My brother passed away today. Mr Ballen he loved your videos. He battled a drug addiction for years and he was doing good…your videos brought him peace of mind which he rarely ever had. He struggled for so long. And thank you for doing what you do man. Watching this one for him. Sorry if this is depressing…you made him incredibly happy thank you. Wow. Thank all of you for the comments. No this isn’t fake lol…I usually never even comment on TH-cam videos. And yes beef I guess that is weird. What’s more weird is the approach you took to call me out on that. I didn’t hold my brother dying in my arms and pull out my phone and comment on a TH-cam post. Hence if you read what I said I said today..not right now. Not ten minutes ago. Not last month like you said. But today. And people grieve differently. But I pray for you as well homie to deeper peace and happiness as you may not have that yet. And to anyone who thought this was weird or inappropriate. I apologize. We both knocked out watching mr Ballen and at the end of the day. It wasn’t for anyone but Mr Ballen to know his content can truly help people out. Again thank you everyone 🙏❤️. Anyone who battles this or knows someone who battles this I will keep you in my thoughts and pray for you as well! You got this. They got this. Crazy how negative some can be in a comment section. True Mr Ballen may have never seen it for the 20 people hating but 6 thousand people did and 590 of those people understand. Thank you everyone for your thoughts and prayers
Man, I'm so sorry! Drug addiction happens to good people. I like to consider myself a good person and I went down that road. Thankfully I was lucky enough to receive the help I needed. I'm sure your brother had a great and caring heart! If you need someone to talk, I'm here. I've lost 3 immediate members to addiction. It never starts to feel okay, but you will learn to deal with time. RIP to your brother. 🙏
Me, I personally wouldn't disregard the warnings of native inhabitants who know the natural surroundings well, anywhere. That's so many generations of human experience, regardless of what you believe in.
Our oldest gift our ancestors left us when we were born is our instinct, our "gut feeling", when we can sense something is wrong before even knowing what it is. Never ignore it. Do what it tells you. Those who do ignore it may not survive. If you're wrong, you can laugh about it later ...but if you're right, you might learn just how narrowly you escaped death or things worse than death.
I believe in listening to your gut, but I also believe that it's all too easy to whip yourself into an ultrasensitive paranoid state just by indulging bad fantasies at the wrong moment
I listen to my gut, but I also go heavily armed with weapons and my faith. I've learned the hard way to take a deer's approach to danger, because it's a F around and find out world. 😊
One thing about this story that I love is Chief Ouray. He was trying to save these men in 1874, this was right after the government had promised to keep miners off his tribes territory. The federal government never once kept that promise. Chief Ouray complained about the miners in 1872 and he had continuous renegotiations over tribal land, which ended up basically reducing their land significantly and their land rights for a small amount of money because the government threatened war if they didn’t agree. All of this and he still just wanted to see those men live. He was an incredible person who saw value in human life. Every human life.
I think that's one of the things that makes the stealing of their land even more tragic- there are a lot of stories like this about Native people who were selfless and helpful to lost white people. Because they respected life. It's a shame the proponents of "manifest destiny" didn't feel the same way.
I agree with you about the “good” natives but it’s an oversimplification. Tribes in the US were few and far between, relatively. And there were many warring tribes that decimated one another. There were also very brutal and cannibalistic tribes who performed human sacrifice. The natives were here for perhaps several millennia but they never advanced or flourished. As the world’s population grew at some point North America, being so vast, was going to need to accommodate people who were part of growing societies. I disagree on the whole with our government never keeping its word and that continues to this day, and our government has perpetrated some heinous crimes and still to this day is extremely corrupt. But so is every government- the nature of centralized power is that it follows a path of corruption. But the glazed over story of the poor natives is not very realistic, tbh.
@@sarahr3747 it’s funny, no one calls the holocaust a glazed over poor Jew history and yet there was a holocaust on our own soil and it’s the glazed over poor native history. Perhaps you don’t understand what a holocaust is or perhaps you don’t understand the history of the US. If you fully understand both and still call it a glazed over poor native history then I think only a psychotherapist can help you.
Can we all just take a moment to appreciate Mr. Ballen for going out to the San Juan Mountains in the dead of winter to tell this story? It's not fit for man nor beast out there.
What are you talking about kid?? Are u ok???? He didnt go anywhere. Hes home telling the story from his couch. Ur delussional. Outrageous comment. U musr touch grass
I love this! My great grandmother (Sunshine Cloud,) was Chief Ouray’s granddaughter. Most of my family (maternal cousins/aunts/etc,) live in the Southern Ute reservation ☺️. I’m super proud of my heritage and hearing new things surrounding the Southern Utes and my family makes me excited!
Awesome 🤩 I’ve recently become super fascinated with Native American culture. However, I struggle with wanting to ask questions (not personal, just in general about history, spiritual beliefs and way of life) but I’m too afraid of offending someone. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks friend ✌🏽💕🙏🏼 - Pittsburgh PA USA
@MrBallen I’m in the hospital after getting my leg amputated below the knee. Watching your videos has really helped distract me and pass the time. Thanks John!
I just recently learned the enjoyment of these videos. I’m a grown woman with an 18 year old son. The other day he walked in and said”Is that Mr, Ballen?” When I answered yes, he started laughing. He’s been a fan for 4 years. I’m learning to live again after the passing of my oldest to severe septic shock. It was good to hear my 18 year old and myself laugh together.
Side note if you ever find someone who is starving or dehydrated to almost death, do not give them lots of fluid or food. They will puke it up and do more damage to themselves. Small sips and small bites.
As a Native American I absolutely fully approve the title of this video & I would also reiterate "Never ignore native wisdom". Another banger Mr Ballen well done brother.👍🏻👌🏻🙏🏻
Am I the only one that stands on guard ready for the weekly upload? Nothing shall interrupt 🤣 thank you mrballen yet again for another brilliant video!
When we purchased our home on property resting inside of 2 overlapping forests, (a state forest and a nat’l forest), we were from Hawaii! Lol beachside lifestyle for decades, and had so much to learn. As we unloaded our things, an Indian - here where we live, native Americans of this area prefer to be called that - came to say hello. We were chatting and I asked him, “Would you walk down our (1/2-mile long, with towering forestry lining both sides of a steep in places, winding gravel) driveway, alone, to check the mail down at the roadway? At dusk? It’s remote here. So gorgeous you cannot believe you found this place, a remarkable, peacefully alive and wildlife galore bit of acreage for your homesite and then your trees, so useful personally - just one, and as a whole, alive and singing in the high winds up at their 80’+ crowns, doing the hula and leaning in fantastical angles en masse.. it’s magical, this place!, lol we love it. We just love it now closing in on a decade. Aaaanyway :-) I asked him if he’d walk down and back for the mail if it was getting dark out. He looked at me, a wise eyed man, older than me and so kindly, and he said, “Once. Not twice.” Ha! Well stated. I got his drift and have heeded his sage advice. The stuff we’ve seen and heard here are now legend within our friends and family to ponder. And he is a cherished member of our “hanai” family.
Hello Mr. Allen, I’m a 43 year school teacher. I just wanted to say your storytelling abilities are amazing. After years of YouTubing, your channel is the first and only channel I have ever subscribed to. Thank you for providing me so much entertainment.
Right? When I first saw one of his videos, not only is the story interesting but the way he tells it.. and I can’t even pinpoint why or what’s the difference but he has a knack for it
My little sister passed away last Wednesday, she was only 29. I’m having such a hard time and don’t even know how to process these overwhelming feelings. I’m sitting in parking waiting to go in to my baby sister’s wake and then funeral tomorrow morning. 😢 I have always watched Mr. Ballen but now I find myself binge watching because his voice gives me some peace. Ok I got through the wake now just the funeral tomorrow ahhhh
I'm sorry for your loss but know she's in a better place it's only us left here that feel the pain of a loved one while they are in paradise. God bless 🙌 🙏
The reason people enjoy your content is not only because your a great story teller but also a good person who finds enjoyment in helping others. Thanks for being you pal
I don’t know why I can’t reply to the top comment, but when I was struggling with a substance use disorder, these stories help me, too! I still struggle with serious chronic health issues, and they still help me! Having a bit of wonder and enjoyment in your day is such a helpful thing! These stories give me the feeling of the ghostlore and urban legends that were a big part of my childhood and youth! Oral tradition is so important and fulfilling to continue! Thank you for including indigenous stories from the First Nations, the original people of the U.S. (who my dad’s dad was descended from), and different places in the world. To the man who lost his brother, I’m sorry about your loss. I’m glad Mr. Ballen’s stories were as helpful to him as they are to me. Thanks for being there for him and supporting him, as his brother! It means so much to us, who struggle with substance use disorders, to be loved, accepted, included, and seen for who we really are as people, not just as our disease. ❤. Much love and my deepest sympathy.
This is one of the first times I knew the story the moment I saw the photo of Alfred. It's so interesting to hear the story told different ways. Especially the way MrBallen tells it. So even though I knew what was up, it was stil interesting to hear the story again.
@@kimberlyshepherd270 He'd most likely put a spin on it and it will be a whole new series about some hidden language in the pages and a conspiracy underneath, and I'd listen every time for sure.
*Native advice while in the woods at night:* If you ever hear the voice of a loved one call you out or you hear a whistle. DO NOT respond or whistle back, leave immediately.
I never have. Thank god, probably die of fright. Many times bush camping and in wilderness. Protected by yah. Pretty interesting days alone. At night. Next to the fire untill 3AM. Bears, oh my. Bears? Ya... no to well traveled ppl places. Most afraid I've ever been as one showed up every night wrecking havoc. That was a large group a dozen r so, in large area. I still did me...walks w a buddy till 3AM. Ask for short story why and you'll get very shirt but impact full (maybe?) answer.
Rapid eye movement therapy does wonders to help, but in the meantime I hope you do well and keep the bad thoughts at bay as much as you can :). You are a beloved child of God, and He loves you.
