, which currently includes seeing Area 51 again (for the umpteenth time, but probably from a different mountain peak this time), having a burger, revisiting a rarely visited crash site, and finding a particular, very strange rock again that I stumbled across by accident on a previous hike to a crash site. The one photo where I sat my GPS on the rock, it was too out of focus to read the coordinates, and the track log was accidentally turned off! Also planning to hike cross-country a few miles between two related sites of interest, rather than drive as close as possible to each for two separate hikes. So many crash sites and debris fields exist in that area, that maybe I'll find something related or unrelated between the two. Or some elk antlers and military flare debris like last time.
Hopefully without nailing my boot to my foot with cactus spines like last time! Ouch. Tweezers, pliers, and a knife....don't leave home without them! That was actually a case where flip-flops would have been a good thing, to be able to pull the sole straight down to remove the spines, and to also have access to cutting them between the flip flop and foot, unlike with a boot.
me too. have u done any urban explorations. that also cool
that was so excellent so cool thank you
You don't talk too much.I dig your commentary🐼
I love listening to your voice and every video you mead
I wish I could of helpful to you
I think you are perfect in every way wonder hussy
I love everything you do
talk I love it!! we have progresed from silent films
You definitely go in some crazy places for someone wearing flip flops.
Great find and also You be you wouldn't want it any other way.
"Sorry for the shitty angles here, but I'm risking my life".......
WonderHussy, you have no shitty angles. Thanks for risking your life.
So what is it about mining in the Great Basin? Are the ore deposits pretty small? Years ago a geologist found a deposit of Uranium ore in the White Mountains of NH-they were never able to get a mining permit. My guess is that it was too small to be worth it.
Wow amazing how you climbed up that steel support and worked your across and down into the building and in flipflops at that. And the balancing walk across the collection bins had me on tiptoes. I wonder what was milled there.
You should join me when I explore places along old route 66. Dinners, Hotels, and etc.
Love that old style kitchen sink.
Have you ever thought about doin some paintings of some of those neat old places? I do sometimes. I really love paintin old places. I haven't painted in over a year, tho, because so much has been happenin in our lives, but i intend to get back to it.
Talk as much as you want, its your video. Some people just complain and whine about everything lol. I like your videos very interesting and funny. Thanks.
i love it when you talk you have such a nice accent and you have such a hippi'sh talk lol love it continue what your doing love it
since you froze your balls off camping you should have picked a couple out of the barrels to replace them. Ha. Great exploration. Peace and Love. Tim
dirty old man!
Order a pair of Keen brand shoes from Zappos. They have a wide toe box, several styles are ventilated and all have protection from stubbing your toes. On my adventure trips outside the U.S. only need the pair I wore on the airline. Last year they handled the wet in the Peruvian Amazon to the Rocks in Machu Picchu to the canals in France. Actually, they did quite well on the strip in LV too.
I went up to Pioche to go exploring and only explored the town up on the side of the hill. I never got to actually explore the old mill. Next time when I go about in that part I shall explore the mill.
Some people are meant to be ignored. My wife and I have decided that you are the second coming of Gertrude Stein. If one ever wanted to hear the musings of the mind of Gertrude, girl you got it. Better looking for sure but your content like the Donner Party is most excellent and you are a natural muse and you ask the simple but hard questions that Gertrude was notorious for. That childlike curiosity coupled with the mind of an experienced soul makes for conversation worth hearing. Keep talking. Don't always agree with some of your views on life, but hey, that's what keeps us thinking and changing and most of all, growing.
To be a mechanic there you just needed a hammer and a pouch of nails. Amazing how much wood construction was used. I wonder when it was in use ,Wonder ?