“Gly”: Hey guys! We’re taking this channel to the next level so that I can take you to places never before seen on camera. To do this we need equipment and your help! Please consider donating a few $$ to the tip jar, purchasing some cool merchandise or taking home a cool rock specimen from the show! Links are in the description area below and all monies go 100% to the channel. Thanks for your support, you guys are awesome!
Pavel Manzhetov it’s a damn shame knob heads have to try breaking everything or taking everything they find. Oh hey theirs a wall there let’s spray paint!! Fuckin childish stupid behaviour.
Gly , @ 11:58 - the equipment alongside the Ball Mill appears to be a site fabricated Gravity Separator . The pulverized Ore , water , and Sand Slimes would come out of the Ball Mill @ 11:01 and be piped to the screen column in the lower end of the Gravity Separator . The gears at the upper end would rotate the eccentric cam @ 11:53 thereby jigging the angle-iron bars back & forth separating the heavier Gold & Silver from the Sand Slimes . The lighter Sand Slimes and water would travel up and out of the Separator and be piped out of the building to a De-Watering Tank ( the water would be reused in the operation , and the Slimes would be shoveled out as waste . ) . The concentrated Gold & Silver would be siphoned off and go for further processing ( separation and concentration ) . The separated and concentrated Gold & Silver would then be shipped to a Smelter for the smelting into the pure metals . -- < Doc > .
“Gly”: Hey Doc! I just knew you would have the answer. Like a nugget trap it’s acting as the primary catch for most of the heavies before either being sent across shaker tables or to the leaching tanks and floatation cells. I suppose it also acts as a de-water unit as most certainly the water was being recycled at this site. Can you believe how pristine this site was? Wow, just wow!
@@AbandonedandForgottenPlaces -- Gly , the Separator is acting as a shaker table but instead of the entire table shaking , only the angle-iron bars are shaking . From your aerial photos I saw no indication of Leaching Tanks , and that long ''V'' Tank could have been used as a type of flotation separation ( no agitators on top , so compressed air would have been needed for the agitation ) . -- < Doc > .
Hey guys, that's a great old mill in amazing shape. The common shaft configuration is a work of art. The belts were flat and long enough that they could be given a half twist between sheaves. It's one of the first among few industrial applications of mobius strips.This meant that the entire surface of the belt would wear vs say a V belt that has an inside and outside. The ball mill's a little gem in amazing condition. Given it's length and diameter, It would have been good for grinding about 6 to 8 tons per hour limiting the mill to 150-200 tons per day. depending on what size they were grinding the ore down to and how hard it was to grind. The equipment off to the left isn't a gravity separator. It's what's called a "rake classifier". It operates in closed circuit with the ball mill and is essentially a complicated screen. The material exiting the ball mill was fed to the tub/tank at the base of the inclined rakes which, with their motion, drew the material up the slope against a flow of inlet water from the top. Only the coarse material made it to the top of the incline where, to be re-ground, it was fed back into the mouth of the ball mill on the opposite side of where the fresh ore was fed in. Another (still used) variation of the same idea are the sand screws that you see operating in gravel pit. Most modern mineral processing plants use cyclones now because of much lower space requirements and maintenance costs. The front end of every hard rock mill is ALL about attrition and finding that ideal grind size where the bulk of the economic minerals are freed from the shite minerals (gangue). All while keeping in mind that the finer you grind the more energy/cost per ton of ore it takes. The reason they really liked to build mills on hillsides is that the fine material would proceed under gravity rather than being pumped down to the next floor where the separation equipment would have been. Any pump that you could get rid of in a mill circuit was a good thing. Judging from what the ore looked like, there was probably froth flotation involved for the sulfides as well as most likely gravity separators like shaker tables for any free milling gold. I'm 56 and have been involved in mining literally all of my life. Most of it in Frank's stomping ground in BC. 'Personally think he's bat-shit crazy for the places he crawls into given the condition of the timbering and stability of the ground, but one of the things that I really appreciate about you guys is that It seems to be only about taking a look and saying "Goddamn!! That's freaking cool!!" 'Cause yeah, it really is some truly cool shit right there...
It's moot, damnit not mute “Gly”: Thanks for the great comment! I really appreciate your input and it helps teach mining methods to those that are interested. As much as I’ve been around old mines I’m still learning new things about old mining practices and I find it fascinating. Thank you!