Gotta appreciate the artists who use their skills to capture moments like this, even at risk to their own health and sanity, because they know it’s important… back then it was probably the only way to have any real visual evidence of what was happening
flash photography wasn't invented until 1899, 25 years after this story happened. probably not commercially viable or available to police for several years after that. so yeah sketching a scene was literally the only way to capture visual evidence.
Well really what started the killing butchery and cannibalism was when Schwaan was doing his Let's build a snowman song and dance again to try to cheer up his companions but then Israel took the butchers revolver and shot Schwaan in the head. Then they were all sitting around the fire talking about eating their shoes when it was suggested to eat Schwaan. They all ate him except Israel. Then it all quickly snowballed after that
@delgriffith7949 I don't know. Chief knew the weather so I don't think he would have put his men in jeopardy. Maybe Alferd was a cannibal all along which is why he suggested that they leave..lol
I did some backpacking in the jungles of South America, and the natives gave me lots of instructions. Very specific, and sometimes bizarre, instructions: “don’t walk in any grass fields”, “don’t follow trails”, “watch the trees”, “if you find carvings on the floor, don’t touch them”, etc. I followed everything they said. Nothing bad ever happened to me, so I think it worked.
I’m half Ojibwa, my family takes ‘legends’ seriously. We never whistle at night or while the moon is out, and we never wander around at night alone after dark. But that seems like common sense to me. 😅
I’m glad you reminded me it’s not bad to ask for help. I was totally embarrassed I had a bad fall last week because of MS. Ambulance was called and I was embarrassed my legs didn’t work. My doctor said that’s their job don’t be embarrassed. To have you say it makes me feel better and not as ashamed. So thank you!
Think of all the situations, and various folks, EMTs meet, daily. 💞 Never be embarrassed; instead, realize how lucky🍀 we are, to live here. ❤ your TH-cam name, adore those films❣️ PS: Once, I got sick in the lobby of a 5-⭐️ hotel. The ambulance guys felt so bad for me, that they trashed my ambulance-ride notes, so I wouldn't get billed. (I wasn't working, at the time (1997).)
Diabetic 50 years and have been blessed with the help of strangers throughout my lifetime.😃 God blessed the humble, so allow yourself to ask for help.✌🏽🙏🏾
@@Otherworldly2003 💞💓💕... Your comment makes me tear-up, in joyful tears.🥹 "...allow yourself to ask for help"👍 Everything you typed will assist me in being stronger this week. Thank You❣️❤️🩹
I'm so sorry for your condition. Please look into mushroom tinctures. Lions Mane and Turkey Tail tincture may help delay the progress of MS. Wishing you all the best. Research Nicole Apelian's treatment for MS. Wishing you the best
@@MyKingdomForAK9 Then I have served our Father and his child will be well again. I love you in the blood of Jesus that is everlasting. Thank you for telling me I made a difference in your heart.
MrBallen would be a 10/10 Dungeon Master, dude is so animated and full of life while being mysterious. Really knows how to set a scene too. I know he’s got written stories already he’s reading off of, but he clearly is free-balling a lot of his speech and it’s really impressive
I saw the title for this and found it interesting so I hit play. When you started talking about western Colorado and the time period it was taken place in I sarcastically thought in my head “this would be crazy if he was talking about the Alfred Packer story.” And then you said Alfred Packer and I was LIKE WHAT! I have been to his grave sight, and visited the museum where they have bone fragments of the men that were killed in Lake City, CO. This story was so enthralling to me when I was 14 years old and I am 29 now. Love that you covered this! 🎉 it was so fun listening to!
This awesome. I gotta tell my nephew this story. Hes half Ute and Navajo. His dad named him Ouray. Now i know where he got his name. Snows are harsh here in colorado. I live 45 minutes from Grandby. Once it snows its hazard after hazard.
i thought it was insane they thought to go anywhere in winter. all you'd need is one proper snowstorm and how would you travel through the drifts? i bet the ones that stayed behind sure were both happy and horrified when they found out. wonder if chief ouray rolled up and said, "yo. your friends were cannibalized up in those mountains i specifically said not to cross. by your twitchy friend. just fyi. also, you're good to go now." imagine the shock for them. i also imagine he might not be totally shocked by the cannibalism part. hard to say what all dangers he figured were the russian roulette for them out there.
Same here. Mr. Ballen has a gift. I am from the Appalachin Mountains, where story telling is a treasure. Thank you Mr. Ballen. You have an amazing gift.
I'm 68. I remember the early days of television, and have been thrilled to find some of the best from those days here on TH-cam. Programs were good. Scripts were compelling. And there were local stations all over, showcasing great local talent. Some programs appealed to wide audiences, from sign on at dawn to sign off around 2 a.m. Your channel reminds me of the very best of that. Enthusiastic people giving their best, who also knew the "tricks of the trade", chasing electrons to and fro. Your persona makes me think of a modern version of Lorenzo - Google him if you never heard of him, he was a local TV version of Emmett Kelly, but hosting a show. And that is a serious compliment! - your storycraft is like a casual Rod Serling; pull up a chair, have a soda, coffee, beer; relax, all ages welcome, now prepare to be enthralled. It's not nostalgic. It's each generation finding its best, and it's wonderful. Thank you for giving an older person some very welcome hope, and a warm connection between some of the best of the past and some of the best in the present. And thank you, too, for always "labeling" your footage, so we know what's a re-enactment or re-creation, and what's authentic. It matters, especially in the "deepfake" age. And it speaks volumes. As does your charity work. I have absolutely no right to say this, other than as the proud niece of a Pearl Harbor survivor. But I will anyway because I know what it means. Bravo Zulu, Mr. Ballen.
It be like being at a new friends house for a sleepover and he gives you directions for the bathroom yet in the middle of the night you just decide instead to wing it in the dark forgetting everything he told you. Makes no sense. Thats how ya end up pissing in the sink.
Brother you're gifted the excellent amazing awesome story teller person in the world! You will have a great generation and your children and grandchildren will be really proud of you !
Can't believe it's already been 2 years since I have been following this channel! Thank you for these amazing stories, which substituted for my boredom and anxiety...
I wasn’t expecting this plot twist. After that native man warned them about leaving too soon or going up the mountain, I thought there were monsters up there waiting to kill them and for them to go missing without any trace only for Alferd to be that monster😅. Just wow!
I had a feeling human jerky was involved but figured another, more dangerous group lived on the mountains. But once Alferd showed up months later, I knew it was jerky time. Then when we were told he was even abandoned by his friend, I just felt like he retaliated. Now we don't know if he was actually abandoned or if he just turned on them one night, but I knew he killed them.
I thought it obvious who the bad guy was about 10 minutes in when explained that the name Alferd was embarrassing for him and yet Mr Ballen continued to reference him by that name
@@brittanyholtgreven4106 Lmao, everyone around alfred, called him alferd, so calling him that, makes sense when you storytell from those people's experiences, otherwise it wouldn't be the same
This story is incredibly close to me. I'm from these areas where the stories take place and my aunt had property where Chipita, Chief Ouray's wife, had a cabin which still existed in my youth. . Thanks Mr. B for making it real. You are a gem.
I literally live in Western Colorado by the San Juan mountains. Chief Ouray is a big deal around here. You should never ignore warnings for superstitions about an area from a native American. They’ve been here so much longer than we have and they know what’s up.
@@happilysmpl the winter and the mountains in the area are rally treacherous. Vey steep, snowy, cold, and with limited resources. Chief Ouray would absolutely know about the dangers in the area related to winter conditions and warned that they would likely not survive if they ventured out. As far as superstitions, I am not overly familiar with the beliefs of the Ute native tribes. Some of the plains natives believe in creatures like wendigos and other “paranormal” type creatures. It is a beast/spirit that stalks and possesses people, causing them to turn into cannibals. This feature is associated with winter by the natives who tell the stories. I think it was likely a combination of the physical dangers and the paranormal dangers that chief Ouray was warning them about. Hopefully that made sense! 😅
I always find myself saying “so, if that’s of interest to you…” right along with you! I love the way you deliver the strange dark and mysterious in story format!
Don't drink alcohol to warm up. It brings your blood away from your organs, giving the illusion of warmth while it freezes you. That, and it doesn't last. You'll be colder than you were to start.
Drinking alcohol to warm up is valid if you're gonna be in the cold for a short duration, its kind of like the energy drink version of feeling warm. You get a boost for a short duration, then you 'crash' and you're worse than before. Absolutely do not drink if you're consistently in the cold though that's just setting yourself up for death as you said.
There was a guy on the titanic that survived the freezing waters of the atlantic titanic by being drunk off whiskey. It definitely makes a difference but your right I don't think it would last.
@WayToManyAssassins they used to give avalanche victims alcohol for a reason. Old shepherds trick is to give lambs and other livestock a dram of whiskey when they collapse from the cold. It will get the feet moving again for long enough to get someplace warm. Not recommended for long term cold exposure but there are cases where it's perfect elixir.
I like how John Randolph stumbles upon a "Cannibal camp" and quickly decides to sketch it and somehow the sketch ends up being really good. Like he was scared but the artist in him wanted to make sure it everything was perfect. That sketch is far better then what I can do with any amount of free time and under zero pressure.
artist and documentarian, probably. and yeah, it's a curse and a gift. i'm glad there was nothing to endanger him. also, i think he felt compelled to sketch it because who would believe a story like that?
I needed to hear that therapy part at the end bc I’ve been planning the quickest way to get it done. I’m about to be homeless, I’ve lost everything and I’m sober, family screwed me over bad. Thank you Mr. Ballen I just can’t afford a therapist but the message was great
Aw, shit...I'm so sorry everything is falling in on you at once! I was in that situation a long time ago, but I was still young and vigorous, and found a way up. Please try not to give up hope, as long as you are still alive there is hope.
I too feIt that way at one time in my Iife and I promise you it gets better. I'm now Iooking at 60 in 2 days and I have grown sons I Iove. I'm very glad I didn't chose to end things. You are worth it, no bad situation Iasts forever, I hope you can hang in there and keep on putting one foot in front of the other. One day at a time, that's how we find our way. I will pray for you and take care 🙏❤️
Bro, 28 yrs sober. In AA since 1991. I spent 2016 thru spring of 2020 sleeping in my dodge short bed. Even worse, the local AA treated me like dog poo. I have no family at all. Eff them all I say, my principles are intact and I am 100 % sober from everything. Good luck.
