I enjoy the way you talk to "us" out here watching ... just like we are there with ya'. Enjoy listening to you ... thank you for sharing your knowledge. I enjoy your explanations and good humor. I have learned a lot from your videos. Thank you!
Another great video! Beautiful scenery too!! I’m originally from eastern Kentucky and there are abandoned coal mines everywhere. I’m sure there are people that do go into them, but not me Jack! Between the dangers of roof falls, methane builup, and flooded shafts, they are death traps. In all my years living there, I can only remember one instance of someone getting killed exploring one. I do recognize the difference in the mines up north and out west, totally different animal. Thanks for all your hard work, keep it up!!
Fairbanks Standard NO 4 was a scale (I'm sure you already know that) my dad and I used to refurbish old scales like that. We had old lathes and a CNC to make parts if we couldn't find any
What a cool bucket swing! Wow the view, with the cloud below your vision and snow flurries was amazing, and the shot from the portal was really beautiful. There were some awesome artefacts in this week’s show - riveted steam boiler, the bucket, carbide lamps, skip car, mine cart and I loved the air tank with switch, and so much more. Dynamite - Noooooo! You always find that stuff. And you do all the hard work, hiking, clambering through small spaces, getting wet and we get to sit back and enjoy the show with a nice cup of tea, coffee or a beer. Thank you Frank for the education and the rollercoaster ride that is Exploring Abandoned Mines. 👍 👍 👍
up over 6,000 feet so you can imagine that this time of year is the Hawaii month. Note that so many of the major finds in Montana, Idaho, and surrounding states were above 6,000 feet elevation??
This guy is the best of them mine explorers as he tells it the way it is and you know he loves it, keeps you watching.Well done to him keep it up stay safe.
We were still using carbide lamps in late 80s and early 90s in some remote high altitude exploration mines similar to the ones that Frank is showing you. Good to detect low levels of oxygen in some old mines and the presence of draft (natural ventilation). Btw great views Frank. I also liked the goats. Didn't know that there are goats around Idaho peak.
Frank, I have watched and liked about 30 of your videos so far and have enjoyed everyone of them. I gave my Pastor the name of your site so he could watch also. Here in Arizona we have our share of abandoned mines. My brother and I went down into the old Christmas mine when I was 12 y/o. Now that I am retired You have inspired me to do it again.
You have the absolute best videos in mine exploration on the entire interweb, beautiful part of the world too. I hope to see that part of Canada some day. Really good video, thanks Frank.
Thanks for another cool adventure Frank. Interesting to see the old riveted ore carts, would love to have one in my yard on a piece of track! Guess they are there because the logistics of getting one back down would be nearly impossible.
Good lord. I've been all over that mountain; Matter fact, all over all those mountains. Just watched one of you other ones, and you showed me stuff I missed. The tram house, I remember was still standing. At least mostly. The bull wheel, I don't remember. Thanks again Frank.
Cool video,Frank. Thanks for doing all that hiking for us. You mentioned how did they ever find this mine. It always amazes me how they did. The prospectors covered every inch of this earth looking for profitable minerals. All the years(28) of exploring the San Juan mts in Colo, I couldn't believe how many prospect holes there were at the top of these 14000 ft mts, and they had to hike up there every day with their tools and equipment. Mind boggling!
A chopper would be very expensive, costing around $2000/hour. However I wonder about fabricating a replica? I've been trying to research info on how trams were built so that I could make a miniature model. Videos like this are very helpful as information is scarce. I would love to get dimensions of things like the towers, buckets, and bull wheels.
I never tire of the iconic mountain scenery. Esp since i been up since 2am eastcoast. Glad i could be wet today from the rain and "black gold" just as you f endure for all of us albeit the snow and hail. Great vid and i like this intro you got going on now.