And I can't quite remember the manufacturer at the moment, but I have run that 4 cylinder diesel in the next size up. And I bet that one would be easy to get running again! Beautiful old engine.
@Pavel Manzhetov I don't think I ever got around to uploading it, but I did a startup video on the one I ran. Was that one air start or did you bar it over to start it?
Preserved and not stripped, a rare find. Most mining sites are stripped to the wood and you are left with imagination of what was there. This video is the best I have seen and I don't blame your excitement! I love Arizona!!
That was awesome getting to see all the equipment and the old engines ,I can visualize everything spinning around with a bunch of big flappy belts everywhere, This place is enormous ...!!
I am in northern Nevada. This is an incredible explore. I look for ghost towns but I wish I were experienced enough and younger, so I could explore the mines. I really enjoyed this. Thank you.
Awesome exploration , wonderful and beautiful views , you guys are a great team and work really well together , Am so looking forward to your further adventures . Thank you . x
Great channel. I really appreciate the time you take explaining the different mining terms and things you are seeing. Awesome sense of humor. My new number one channel. Keep up the great work
I haven't seen a line shaft setup like that in more than 50 years. When I was a kid there was a planing mill in town that used a line shaft and belts to power everything. A couple of us used to show up there at noon on Saturday, when they shut down the equipment for the weekend, and we'd crawl in and under all the machinery to pull out the wood chips. We'd get paid (a little) and get to take as many bags of wood chips home as we needed for animal bedding. How many places today would let a couple of 10-year-olds crawl under the planers and jointers in a shop! Good times and it brings back good memories! Another benefit of your videos; it opens the gate to memory lane.
I would just have to try and start up that old engine and ball mill. The mill isn't filled with ball bearing though, it's filled with Cannon balls. The big old diesel engine would probably start right up with a bit of fuel from your truck. The diesel engine is a 6 cyl 160 hp Atlas Imperial Marine engine Circa 1929. Would be great to see you go back there and try to start it. Another truly great explore.👍
You and Frank make a great team. Fun to watch and listen to, and always learning something from you two's adventures Keep up the awsome collaborations with Frank
Gly this was the coolest ever video. WOW HOW COOL! I used to go in old mines in California and find things like this. I thought they were all gone. You found histories gold right here in these buildings. I salute you for showing this place to us. I could smell the old wood and grease. Yep you found a perfect place. I love it.
wow 'I'm in my mid 60's and in Arizona I've only seen two mines that complete and I was 15 years old and my father was a lineman engineer installing all the high tension lines that crisscross Arizona. Many a complete Ghost town back in those days as well.
Thank you Gly, your videos are awesome! You and Frank make a good team and I love going along with you two! Keep exploring and I'll keep watching, your adventures are epic!! Stay safe out there!!
Recently found your channel. Like you, I have explored many mining areas over the years, it also initiated my love for offroading with my Jeep. I wish I would have documented my adventures like you have. The history of mining is in my heart. Keep up the awesome documentation of your adventures sir.
10:30 The ore house is magnificent! I could spend a whole day just in this room. You hit pay dirt with this one Gly. Its too clean...is someone living here? I would!
“Gly”: Thanks! Yes, I do have that TV / Movie voice. If Pixar or Discovery ever contacts me I might have a new job. Lol! No, just kidding. I’m retired and loving it. 👍
Great Video Gly And Frank. At 16:30 Right of the ore cart against the wall looked like a rolled up map. Frank is more crazy out side the mine on his 4 x 4 mule then hanging off rope's in the mine. You two sounded like to old mule's going up the ladder. where I live the coal mines were not caved in or flooded you can walk for miles under ground from town to town.
Love that remark Gly "whaaay off in the distance" from where you exited out from your ladder climb. Bet you two were surprised at how much mine you had covered starting with last wk's video. Just tying onto that dead cactus must have been challenging. How many cuts and scratches did Frank get? All those scenes of the cactus brush slapping the sides of the side/side......any and all scrub brush in AZ have thorns. That must have hurt! Great ending to your "explore" episode......coming from a 90 degree ladder climb, the rugged climb back over to the camp site, and then the hairy cart drive with Frank, the serene narrative and background music for the drone shot gave us all a lapse to "come down". Great video!!
11:03 is proof that Los Angeles hasnt always been a miserable pit of vile repugnance, stupidity, abuse and waste. At one time it was a great city that produced worthwhile and useful things.