Fun fact, the University of Colorado at boulder allowed the student body to name the new cafeteria when it was built. What name did they chose? Alferd Packer Grill💀
MrBallen, I’ve struggle with bad insomnia for a few years but you tell stories so good that it helps me relax and eventually drift off to sleep, you are the go to channel on TH-cam! Just wanted to say thank you and keep up the great stories!
I tried that many times, he has soothing voice but when I am in half wake up state at that time my dreams become insane cause of the stories and some boom boom sounds in between
My husband and I love spending our Sunday nights geeking out on your stories! Question, about our boy Alfred (Alferd): If he was sentenced to 40 years at the age of 30, how exactly was he released when he reached the age of 92?
So 2 years ago when I was in a very abusive relationship I found your channel, and watched your videos all the time. I loved them so much as they were an escape of some sorts ;I would get lost in your storytelling. and they really helped me during a hard time. It’s 2 years later and I have a restraining order and pressed charges in my ex for trying to unalive me and my dog and long story short it also took me 2 years to watch a video of yours again. I stayed subscribed but every time you popped up on my home page I just couldn’t bring myself to watch the videos because they reminded me of such a dark time in my life. Now today, 2 years later I’m finally watching a video of yours for the first time and I’m glad I did. Thank you Mr.Ballen .
You picked an excellent one to come back on. This one, I think, is probably his best story. If you ever feel that way again, keep listening and think of all the people listening with you & take the opportunity to take your mind off of all the bad things you have to think about for a time. ❤
If anyone wants to see another retelling of this story, watch Cannibal the Musical. It's about Alferd Packer and all them, made by Trey Parker & Matt Stone (South Park creators) their very first project ever. It's one of my all time favorite movies.
Enjoyable old fashioned storytelling. It makes perfect sense that whatever country you live in or visit you listen to the locals. Chief Ouray tried but he couldn’t make any of them take his advice if they were foolhardy enough to think they knew better. Subscribed. 🇳🇿
I have epilepsy myself and I know that it's not uncommon for mental illness to be associated with it. In extreme cases it's been associated with dissociative disorders, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. That and depending on the type of seizures he suffered from (there are over 40 types, and people will usually suffer from more than one type based on what part of the brain is effected), would have been a recipe for disaster especially being unmedicated.
Us natives would say he was a wendigo or under the influence of one. Our elders told us that during the winter it's best to stay put and close to home, never go wandering into the forest for you'll fall victim to a wendigo, once human but has an appetite for human flesh, often depicted as a rotten half deer half human. I liked to believe that the deer was a sign of Alfred's deeds and what he had become. He should've listened to the warning his elder had given him.
@@jezifster talked to some natives and one asked me about what I knew about it since I am European . I told him not much but I’d be damned if I would ignore the advice of his people. I said that regardless of my own beliefs, stories exist for a reason. Regarding what word was used for these horrors, he said that “It’s the word you all understand. But at least you know what to be wary of.” Although he shared the thought that it was a bad word to speak aloud, for many reasons.
I thought the deer depiction of the Wendigo is much more contemporary, based from an artist in the 60’s, and that Wendigos were at first described as tall emaciated thin beings with hearts of ice, fangs and hollow eyes
As a resident of SW Colorado, I’m glad you told this story and it’s pretty legendary around here. Also bonus points for pronouncing “Ouray” correctly 😂 there’s also a bar in Lake City, CO called Packer Saloon and Cannibal Grill
This story was the inspiration for Canibbal the Mysical 😂😂 I stumbled across your videos last night and have been bingeing them all day 🤘 love your style, bruh.
John, I want you to know that whether I am listening to you in the car or here, I find myself talking to you, like “umm” and nodding yes. Actively listening, something I don’t think many would have said about me. You have a way of bringing me in to the story with you as if I was there or as if I am hearing it, directly, from you! I LOVE that about you! I am so happy for your success. I am sure your kids beg you to read them at story time. Hell, I would love to be one of the kids in their class when you come to read! I wish you continued success in everything you do. You have a good heart and I’m sure your parents are so proud of the man they raised….❤❤❤
As a owner of Minnesota forest land near the canadian border, I was listening intently alert to every single word of this adventure!!!!! WOW Massivly entertaining!
mr ballen is the best storyteller in the history of mankind!! He is one of us! And the fact that he is one of us makes him so adored by us the common people!! I hope that he 1day will come to Europe!! And if he ever comes to Belgium i will be the first one who does a tatoo of MR BALLEN! Swear to god!! Hand on heart! SF's Honor!
8.45 million. I started my Ballen appetite a few years ago when you had 1.. you are kicking ass brother and thank you from the bottom of all our hearts!! 🤙🤙
For a few years in Colorado (mid-1990s to early -2000s) "Alferd Packer's Jerky" was a common snack item at gas stations and convenience stores. You had to search the package for some very fine print to find out it was actually beef jerky, and it became a morbid gag to pull on out of state tourists to subtly imply that it might be human jerky. This was especially common in small tourist towns like Cripple Creek and Victor, Leadville and Silverton.
@@angusmcnay5449my grandpa lived in CO and pulled that gag on me when I was young. He expected me to be grossed out but seeing as I ate one and they were good, I wasn't thrown at all. We liked to prank each other and I liked be able to throw that one back I his face. "Son, do you know what those are?" "Oysters?" "What kind of oysters grow in the mountains?" "Mountain lake oysters?" "Son... those are bull balls"
I’ve been outdoors guy almost all of my 75 years: Northwest, California, AZ, BC, mountain states, southeast. Been on a lot of trails and a lot of rivers, scores of adventures with Native Americans. I’ve found that universally their observations were valid and sometimes precisely accurate. Ask them how and why, and the answers center on awareness one’s surroundings. It’s all truth the trick is understanding it….including the unknown
If you were to die today, are you a 100% sure you will go to heaven? If no, here is what the bible says, (1) Romans 3:23 KJV [23] For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God. Q1. Do you know what Sin is? Sin is anything bad that we have done. Q2. Have you sinned before? Yes or No? (2) Revelation 21:8 KJV [8] But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death. Because we have sinned, and God does not allow Sin into Heaven, the punishment is burning hell. What is the way to reconcile our peace and relationship with God? Q3. Do you know the Story of Jesus? (3) Romans 5:8 KJV [8] But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Jesus = God who lived up in Heaven, but he came down on earth and became a man like us, he lived for 33.5 years without committing any sin. Then there were certain people who were jealous and therefore framed him on phony charges, and crucified him. Then he was buried and resurrected on the third day; Now he lives in HEAVEN. Q4. Do you know why Jesus went through all this bloody mess for us? A4. As mentioned, our sin is the reason why we can’t go to heaven, and the only thing that can wash away our sin is the Blood of Jesus. (4) Romans 5:9 KJV [9] Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him. According to the bible, the only way for us to reconcile with God is through Christ Jesus’s blood, and not through any works that we do or merits we accumulate, such as water baptism, attending church, or any good thing that we do. The following verses clearly support this. (5) Ephesians 2:8-9 KJV [8] For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: [9] Not of works, lest any man should boast. (6) 2 Corinthians 7:10 KJV [10] For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death. In order to get saved, repentance of one’s sin is needed to get saved, we need to be sorry, and repent, with conviction, that we are a wretched sinner. (7) Romans 10:9 KJV [9] That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. If you truly do believe in everything you have heard in the gospel, ,I strongly suggest you to make a proclamation to GOD! You can say it to God in less than 15 seconds !Repeat after this simple prayer, to make sure you truly get saved. Remember repeating this prayer doesn't save you, it's you telling God you BELIEVE THE GOSPEL. Ok, here is the prayer : ‘Dear GOD, I know I am a sinner, as I repent, I put my faith, that Jesus is GOD, and that he died, buried and resurrected, so that his blood, can wash away my Sins. I put my faith in that alone to save me, not my good works. In Jesus’s holy name, I pray. Amen! Congratulations ! Now you are a child of God. Download /Buy a KJV bible (I highly suggest getting a hard copy bible , as one day, it will be illegal to buy, own or even have an online version of the bible) and search for youtube channel like REAL Bible Believers , Spencer Smith to help you grow , study dispensationalism to understand the bible ( How do we reconcile the verses in the New Testament that tell us that we need works to show our faith, and another that tells us that nothing that can take our salvation away? That's why we need to study biblical dispensationalism to rightly divide the word of God.( study to show thyself approved unto God, a workman that needth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth, 2 Timothy 2:15) (I recommend the dispensationalism video from Genesis to Revelations by Dr. Gene Kim, th-cam.com/video/GI4CteEFxOk/w-d-xo.html) , Jesus in Genesis (th-cam.com/video/RmnUkNT55gU/w-d-xo.html) join a bible believing church. God bless you brother/ sister ☺. See you in heaven one day!
Prayers ...to my Brothers & Sisters, who've lost beloved siblings. Painful, & time never fills the void in our heart. Not in THAT special part 9f the heart. Keep the faith. Our Spirits WILL MEET AGAIN ❤
My heart skipped a beat when I seen that red TH-cam notification saying MrBallen posted his weekly upload. I love the strange dark and mysterious delivered in story format 😌
god bless your brother luke , i can tell you love him very much by how you talk about him and his battle for life, i'm sure he will never forget the love you gave him during his life , and it's great to see that you did love your brother which is the way it should be, families should have love each other because with out family where else would real love come from it starts in the family home and take it out to your family you started
I agree. But sometimes family members can be very toxic and make your life miserable, because they want everyone to be miserable. Not everyone is blessed with all good family members. My sister is a hypocrite, she will never take accountability for her own actions, she blames everyone and everything but herself. She's still getting in trouble with her big mouth at age 54 and both her daughters moved out first chance they got. I had to cut her out of my life because she's given so much grief to me and my family over the years. I'm much happier without her. I still talk to my brothers and other family members. We can't choose our families and not all of them are positive for our lives.