Another master piece thank you Frank the views looking out the portal's was amazing and breathtaking. So many nice artifacts lying around on the ground. History just sitting there slowly returning to its original form.it is a pity that you don't have someone who regularly goes with you to these wonderful places. Where i live in Australia is the town of Bendigo its in the middle of what they call the golden triangle a very gold rich area. A lot of our bush area's remain with trees growing up near and in between old mine shafts .its hard to imagine thousands of men crawling over the landscape in the height of our gold rush we had a very large Chinese population working here at that time. Look forward to new weeks treat for you thank you so much Frank. Stay safe.
I'm finally catching up on some of your earlier videos, Frank; all a good body of work (and no, I can't take advantage of your new chronological list of videos because of my slow connection! A ten minutes video usually takes more than half an hour to load and watch!). Thanks for all your explores!❤️👍
The old bricks don't have a 'frog', which is an indentation to hold mortar. We have an Accrington brick from here UK that was called NORI, IRON spelled backwards, it is so tough they made the foundations of the Empire States building, our house is made from them, SKY TV now carry special power drills to fit sat dishes, a normal drill or hammer drill will not even touch an Acci NORI unless you have about 3 hours to drill through it.
Ha, you found the rare miner's swing! A little snowy mine hunting, eh? Maybe they removed the power unit when the mine shut down? Looks like it was flat-belt driven. (unless it was gravity-driven and that part of the bull-wheel was the brake) Wow, a metal wheel-barrow, don't see those often! (except as a yard decoration) Nice timber-saw! Pity it's so rusted. (and large) Too bad you couldn't ride the rails down, that'd save time! Thanks for the tour, was fun!
Hi FrankAn other great video.Great find's the carbide lamp bottom and the whole justrite carbide lamp.Looks like you needed the T N T in some place's to go more in the Audits.Stay Safe.
Not sure how I ended up on your channel but Wow, you have me hooked. You sir are living the dream. Thanks for sharing this adventure. Will be subscribing. Take care and be safe.
The explosives reminded me of a old story at work. Long time ago I worked for a TV station I had a huge walk in safe full of expensive items of all types including chemicals. There were lots of chemicals most people need a special licence to buy in bulk but seeing it was a TV station companies let them buy anything no licences required they so dumb! Had a heap of bottles the size of old moonshine jugs full of stuff and heaps of it. The stuff was used by mostly 60 Minutes to clean old film for production use. We had our own Kodak film processing lab that got around $20,000 worth of Silver each week. You'd like that no mining needed LOL. Anyway this chemical name is Nitrocellulose liquid. One day a old guy said something about a bomb sent in a crate outside. I talked about it to him before security got some expert to check it further. This old guy said to me why worry about this little bomb you have a way bigger bomb inside your safe that could blow the roof off this 4 storey building if detonated properly. Hahaha I didn't have a clue what the stuff was all I knew it was film cleaner. funny one hey mate? :)
love those old aerial Tramways....even has it buckets.....great.....to bad the Winter snows have made the outside timbers in bad shape....that rock looks like graphite....love the cartridge powder with detcord....to bad everything is rusted so bad....
lol i tell ya i've watched your channel for years and love the video you did with that skeleton, you two knew how to make me laugh also you know i've got a little vial of old from juneau alaska, i got it while panning at the aj mine and gastineau mill, they allow tours of the mine and it was the first sort of abandoned mine i've ever been to, i say abandoned because actual mining cease in 1980 but since then the mines been open for tours
“I don’t think we’re going to have time to get to that one.” Jump cut So here we are. I’m new to this channel but I’m learning that when frank says he can’t make it he really means he will be there shortly.
Well you know time flies when you are having fun. Same thing actually happens when I say fuck no that is too scary I ain't doing it..........eventually I man up!
They stopped manufacturing 'Thermalite' Safety fuse cord in 1995. That's probably not much help, but did you notice how the individual piles were strung together in the pile? They only do that at the place where it was to be used, so either they didn't get around to firing it, or there was some improper fusing. They clearly intended to bring the mine down, that was a pretty big pile of firecrackers!
Rick Autry Thermalite was igniter cord not safety fuse. It burns very hot and is good for connecting time fuse when you want good fire transfer. Manitor has replaced it.