Thanks for sharing your adventures guys. Those mining cabins were in great shape. Toughest catus saves the day.. Looking forward to seeing the rest of the mine.
8:59 Center foreground. There are two square wood blocks set and strapped together. That is the Anvil mount. It is always set to where the top hammer surface of the anvil is even with a man's knuckles when holding his arm down to the front and in a fist. Always 1/4 turn from the forge. Coal (charcoal) pieces are always set on the outside ring and moved in as the center hot ones ash out. I don't see a bellows or a slack tub.
Well Frank was raining rocks on your parade! That's one hell of a long ladder! A bit sketchy in spots too. Hell I'd be wheezing going up that shaft! Incredible drone footage there, it really helps us understand the layout of the place. I wonder what that transmission on the workbench came out of. I kinda looked like the T90 that's in my '47 Willys Jeep. That ball mill and all that machinery was amazing! It looked like it could be up and running again with a bit of work. Well maybe more than a bit. It looks like someone cut that gate to pieces! Frank's at the wheel get ready to bail out and tuck and roll, Gly! LOL! Looking forward to you going back and digging deeper.
That buggy ride made my butt twitch more than some of the dodgy mine tunnels. Great vids guys, i really enjoy them, well made, well filmed, i like the voice over and the chatting as you go around. All very interesting.
Bob, is that drone Franks?....Sure like drone videos....Get to see so much more...Would have like too see more about the cabins..At first they looked like someone is living in them..Or are they empty?....Bob, And Frank thank you for a most interesting Tour....Maybe someday you might go back and do more filming on the buildings.......Thanks Guys................JB.............
“Gly”: Yes, back then I was taking footage from Franks drone. Your right, cabins and old structures are interesting but over all my viewers much prefer me documenting the interiors of mines.
I'll tell you what, I've seen all of Frank's crazy antics, and I've seen all the sketchy situations he and you now have been through, and nothing, absolutely nothing made me more nervous than that ride up that old trail to the top from the mill. That was more sketchy than anything I've seen inside. 🤣🤣🤣 Those ladders you two climbed were also about as sketchy as I have ever seen you on. It didn't help matters that Frank was going up like a bulldog, sending every rock in that shaft raining down on you! Gly "Do your best not to knock things down on me" as Frank makes sure every rock is cleared from the shaft! Couldn't hear a word Frank was saying from the sound of the rock slide coming down. Lol Awesome site on that other side! That mill is one of the coolest sites I've seen in quite a while. This whole explore has been amazing Gly. Pretty hard to top this place. I'm looking forward to even more of it. Awesome job as always Otto.
“Gly”: Oh yes, Frank has a way of bringing “dramatic effect” into the videos. Lol! This location was just “over the top” cool in every way and you’ll be seeing more of this site in the future. Your right, it’s going to be very hard to top this place.
That was a serious climb up those ladders, and one handed too, anyone would be knackered after that. Awesome place to have exited the mine. It was incredible to see the machinery that remained in those buildings. Finally after all the cactus needling suffered, one finally proved useful. Gly you seemed very relieved to get out of that vehicle alive!! The driver sure was crazy. Thank you for sharing your adventures. Take care and be safe. 👍👍🍺🍺
“Gly”: I’ve seen more people hurt on them damn things over the years than I can count. To be quite honest I feel more comfortable in a collapsing mine! Lol. Yes, those ladders were a climb. Who needs a gym membership when you’ve got ladders and Frank to chase after.
Hi Gly - Really like the old processing buildings. You rarely see places like that which have not been vandalised and robbed. For me the more technical details the better of both the geology and mining techniques. I would have like a close up of all the motors in the processing plant so I could see the details and the manufacturers. Keep up the good work.!!
Looks like it was a 3 speed with first and reverse on one lever and second and third on the other. Most likely a column shift Ford vehicle. My dad had one when in a half ton pu when I was learning to drive. Helped him replace the clutch after I had my way with it.
What an amazing space incredible location blown away I wish it could all be preserved museum quality gear wow wow wow almost looks like you could turn key and it would be working lol
Great work Gly getting better and better. Any chance of going back and spending longer in that mill sometime? Could have spent days in there so interesting.