Chief: "If you go, all your friends will die." Later: "Wow Chief, you were right! Alford murdered and ate them." Chief: "Wtf, I meant they'd probably freeze to death or something. That's just fucked up." Edited to add: Ya'll, if you didn't want the story spoiled, stay out of the comments. That's your fault, not mine.
I live in Littleton CO and Alferd is buried in the Littleton cemetery. His coffin is allegedly encased in concrete because vandals have attempted to exhume his body throughout the years. It is great to hear the storytelling skills of Mr. Ballin used to tell a story so connected to my home town of Littleton CO.
Grew up in Durango and this was an event that my mother was fascinated by and told me about it way back in the early seventies when I was just a small child during a heavy storm. Great stuff!
Holy Cow! Mr Ballen doing a story about Chief Ouray is awesome! I have family is the little mountain town of Ouray Colorado, and it's cool whenever I see them getting some recognition
i'd love if he could cover more local stories of indigenous peoples. we hardly learn enough in our history books and there are individuals very famous to their local areas. stuff like that is meant to be shared. i'm glad i got to hear about chief ouray.
I grew up in a little town called Bailey, Colorado and had heard this story a few times before. My dad and I loved looking into tales of the gold miners and ghost towns in the mountains. You’ve told it pretty well though.
Alfred actually later admitted that he didn’t actually get left behind, he actually just killed and robbed all the men, ate them and after leaving the outpost he was caught living extremely lavishly on the money he stole from the men, he also wasn’t a prospector but actually a man that faked being a guide, and was hired by the prospectors to take them through the mountains, but he actually had no knowledge of the area, he basically just took them out to murder and rob them
I'm a truck driver and have been for eight years. I have to say, I can't remember the last time a TH-cam channel captured me the way yours has. Your content and your delivery of it make the hours shrink so quickly. Thanks for doing what you do! Edit: I've seen some wild shit out on the road, including some things that I'd rather simply forget about than to go on trying to explain. But your vids have finally made me think twice about parking in secluded, spooky places. So, for this weary traveler, you're doing a very good job sir lol
My brother passed away today. Mr Ballen he loved your videos. He battled a drug addiction for years and he was doing good…your videos brought him peace of mind which he rarely ever had. He struggled for so long. And thank you for doing what you do man. Watching this one for him. Sorry if this is depressing…you made him incredibly happy thank you.
Wow. Thank all of you for the comments. No this isn’t fake lol…I usually never even comment on TH-cam videos. And yes beef I guess that is weird. What’s more weird is the approach you took to call me out on that. I didn’t hold my brother dying in my arms and pull out my phone and comment on a TH-cam post. Hence if you read what I said I said today..not right now. Not ten minutes ago. Not last month like you said. But today. And people grieve differently. But I pray for you as well homie to deeper peace and happiness as you may not have that yet. And to anyone who thought this was weird or inappropriate. I apologize. We both knocked out watching mr Ballen and at the end of the day. It wasn’t for anyone but Mr Ballen to know his content can truly help people out. Again thank you everyone 🙏❤️. Anyone who battles this or knows someone who battles this I will keep you in my thoughts and pray for you as well! You got this. They got this. Crazy how negative some can be in a comment section. True Mr Ballen may have never seen it for the 20 people hating but 6 thousand people did and 590 of those people understand. Thank you everyone for your thoughts and prayers
I'm so sorry for your loss
Sorry about your brother. Pretty cool to watch this for him. Rip brother and hope your family have a nice funeral for him.
Very sorry for your loss.
I am so sorry for your loss 😢 my bro passed 2021 , I understand ❤
Man, I'm so sorry! Drug addiction happens to good people. I like to consider myself a good person and I went down that road. Thankfully I was lucky enough to receive the help I needed. I'm sure your brother had a great and caring heart!
If you need someone to talk, I'm here. I've lost 3 immediate members to addiction. It never starts to feel okay, but you will learn to deal with time. RIP to your brother. 🙏
Me, I personally wouldn't disregard the warnings of native inhabitants who know the natural surroundings well, anywhere. That's so many generations of human experience, regardless of what you believe in.
There are some who say it's dangerous to even speak of these things.
Exactly, they literally lived here for 100s of years undisturbed. If anyone knows anything’s it’s them
Too true
right?
Common sense wasn’t common yet in those days. 😂
I love how you add the “not real photo” or “real photo” it’s such a small detail but really appreciated 🙏
And I love how those incredibly small details are “really appreciated” by you 🙃
It makes me laugh because sometimes we know it’s obviously not a real photo but he puts it anyway 😂
Wait until you hear the sound effects he ads
...as sooo many _DO_ exactly that....fake or unrelated pics scattered everywhere like bird droppings.
Most of the more contextually cinematic looking ones are AI generated btw
Our oldest gift our ancestors left us when we were born is our instinct, our "gut feeling", when we can sense something is wrong before even knowing what it is. Never ignore it. Do what it tells you. Those who do ignore it may not survive. If you're wrong, you can laugh about it later ...but if you're right, you might learn just how narrowly you escaped death or things worse than death.
The problem is when you listen to your gut you usually never know if you were right or wrong. Then you start ignoring it and that’s when it happens
I believe in listening to your gut, but I also believe that it's all too easy to whip yourself into an ultrasensitive paranoid state just by indulging bad fantasies at the wrong moment
I listen to my gut, but I also go heavily armed with weapons and my faith. I've learned the hard way to take a deer's approach to danger, because it's a F around and find out world. 😊
Our ancestors gave us that gut feeling instinct and our elders provide us with wisdom and experience. Use them both
Indeed. I prefer to err on the side of caution. When something doesn't feel right I'd assume it to be guilty until proven innocent.
One thing about this story that I love is Chief Ouray. He was trying to save these men in 1874, this was right after the government had promised to keep miners off his tribes territory. The federal government never once kept that promise. Chief Ouray complained about the miners in 1872 and he had continuous renegotiations over tribal land, which ended up basically reducing their land significantly and their land rights for a small amount of money because the government threatened war if they didn’t agree. All of this and he still just wanted to see those men live. He was an incredible person who saw value in human life. Every human life.
I think that's one of the things that makes the stealing of their land even more tragic- there are a lot of stories like this about Native people who were selfless and helpful to lost white people. Because they respected life. It's a shame the proponents of "manifest destiny" didn't feel the same way.
I agree with you about the “good” natives but it’s an oversimplification. Tribes in the US were few and far between, relatively. And there were many warring tribes that decimated one another. There were also very brutal and cannibalistic tribes who performed human sacrifice. The natives were here for perhaps several millennia but they never advanced or flourished. As the world’s population grew at some point North America, being so vast, was going to need to accommodate people who were part of growing societies. I disagree on the whole with our government never keeping its word and that continues to this day, and our government has perpetrated some heinous crimes and still to this day is extremely corrupt. But so is every government- the nature of centralized power is that it follows a path of corruption. But the glazed over story of the poor natives is not very realistic, tbh.
They invaded his country , made laws to suit them and stole his land
@@sarahr3747 it’s funny, no one calls the holocaust a glazed over poor Jew history and yet there was a holocaust on our own soil and it’s the glazed over poor native history. Perhaps you don’t understand what a holocaust is or perhaps you don’t understand the history of the US. If you fully understand both and still call it a glazed over poor native history then I think only a psychotherapist can help you.
@@sarahr3747You are lowkey racist here
Can we all just take a moment to appreciate Mr. Ballen for going out to the San Juan Mountains in the dead of winter to tell this story? It's not fit for man nor beast out there.
What are you talking about kid?? Are u ok???? He didnt go anywhere. Hes home telling the story from his couch. Ur delussional. Outrageous comment. U musr touch grass
what about a beastman
I saw this in my recommended and got chills.. meaning my brain loves this guy lol. But him doing a video like this sounds like eargasms ≈__≈
He's navy seal. I'm sure he'll be alright
Ballen IS a beast
I love this! My great grandmother (Sunshine Cloud,) was Chief Ouray’s granddaughter. Most of my family (maternal cousins/aunts/etc,) live in the Southern Ute reservation ☺️. I’m super proud of my heritage and hearing new things surrounding the Southern Utes and my family makes me excited!
Wow, that's very precious. Your great great great grandfather Chief Ouray sounded like a very generous and wise man from this story.
Mine too.
blessings, i would love to meet you
Awesome 🤩 I’ve recently become super fascinated with Native American culture. However, I struggle with wanting to ask questions (not personal, just in general about history, spiritual beliefs and way of life) but I’m too afraid of offending someone. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks friend ✌🏽💕🙏🏼 - Pittsburgh PA USA
Sunshine Cloud is a beautiful name!
Telling stories with pictures is actually the best thing. I appreciate Mr ballen for that
@MrBallen I’m in the hospital after getting my leg amputated below the knee. Watching your videos has really helped distract me and pass the time. Thanks John!
I'm so sorry. I hope you are ok
I'm sorry to hear that. Hope your recovery and rehabilitation goes well.
Crap dude!! Hope they’re treating you good. ❤️🇨🇦
Aaahhhh, man! So sorry hun! Sending you much love and future comfort! 🇬🇧❤️🕊❤️🇬🇧
Oh dear, wishing well, that truly sucks
Anytime there’s a warning in a story…you know it’s gonna be ignored
Otherwise it would be a much shorter and not as interesting story.
Just like in horror movies, when they know better than to go outside by themselves, or open the dang door.
And thank thank GODzilla for that stupidity; or else these stories wouldn't be a fraction as fun to listen to!? 😊
@@gotdangedcommiesitellyahwa6298or, my favorite:
"I'll Be right back!!"
No... No, you will NEVER be back 😁
Most people I know take a warning as a challenge or bet…which can be good or bad…depending on the outcome I guess…
Growing up in western Colorado, we all know this story, but nobody tells it better than Mr. Ballen. Great job in using the plot twist at the end.
I think "Cannibal! The Musical!" Is also a really good retelling
I used to ice climb in Ouray...
Spent time in Norwood.
It's definitely no joke, but was some of my best (20+ in total) years in CO.
@@mravocadomanandmrraisin9187 “You lookin’ at my eye?!”