@@rickautry2759 I have two boxes of Thermalite cord. I was wondering how old it was. I use it as cannon fuze, and it works very well. I can smack it with a hammer and it will light. Kinda works like a quick fire mechanism, if I use a short fuze
Your one crazy person and I mean that in a good way lol and I thought I was crazy lol thanks for taking us on another one of your adventures. Im on Vancouver Island in the Shawnigan lake area and spitting distance from Kinsol and the Kinsol trestle is basically in my backyard . I figure you probably know of all the mines in the Kinsol area and I believe that they were mostly copper mines. We used to go through them when we were teenagers and I am also a couple miles from Leech town as the crow flies anyways I enjoy your videos take care and Cheers
No I have never heard of it.......but then I have never explored any mines on the island. I am surprised every time I hear of more. I did some pipe lining on the island years ago. It was really hard to get into the back country then. Everything was locked up!
I'm born and raised here so know lots of people and alot of these people use and go to the bush on a regular basis whether it's hunting, hiking, mushroom picking etc and with some of these people it's a generational thing as it is for me what I mean is their fathers and grandfathers and even great grandfathers have been doing it. There are alot of pissed off people who are locked outa the bush by a logging company thats not even Canadian or even based in Canada alot of these people carry a universal key (cut-off saw) lol .The keys to these gates can now be gotten legally by having a miners license and posting a $500 bond for the key which is returnable whenever the key is returned and in the Shawnigan lake area its TimberWest you have to deal with.Anyways the mines that I was talking about and these mines are small compared to what you explore are within a mile or two of the Kinsol Trestle and if you haven't heard of the trestle just Google it because I hear its become quite the attraction. Anyways I have been babbling along but I want to say that I really enjoy your videos. Take care and Cheers
Really enjoyed the video. Makes ya wonder what's behind each collapsed area. I don't think I'd want to try to clear it as unstable as it looks. Might just turn out to be unstable to collapse behinf you or on top of you. Glad you enjoyed the serpentine !!
Crazy some of the stuff that gets left up there. I always wonder what the story is on the explosives that are left behind (seems like that stuff is pretty sensitive to just leave it there)
Hello, Mr. Frank. I am binge-watching your videos and the scenery in this one is just breathtaking! I've been above the clouds like that only once, and it's an amazing feeling. I just wonder how the miners got down into some of these places on a daily basis... Did they use a rope and tackle? Was there a skip? How did they do it? Thank you!
That dynamite would make for a bad day. The outside scenery would make good thumbnails. You had a nice hike up, and now the way down. High Up on the hill, greener grows the grass, down comes the Billy goat sliding on his ass. That sounds optimistic, walking too far but not getting anywhere. Frank, you're a Guru, i swear.
Sir Time Fairbanks Morse is in Beloit Wisconsin 50 minutes away from me. I did a project for them once and got to see some neat stuff. Very secure facility.
During WW2 Fairbanks was the in the top 5 company’s to get bomb during the war. They built underground bunkers for every single worker In case of a bomb raid. They have secret tunnels too. That I got to walk in.
When this one was last mined in '35, how come the much more modern (aluminium) air lines and dynamite with the modern, orange, electric cables for setting it off were present?
@@exploringabandonedmines Hmm... I'm thinking that still don't seem to fit. It could account for the dynamite being carelessly left behind - maybe they expected to be back only to find the expedition cancelled. But it would not account for the air system, that's far too elaborate for a survey. The mine must have been active more recently, or I am wrong on how early in time aluminium started to be used on an industrial scale, like for those air lines. I might indeed be mistaken on it, maybe it was already started to be used for such applications late 20s / early 30s. It would have been damn modern, that's for sure!
Enormously badass exploration! Beautiful views, wonder how high above sea level those mountain tops are? There's clouds floating by at that same height a bit further away in the distance! Besides all that, I often get this feeling that it is rather horrible that things are allowed to get so dilapidated, somehow. As far as it isn't nature and 'the elements', it's nearly always a consequence of property laws - and depressing.