Wow a great episode, I loved that old ball mill there, there was a ball from inside it on the shelf they look like little canon balls. What a great mill though it had a pretty decent amount of machinery in there too, it makes you wonder how on earth they managed to get it all to that point as those cogs and engines definitely wouldn't fit on a mule lol. Frank is a speed demon with that side by side, not even mountains will stop him in it lol. Thank you for another awesome explore and thank you for taking us along too. xx
“Gly”: This episode is going to be hard for me to top. Rarely do you ever find such a place that’s in that good of condition. Thanks Sue, I’m really happy you enjoyed this episode and there’s more fun ones to come. Stay tuned!
“Gly”: Thanks! And welcome aboard the channel! Refreshments will be served shortly. Please don’t forget to tip your waitress. I’m happy your enjoying the show!
When you got to the top of the hill with Frank driving and said "I'll be right back", I'm guessing you were changing your shorts 😉 -- with any activity, just add Frank if you want to make it into an adventure.
“Gly”: Hey guys! We’re taking this channel to the next level so that I can take you to places never before seen on camera. To do this we need equipment and your help! Please consider donating a few $$ to the tip jar, purchasing some cool merchandise or taking home a cool rock specimen from the show! Links are in the description area below and all monies go 100% to the channel. Thanks for your support, you guys are awesome!
dont ever change the intro music.
You guys are getting better and better - great drone shots, music and voiceover. Thanks!
It is so nice to see the equipment they used and it has not been vandalized.
Pavel Manzhetov it’s a damn shame knob heads have to try breaking everything or taking everything they find. Oh hey theirs a wall there let’s spray paint!! Fuckin childish stupid behaviour.
Gly , @ 11:58 - the equipment alongside the Ball Mill appears to be a site fabricated Gravity Separator . The pulverized Ore , water , and Sand Slimes would come out of the Ball Mill @ 11:01 and be piped to the screen column in the lower end of the Gravity Separator . The gears at the upper end would rotate the eccentric cam @ 11:53 thereby jigging the angle-iron bars back & forth separating the heavier Gold & Silver from the Sand Slimes . The lighter Sand Slimes and water would travel up and out of the Separator and be piped out of the building to a De-Watering Tank ( the water would be reused in the operation , and the Slimes would be shoveled out as waste . ) . The concentrated Gold & Silver would be siphoned off and go for further processing ( separation and concentration ) . The separated and concentrated Gold & Silver would then be shipped to a Smelter for the smelting into the pure metals . -- < Doc > .
“Gly”: Hey Doc! I just knew you would have the answer. Like a nugget trap it’s acting as the primary catch for most of the heavies before either being sent across shaker tables or to the leaching tanks and floatation cells. I suppose it also acts as a de-water unit as most certainly the water was being recycled at this site. Can you believe how pristine this site was? Wow, just wow!
@@AbandonedandForgottenPlaces -- Gly , the Separator is acting as a shaker table but instead of the entire table shaking , only the angle-iron bars are shaking . From your aerial photos I saw no indication of Leaching Tanks , and that long ''V'' Tank could have been used as a type of flotation separation ( no agitators on top , so compressed air would have been needed for the agitation ) . -- < Doc > .
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“Gly”: I was thinking the same thing Doc. That V shaped tank was probably being used for exactly as you described.
Hey guys, that's a great old mill in amazing shape. The common shaft configuration is a work of art. The belts were flat and long enough that they could be given a half twist between sheaves. It's one of the first among few industrial applications of mobius strips.This meant that the entire surface of the belt would wear vs say a V belt that has an inside and outside.
The ball mill's a little gem in amazing condition. Given it's length and diameter, It would have been good for grinding about 6 to 8 tons per hour limiting the mill to 150-200 tons per day. depending on what size they were grinding the ore down to and how hard it was to grind.
The equipment off to the left isn't a gravity separator. It's what's called a "rake classifier". It operates in closed circuit with the ball mill and is essentially a complicated screen. The material exiting the ball mill was fed to the tub/tank at the base of the inclined rakes which, with their motion, drew the material up the slope against a flow of inlet water from the top. Only the coarse material made it to the top of the incline where, to be re-ground, it was fed back into the mouth of the ball mill on the opposite side of where the fresh ore was fed in.
Another (still used) variation of the same idea are the sand screws that you see operating in gravel pit. Most modern mineral processing plants use cyclones now because of much lower space requirements and maintenance costs.
The front end of every hard rock mill is ALL about attrition and finding that ideal grind size where the bulk of the economic minerals are freed from the shite minerals (gangue). All while keeping in mind that the finer you grind the more energy/cost per ton of ore it takes.