Best storytelling for any story: Mr. Ballen❗️🤩🙌🏾🎖️
@mravocadomanandmrraisin9187 "the sky is blue, and all the leaves are green! My hearts as full as a baked potato!"
I just recently learned the enjoyment of these videos. I’m a grown woman with an 18 year old son. The other day he walked in and said”Is that Mr, Ballen?” When I answered yes, he started laughing. He’s been a fan for 4 years. I’m learning to live again after the passing of my oldest to severe septic shock. It was good to hear my 18 year old and myself laugh together.
I am so very sorry for your loss. Sending love to you and your loved ones. 💜
@@ChristyCarpenter-s3r xxxx
Side note if you ever find someone who is starving or dehydrated to almost death, do not give them lots of fluid or food. They will puke it up and do more damage to themselves. Small sips and small bites.
As having suffered from this, I can verify. Tiny sips. They will want to drink more, but don't let them. The puking part REALLY sucks.
Same with anorexics. I’ve also heard they give them pop tarts in the hospital because they’re so fattening lol. I love pop tarts
@@deneilbakerthat explains why I was a fat child
Exactly like refeeding starved horses, dogs and other animals
A little but of arm won't do them any harm
As a Native American I absolutely fully approve the title of this video & I would also reiterate "Never ignore native wisdom".
Another banger Mr Ballen well done brother.👍🏻👌🏻🙏🏻
But how do we differentiate the "wisdom" from the BS?
@@listey critical thinking
Not all Indians are wise, though, and not all wise people are Indians. The locals of any place will obviously know that place better than foreigners.
@@Mahlak_Mriuani_Anatman
Well said 💯
Full respect to you.
I fully respect the Native American way of life and how spiritual and one with nature they are.
Am I the only one that stands on guard ready for the weekly upload? Nothing shall interrupt 🤣 thank you mrballen yet again for another brilliant video!
I do too, I refreshed at the perfect time!
sameeeee i make sure i get my break on sundays at 2:55 no matter what since he posts at 3 for me
@@cameroncook8398 pm or am? It's 3 am in my country
Frrr
Here is 10pm. Just in time for Mr Ballen story before bed😊
When we purchased our home on property resting inside of 2 overlapping forests, (a state forest and a nat’l forest), we were from Hawaii! Lol beachside lifestyle for decades, and had so much to learn.
As we unloaded our things, an Indian - here where we live, native Americans of this area prefer to be called that - came to say hello. We were chatting and I asked him, “Would you walk down our (1/2-mile long, with towering forestry lining both sides of a steep in places, winding gravel) driveway, alone, to check the mail down at the roadway? At dusk?
It’s remote here. So gorgeous you cannot believe you found this place, a remarkable, peacefully alive and wildlife galore bit of acreage for your homesite and then your trees, so useful personally - just one, and as a whole, alive and singing in the high winds up at their 80’+ crowns, doing the hula and leaning in fantastical angles en masse.. it’s magical, this place!, lol we love it. We just love it now closing in on a decade.
Aaaanyway :-) I asked him if he’d walk down and back for the mail if it was getting dark out. He looked at me, a wise eyed man, older than me and so kindly, and he said, “Once. Not twice.”
Ha! Well stated. I got his drift and have heeded his sage advice. The stuff we’ve seen and heard here are now legend within our friends and family to ponder. And he is a cherished member of our “hanai” family.
I would love to hear some of the stories!
if he was not BLACK AMERICAN he was not a REAL INDIAN
Best story teller on the internet and a super nice guy as well. Even the Like button still likes him after the years of abuse!
And horrific, deathly attacks. The like button is a fool. 😊❤
😂 I’m always saying, what did the like button do to Mr. Ballen for all that hate given to it ? 😅
It's called trauma bonding, lol
My mom is so old I told her I wanted to join the union and she said I should join the confederates instead.
-W.M.
I love John Mc Ballen.. he can save me any day.. xo
My father just passed away and these are helping me keep my mind in a better space. Thank you MrBallen!
I'm so sorry for your loss. Sincerest condolences to you and your family.
Sorry for your loss. Hhang in there, it will get easier in time.
My sympathy for your loss. I just lost my Aunt, she made it to 101 and was sharp as a tack. Last of that generation in my family. Take care.
I’m so sorry ❤
Sorry for your loss, praying for you and your family 🙏❤️
Hello Mr. Allen,
I’m a 43 year school teacher. I just wanted to say your storytelling abilities are amazing.
After years of YouTubing, your channel is the first and only channel I have ever subscribed to.
Thank you for providing me so much entertainment.
Mr Ballen Sir.
Right? When I first saw one of his videos, not only is the story interesting but the way he tells it.. and I can’t even pinpoint why or what’s the difference but he has a knack for it
Liar, you're subscribed to burger youtube channel
Brah
if i were a youtuber and i got this comment i'd freaking bawwlll
My little sister passed away last Wednesday, she was only 29. I’m having such a hard time and don’t even know how to process these overwhelming feelings. I’m sitting in parking waiting to go in to my baby sister’s wake and then funeral tomorrow morning. 😢 I have always watched Mr. Ballen but now I find myself binge watching because his voice gives me some peace.
Ok I got through the wake now just the funeral tomorrow ahhhh
Very sad. She *is* in a better place and she is just fine. Trust me.
Life goes on Robison. Remember her mourn for her but know when to move on so her soul can be in peace.
Hope you're doing better, my dad passed 3 months ago. I know what its like.Condolences.
I'm sorry for your loss but know she's in a better place it's only us left here that feel the pain of a loved one while they are in paradise. God bless 🙌 🙏
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colorado native here! i have been to the site of the incident … it’s pretty chilling. thanks for covering the story, it’s a great telling of it!
Anime pfp. 😂😂
So?@@DS-lk3tx
The reason people enjoy your content is not only because your a great story teller but also a good person who finds enjoyment in helping others. Thanks for being you pal
I can’t explain how much I love Mr. Ballen’s story telling skills. The plot twist was amazing.
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Same...my FAVOURITE youtuber
I don’t know why I can’t reply to the top comment, but when I was struggling with a substance use disorder, these stories help me, too! I still struggle with serious chronic health issues, and they still help me! Having a bit of wonder and enjoyment in your day is such a helpful thing! These stories give me the feeling of the ghostlore and urban legends that were a big part of my childhood and youth! Oral tradition is so important and fulfilling to continue! Thank you for including indigenous stories from the First Nations, the original people of the U.S. (who my dad’s dad was descended from), and different places in the world. To the man who lost his brother, I’m sorry about your loss. I’m glad Mr. Ballen’s stories were as helpful to him as they are to me. Thanks for being there for him and supporting him, as his brother! It means so much to us, who struggle with substance use disorders, to be loved, accepted, included, and seen for who we really are as people, not just as our disease. ❤. Much love and my deepest sympathy.
As a western Colorado native, I grew up hearing this story as part of local lore and legend.
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@@dawnrasmussen4931pipe down Dawn 🔇🪈👇
@SordidusFellatioim guessing not great but the ones who massacred them probably made them think like they shouldnt care
@SordidusFellatio I didn’t know she was my cousin 🤷♂️ 💦
@SordidusFellatio 💦 🧎🏿♀️🚿
This is one of the first times I knew the story the moment I saw the photo of Alfred. It's so interesting to hear the story told different ways. Especially the way MrBallen tells it. So even though I knew what was up, it was stil interesting to hear the story again.
Mr. Ballen could read me a story about the phonebook or menu and it would be great 💯
@@kimberlyshepherd270 He'd most likely put a spin on it and it will be a whole new series about some hidden language in the pages and a conspiracy underneath, and I'd listen every time for sure.
*Native advice while in the woods at night:*
If you ever hear the voice of a loved one call you out or you hear a whistle. DO NOT respond or whistle back, leave immediately.
Why?
@@ChrisSV98isn't that just common sense? Why would we hear whistles and voices of the people we know in the middle of the woods
@@ChrisSV98more like forest spirits or skin walkers kind of entities do that. Some say witches too, it’s all stories n people still believe
Chills when reading this!
I never have. Thank god, probably die of fright. Many times bush camping and in wilderness. Protected by yah. Pretty interesting days alone. At night. Next to the fire untill 3AM. Bears, oh my. Bears? Ya... no to well traveled ppl places. Most afraid I've ever been as one showed up every night wrecking havoc. That was a large group a dozen r so, in large area. I still did me...walks w a buddy till 3AM. Ask for short story why and you'll get very shirt but impact full (maybe?) answer.
I’ve been so suicidal for four years and you have kept me company through tears and hope. Thankyou..please don’t stop.
Why?
You've got this! ❤
Life gets better, keep going. Don't give up. People love you
God bless you
Rapid eye movement therapy does wonders to help, but in the meantime I hope you do well and keep the bad thoughts at bay as much as you can :). You are a beloved child of God, and He loves you.
Gotta appreciate the artists who use their skills to capture moments like this, even at risk to their own health and sanity, because they know it’s important… back then it was probably the only way to have any real visual evidence of what was happening
Reminds me of the sketchbook sequences in Red Dead Redemption 2. I wonder if the developers included it based on history like this.
flash photography wasn't invented until 1899, 25 years after this story happened. probably not commercially viable or available to police for several years after that. so yeah sketching a scene was literally the only way to capture visual evidence.
@@WangMingGeBest game EVER!!
Amen
More than likely! That game certainly did an impressive amount of research from what I heat@@WangMingGe
My jaw literally dropped when he said who it was that had killed the men. Wow. Crazy story.
Oh really? I just said it was Alferd, its always alferd!
Well really what started the killing butchery and cannibalism was when Schwaan was doing his Let's build a snowman song and dance again to try to cheer up his companions but then Israel took the butchers revolver and shot Schwaan in the head. Then they were all sitting around the fire talking about eating their shoes when it was suggested to eat Schwaan. They all ate him except Israel. Then it all quickly snowballed after that
@@mArkP-iv4bxhuh?
@@saras123 "dog-nabbit, Alferd! What'd I tell you about eatin your friends?"