Recently discovered your channel. Absolutely love your videos they are amazing. Looking forward to future notifications and new material. Thanks for sharing
Would it be legal (I know it'd be very unsafe) to dig out those collapsed areas inside the Addits? Especially the final portal you were inside with the substantial waste rock pile outside. It'd be cool to see what's been sealed behind that collapse for so long! Imagine the untouched artifacts!
Nothing illegal as far as I know. the problem is more of the time involved and as you say the danger if it is in an unstable slope it may slide in again while you are under there.
What all supplies do you take with you on your expeditions ? Do you pack food and stuff Incase you get trapped or blocked in, or anything like that gps?
I try to take as little as possible. Extra weight slows you down. But always 3 or 4 lights, cameras, oxygen monitor and sometimes climbing equipment, ropes spare cloths .rubber boot, chest waders.
I enjoy the way you talk to "us" out here watching ... just like we are there with ya'. Enjoy listening to you ... thank you for sharing your knowledge. I enjoy your explanations and good humor. I have learned a lot from your videos. Thank you!
You are so welcome
I totally agree. ALWAYS keeps us interested and informed. My favorite mine explorer.
Thanks again for sharing.
Another great video! Beautiful scenery too!! I’m originally from eastern Kentucky and there are abandoned coal mines everywhere. I’m sure there are people that do go into them, but not me Jack! Between the dangers of roof falls, methane builup, and flooded shafts, they are death traps. In all my years living there, I can only remember one instance of someone getting killed exploring one. I do recognize the difference in the mines up north and out west, totally different animal. Thanks for all your hard work, keep it up!!
Fairbanks Standard NO 4 was a scale (I'm sure you already know that) my dad and I used to refurbish old scales like that. We had old lathes and a CNC to make parts if we couldn't find any
What a cool bucket swing! Wow the view, with the cloud below your vision and snow flurries was amazing, and the shot from the portal was really beautiful. There were some awesome artefacts in this week’s show - riveted steam boiler, the bucket, carbide lamps, skip car, mine cart and I loved the air tank with switch, and so much more. Dynamite - Noooooo! You always find that stuff. And you do all the hard work, hiking, clambering through small spaces, getting wet and we get to sit back and enjoy the show with a nice cup of tea, coffee or a beer. Thank you Frank for the education and the rollercoaster ride that is Exploring Abandoned Mines. 👍 👍 👍
I am so lucky to have awesome fans such as yourself that enjoy what I am doing.... Thanks for your kind words!
It's amazing how high in the mountains these mining concerns operated. Absolutely stunning landscape, breathtaking!
up over 6,000 feet so you can imagine that this time of year is the Hawaii month. Note that so many of the major finds in Montana, Idaho, and surrounding states were above 6,000 feet elevation??
I always catch myself bobbing and weaving ,when you go in those tight spots, so I don't bump my head. Thanks for another great time Frank.
Maybe you should wear a helmet too!
This guy is the best of them mine explorers as he tells it the way it is and you know he loves it, keeps you watching.Well done to him keep it up stay safe.
We were still using carbide lamps in late 80s and early 90s in some remote high altitude exploration mines similar to the ones that Frank is showing you. Good to detect low levels of oxygen in some old mines and the presence of draft (natural ventilation). Btw great views Frank. I also liked the goats. Didn't know that there are goats around Idaho peak.
Frank, I have watched and liked about 30 of your videos so far and have enjoyed everyone of them. I gave my Pastor the name of your site so he could watch also. Here in Arizona we have our share of abandoned mines. My brother and I went down into the old Christmas mine when I was 12 y/o. Now that I am retired You have inspired me to do it again.
You have the absolute best videos in mine exploration on the entire interweb, beautiful part of the world too. I hope to see that part of Canada some day. Really good video, thanks Frank.
Thank you for all your comments and support...you must have seen most of them by now!
Thanks for another cool adventure Frank. Interesting to see the old riveted ore carts, would love to have one in my yard on a piece of track! Guess they are there because the logistics of getting one back down would be nearly impossible.