The reason they really liked to build mills on hillsides is that the fine material would proceed under gravity rather than being pumped down to the next floor where the separation equipment would have been. Any pump that you could get rid of in a mill circuit was a good thing. Judging from what the ore looked like, there was probably froth flotation involved for the sulfides as well as most likely gravity separators like shaker tables for any free milling gold.
I'm 56 and have been involved in mining literally all of my life. Most of it in Frank's stomping ground in BC. 'Personally think he's bat-shit crazy for the places he crawls into given the condition of the timbering and stability of the ground, but one of the things that I really appreciate about you guys is that It seems to be only about taking a look and saying "Goddamn!! That's freaking cool!!"
'Cause yeah, it really is some truly cool shit right there...
It's moot, damnit not mute
“Gly”: Thanks for the great comment! I really appreciate your input and it helps teach mining methods to those that are interested. As much as I’ve been around old mines I’m still learning new things about old mining practices and I find it fascinating. Thank you!
What an incredibly intact mill! Seeing the old line shaft setup was beautiful ... a few belts and that place could be running again.
Might want a bit of grease too.
They put a lot of effort into that setup. I agree... I bet those engines could run again
And I can't quite remember the manufacturer at the moment, but I have run that 4 cylinder diesel in the next size up.
And I bet that one would be easy to get running again! Beautiful old engine.
@Pavel Manzhetov if I may ask, how long ago was that?
@Pavel Manzhetov I don't think I ever got around to uploading it, but I did a startup video on the one I ran.
Was that one air start or did you bar it over to start it?
Preserved and not stripped, a rare find. Most mining sites are stripped to the wood and you are left with imagination of what was there. This video is the best I have seen and I don't blame your excitement! I love Arizona!!
Very cool finds. Love the old mill. Don't get to see many in that good of shape.
Hi guys.
I really like the smal history voiceover bits.
It gives another dimension than "just" a hole in the ground.
“Gly”: It takes longer to edit those segments but I’m going to try and do more of that going into 2020. Thanks!
I just can't believe that engine shop hadn't been vandalized or looted. Even those beautiful gauges on the engine are in place! Incredible!
That was awesome getting to see all the equipment and the old engines ,I can visualize everything spinning around with a bunch of big flappy belts everywhere, This place is enormous ...!!
What a beautiful location. Your work on these videos are greatly appreciated
“Gly”: Thank you!
Amazing to see all that old machinery still intact. Thanks for the tour guys!
At 16:18 it looks like Frank about died walking on that false floor. Glad you guys stayed safe keep bringing the awesome content.
what a weird feeling that would be, walking through a toolshop and ball mill and in such a clean state like it was abandoned last month
“Gly”: I’ve never seen anything like it. It was like stepping back in time.
@@AbandonedandForgottenPlaces and all that silver ore vein still waitin to be worked, hammer drill time lol
It looks like they just left yesterday. That mill is amazing.
I am in northern Nevada. This is an incredible explore. I look for ghost towns but I wish I were experienced enough and younger, so I could explore the mines. I really enjoyed this. Thank you.
“Gly”: Thank you so much!
Awesome exploration , wonderful and beautiful views , you guys are a great team and work really well together , Am so looking forward to your further adventures . Thank you . x
Thanks for the for the quality of the videos you put here on TH-cam
“Gly”: Thank you!
Great channel. I really appreciate the time you take explaining the different mining terms and things you are seeing. Awesome sense of humor. My new number one channel. Keep up the great work
I haven't seen a line shaft setup like that in more than 50 years. When I was a kid there was a planing mill in town that used a line shaft and belts to power everything. A couple of us used to show up there at noon on Saturday, when they shut down the equipment for the weekend, and we'd crawl in and under all the machinery to pull out the wood chips. We'd get paid (a little) and get to take as many bags of wood chips home as we needed for animal bedding. How many places today would let a couple of 10-year-olds crawl under the planers and jointers in a shop! Good times and it brings back good memories! Another benefit of your videos; it opens the gate to memory lane.
“Gly”: This location was museum grade and it’s very rare to find a place this nice. I’m happy I was able to document it.
That mill is absolutely amazing, wouldn't take much to have that operating again.
Fantastic - Thanks Frank and Gly - Stay Safe, God Bless - Your Travels - Thank You for ALL You Do !!!