But that was quite obvious, wasn't it?
Not gonna lie Alfred was one of the biggest plot twist ever 😮
He crossed my mind because the way Mr. Ballen described the relationship between Alferd and Isreal, I couldn't see Isreal abandoning him....
I thought it was Chief
@delgriffith7949 I don't know. Chief knew the weather so I don't think he would have put his men in jeopardy. Maybe Alferd was a cannibal all along which is why he suggested that they leave..lol
Wasn't surprised actually
I was hoping it was big foot.
I did some backpacking in the jungles of South America, and the natives gave me lots of instructions. Very specific, and sometimes bizarre, instructions: “don’t walk in any grass fields”, “don’t follow trails”, “watch the trees”, “if you find carvings on the floor, don’t touch them”, etc. I followed everything they said. Nothing bad ever happened to me, so I think it worked.
I’m half Ojibwa, my family takes ‘legends’ seriously.
We never whistle at night or while the moon is out, and we never wander around at night alone after dark. But that seems like common sense to me. 😅
I’m Ojibwa too! Hi :)
That's a new one I haven't heard yet; I'm from multiple like the blackfoot, cherokee etc
Cree people In the north say don't whistle at the northern lights. I never heard of the other things you mentioned.
I'm half Hawaiian, and was told the same thing! Forgot one night, whistled probably 3 notes, before my grandmother almost smacked my head off...! 😮
Why aren't you supposed to whistle at night or under the moon, if you don't mind me asking?
I’m glad you reminded me it’s not bad to ask for help. I was totally embarrassed I had a bad fall last week because of MS. Ambulance was called and I was embarrassed my legs didn’t work. My doctor said that’s their job don’t be embarrassed. To have you say it makes me feel better and not as ashamed. So thank you!
Think of all the situations,
and various folks, EMTs meet,
daily. 💞
Never be embarrassed;
instead, realize how lucky🍀
we are, to live here.
❤ your TH-cam name,
adore those films❣️
PS: Once, I got sick in the lobby of a 5-⭐️ hotel.
The ambulance guys felt so bad for me, that they trashed my
ambulance-ride notes, so I wouldn't get billed.
(I wasn't working, at the time (1997).)
Diabetic 50 years and have been blessed with the help of strangers throughout my lifetime.😃 God blessed the humble, so allow yourself to ask for help.✌🏽🙏🏾
@@Otherworldly2003
💞💓💕...
Your comment makes me tear-up,
in joyful tears.🥹
"...allow yourself to ask for help"👍
Everything you typed will assist me in being stronger this week.
Thank You❣️❤️🩹
I'm so sorry for your condition. Please look into mushroom tinctures. Lions Mane and Turkey Tail tincture may help delay the progress of MS. Wishing you all the best. Research Nicole Apelian's treatment for MS. Wishing you the best
@@MyKingdomForAK9 Then I have served our Father and his child will be well again.
I love you in the blood of Jesus that is everlasting.
Thank you for telling me I made a difference in your heart.
MrBallen would be a 10/10 Dungeon Master, dude is so animated and full of life while being mysterious. Really knows how to set a scene too. I know he’s got written stories already he’s reading off of, but he clearly is free-balling a lot of his speech and it’s really impressive
I’ve thought the same thing before!
Haha…. Free ballin… I see what u did there
you nerd
I saw the title for this and found it interesting so I hit play. When you started talking about western Colorado and the time period it was taken place in I sarcastically thought in my head “this would be crazy if he was talking about the Alfred Packer story.” And then you said Alfred Packer and I was LIKE WHAT! I have been to his grave sight, and visited the museum where they have bone fragments of the men that were killed in Lake City, CO. This story was so enthralling to me when I was 14 years old and I am 29 now. Love that you covered this! 🎉 it was so fun listening to!
This awesome. I gotta tell my nephew this story. Hes half Ute and Navajo. His dad named him Ouray. Now i know where he got his name. Snows are harsh here in colorado. I live 45 minutes from Grandby. Once it snows its hazard after hazard.
Hooray for Ouray!
@@The_ZeroLineright. 😂
@@Hey_its_Koda His name also makes me think of the Marine chant.
The making of a wendigo
i thought it was insane they thought to go anywhere in winter. all you'd need is one proper snowstorm and how would you travel through the drifts? i bet the ones that stayed behind sure were both happy and horrified when they found out.
wonder if chief ouray rolled up and said, "yo. your friends were cannibalized up in those mountains i specifically said not to cross. by your twitchy friend. just fyi. also, you're good to go now." imagine the shock for them. i also imagine he might not be totally shocked by the cannibalism part. hard to say what all dangers he figured were the russian roulette for them out there.
I have been watching mrballen for over 4 years now and this and the podcast never fail to make my day, truly you never miss
Thank you so much!!!
@@MrBallenim also watching for almost 3 years i watched every video of mrballen
Ive been subbed to Mr.Ballen for like almost 4 years now, its so amazing to see how much hes blown up! 1M views in 24 hrs.. wow! He deserves it!
Same here! I think he had less than 400k subscribers when I joined. Great story teller for sure!
@ericwiese7479 I totally agree
Same! @@ericwiese7479
Same here. Mr. Ballen has a gift. I am from the Appalachin Mountains, where story telling is a treasure. Thank you Mr. Ballen. You have an amazing gift.
Im so sorry for your loss. I lost my brother this year too. All my prayers and good wishes to you.
I'm 68. I remember the early days of television, and have been thrilled to find some of the best from those days here on TH-cam. Programs were good. Scripts were compelling. And there were local stations all over, showcasing great local talent. Some programs appealed to wide audiences, from sign on at dawn to sign off around 2 a.m.
Your channel reminds me of the very best of that. Enthusiastic people giving their best, who also knew the "tricks of the trade", chasing electrons to and fro.
Your persona makes me think of a modern version of Lorenzo - Google him if you never heard of him, he was a local TV version of Emmett Kelly, but hosting a show. And that is a serious compliment! - your storycraft is like a casual Rod Serling; pull up a chair, have a soda, coffee, beer; relax, all ages welcome, now prepare to be enthralled.
It's not nostalgic. It's each generation finding its best, and it's wonderful. Thank you for giving an older person some very welcome hope, and a warm connection between some of the best of the past and some of the best in the present.
And thank you, too, for always "labeling" your footage, so we know what's a re-enactment or re-creation, and what's authentic. It matters, especially in the "deepfake" age. And it speaks volumes. As does your charity work.
I have absolutely no right to say this, other than as the proud niece of a Pearl Harbor survivor. But I will anyway because I know what it means. Bravo Zulu, Mr. Ballen.
im 55 in Minnesota, agreee with every word u said. and Yes Rod Sterling forever!
Wow....
Excellently stated, sir. I agree 100%
A lovely tribute!
Sharing your mental health journey will change lives. Thank your for your positive impact on this world.
Man, if a native American is giving me instructions while in the wilderness, you bet your ass I'm going to freaking listen 🤣
Especially a Native American that just saved my sorry ass before that.
It be like being at a new friends house for a sleepover and he gives you directions for the bathroom yet in the middle of the night you just decide instead to wing it in the dark forgetting everything he told you. Makes no sense. Thats how ya end up pissing in the sink.
@@seditt5146 Lmao great analogy
You wouldn't want to listen to me. I carry a compass because I get lost so easily🤣
@@washkabe9179 damnit lol
Brother you're gifted the excellent amazing awesome story teller person in the world! You will have a great generation and your children and grandchildren will be really proud of you !
Can't believe it's already been 2 years since I have been following this channel! Thank you for these amazing stories, which substituted for my boredom and anxiety...
I wasn’t expecting this plot twist. After that native man warned them about leaving too soon or going up the mountain, I thought there were monsters up there waiting to kill them and for them to go missing without any trace only for Alferd to be that monster😅. Just wow!
I wonder if the native man sensed something off about Alferd and that's why he tried to warn them not to go with him.
I had a feeling human jerky was involved but figured another, more dangerous group lived on the mountains. But once Alferd showed up months later, I knew it was jerky time. Then when we were told he was even abandoned by his friend, I just felt like he retaliated. Now we don't know if he was actually abandoned or if he just turned on them one night, but I knew he killed them.
How did you expect him to survive months eating nothing but snow lol, he didn't have a bow to hunt, that's what made me realize something is off
I thought it obvious who the bad guy was about 10 minutes in when explained that the name Alferd was embarrassing for him and yet Mr Ballen continued to reference him by that name
@@brittanyholtgreven4106 Lmao, everyone around alfred, called him alferd, so calling him that, makes sense when you storytell from those people's experiences, otherwise it wouldn't be the same
This story is incredibly close to me. I'm from these areas where the stories take place and my aunt had property where Chipita, Chief Ouray's wife, had a cabin which still existed in my youth. . Thanks Mr. B for making it real. You are a gem.
11 30 pm here uk
@welsh… how is it 11.30 pm U.K. and you posted this 12 mins ago… it’s 21.38hrs as I write this from my bed in Cornwall, UK
@@Cornwalls.best.doorway maybe he took a nap?
I lived in the area your aunt used to from 2016-2019.
@@tjzambonischwartz and are you better for it?
I just wanted to say, i love your stories and how you tell them. So thank you for what you do. And ill chew with my mouth opened 😂😂. 🙌🏻💚🇮🇪
I literally live in Western Colorado by the San Juan mountains. Chief Ouray is a big deal around here. You should never ignore warnings for superstitions about an area from a native American. They’ve been here so much longer than we have and they know what’s up.
Absolutely true.
I did not understand. Did the Chief sense Alferd was not a good person or something makes people do these things in those forests?
@@happilysmpl the winter and the mountains in the area are rally treacherous. Vey steep, snowy, cold, and with limited resources. Chief Ouray would absolutely know about the dangers in the area related to winter conditions and warned that they would likely not survive if they ventured out. As far as superstitions, I am not overly familiar with the beliefs of the Ute native tribes. Some of the plains natives believe in creatures like wendigos and other “paranormal” type creatures. It is a beast/spirit that stalks and possesses people, causing them to turn into cannibals. This feature is associated with winter by the natives who tell the stories. I think it was likely a combination of the physical dangers and the paranormal dangers that chief Ouray was warning them about. Hopefully that made sense! 😅
@@happilysmplhe just knew the weather patterns in the area and the needs of people in the area.