Fearless Frank because I love your videos they cheer me up be safe always
Good lord. I've been all over that mountain; Matter fact, all over all those mountains. Just watched one of you other ones, and you showed me stuff I missed. The tram house, I remember was still standing. At least mostly. The bull wheel, I don't remember. Thanks again Frank.
Cool video,Frank. Thanks for doing all that hiking for us. You mentioned how did they ever find this mine. It always amazes me how they did. The prospectors covered every inch of this earth looking for profitable minerals. All the years(28) of exploring the San Juan mts in Colo, I couldn't believe how many prospect holes there were at the top of these 14000 ft mts, and they had to hike up there every day with their tools and equipment. Mind boggling!
Probably found it from surface showings in the area.
love that first clip of you sitting in the tram bucket! Would make a neat bench swing to have in the museum.
Yeah I would love to have one of those buckets they are in pristine condition. The trouble is they are hard to get to. Maybe hire a chopper?
maybe start a go fund me page, people can donate to get that bucket to your museum and stop those things from disappearing forever.
A chopper would be very expensive, costing around $2000/hour. However I wonder about fabricating a replica? I've been trying to research info on how trams were built so that I could make a miniature model. Videos like this are very helpful as information is scarce. I would love to get dimensions of things like the towers, buckets, and bull wheels.
roll it in bubble wrap and roll it down the hill
Excellent video Frank your shows should be on TV hang in there be safe From the lower 48.
That may happen sooner than you think!
@@exploringabandonedmines Sure hope so your programs are Informational & Educational have A super great day from the lower 48
Every time I hear "Big Balls' By ACDC your videos pop into my head.
Amazing scenery and amazing how they could mine that high up! Thay had to have a lot of ingenuity!
They go where the Gold is!
I never tire of the iconic mountain scenery. Esp since i been up since 2am eastcoast. Glad i could be wet today from the rain and "black gold" just as you f endure for all of us albeit the snow and hail. Great vid and i like this intro you got going on now.
Another master piece thank you Frank the views looking out the portal's was amazing and breathtaking. So many nice artifacts lying around on the ground. History just sitting there slowly returning to its original form.it is a pity that you don't have someone who regularly goes with you to these wonderful places.
Where i live in Australia is the town of Bendigo its in the middle of what they call the golden triangle a very gold rich area. A lot of our bush area's remain with trees growing up near and in between old mine shafts .its hard to imagine thousands of men crawling over the landscape in the height of our gold rush we had a very large Chinese population working here at that time.
Look forward to new weeks treat for you thank you so much Frank.
Stay safe.
Hello from Lightning Ridge :)
Thanks for taking us to all these neat places!
Those opening scenery....wow just wow
Awesome adventure Frank, Thanks for bringing us along.
The cast iron frame you found with 'Fairbannks Standard No.4' on it was from an old platform scale.
That makes sense......not where you would expect to find a scale!
Was about to say that till I seen your comment friend haha
Absolutely love your videos an passion an the history thank you for taking us along much respect frank as always be safe
I'm finally catching up on some of your earlier videos, Frank; all a good body of work (and no, I can't take advantage of your new chronological list of videos because of my slow connection! A ten minutes video usually takes more than half an hour to load and watch!). Thanks for all your explores!❤️👍
You must enjoy exploring and hiking and climbing a lot! 😎💨😷
I do!
The old bricks don't have a 'frog', which is an indentation to hold mortar. We have an Accrington brick from here UK that was called NORI, IRON spelled backwards, it is so tough they made the foundations of the Empire States building, our house is made from them, SKY TV now carry special power drills to fit sat dishes, a normal drill or hammer drill will not even touch an Acci NORI unless you have about 3 hours to drill through it.
Ha, you found the rare miner's swing! A little snowy mine hunting, eh? Maybe they removed the power unit when the mine shut down? Looks like it was flat-belt driven. (unless it was gravity-driven and that part of the bull-wheel was the brake) Wow, a metal wheel-barrow, don't see those often! (except as a yard decoration) Nice timber-saw! Pity it's so rusted. (and large) Too bad you couldn't ride the rails down, that'd save time!