I am fully hooked to your channel from the time i came acoss it ,great stuff !! :)
“Gly”: Thank you!
Your Welcome!! :)
Love seeing the old machinery still in place, great to see no one has stuffed around with it. I thought Frank was a a crazy guy, fun guy to be around.
“Gly”: He is allot of fun to work with. It’s just not going to be the same when he goes back to Canada.
I would just have to try and start up that old engine and ball mill. The mill isn't filled with ball bearing though, it's filled with Cannon balls. The big old diesel engine would probably start right up with a bit of fuel from your truck. The diesel engine is a 6 cyl 160 hp Atlas Imperial Marine engine Circa 1929. Would be great to see you go back there and try to start it. Another truly great explore.👍
You and Frank make a great team. Fun to watch and listen to, and always learning something from you two's adventures
Keep up the awsome collaborations with Frank
Absolutely pristine antique mill. Should be a protected site!
Hey I’m 65 this year Frank is not old ! LOL!while you’re huffing and puffing! Love your adventures!
I must say this was a fun one!
“Gly”: I’m still working off my extra fluff due to a recent health issue but I’m getting better and better each day. 👍
Amazing places you guys take us along. Thanks
Gly this was the coolest ever video. WOW HOW COOL! I used to go in old mines in California and find things like this. I thought they were all gone. You found histories gold right here in these buildings. I salute you for showing this place to us. I could smell the old wood and grease. Yep you found a perfect place. I love it.
Thanks for the great lighting so we can see and explaining things with not a lot drama... COOL!!!
wow 'I'm in my mid 60's and in Arizona I've only seen two mines that complete and I was 15 years old and my father was a lineman engineer installing all the high tension lines that crisscross Arizona. Many a complete Ghost town back in those days as well.
I think it would be neat and Would love to see that mill working!
Thank you Gly, your videos are awesome! You and Frank make a good team and I love going along with you two! Keep exploring and I'll keep watching, your adventures are epic!! Stay safe out there!!
Frank likes it when you follow. Gives him a soft place to land
Recently found your channel. Like you, I have explored many mining areas over the years, it also initiated my love for offroading with my Jeep. I wish I would have documented my adventures like you have. The history of mining is in my heart. Keep up the awesome documentation of your adventures sir.
“Gly”: Thank you, welcome aboard the channel and I’m really happy you’re enjoying the show!
What an incredible adventure! Great find guys. And thanks heaps for sharing your discovery with us. 😎🥃⛏️
You guy are ACE, KEEP safe CHAPS from over The pond
Fascinating explore. I particularly appreciated that you took the time to explain what the machines did. Thankyou.
10:30 The ore house is magnificent! I could spend a whole day just in this room. You hit pay dirt with this one Gly. Its too clean...is someone living here? I would!
That is awesome! What a find.
Awesome video, by far one of the best so far.
“Gly”: Thank you!
Definitely another favorite. Wish I seen the first.
I find myself hooked on your content. And I’m saying this before the start of yet another. Thank you for sharing your endeavors.
Wow absolutely love the tool shop area almost like visiting a museum great place thanks for sharing as always be safe
Great video BTW. Also Gly you have a gift for narration.
“Gly”: Thanks! Yes, I do have that TV / Movie voice. If Pixar or Discovery ever contacts me I might have a new job. Lol! No, just kidding. I’m retired and loving it. 👍
Great Video Gly And Frank. At 16:30 Right of the ore cart against the wall looked like a rolled up map.
Frank is more crazy out side the mine on his 4 x 4 mule then hanging off rope's in the mine. You two sounded like to old mule's going up the ladder. where I live the coal mines were not caved in or flooded you can walk for miles under ground from town to town.
“Gly”: That ladder was quite a workout. I’m still a bit out of shape but I’m getting better.. my portly butt will be running marathons soon. Lol
Love that remark Gly "whaaay off in the distance" from where you exited out from your ladder climb. Bet you two were surprised at how much mine you had covered starting with last wk's video. Just tying onto that dead cactus must have been challenging. How many cuts and scratches did Frank get? All those scenes of the cactus brush slapping the sides of the side/side......any and all scrub brush in AZ have thorns. That must have hurt! Great ending to your "explore" episode......coming from a 90 degree ladder climb, the rugged climb back over to the camp site, and then the hairy cart drive with Frank, the serene narrative and background music for the drone shot gave us all a lapse to "come down". Great video!!