Shout out to Chief Ouray and his wife, Chipeta. I live in western Colorado where they are still legendary figures.
Ouray colorado is a gorgeous little town, I had the pleasure of visiting a few summers back. Idk if it was named after him or not.
Yes, your ancestors put them in the museum. Now it's just a legend.
@@potnoogle5780thank goodness
You can give shout out to dead ppl?😮
@@candyluna2929 lol
I always find myself saying “so, if that’s of interest to you…” right along with you! I love the way you deliver the strange dark and mysterious in story format!
Don't drink alcohol to warm up. It brings your blood away from your organs, giving the illusion of warmth while it freezes you. That, and it doesn't last. You'll be colder than you were to start.
Drinking alcohol to warm up is valid if you're gonna be in the cold for a short duration, its kind of like the energy drink version of feeling warm. You get a boost for a short duration, then you 'crash' and you're worse than before. Absolutely do not drink if you're consistently in the cold though that's just setting yourself up for death as you said.
There was a guy on the titanic that survived the freezing waters of the atlantic titanic by being drunk off whiskey. It definitely makes a difference but your right I don't think it would last.
Wow, good to know.. I'm rewashing videos and found your comment ❤
@WayToManyAssassins they used to give avalanche victims alcohol for a reason.
Old shepherds trick is to give lambs and other livestock a dram of whiskey when they collapse from the cold. It will get the feet moving again for long enough to get someplace warm.
Not recommended for long term cold exposure but there are cases where it's perfect elixir.
I like how John Randolph stumbles upon a "Cannibal camp" and quickly decides to sketch it and somehow the sketch ends up being really good. Like he was scared but the artist in him wanted to make sure it everything was perfect. That sketch is far better then what I can do with any amount of free time and under zero pressure.
dude is braver than most. I'd have ran away screaming lmao
artist and documentarian, probably. and yeah, it's a curse and a gift. i'm glad there was nothing to endanger him. also, i think he felt compelled to sketch it because who would believe a story like that?
I'm having a bad day , I'm super tired and just plain annoyed, but putting my headphones on and listening to some Mr ballen is exactly what I needed ❤
I'm sorry for your loss and your brother loosing his battle happy you have the memory of enjoying Mr Ballin together
I needed to hear that therapy part at the end bc I’ve been planning the quickest way to get it done. I’m about to be homeless, I’ve lost everything and I’m sober, family screwed me over bad. Thank you Mr. Ballen I just can’t afford a therapist but the message was great
Aw, shit...I'm so sorry everything is falling in on you at once! I was in that situation a long time ago, but I was still young and vigorous, and found a way up.
Please try not to give up hope, as long as you are still alive there is hope.
Don't choose a permanent solution for a temporary problem. Just hang in there until things change. ❤ One day at a time, friend!!
I too feIt that way at one time in my Iife and I promise you it gets better. I'm now Iooking at 60 in 2 days and I have grown sons I Iove.
I'm very glad I didn't chose to end things.
You are worth it, no bad situation Iasts forever, I hope you can hang in there and keep on putting one foot in front of the other. One day at a time, that's how we find our way. I will pray for you and take care 🙏❤️
Bro, 28 yrs sober.
In AA since 1991.
I spent 2016 thru spring of 2020 sleeping in my dodge short bed.
Even worse, the local AA treated me like dog poo.
I have no family at all.
Eff them all I say, my principles are intact and I am 100 % sober from everything.
Good luck.
Sending love stay strong I hope everything works out in a timely fashion for you.
Fun fact, the University of Colorado at boulder allowed the student body to name the new cafeteria when it was built. What name did they chose? Alferd Packer Grill💀
No way dude 💀💀
Because???Of course!!! Lmao 😂😅❤
MrBallen, I’ve struggle with bad insomnia for a few years but you tell stories so good that it helps me relax and eventually drift off to sleep, you are the go to channel on TH-cam! Just wanted to say thank you and keep up the great stories!
I'd have nightmares if I fell asleep listening to Mr. Ballen.
@@Lifesvagabond guess i’m broken then haha
I tried that many times, he has soothing voice but when I am in half wake up state at that time my dreams become insane cause of the stories and some boom boom sounds in between
My husband and I love spending our Sunday nights geeking out on your stories! Question, about our boy Alfred (Alferd): If he was sentenced to 40 years at the age of 30, how exactly was he released when he reached the age of 92?
I read in another comment that Mr B said made a mistake with that
I just commented same thing. Atleast I'm not only one that caught that.
I thought people died like in their 30s back then.
Could have stayed over for bad behavior.
@@mary-janereallynotsarah684common misconception dude to high infant deaths, some people lived just as long as some do today :)
So 2 years ago when I was in a very abusive relationship I found your channel, and watched your videos all the time. I loved them so much as they were an escape of some sorts ;I would get lost in your storytelling. and they really helped me during a hard time. It’s 2 years later and I have a restraining order and pressed charges in my ex for trying to unalive me and my dog and long story short it also took me 2 years to watch a video of yours again. I stayed subscribed but every time you popped up on my home page I just couldn’t bring myself to watch the videos because they reminded me of such a dark time in my life. Now today, 2 years later I’m finally watching a video of yours for the first time and I’m glad I did. Thank you Mr.Ballen .
Good for you, I'm glad you are doing better now. ❤
You picked an excellent one to come back on. This one, I think, is probably his best story.
If you ever feel that way again, keep listening and think of all the people listening with you & take the opportunity to take your mind off of all the bad things you have to think about for a time. ❤
Glad you escaped that situation ma'am!
🙏❤🙏❤🙏❤🙏
Hope ur doing good n hanging in there.
If anyone wants to see another retelling of this story, watch Cannibal the Musical. It's about Alferd Packer and all them, made by Trey Parker & Matt Stone (South Park creators) their very first project ever. It's one of my all time favorite movies.
amazing
theeeee SKY IS BLUE
And all the leaves are green!
My heart's as big as a baked potato
I think you know precisely what I mean
I love the plot twist. Thanks for the story, Mr. Ballen! Your storytelling is brilliant as ever ❤
As I listen to your stories I am actually shaking my head and agreeing with what you said as if you’re speaking directly to me. Awesome story!
Always glad to binge another story from you, Ballen!
Love his amazing stories ❤❤
I know it’s an ad, but I really appreciate the promotion for therapy, especially from Mr. Ballen.
It's unfortunate that the service he promoted has a terrible history.
Enjoyable old fashioned storytelling. It makes perfect sense that whatever country you live in or visit you listen to the locals. Chief Ouray tried but he couldn’t make any of them take his advice if they were foolhardy enough to think they knew better. Subscribed. 🇳🇿
I have epilepsy myself and I know that it's not uncommon for mental illness to be associated with it. In extreme cases it's been associated with dissociative disorders, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. That and depending on the type of seizures he suffered from (there are over 40 types, and people will usually suffer from more than one type based on what part of the brain is effected), would have been a recipe for disaster especially being unmedicated.
Good point, esp brought on by stress of being left behind to die
They say seizures are your body's way of doing upgrades. Welcome the ascension. Sending you love❤
@@shannon2228
Yeah nah
@@hodaka1000 you never know
@@shannon2228
Yeah I do know, and amariaz knows
And you don't know
Us natives would say he was a wendigo or under the influence of one. Our elders told us that during the winter it's best to stay put and close to home, never go wandering into the forest for you'll fall victim to a wendigo, once human but has an appetite for human flesh, often depicted as a rotten half deer half human. I liked to believe that the deer was a sign of Alfred's deeds and what he had become. He should've listened to the warning his elder had given him.
Does your tribe condone saying that word fr?? Never met natives who would say or type it
@@jezifster talked to some natives and one asked me about what I knew about it since I am European . I told him not much but I’d be damned if I would ignore the advice of his people. I said that regardless of my own beliefs, stories exist for a reason.
Regarding what word was used for these horrors, he said that “It’s the word you all understand. But at least you know what to be wary of.” Although he shared the thought that it was a bad word to speak aloud, for many reasons.
I thought the deer depiction of the Wendigo is much more contemporary, based from an artist in the 60’s, and that Wendigos were at first described as tall emaciated thin beings with hearts of ice, fangs and hollow eyes
@@mattlibra3139Yea the modern iteration of the Wendigo is more popular, especially after it's appearance in Until Dawn
@@mattlibra3139Interesting. That's what they made the F*e look like in The Watchers (2024).
As a resident of SW Colorado, I’m glad you told this story and it’s pretty legendary around here. Also bonus points for pronouncing “Ouray” correctly 😂 there’s also a bar in Lake City, CO called Packer Saloon and Cannibal Grill
This story was the inspiration for Canibbal the Mysical 😂😂 I stumbled across your videos last night and have been bingeing them all day 🤘 love your style, bruh.
John, I want you to know that whether I am listening to you in the car or here, I find myself talking to you, like “umm” and nodding yes. Actively listening, something I don’t think many would have said about me. You have a way of bringing me in to the story with you as if I was there or as if I am hearing it, directly, from you! I LOVE that about you! I am so happy for your success. I am sure your kids beg you to read them at story time. Hell, I would love to be one of the kids in their class when you come to read! I wish you continued success in everything you do. You have a good heart and I’m sure your parents are so proud of the man they raised….❤❤❤
It always brightens my day when Mr. Ballen uploads. Such an amazing storyteller!
As a owner of Minnesota forest land near the canadian border, I was listening intently alert to every single word of this adventure!!!!! WOW Massivly entertaining!
mr ballen is the best storyteller in the history of mankind!! He is one of us! And the fact that he is one of us makes him so adored by us the common people!! I hope that he 1day will come to Europe!! And if he ever comes to Belgium i will be the first one who does a tatoo of MR BALLEN! Swear to god!! Hand on heart! SF's Honor!