Thanks for the tour, was fun!
Hi FrankAn other great video.Great find's the carbide lamp bottom and the whole justrite carbide lamp.Looks like you needed the T N T in some place's to go more in the Audits.Stay Safe.
What a view from the top. An awesome location well off the beaten track.lots of nice artefacts and remnants.
Fearless Frank is at it again I love these videos
Awesome job guys! !!! I still say those steel balls gotta be mighty uncomfortable! LOL! 👍
Very cool and and even better views from up there! Great video. Take care and be safe!
Thanks for all the leg work. I enjoy your videos
Love your videos could watch them all day, as I have been doing lol
Beautiful country Frank
Another great explore, Thanks, Frank.,
Not sure how I ended up on your channel but Wow, you have me hooked. You sir are living the dream. Thanks for sharing this adventure. Will be subscribing. Take care and be safe.
Bloody addicted too the whole thing. Thanks for sharing.
Brilliant comentary really enjoying and informative and eduacational many thanks indeed
Glad you enjoyed it
I will send you one of those Thermalite boxes. I picked up a couple of rolls at a gunstore. It makes wicked cannon fuze.
The explosives reminded me of a old story at work. Long time ago I worked for a TV station I had a huge walk in safe full of expensive items of all types including chemicals. There were lots of chemicals most people need a special licence to buy in bulk but seeing it was a TV station companies let them buy anything no licences required they so dumb! Had a heap of bottles the size of old moonshine jugs full of stuff and heaps of it. The stuff was used by mostly 60 Minutes to clean old film for production use. We had our own Kodak film processing lab that got around $20,000 worth of Silver each week. You'd like that no mining needed LOL. Anyway this chemical name is Nitrocellulose liquid. One day a old guy said something about a bomb sent in a crate outside. I talked about it to him before security got some expert to check it further. This old guy said to me why worry about this little bomb you have a way bigger bomb inside your safe that could blow the roof off this 4 storey building if detonated properly. Hahaha I didn't have a clue what the stuff was all I knew it was film cleaner. funny one hey mate? :)
love those old aerial Tramways....even has it buckets.....great.....to bad the Winter snows have made the outside timbers in bad shape....that rock looks like graphite....love the cartridge powder with detcord....to bad everything is rusted so bad....
Thanks Jeff the elements are harsh..........how is Slim doin?
looks like and he is as Grumpy as ever ...thanks.
@@Askjeffwilliams I heard it from slim he says you need to blow up more Dynamite that he's hid under your bed
Yeah he would say that........he would love to see me in the bed when it goes too.
lol i tell ya i've watched your channel for years and love the video you did with that skeleton, you two knew how to make me laugh also you know i've got a little vial of old from juneau alaska, i got it while panning at the aj mine and gastineau mill, they allow tours of the mine and it was the first sort of abandoned mine i've ever been to, i say abandoned because actual mining cease in 1980 but since then the mines been open for tours
Would have loved to see that ol tram line working great video had my imagination going
Excellent exploration Frank thanks buddy...
Beauty country great vid again Frank
Wow another 5 star video ... Thanks and stay safe !
Some amazing views
Your videos are awesome! Keep up the good work mate
Ive seen crazy before this guy beats all
This was Frank being careful.
I simply love this channel... I feel like I have a brother in the awesome host...
Thank you for sharing the history and nice views too ! ! !
Great Channel
“I don’t think we’re going to have time to get to that one.”
Jump cut
So here we are.
I’m new to this channel but I’m learning that when frank says he can’t make it he really means he will be there shortly.
Well you know time flies when you are having fun. Same thing actually happens when I say fuck no that is too scary I ain't doing it..........eventually I man up!
@@exploringabandonedmines Manning up never goes wrong, eh Frank? Tell viewers about your adventures in the Rabbits Paw mine. ;)
those were some great views... thanks Frank
Beautiful country
That reel of cord and pile of explosive looked fairly modern. It was nearly crushed by that collapse!