11:03 is proof that Los Angeles hasnt always been a miserable pit of vile repugnance, stupidity, abuse and waste. At one time it was a great city that produced worthwhile and useful things.
Good Job Guys. This was quite a feat ! Sandy
Thanks for sharing your adventures guys. Those mining cabins were in great shape. Toughest catus saves the day.. Looking forward to seeing the rest of the mine.
8:59 Center foreground. There are two square wood blocks set and strapped together. That is the Anvil mount. It is always set to where the top hammer surface of the anvil is even with a man's knuckles when holding his arm down to the front and in a fist. Always 1/4 turn from the forge. Coal (charcoal) pieces are always set on the outside ring and moved in as the center hot ones ash out. I don't see a bellows or a slack tub.
You guys are awesome. Thanks again!
Wish you would go back to this mine. Would love to see more of this mine.
love the old mill! nice find! :)
Well Frank was raining rocks on your parade! That's one hell of a long ladder! A bit sketchy in spots too. Hell I'd be wheezing going up that shaft! Incredible drone footage there, it really helps us understand the layout of the place.
I wonder what that transmission on the workbench came out of. I kinda looked like the T90 that's in my '47 Willys Jeep. That ball mill and all that machinery was amazing! It looked like it could be up and running again with a bit of work. Well maybe more than a bit. It looks like someone cut that gate to pieces!
Frank's at the wheel get ready to bail out and tuck and roll, Gly! LOL!
Looking forward to you going back and digging deeper.
Excellent video, Gly-Frank...!
Love your adventures with frank!! Beautiful location. Nice video, great shooting!
“Gly”: Thanks!
What a fantastic part of the country, enjoy your video's by the way, thanks for sharing. Dave, from Australia.
Totally enjoyed that. Mill site was amazingly preserved too. You and Frank are doing a great job on these videos and keep up the good work in 2020!
“Gly”: Thank you!
yes this was super cool. thanks for the adventures. look like you have fun together
“Gly”: We do. We have just as much fun teasing each other as we do working together.
Great area. Lots of stuff. Thank you.
wow what a cool place keep the excellent content coming
What a cool find it's like all you have to do is turn it on. Cool site gly
This is the most complete mine equipment mill I've seen yet on this channel. Very good video! Interesting that they had a diesel engine.
Looks like that gate at the haulage adit was removed with some serious effort 👍⚒
Dental Floss Mine??? hahaha
That buggy ride made my butt twitch more than some of the dodgy mine tunnels. Great vids guys, i really enjoy them, well made, well filmed, i like the voice over and the chatting as you go around. All very interesting.
Pretty cool area. Thanks for sharing.
You guys are totally amazing
It’s gotta be fun exploring with Frank, I could never climb around in these mines , really enjoy your adventures in these mines
Great job guys. This is a very nice mine. Thank you 🥴
Bob, is that drone Franks?....Sure like drone videos....Get to see so much more...Would have like too see more about the cabins..At first they looked like someone is living in them..Or are they empty?....Bob, And Frank thank you for a most interesting Tour....Maybe someday you might go back and do more filming on the buildings.......Thanks Guys................JB.............
“Gly”: Yes, back then I was taking footage from Franks drone. Your right, cabins and old structures are interesting but over all my viewers much prefer me documenting the interiors of mines.
@@AbandonedandForgottenPlaces Maybe someday you can go back.....Thanks..............
Great explore and a very interesting mine kamp.
!!!!!!!!!! THANK U man !!!!!!!!!!!
Another great video. You guys don't disappoint!
You guys are funny. Thank God your lwats safe.
This was an amazing site!
Beautiful
There's so much stoping going on in those mines it's hard to believe they still exist!
Thankyou
This video was like a five-course gourmet meal with dessert! (Or is it desert?😆) Many thanks to you and Frank!❤️❤️👍👍
“Gly”: Thanks Fred! Yep, this one is going to be hard to top.
intact mill is wildd
Love this video and have subscribed, looking forward to seeing more.
“Gly”: Thank you! And welcome aboard the channel!