I’ve tried therapy with a few different ones but I’ve found the gym helped me the most
8.45 million. I started my Ballen appetite a few years ago when you had 1.. you are kicking ass brother and thank you from the bottom of all our hearts!! 🤙🤙
For a few years in Colorado (mid-1990s to early -2000s) "Alferd Packer's Jerky" was a common snack item at gas stations and convenience stores. You had to search the package for some very fine print to find out it was actually beef jerky, and it became a morbid gag to pull on out of state tourists to subtly imply that it might be human jerky. This was especially common in small tourist towns like Cripple Creek and Victor, Leadville and Silverton.
As if Rocky Mountain oysters weren't enough of a morbid gag
Lmfao
@@angusmcnay5449my grandpa lived in CO and pulled that gag on me when I was young. He expected me to be grossed out but seeing as I ate one and they were good, I wasn't thrown at all. We liked to prank each other and I liked be able to throw that one back I his face.
"Son, do you know what those are?"
"Oysters?"
"What kind of oysters grow in the mountains?"
"Mountain lake oysters?"
"Son... those are bull balls"
And there’s the Packer Grill in the CU Boulder dining hall
Awesome! I'm a Montana expat living in Maryland. I miss the sense of humor that we have in the Rocky Mountain West.
He is the best story teller on you tube.
I’ve been outdoors guy almost all of my 75 years: Northwest, California, AZ, BC, mountain states, southeast. Been on a lot of trails and a lot of rivers, scores of adventures with Native Americans. I’ve found that universally their observations were valid and sometimes precisely accurate. Ask them how and why, and the answers center on awareness one’s surroundings. It’s all truth the trick is understanding it….including the unknown
Any examples come to mind?
If you were to die today, are you a 100% sure you will go to heaven?
If no, here is what the bible says,
(1) Romans 3:23 KJV [23] For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God.
Q1. Do you know what Sin is?
Sin is anything bad that we have done.
Q2. Have you sinned before?
Yes or No?
(2) Revelation 21:8 KJV [8] But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.
Because we have sinned, and God does not allow Sin into Heaven, the punishment is burning hell.
What is the way to reconcile our peace and relationship with God?
Q3. Do you know the Story of Jesus?
(3) Romans 5:8 KJV [8] But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
Jesus = God who lived up in Heaven, but he came down on earth and became a man like us, he lived for 33.5 years without committing any sin. Then there were certain people who were jealous and therefore framed him on phony charges, and crucified him. Then he was buried and resurrected on the third day; Now he lives in HEAVEN.
Q4. Do you know why Jesus went through all this bloody mess for us?
A4. As mentioned, our sin is the reason why we can’t go to heaven, and the only thing that can wash away our sin is the Blood of Jesus.
(4) Romans 5:9 KJV [9] Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.
According to the bible, the only way for us to reconcile with God is through Christ Jesus’s blood, and not through any works that we do or merits we accumulate, such as water baptism, attending church, or any good thing that we do. The following verses clearly support this.
(5) Ephesians 2:8-9 KJV [8] For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: [9] Not of works, lest any man should boast.
(6) 2 Corinthians 7:10 KJV [10] For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.
In order to get saved, repentance of one’s sin is needed to get saved, we need to be sorry, and repent, with conviction, that we are a wretched sinner.
(7) Romans 10:9 KJV [9] That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
If you truly do believe in everything you have heard in the gospel, ,I strongly suggest you to make a proclamation to GOD! You can say it to God in less than 15 seconds !Repeat after this simple prayer, to make sure you truly get saved. Remember repeating this prayer doesn't save you, it's you telling God you BELIEVE THE GOSPEL. Ok, here is the prayer :
‘Dear GOD,
I know I am a sinner, as I repent, I put my faith, that Jesus is GOD, and that he died, buried and resurrected, so that his blood, can wash away my Sins. I put my faith in that alone to save me, not my good works. In Jesus’s holy name, I pray. Amen!
Congratulations ! Now you are a child of God. Download /Buy a KJV bible (I highly suggest getting a hard copy bible , as one day, it will be illegal to buy, own or even have an online version of the bible) and search for youtube channel like REAL Bible Believers , Spencer Smith to help you grow , study dispensationalism to understand the bible ( How do we reconcile the verses in the New Testament that tell us that we need works to show our faith, and another that tells us that nothing that can take our salvation away? That's why we need to study biblical dispensationalism to rightly divide the word of God.( study to show thyself approved unto God, a workman that needth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth, 2 Timothy 2:15) (I recommend the dispensationalism video from Genesis to Revelations by Dr. Gene Kim, th-cam.com/video/GI4CteEFxOk/w-d-xo.html) , Jesus in Genesis (th-cam.com/video/RmnUkNT55gU/w-d-xo.html)
join a bible believing church. God bless you brother/ sister ☺. See you in heaven one day!
I just wanna thank everyone in any profession for your hard work and service.. your contribution doesn’t go unnoticed♥️♥️
'Never Ignore Native Wisdom'.... Never a truer word spoken.
Yes
Yeah ... never ignore indian superstition 😅
@@slthjawa5062gggghhjjjjjkkkk yes you kissed a toilet lid, in high school , don’t deny it pal
*Remembers my full blown drunk of a grandpa* uuuhhhhhh I think it is really on a case to case basis.
@@Bgdnbhjggyu well now we know that's what you do, you random weirdo.
Prayers ...to my Brothers & Sisters, who've lost beloved siblings. Painful, & time never fills the void in our heart. Not in THAT special part 9f the heart. Keep the faith. Our Spirits WILL MEET AGAIN
❤
My heart skipped a beat when I seen that red TH-cam notification saying MrBallen posted his weekly upload. I love the strange dark and mysterious delivered in story format 😌
god bless your brother luke , i can tell you love him very much by how you talk about him and his battle for life, i'm sure he will never forget the love you gave him during his life , and it's great to see that you did love your brother which is the way it should be, families should have love each other because with out family where else would real love come from it starts in the family home and take it out to your family you started
I agree. But sometimes family members can be very toxic and make your life miserable, because they want everyone to be miserable. Not everyone is blessed with all good family members. My sister is a hypocrite, she will never take accountability for her own actions, she blames everyone and everything but herself. She's still getting in trouble with her big mouth at age 54 and both her daughters moved out first chance they got.
I had to cut her out of my life because she's given so much grief to me and my family over the years.
I'm much happier without her. I still talk to my brothers and other family members.
We can't choose our families and not all of them are positive for our lives.
How do u write God w a lower case g?? Very strange. Can’t be the God of righteousness I’m guessing 😢
@@AllByDesign4I don’t think disrespecting God was his intention his keyboard is probably on lowercase mode
@@AllByDesign4Oh my god, you’re so right!
Chief: "If you go, all your friends will die."
Later: "Wow Chief, you were right! Alford murdered and ate them."
Chief: "Wtf, I meant they'd probably freeze to death or something. That's just fucked up."
Edited to add: Ya'll, if you didn't want the story spoiled, stay out of the comments. That's your fault, not mine.
A wtf moment for sure
😂
pure bamboozle
Omg 😂 😂 😂
Lmao
I am sorry for your loss my friend. Losing a brother is hard. I pray peace for you and your family.
I live in Littleton CO and Alferd is buried in the Littleton cemetery. His coffin is allegedly encased in concrete because vandals have attempted to exhume his body throughout the years. It is great to hear the storytelling skills of Mr. Ballin used to tell a story so connected to my home town of Littleton CO.
Did they ever find out why he killed his friends or have any leading theories?
@@73rokenhe was probably pretty starving
Grew up in Durango and this was an event that my mother was fascinated by and told me about it way back in the early seventies when I was just a small child during a heavy storm. Great stuff!
I'm so sorry for your loss... Prayers sweetheart
You're an amazing story teller, I love listening to you tell these incredible and dark stories! 🖤
Holy Cow! Mr Ballen doing a story about Chief Ouray is awesome! I have family is the little mountain town of Ouray Colorado, and it's cool whenever I see them getting some recognition
i'd love if he could cover more local stories of indigenous peoples. we hardly learn enough in our history books and there are individuals very famous to their local areas. stuff like that is meant to be shared. i'm glad i got to hear about chief ouray.
I grew up in a little town called Bailey, Colorado and had heard this story a few times before. My dad and I loved looking into tales of the gold miners and ghost towns in the mountains. You’ve told it pretty well though.
Even when I know the story it's enjoyable to hear MrBallen tell it.
I have been with you since you had only 150 people. Now you have 4 mil.? You deserve it!❤❤❤❤❤
Alfred actually later admitted that he didn’t actually get left behind, he actually just killed and robbed all the men, ate them and after leaving the outpost he was caught living extremely lavishly on the money he stole from the men, he also wasn’t a prospector but actually a man that faked being a guide, and was hired by the prospectors to take them through the mountains, but he actually had no knowledge of the area, he basically just took them out to murder and rob them
yea he told that version of the story few months ago or more
Alfred had that Wendigo psychosis....
The dumbass got caught using money out of four separate wallets at a bar in Lake City. I went to the site
@@nightsky.94 I would have sworn I'd already heard Ballen cover this story before.
Thx for this info... I was actually feeling pretty bad for him having been convicted seeing as he was just trying to survive lol
It was awesome hearing this story about my home area again. Ouray is actually a small town in the mountains where Chief Ouray and his tribe lived!
It always feels good hearing about your home, being recognised and all ♥️
It's a special area.
I love Ouray. Such a cool town
I love Ouray..Went to school there..learned to swim in the awesome pool..
Man, nobody tells a story like this dude-even stories I might have heard before-Kudos John Ballen!❤
Master storyteller, listen in all the time. Love every story
The Mrballen story Sundays are definitely the highlight of the day! Thanks for the great entertainment. 😊
I'm a truck driver and have been for eight years. I have to say, I can't remember the last time a TH-cam channel captured me the way yours has. Your content and your delivery of it make the hours shrink so quickly. Thanks for doing what you do!
Edit: I've seen some wild shit out on the road, including some things that I'd rather simply forget about than to go on trying to explain. But your vids have finally made me think twice about parking in secluded, spooky places. So, for this weary traveler, you're doing a very good job sir lol