They stopped manufacturing 'Thermalite' Safety fuse cord in 1995. That's probably not much help, but did you notice how the individual piles were strung together in the pile? They only do that at the place where it was to be used, so either they didn't get around to firing it, or there was some improper fusing. They clearly intended to bring the mine down, that was a pretty big pile of firecrackers!
@@rickautry2759 hey that's really interesting actually! Maybe there is someone buried behind that collapse and they never finished the job!
Rick Autry Thermalite was igniter cord not safety fuse. It burns very hot and is good for connecting time fuse when you want good fire transfer. Manitor has replaced it.
@@rickautry2759
I have two boxes of Thermalite cord. I was wondering how old it was. I use it as cannon fuze, and it works very well. I can smack it with a hammer and it will light. Kinda works like a quick fire mechanism, if I use a short fuze
Thank you!
Thank you very much for sharing and taking your time in doing so :-)
Would love to check some of the mines in the PNW where I'm at
Your one crazy person and I mean that in a good way lol and I thought I was crazy lol thanks for taking us on another one of your adventures. Im on Vancouver Island in the Shawnigan lake area and spitting distance from Kinsol and the Kinsol trestle is basically in my backyard . I figure you probably know of all the mines in the Kinsol area and I believe that they were mostly copper mines. We used to go through them when we were teenagers and I am also a couple miles from Leech town as the crow flies anyways I enjoy your videos take care and Cheers
No I have never heard of it.......but then I have never explored any mines on the island. I am surprised every time I hear of more. I did some pipe lining on the island years ago. It was really hard to get into the back country then. Everything was locked up!
I'm born and raised here so know lots of people and alot of these people use and go to the bush on a regular basis whether it's hunting, hiking, mushroom picking etc and with some of these people it's a generational thing as it is for me what I mean is their fathers and grandfathers and even great grandfathers have been doing it. There are alot of pissed off people who are locked outa the bush by a logging company thats not even Canadian or even based in Canada alot of these people carry a universal key (cut-off saw) lol .The keys to these gates can now be gotten legally by having a miners license and posting a $500 bond for the key which is returnable whenever the key is returned and in the Shawnigan lake area its TimberWest you have to deal with.Anyways the mines that I was talking about and these mines are small compared to what you explore are within a mile or two of the Kinsol Trestle and if you haven't heard of the trestle just Google it because I hear its become quite the attraction. Anyways I have been babbling along but I want to say that I really enjoy your videos. Take care and Cheers
4:00 it must be a similar to the Angle station at McCarthy Motherlode mine
That view is fantastic.
the hills are alive with the sound of mining! lol! more great work bud! stay safe!
Really enjoyed the video. Makes ya wonder what's behind each collapsed area. I don't think I'd want to try to clear it as unstable as it looks. Might just turn out to be unstable to collapse behinf you or on top of you. Glad you enjoyed the serpentine !!
Yes thanks again there is a picture of in on the facebook page.
I’d love to go explore all them places.
Crazy some of the stuff that gets left up there. I always wonder what the story is on the explosives that are left behind (seems like that stuff is pretty sensitive to just leave it there)
Now you can cross that intro off of your "Bucket" list =)
love your show sir,,,,I could never go into those mines lol
Great show.....
Totally awesome video. We dont need 4k. Everything looks great.
Tim Cantrell You wouldn’t notice the difference without a 4K screen anyhow!
Tim Cantrell You wouldn’t notice the difference without a 4K screen anyhow!
Awsome as always frank
Fairbanks standard no 4 was a scale
Hello, Mr. Frank. I am binge-watching your videos and the scenery in this one is just breathtaking! I've been above the clouds like that only once, and it's an amazing feeling. I just wonder how the miners got down into some of these places on a daily basis... Did they use a rope and tackle? Was there a skip? How did they do it? Thank you!
They used ladders a lot and of course used manways , skips and hoists.
"AWESOME BIGFOOT"...!!!
Thank you for the knowledge!
Fairbanks is a scale company. Nice Video!