I'll tell you what, I've seen all of Frank's crazy antics, and I've seen all the sketchy situations he and you now have been through, and nothing, absolutely nothing made me more nervous than that ride up that old trail to the top from the mill. That was more sketchy than anything I've seen inside. 🤣🤣🤣 Those ladders you two climbed were also about as sketchy as I have ever seen you on. It didn't help matters that Frank was going up like a bulldog, sending every rock in that shaft raining down on you! Gly "Do your best not to knock things down on me" as Frank makes sure every rock is cleared from the shaft! Couldn't hear a word Frank was saying from the sound of the rock slide coming down. Lol Awesome site on that other side! That mill is one of the coolest sites I've seen in quite a while. This whole explore has been amazing Gly. Pretty hard to top this place. I'm looking forward to even more of it. Awesome job as always Otto.
“Gly”: Oh yes, Frank has a way of bringing “dramatic effect” into the videos. Lol! This location was just “over the top” cool in every way and you’ll be seeing more of this site in the future. Your right, it’s going to be very hard to top this place.
SUPER 😎! Want more!! When are you going to visit Frank?
“Gly”: Maybe the summer of 2021. It really all depend on how the channel grows between now and then.
That was a serious climb up those ladders, and one handed too, anyone would be knackered after that. Awesome place to have exited the mine. It was incredible to see the machinery that remained in those buildings. Finally after all the cactus needling suffered, one finally proved useful. Gly you seemed very relieved to get out of that vehicle alive!! The driver sure was crazy.
Thank you for sharing your adventures. Take care and be safe. 👍👍🍺🍺
“Gly”: I’ve seen more people hurt on them damn things over the years than I can count. To be quite honest I feel more comfortable in a collapsing mine! Lol. Yes, those ladders were a climb. Who needs a gym membership when you’ve got ladders and Frank to chase after.
Hi Gly - Really like the old processing buildings. You rarely see places like that which have not been vandalised and robbed. For me the more technical details the better of both the geology and mining techniques. I would have like a close up of all the motors in the processing plant so I could see the details and the manufacturers. Keep up the good work.!!
I found this channel by accident and I am hooked! Happy New Year guys and give Old Bob a hug from me :)
"Gly": Will do! Old Bob loves hugs!
25:05 Gly: "ok. i've had about enough of that!" XD
Another cool mine! Loving the collab work!
9:27 that is a 1950s to 1960s Borg Warner T10 transmission with a tail shaft I have never seen before.
Thats what I thought it might be. looked very familiar. yet the man glossed right over it.
Looks like it was a 3 speed with first and reverse on one lever and second and third on the other. Most likely a column shift Ford vehicle. My dad had one when in a half ton pu when I was learning to drive. Helped him replace the clutch after I had my way with it.
Great vid stay safe :)
What an amazing space incredible location blown away I wish it could all be preserved museum quality gear wow wow wow almost looks like you could turn key and it would be working lol
“Gly”: It’s going to be really hard to top this site but I’ll keep trying. Your right, this place was ultra cool.
Great work Gly getting better and better. Any chance of going back and spending longer in that mill sometime? Could have spent days in there so interesting.
“Gly”: No, I’m working on new sites now but you might see more of that site on Franks channel in the near future.
like the dual team vids...but im ready for your to get back to solo vids...like the geo info......
“Gly”: I understand. I’ll be doing allot of that this summer in Nevada and pointing out more geology.
what an awesome mill site. I wonder how it has fared since your visit.
Wow a great episode, I loved that old ball mill there, there was a ball from inside it on the shelf they look like little canon balls. What a great mill though it had a pretty decent amount of machinery in there too, it makes you wonder how on earth they managed to get it all to that point as those cogs and engines definitely wouldn't fit on a mule lol. Frank is a speed demon with that side by side, not even mountains will stop him in it lol. Thank you for another awesome explore and thank you for taking us along too. xx
“Gly”: This episode is going to be hard for me to top. Rarely do you ever find such a place that’s in that good of condition. Thanks Sue, I’m really happy you enjoyed this episode and there’s more fun ones to come. Stay tuned!
@@AbandonedandForgottenPlaces Cool, see you in the next one 😉x
Loved the video man! You guys deserve more credit... Awesome explore! Subbed
“Gly”: Thanks! And welcome aboard the channel! Refreshments will be served shortly. Please don’t forget to tip your waitress. I’m happy your enjoying the show!
Keep up that good content boys
When you got to the top of the hill with Frank driving and said "I'll be right back", I'm guessing you were changing your shorts 😉 -- with any activity, just add Frank if you want to make it into an adventure.
I was looking for a cold start of those engines in the milling shed.