Awesome and TY Frank :) Heck I think I would have took that there reel of fuse back with me as a memento LOL ;)
I have enough stuff in my museum
I meant if I was with ya mate LOL … If it was the type a fuse ya light that is LOL :) Could come in handy on the fourth a July ;)
That dynamite would make for a bad day. The outside scenery would make good thumbnails. You had a nice hike up, and now the way down. High Up on the hill, greener grows the grass, down comes the Billy goat sliding on his ass. That sounds optimistic, walking too far but not getting anywhere. Frank, you're a Guru, i swear.
25:52 Fairbanks Morse built diesel engines for all sorts of applications, including railway locomotives. That was probably off an old locomotive.
Sir Time Fairbanks Morse is in Beloit Wisconsin 50 minutes away from me. I did a project for them once and got to see some neat stuff. Very secure facility.
During WW2 Fairbanks was the in the top 5 company’s to get bomb during the war. They built underground bunkers for every single worker In case of a bomb raid. They have secret tunnels too. That I got to walk in.
Sure looked like a Mountain goat.
Love you videos
what a beauty i wouldve loved to work up there
I'm surprised those wheels spun at 22:07
Very interesting video. Ty for sharing. Peace ✌
When this one was last mined in '35, how come the much more modern (aluminium) air lines and dynamite with the modern, orange, electric cables for setting it off were present?
Geologists have been in there doing chip sampling in more modern times.
@@exploringabandonedmines Hmm... I'm thinking that still don't seem to fit. It could account for the dynamite being carelessly left behind - maybe they expected to be back only to find the expedition cancelled. But it would not account for the air system, that's far too elaborate for a survey. The mine must have been active more recently, or I am wrong on how early in time aluminium started to be used on an industrial scale, like for those air lines. I might indeed be mistaken on it, maybe it was already started to be used for such applications late 20s / early 30s. It would have been damn modern, that's for sure!
Fairbanks Standard NO 4 is a scale, I actually have an antique Fairbanks in my law office as it used to be a bank back in the 1920 - 1930's
Enormously badass exploration! Beautiful views, wonder how high above sea level those mountain tops are? There's clouds floating by at that same height a bit further away in the distance! Besides all that, I often get this feeling that it is rather horrible that things are allowed to get so dilapidated, somehow. As far as it isn't nature and 'the elements', it's nearly always a consequence of property laws - and depressing.
6,000-7,000 feet.
Did you notice the eyes reflecting back at around 20:30??
no i didn't!
Love your vids
Nice view becareful
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Would it be legal (I know it'd be very unsafe) to dig out those collapsed areas inside the Addits? Especially the final portal you were inside with the substantial waste rock pile outside. It'd be cool to see what's been sealed behind that collapse for so long! Imagine the untouched artifacts!
Nothing illegal as far as I know. the problem is more of the time involved and as you say the danger if it is in an unstable slope it may slide in again while you are under there.
C'mon Frank, bring up a Carpenter - Logger Engineering Crew and fix these Mines!
Well, you have a case of dynamite and det cord....
Fairbanks Standard No 4 is a platform scale.
I would love to check out this mine especially the tram I am somewhat a lift nerd
Another great video
oh i would love to come and visit you and explore some mine sites but I'm in australia 😬
Why was the dynamite neon and new looking? The air compressor was riveted together
Probably belonged to some prospectors that were going to try and blast the obstruction out of the way.
Thanks for the great videos. You have big balls. Im telling all my friends to subscribe. Be safe. 👍
What all supplies do you take with you on your expeditions ? Do you pack food and stuff Incase you get trapped or blocked in, or anything like that gps?
I try to take as little as possible. Extra weight slows you down. But always 3 or 4 lights, cameras, oxygen monitor and sometimes climbing equipment, ropes spare cloths .rubber boot, chest waders.
Exploring Abandoned Mines right on man. Great videos and sorry to read about Pam but good luck with the new adventures and women lol
Both of those things keep me young!
The metal with Fairbanks Morse on it might have been part of a Hit Or Miss Engine